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"Fiery" was my second instalment of T&J models and completed early to mid 2015. Trying not to be politically incorrect, she is not a real red-head but more so a blonde and if you saw all the mistakes I made on it you'd not be surprised at her choice of hair colour.
It was a fun build and I still get a kick out of extending the ladder and swinging it around just to appease the whims of curious friends/guests/visitors, however, I do get upset when they try to climb onto the last top rung…
I had to extend my general house insurance for fear of accidents.
For all the international visitors, here in Australia CFA is an acronym for Country Fire Authority so I took great pleasure in creating the sign for the side of Fiery reading Churchill Fire Authority (you'll know what I mean when you check out then township in my address).
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One of the most glaring mistakes was the placement of the holes in the from wheels' hub (right through the tyres… rendering them useless tires). I had to put up with that abusive placement of the holes and for over 2 weeks I closed my eyes every time I walked past "Fiery" until I could order, re-engineer and mount the replacement wheels. She was then ready for the catwalk (bar-table). Compare the picture below with the CFA one above.
Ouch, it still hurts to remember. No wonder it always had a puncture in the front.
It was a fun build and I still get a kick out of extending the ladder and swinging it around just to appease the whims of curious friends/guests/visitors, however, I do get upset when they try to climb onto the last top rung…
I had to extend my general house insurance for fear of accidents.
For all the international visitors, here in Australia CFA is an acronym for Country Fire Authority so I took great pleasure in creating the sign for the side of Fiery reading Churchill Fire Authority (you'll know what I mean when you check out then township in my address).
.
One of the most glaring mistakes was the placement of the holes in the from wheels' hub (right through the tyres… rendering them useless tires). I had to put up with that abusive placement of the holes and for over 2 weeks I closed my eyes every time I walked past "Fiery" until I could order, re-engineer and mount the replacement wheels. She was then ready for the catwalk (bar-table). Compare the picture below with the CFA one above.
Ouch, it still hurts to remember. No wonder it always had a puncture in the front.