PCIAFD takes delivery of its first Super Heavy Duty Rescue Unit 27.

[Bill Blackhurst]

After receiving a package containing items from an eBay parts transaction, delivered by USPS, I was finally able to complete one of the two custom 3526 Super Heavy Duty Rescue unit projects known as Rescue Unit 27. While this unit has been finally delivered to Playmobil City International Airport Fire Department to be put in active service, its twin sister Unit 26 remains incomplete due to parts unavailability, & budget restrictions rendering it severely behind in its delivery schedule. These two units are designed to be laden with extremely heavy rescue equipment & tools. They also have an on board PTO driven compressor & hydraulic pump to operate the assigned hydraulic & air powered equipment controlled by panels on the left & right compartment bed. There is an array of rescue equipment to tackle any situation these unique rescue trucks maybe dispatched to conquer in the way of aircraft crashes. Hopefully Unit 26 will be completed for its debut in the near future. An update regarding these rescue vehicles. FYI, with their 6 person crew & full load of equipment on board, they weigh in @ 3 pounds each !

I hope you enjoy this latest custom assigned to the Playmobil City International Airport Fire Department.


Overview picture of Rescue Unit 27, & her crew.


Rescue Unit 27's crew of six.


Right side view of Rescue 27.


Front view showing the 80,000 lb. capacity hydraulic PTO driven cable winch.


Front cable winch shown with its remote control held by crew commander.


A top view of on board equipment & tools including the portable air compressor, & hydraulic pump that are used on scenes located in remote areas.


More tools & equipment


An overview picture of the roof mounted rescue tools & equipment.


A view of the large telelight mast & equipment.


More equipment & tools.


Right side equipment mounting.


Left side equipment mounting.


Right side on board hydraulic pump & compressor control panel.


Left side dual hydraulic hose reels, & HURST RESCUE TOOLS (Jaws of Life).


Hydraulic hose extensions compartment.


Colored hydraulic hoses, & portable telelight generator with cables.


Left side on board compressor & hydraulic pump control panel.


Right side dual air hose reels with 4 medium sized lifting air bags.


Right side compartment with air bag control boxes, attaching reulator hoses, & portable air cylinders.


Right side compartment with colored air hoses.


Rear view of roof equipment & tools.


Picture of roof telelight masts shown fully extended.


Another view.


A close up view of the extended telelights.

[playmovictorian]

Wow ! Bill 

I marvel at the amount of equipment of these fire engines and the details in each of your pictures 

Karim

[Bill Blackhurst]

Wow ! Bill 

I marvel at the amount of equipment of these fire engines and the details in each of your pictures 

Karim

Thank you for the positive compliments, Karim!

[flatcat]

Wow, your rescue unit is awesome! I see you have custom equipment to tackle any type of rescue, although I hope they are all waterproof incase it rains Do you respray your engines because they look ever so shiney and new

Bill, what does the white symbol with the four people on it mean as I keep seeing it around but I don't know what it means

[Wolf Knight]

Bill this is yet again a briliant vehicle, with much more add ons  !!!
Very vicely done!! So may items to explore!!!
How did you make the extended telelights? Do they actually extent from within the truck's hull??

[Bill Blackhurst]

Wow, your rescue unit is awesome! I see you have custom equipment to tackle any type of rescue, although I hope they are all waterproof incase it rains Do you respray your engines because they look ever so shiney and new

Bill, what does the white symbol with the four people on it mean as I keep seeing it around but I don't know what it means

Thank you for your positive feedback, flatcat! To answer your questions; I don't paint vehicles like this. The first thing I do is totally disassemble each one when I receive them, & thoroughly wash & clean them. Next, I wet sand any scratches or defects found on the entire body & chassis. Lastly, I buff the entire vehicle with a high speed buffing wheel to remove any sanding marks & to make each look as new. The results are as you see in all of my collection.

The white decal is an early fire department symbol that came on the decal sheet that was used for both the 3525 ladder truck & 3526 fire engines. There were 2 large ones for the fire trucks & 5 small ones to be placed on the firefighter figures chest. The symbols show a firefighter holding a cable & hook for a lifting rescue, another carrying a stretcher, another paddling a raft in swift currents, & lastly, one with a hose shown battling a fire.
Thank you for your interest & questions! I truly appreciate them & hope I have answered your questions adequately!

[flatcat]

Thank you for your positive feedback, flatcat! To answer your questions; I don't paint vehicles like this. The first thing I do is totally disassemble each one when I receive them, & thoroughly wash & clean them. Next, I wet sand any scratches or defects found on the entire body & chassis. Lastly, I buff the entire vehicle with a high speed buffing wheel to remove any sanding marks & to make each look as new. The results are as you see in all of my collection.

I hope you give your car as much love and attention as you do your fire engines!

[Bill Blackhurst]

Bill this is yet again a briliant vehicle, with much more add ons  !!!
Very vicely done!! So may items to explore!!!
How did you make the extended telelights? Do they actually extent from within the truck's hull??

Thank very much Wolf Knight for the positive review!

To answer your questions to the best of my ability, the telelights are to be permanent fixtures on all of these trucks. When they are not extended they retract within the body of the fire truck until needed in the future. If the parts are not available to build a particular telelight design, whether it is a factory original or custom, I hand produce each individual part from various plastic parts & bulk plastic.

[Wolf Knight]

If the parts are not available to build a particular telelight design, whether it is a factory original or custom, I hand produce each individual part from various plastic parts & bulk plastic.

Yes its nice to create something that you need but you do not have!!! I guess extensive knowledge of all kinds of plastic, not only playmobil accessories, and handicraft methods give you the results that you need!!!

I need a lot of time thinking what exactly I need to produce and how to produce it, but I lack the skills to make it so...eventually it takes even more time to create....

[Bill Blackhurst]

Yes its nice to create something that you need but you do not have!!! I guess extensive knowledge of all kinds of plastic, not only playmobil accessories, and handicraft methods give you the results that you need!!!

I need a lot of time thinking what exactly I need to produce and how to produce it, but I lack the skills to make it so...eventually it takes even more time to create....

I hand made the large telelight for this Rescue Truck due to the upper tie bar & second section pole missing. To make it as close to the missing original as possible without making a mold, I was required to cut, grind, sand, test fit the assembly, & including the final painting process it took 3 days for a total of 18 hours.