PCIAFD takes delivery of ARFF Aircraft Crash & Foam Tender Units 24 & 25.

[Bill Blackhurst]

As noted in my previous topic about the newly developed Playmobil City International Airport Fire Department taking delivery of the new fire engines 21, 22, & 23, there would be additional apparatus added to the two stations as they became available from the Playmobil City Emergency Apparatus Repair Division. The three new arrivals are the latest of the finished projects. They are ARFF Aircraft Crash Foam Tender units 24 & 25. Unit 25 has had its SCORPION TAIL NOZZLE upgraded with a CCTV camera, & a remote multi pattern water nozzle for higher elevation fire knock downs. Unit 24 was designed & built with the standard Foam Tender options of two remote roof monitor turrets, 1 remote lower ground monitor turret, & two side dual hose reels for firefighter attack hose lines. The third vehicle added to the PCIAFD line up is the refurbished Fire Chiefs response car. All customized 3526 fire engines are able to be returned to their original state if original parts in excellent condition are able to be found.

I hope you enjoy the new apparatus, & remember there will be more added as they become completed.


An overview showing all of the apparatus currently assigned to Playmobil City International Airport Fire Department Station 1.


An overhead picture showing Units 24, 25, & the Fire Chiefs response car.


A front view of the new arrivals.


A right side view of Units 24 & 25.


Right close up view of Unit 24.


A picture of the remote nozzle turrets divided monitor that can be split in to 4 separate screens to see the nozzles function, & hand held remote control.


A front view of Unit 24, & her crew.


The lower ground remote control water monitor with CCTV camera equipped on both Units 24 & 25.


Right side view of Unit 25.


Unit 25's monitor screen for turret nozzle function.


The upgraded SCORPION TAIL NOZZLE with its CCTV camera & remote control multi pattern monitor nozzle.


The SCORPION TAIL NOZZLE shown in one of many operational positions.


A view of the newly added PCIAFD Fire Chiefs Response Car.

I hope you enjoyed this latest project! Thank you for looking!

[Wolf Knight]

WOW!! Bill this is yet again fantastic!!! I really love how simple small parts make such complex fire mechanisms.... (great combination of the small grey nozzle and fire extinguisher!!!
The fleet of the ARFFs is VERY impressive!!! 
Once more Playmobil City is the safest city to be or/and live  in !!!!
Thank you again for sharing your brilliant ideas/creations with us!!!

[flatcat]

Those are some beautiful machines that you have created Bill, and are very detailed indeed - do they work? I pressume they do :hmm

I would simply love a 3526 in my collection but they are extremely rare to find in the UK (so much that I have never seen one for sale)

[playmofire]

A fantastic line-up, Bill!     And you leave me speechless with the quality and quantity of your customs! 

 

[Richard]

Beautiful custom work, Bill!

I have a couple of 3525's in my Playmobil collection. Now, after seeing your fantastic customs, I could kick myself for never adding a 3526 when I had the chance.

Thank you very much for sharing your creative talent and your incredible attention to detail!

All the best,
Richard
 

[Bill Blackhurst]

Thank you everyone for your positive compliments regarding these lastest projects! Hopefully in the near future I will be finishing the work on the last 4 x 3526 custom fire engines to be able to present them before the work begins on the large photo story of the Plane Crash at Playmobil City International Airport in which all of these units will be shown in action.

and are very detailed indeed - do they work? I pressume they do :hmm

To answer your question flatcat, the original fire engines 21, 22, & 23 are almost 90 to 100% original & the hose on the side hose reels are solid so water will not pass through them at all. The water monitor/cannons back in the 1980's were not designed to shoot water either, so mostly these engines will be used in background pictures, & not actually pumping water like Crash Tenders 24 & 25. Units 24 & 25 have self contained foam & water pumping systems that will actually shoot water, & with T1 & T2 supplying a water source will continually pump until the tankers exhaust their water supply. Unit 26 & 27 are currently being outfitted as Super Heavy Duty Rescue Tenders with new equipment, multiple rescue tools, & systems! These projects take a lot of time to work on, especially when designing them to be able to return to their original fire engine status with no permanent alterations including Crash Tenders 24 & 25.

[playmovictorian]

Thank you Bill for sharing with us the amazing complexity of these fire engines 

Karim

[Bill Blackhurst]

Thank you for your support of my projects Karim! It's very appreciated!

[Gepetto]

Wow Bill, another incredible lineup of custom apparatus! Incredible attention to detail as always and they just look sooo good!! I sure would not want to live in their tax district! How do these large departments fuel their vehicles? I can't imagine them having their own pumps but they must be close to a fuel source? Thank you Bill, it is always a revelation to gaze upon your creations! 


Gepetto

[Bill Blackhurst]

Wow Bill, another incredible lineup of custom apparatus! Incredible attention to detail as always and they just look sooo good!! I sure would not want to live in their tax district! How do these large departments fuel their vehicles? I can't imagine them having their own pumps but they must be close to a fuel source? Thank you Bill, it is always a revelation to gaze upon your creations! 


Gepetto

Thank you Gepetto! The good thing about Playmobil vehicles is they're all green ecologically powered so they don't contribute to additional atmospheric demise! This excellent fuel source is called "Push, Pickup & Carry Power" or they can be equipped with the more expensive "battery powered" option !