There wasn't a fire station in Nystrup before 1950 when a volunteer fire brigade was established. Until then the nearest fire station was in Skovby where the company 'Zonen' had a station with two fire engines, two recovery vehicles and an ambulance. A brand new Land Rover series 1 fire tender equipped the team of volunteer fire fighters in Nystrup. I'm currently building that particular Land Rover from a
Roadcraft 1:35 kit.
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All four wheels touch the cutting mat and the chassis is level. The result of a somewhat fiddly proces which I wouldn't recommend to anyone without some experience with short run kits. |
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Test fitting the three main resin body parts to check for any alignment issues. It looks like a Land Rover! |
After having fitted the spring assemblies permanently I glued on axles, gearbox and other chassis details with AC glue. With all chassis parts in place I fixed the wheels with slow drying two part epoxy. With the slow setting glue I had a whole evening to check and adjust wheel settings.
With the wheels fitted I just added the front bumper and I had a complete chassis. Only the driveshaft to the rear mounted pump is missing as it has to be glued to the underside of the rear body.
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The finished chassis seen from above. All parts fit well, but it's quite a job to get everything in place in such a tight space. |
I'm now in the proces of fitting the main body to the chassis. For readers who can't wait to see a finished Land Rover fire tender
check this gallery at Track-Link. The only finished Roadcraft Land Rover kit I have seen photos of.