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28/01/2013 1:39 pm
(Pics) 1939 American LaFrance
It is always enjoyable to take pictures of Yat Ming's extremely well-done 1/43 firetruck series vehicles. They are fine replicas, a tremendous bargain and really display wonderfully. This is the '39 American LaFrance.
Mike
28/01/2013 1:56 pm
PIC...Superb shots, Mike. If I'm not mistaken, this line of models is one of the few, if not the....
ONLY lines that sold identical versions in both 1:43rd AND 1:24th scale. The bigger version of this truck is one of my favorites....
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28/01/2013 1:56 pm
Those are really nice backgrounds for your pics Mike, and the firetruck not too shabby either. Like!
28/01/2013 6:39 pm
I agree, Mike. And scaled fire fighters are fairly available too.
Topic starter
28/01/2013 9:19 pm
Thanks. YM has done a series in both 1/43 and 1/24 and, like Gene, I have this beauty in both scales. Really nicely done !
28/01/2013 11:37 pm
Great photo shoot again! Just waiting for Tom to tell us if that's the Kennedy or the Eisenhower!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roads_and_expressways_in_Chicago#Expressways
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29/01/2013 10:14 am
Allways a big pleasure Mike!
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29/01/2013 12:15 pm
(Pics) LOL, Karl ! I am sure that it wouldn't take Tom very long, as he rides the Burlington-Northern-Santa Fe into downtown all the time, but here's a quick overview with the approximate field of view :
The first snap from the train window is actually pointed to the north at the old abandoned rail bridge over the Chicago River and just east of the Dan Ryan Expressway.
The second shot show an abandoned building near the tracks and just shows in the distance one of the remaining towers of the former giant Western Electric Hawthorne Works in Cicero. The green arrows point out the abandoned building and the tower.
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Mike
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29/01/2013 12:15 pm
Thank you, Christoph !