I have three Marx Army playset sets of figures ready to post, with a fourth set that needs photographing, so I'll probably get that started tomorrow. For now though, I found this series of photos still unedited on the computer.
Years ago I had found out that Model Power released several 1/48 scale fire engines with no city names on them. I want to be able to use engines that were suitable for Milwaukee, but there just aren't that many out there with "City of Milwaukee Fire Dept." markings. Alternately, having no name on them allows them to be used regardless of the locale your model or toy train layout is based on and these Model Power issues were perfect. Being 1/48 scale, these were just fine for my 3-rail O-gauge train layout, the Milwaukee North Western.
There were, to the best of my knowledge, three trucks in this Model Power series. Two of the trucks were posted back in June of 2023 with this truck being purchased in 2024 and photographed earlier this year. I'm calling this a 'water cannon' truck, as the last Model Power fire engine I posted was a 'snorkel'. What's the difference? The snorkel has a single spray head, larger at the rear and narrowing at the front for a focused assault on the fire. This truck has two separate nozzles, both of which have the same diameter nozzles and I believe this would have given the spray a wider dispersion. It measures 7.5" (19.05cm) L x 1.75" (4.44cm) W x 2.25" (5.71cm) H and the boom extends 14" (35.56cm).
Ed
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