Jacksonville E-27 in 1/25 scale

[nemesis112]

Incredible, unimaginable, golden fingers

[CCFR-45]

That is looking fantastic. I can not wait for the full production.

Thanks for sharing

[Xavier]

Wow, it's incredible !

[Chariots of Fire]

Here's a bit more. I got the body basics done today and will move on to the next step of cutting out the body sides for the roll up doors. The model measures just a tad over 15 inches from front bumper to rear step. It should be 15 inches on the nose to be exact scale length but it's long by a couple of scale inches.

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The body needs to sit down just a bit to be at the same height as the cab. That can be adjusted by the shims that sit crossways on the frame.

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The pump panel unit will go between the cab and body but it can't be done until I get details of the panel for gages, dials, discharges, switches and the like.

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The body sides will be cut out so that roll up doors can be installed inside. On the outside will be trim and the lift handles. A similar door needs to be installed at the rear.

[Chariots of Fire]

and here's what the body will look like with the roll up door panels in place.

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[JoeO]

Excellant.

[hct728]

Wow, such neat work cutting out those door openings! Just careful knife work? I have trouble with cutting out the thin frames around the openings, but yours look great! Masterful!

[Chariots of Fire]

Cut out rough with a dremel and cutting wheel. Then with a cutter real close to the lines. Xacto knife to cut the corners and then a sanding stick to get the edges straight. I used the cutter real close but not over the line. The sanding stick removed the little bumps and ridges left by a hand held cutter.

[Chariots of Fire]

Here's a shot with a pump panel in place. This is the Trumpeter panel made up with some Bare Metal Foil and a touch of a Molotow pen here and there. It is not the panel that will be used for the final build but it shows a little of what the completed rig will look like. The body has been primed and sanded once. It will get another coat and then a final sanding before applying the color. The roll up doors will be done separately. Once that is all done the orange/yellow striping will be completed along the sides. Alternate red and yellow strips will decorate the rear of the body. There are a ton of lights and gadgets to put there as well, and then there is the overhead ladder rack that flips down to a reachable height for the crew. That detail will be done with brass for strength and to obtain a more scale thickness.

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[CCFR-45]

Just can't get over how awesome this looks.

Thanks for sharing