MODEL NEWS
FIRE BRIGADE MODELS
Paul Slade of Fire Brigade Models has specialised in producing a wide range of 1/48 scale emergency services vehicles from the 1900s to the present day, including ambulance and police vehicles as well as fire engines, in resin and white metal for many years. All models can be purchased fully hand-built and painted, or in kit form. These are a few of the currently available fire vehicles, all modelled on specific real vehicles.
A name synonymous with fire engines is Dennis. The Dennis Brothers set up in business in. The Big 4 was named according to its engine, a four-cylinder overhead valve unit with a bore and stroke of 120x150mm. The built model costs £175 and the kit £120.
