The large plastic kit of the GFLF Simba 8x8 in 1:24 scale from Revell - a giant airport fire truck (not military equipment) with decals for Frankfurt Airport. 476 parts, a build for the advanced.
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An injection-molded plastic kit of the GFLF Simba 8x8 airport fire truck in 1:24 scale from Revell. Careful - this is not a military vehicle: the abbreviation GFLF stands for Grossflugfeldloeschfahrzeug, that is a large fire truck for the airport apron. According to the maker the kit has 476 parts and difficulty level 5 (for advanced modelers, from 13 years). It holds a detailed frame with the axles and the engine, a movable tandem front axle, realistic tires, an openable cab with a fitted interior and a movable firefighting boom with a nozzle. The enclosed decals make it possible to build the truck in the markings of Frankfurt Airport.
The Simba is a specialized fire truck from Rosenbauer, developed for the demands of large modern airports. Its task is simple to describe and terribly hard to do: to reach a burning aircraft within a few tens of seconds and to bring a huge amount of extinguishing agent with it. Hence the odd shape - eight wheels, extreme power and tanks for thousands of liters. The figures given by the model's maker speak of a weight of around 45 tons, a V8 engine of over 31 liters and around 1250 horsepower, with acceleration to 80 km/h in 25 seconds and a tank for more than 11000 liters. The vehicle is about twelve meters long - in 1:24 scale that makes a model roughly half a meter in length. Make room for it; this is not a piece for the corner of a shelf.
Gloss red is a different discipline from a tank. On a fire truck nothing can be hidden under mud and pigments - the gloss shows every flaw in the surface: every piece of flash left unsanded, every visible parting line, every smear of glue. So: sand the parting lines down carefully, fill the transitions, spray the whole part with primer and sand that smooth (fine wet sanding paper). Only then spray the paint in thin coats, ideally with an airbrush, and finish with a gloss clear coat. That will also protect the decals. Paint the chassis, the engine and the cab interior before you close the body up. Given the number of parts and the size, the kit is time-consuming - it calls for calm and a system.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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