Diecast & Decals Custom Decals

By Jeff Cronin

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Joe Schulte is the proprietor of Diecast and Decals, a small company that specializes in custom decals for First Gear, Code – 3, as well as 1/24-1/25 scale, etc Read more »

Scratch Building Hard Suction Hose

By Jeff Cronin

Hard suction hose has been a pretty much permanent fixture on fire engines and tankers for decades. When it has been molded in kits it has been very basic and not always very correct. Here is how to make your own to give your truck a much more realistic appearance. Be sure to check references as older hose tended to be longer sections than modern day ones. Read more »

Making Fire Hose

By Jeff Cronin

Hose is probably the most important part of a fire trucks inventory. Yet it is the one thing that model kits don’t come with except for the pieces of rubber for a booster reel. Here is one way o making up a hose load for the back of the trucks. Read more »