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UK fire hydrant team
« on: October 08, 2009, 13:22:30 »
Peter's thread on the new Playmobil hydrant and it's predecessors has made me get out some photos of an early custom, a UK hydrant team.  The only non-accurate detail is the large yellow letters on the hydrant cover.  Usually, the word "Hydrant" is just cast into the metal in appropriate size letters, although nowadays there the hydrant covers are sometimes painted bright yellow.
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Re: UK fire hydrant team
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2009, 13:25:48 »
Now here's a modified version of the original with "water" and an alternative design of standpipe which allows two hoses to be supplied from one hydrant.
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Re: UK fire hydrant team
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2009, 13:49:00 »
Excellent designs Gordon  :)9! It looks like PM took a hint from your design & used it in their present theme! I'm especially impressed with your working fire scene  :wow:! The details are first class!
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Re: UK fire hydrant team
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2009, 20:41:58 »
Great custom Gordon!!!




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Re: UK fire hydrant team
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2009, 20:48:25 »
Quote from: Bill Blackhurst on October 08, 2009, 13:49:00
Excellent designs Gordon  :)9! It looks like PM took a hint from your design & used it in their present theme! I'm especially impressed with your working fire scene  :wow:! The details are first class!

Thank you, Bill, and I hope to post some more of my older fire scene photos - you'll find one here:

http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=1854.0

and a partial set here:

http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=3379.0
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Re: UK fire hydrant team
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2009, 20:59:05 »
Quote from: baden-wurttemberg on October 08, 2009, 20:41:58
Great custom Gordon!!!




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Re: UK fire hydrant team
« Reply #6 on: October 08, 2009, 21:12:26 »
I guess the saying "ahead of the curve" would apply . Your design looks just like you pictures of the real thing . Maybe Geobra is spying in your window's right now, looking for the next thing to make  :lens:
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Re: UK fire hydrant team
« Reply #7 on: October 08, 2009, 21:46:29 »
Quote from: Rasputin on October 08, 2009, 21:12:26
I guess the saying "ahead of the curve" would apply . Your design looks just like you pictures of the real thing . Maybe Geobra is spying in your window's right now, looking for the next thing to make  :lens:

A nice thought, Ras, but the Playmobil standpipe is a very good copy of the German design of standpipe.

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Re: UK fire hydrant team
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2009, 03:03:09 »
I remember how impressed I was when I first saw those photo stories Gordon and looking at them now with more experienced eyes  ::) I have to say they still hold up very well, good job.



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Re: UK fire hydrant team
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2009, 06:28:08 »
Great custom looks good 
the English fire brigade us the same standpipe as  the dutch
Gordon thanks fir posting the pic's

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