German Collectibles (Scale 1/87)

[Christoph_51]

After the german Real-Life-Pictures i'm proud to present you some of my miniature-apparatus.

I know that they're hard to get in some countries (The USA ?) since most of them are produced in Germany and for that reason I thought it could be interesting for you to have a look at them.

This isn't even my whole collection but i hope they can show you what the others look like.
It's a nice hobby but it can be very expensive. (The prices vary roughly from 15$ to 75$ - Some rare ones which you only get on ebay can reach prices above every imagination with 250$ upwards. ;D  )

 

[raybrag]

Are most of them Wiking?  I remember i used to have 1/87 Wiking models of a Magirus-Deutz pumper and a Mercedes rear mount . . . from the 1950's.

 

[Christoph_51]

I would say that about 20 percent of them are Wiking.
Until about 15 years ago Wiking was the leading brand for miniature-fire-trucks.
Back in the days the models were much cheaper. (In 1970 you could get a ladder-truck for 5 "Deutsche-Mark" which would be about 2 euros (2,20$) now )

But things have changed and many new manufacturers have come up with much more detailed vehicles and Wiking has lost the leadership long ago.
Since then the prices went up to where they are now.

The big players nowadays are http://www.herpa.de/
and http://www.rietze.de/en/

Greetings
Christoph 51

 

[Christoph_51]

Stuttgart Career Fire-Department Station 2:

Station 2 is one of 5 stations of the Stuttgart Career Fire-Department.
Every firestation is specialized in something.
Station 2 serves as the Unit for big Hazmat-Situations.

From left to to right:

1.Battalion-Car
2.Rescue-Engine
3.Ladder
4.Rescue Engine
5.Roll-off-Truck with Mask-Service-Pod
6.Roll-off-Truck with Hazmat-Pod
7.Hazmat-Truck
8.Multi-Purpose-Vehicle

 

[Christoph_51]

I didn't want to open a new topic for that, so I'm gonna write it here:
I just wanted to show you some of my "Code 3's" too.

I'm very proud of them because here in Germany it's VEEERY hard to get one of those and if you find one it's normally "not that" cheap. And by not that cheap I mean heavily overprized. ;D





































































Those are all that I got pictures of. But my collection in addition to that contains:

FDNY Battalion 22 ( GMC Suburban)
FDNY Tiller-Ladder BOT ( 1994 Seagrave)
FDNY Rescue 5 ( 1996 HME/Saulsbury)
FDNY Rescue 1( 2002 E-ONE/Saulsbury)
FDNY Squad 61 ( 2003 Seagrave)
FDNY Engine 10 ( 2002 Seagrave)
FDNY Ladder 46 ( 2010 Seagrave)
FDNY Engine 63 ( 2008 Seagrave)
FDNY Engine 1 ( 2002 Seagrave)
FDNY Ladder 24 (2002 Seagrave)

 

[Bulldog]

you've got a very nice collection!

 

[Christoph_51]

Thank you very much.

I finally found the time to take some photos of my Engine 10.
It is the latest addition to my collection.

I bought it from an American seller on ebay and it is in EXCELLENT shape.
Even the original mailer-box looks like it is brand-new.

 

[Christoph_51]

Look what I found under the Christmas-Tree! ;D
I think that this vehicle is very special since Ladder 1 isn't only the oldest Ladder-Company in New York (if I'm right) but its Firehouse with the brave men of the 100 Duane Street was featured in the Naudet documentary about the events of September 11.

 

[68jk09]

LAD*1 was the original FDNY Tower Ladder..1965 Mack.

 

[auxlteng225]

European type Mack/Magirus 144 foot stick. Not sure if I am spelling the Magirus correctly.

 

[auxlteng225]

European type set up Mack/Magirus 144 foot stick no basket rear mount. I might not be selling Magirus correctly.

 

[auxlteng225]

my last, spelling vice selling . fumble fingers sorry

 

[Christoph_51]

The latest addition to my code 3 Collection:

Ladder 31 from da Bronx "La Casa Grande"






By the way: Does anyone know exactly why this house is called "La Casa Grande"?
Because the structure itself is so big? Or because it housed so many units in the past?

 

[soda-acid]

"Or because it housed so many units in the past?"  At one time Engine 82, Engine 85, Ladder 31, TCU 712, Batt. 3-1 and Batt. 3-2 responded from these quarters.

 

[Christoph_51]

Ok, this gets a little off-topic now, but nevertheless:

If I'm right, the TCUs were the volunteer Engine and Ladder Compaies created during the war-years.

But why were they named "Tactical Control Units"?

I suppose that they weren't called "Engine" oder "Ladder" to set them apart from the regular units because they did only receive a shorter training.
But why didn't they just call em "VEC" for Volunteer Engine Company or something like that.

Control Unit...I mean what should they control? The Fire? That's what every other Engine does too. ;D

 

[fdny1075k]

Tactical Control Units (TCU's) were staffed by regular paid members of the department. These paid members volunteered to be assigned to a Tactical Control Unit. TCU's were basically extra units placed into service and manned during hours of peak fire activity in the Bronx and Brooklyn. The TCU's served as additional firefighting companies (engines and ladders) during the afternoon and evening hours to assist regular engine and ladder companies in neighborhoods with heavy fire duty. They were sometimes referred to as engines and ladders (i.e., Engine 513, Ladder 712). If you type in "TCU" or "Tactical Control Unit" in the search bar, there's a wealth of information regarding the TCU's on this forum.

Here's a short article written by Chief of Department O'Hagan in With New York Firefighters, titled "1970 - A New Era in the FDNY...Tactical Control Force":

"TCUs work 37 1/2 hrs; report for duty at 1430 hrs at a firehouse 'in an outlying area'; 30 minutes to drive w/assigned apparatus to quarters they will operate from; in service as a conventional engine or truck until 0030 hrs; 30 minutes to drive back to firehouse where their apparatus is stored; work 3 shifts and then 85 hrs off; 5% night differential for all hrs; all members volunteers and interviewed and selected for  their 'firefighting experience, attitude, appearance, background and knowledge'; an officer and 7 firefighters in TCU trucks; an officer and 6 firefighters in engines; all engine and ladder companies in adaptive response areas have rosters of 31 firefighters and staffed with 'a minimum of 6 firefighters at all times'; increased staffing to match 2 engine and 1 truck adaptive response; all non-firefighting details would be covered from an 'administrative quota' of firefighters to maintain minimum unit manning."

 

[fdny1075k]

Here's a quick list of the Tactical Control Units,

TCU 512 (Engine) - Organized at 525 E. Tremont Ave., Bronx (E45) on 11/15/1969, Disbanded 11/27/1971
TCU 513 (Engine) - Organized at 1226 Seneca Ave., Bronx (E94/L48) on 11/15/1969, Disbanded 11/27/1971
TCU 531 (Engine) - Organized at 657 Liberty Ave., Brooklyn (E225) on 11/29/1969, Disbanded 2/19/1972
TCU 712 (Ladder) - Organized at 1215 Intervale Ave., Bronx (E82/L31) on 11/15/1969, Moved to 1264 Boston Rd., Bronx (E85) on 7/8/1971, Disbanded 11/24/1972 to organize Ladder 59
TCU 731 (Ladder) - Organized at 850 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn (E209/L102) on 11/29/1969, Disbanded on 11/27/1971
TCU 732 (Ladder) - Organized at 582 Knickerbocker Ave., Brooklyn (E277/L112) on 3/21/1970, Moved to 266 Rockaway Ave., Brooklyn (E232) on 9/24/1971, Disbanded on 8/5/1972 to organize Ladder 176

 

[Christoph_51]

Thank you very much.

I really love this forum , because there is an expert for everything.
You ask something and the answers come so fast and they are so comprehensive and in a friendly manner.