FIRST DUE FIREHOUSE REPLICAS
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Andrew Benzie began collecting model emergency vehicles in the 1970s when his grandparents gave him his first Corgi and Dinky toy fire engines. He has an extensive collection and knowledge of Code 3 models, and has published three books on Conrad, Siku, and Tomica emergency vehicles. Andrew currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where he runs a design and book publishing company, and plays bass and drums with several local bands.
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First Due Firehouse Replicas
FDNY Fleet Services/
Buildings Maintenance Division
“The Shops” Diorama
Part 2: About the Replica/
Inside Photos
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Release Date:
• October 2021
Dimensions:
• Base width: 36 inches
• Base depth: 21 inches
• Building width: 30.5 inches
• Building depth: 15 inches
• Building height: 11 inches
• Height to tip of antenna: 24 inches
Features Included:
•Black base with 2 inch apron in front/side, 1 inch on back/side
•Removable roof
•4 Apparatus bay doors
•1 Loading bay door
•2 Flags/Flagpoles
•1 Two-post lift by Mijo
•2 Four-post lifts by Greenlight
•9 Four-post lifts by M2 (modified [widened] by the Shops to accept most Code 3 models)
•23 Diecast figures by Mijo
•50 Diecast models by Code 3, DCP/First Gear, ERTL, Greenlight, Hot Wheels, M2, Majorette, PlayArt, Racing Champions, and Winross
•Printed firehouse fact sheet booklet