Hello All
It has been a while since i contributed to the board but i am back now and plan on starting things off with my latest conversion. As you have probably guessed it is related to the Rescue theme. This particular vehicle was one of the main pieces to the jigsaw puzzle which is my Playmobil Fire Service and i have to say it presented me with some big problems. Finally after several days of work and a couple of months thinking here it is, my own custom Playmobil Rescue Tender.
Here is a basic explanation of what a real RT is and what it does. This may sound familiar to some members because it was first written here
http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=451.0Most fire brigades across the country have several RT's although they can have various designations. Some brigades call them Major Rescue Units and others call them Emergency Tenders. As with the regular fire engine’s different brigades choose different vehicle layouts and manufacturers so there is a lot of variety.
An RT has several different roles and uses but the main one is to support fire engines at serious crashes involving cars, heavy goods vehicles, planes and trains. This type of work usually involves large or heavy vehicles so the RT carry’s amongst other things a heavier version of the regular cutting equipment found on a normal fire appliance. As well as cutting equipment they also carry a large selection of tool’s, jacks, props, lifting equipment, ropes, lights etc. They also carry duplicates of the basic equipment found on standard fire engines.
Additionally as well as attending vehicle accidents RT's can be used to rescue people trapped in trenches, machinery, collapsed buildings and so on.
