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| Lil' '86 | Jun 21 2014, 10:47 AM Post #1 |
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| pjedsel | Jun 25 2014, 10:26 PM Post #2 |
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Muscle Car
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A nice aerial ladder truck from Majorette. |
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| Douglas | Jun 26 2014, 05:22 PM Post #3 |
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SUV
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I always liked this truck, even though I always thought they should have had emergency lights on the roof of the cab, but it's great having the tiller on the trailer. I remember seeing a real tractor/trailer type ladder truck with a tillerman out back, driving in a small shopping center parking lot one time, I don't know if the truck was new and they were just practicing maneuvers, but I was amazed at how tight of turns the thing could make. |
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| Hoseman | Jul 24 2014, 11:29 AM Post #4 |
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Tiller trucks are amazing. We have one at work and although it's more than twice as long as our engines it can turn tighter corners. |
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| Hoseman | Jul 24 2014, 11:46 AM Post #5 |
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I;ve always liked this truck as well. The tractor came with a few variations including this one that you have shown above - ![]() It also came with different wheels and a cab without air horns and spoiler - ![]() The trailer also came with a variation as either a printed tamp - ![]() or with a decal instead - ![]() The truck also came with FDNY markings - ![]() and a "Fire Dept" decal - ![]() |
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| b2young | Aug 13 2014, 05:40 PM Post #6 |
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It never ceases to amaze me all the variations that can be found on many major brands. I used to think having ONE example of a particular fire engine/truck was all I needed; condition (mint, whatever) wasn't an issue. But back then I had no idea that castings got modified at the factory, or tampos got replaced by/replaced decals or labels, etc. Now I'm in the insurmountable process of thinking I might actually find some variation and whether to buy it when I do. I didn't even consider the color of the plastic ladder an important difference until just the past few years---and I've been a "collector" for almost 50 years! This has been a somewhat unnerving revelation to me. Do I have room for more of the "same" model? |
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| clem24 | Aug 13 2014, 08:29 PM Post #7 |
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The late wheels looks like a Thailand issue. I have a few of the France issues myself. No lights because the cab unit is just the same cab unit that Majo used across the line. |
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| pjedsel | Aug 14 2014, 11:52 AM Post #8 |
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Hey Blair - I think it still comes down to collecting what you want. If you want the many variations then it will keep you busy for a long, long time. Outside of color/markings I don't really get that much into the variation scene but that is my choice. I know I had some non collectors visiting my toy rooms one day and they wanted to know why I had so many of the same ambulance - I pointed out it was the same casting but each one had different markings, etc. The bottom line is to have fun and enjoy!
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| punisher1 | Feb 25 2017, 08:06 PM Post #9 |
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Outside of color/markings I don't really get that much into the variation scene but that is my choice. I know I had some non collectors visiting my toy rooms one day and they wanted to know why I had so many of the same ambulance - I pointed out it was the same casting but each one had different markings, etc. The bottom line is to have fun and enjoy!
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