The unusual yellow livery on this newly tooled fire appliance will add
an interesting dimension to your emergency vehicle line-up. The fine
tooling detail is remarkable, as is the extremely high level of
different coloured paintwork. Registered XOG 99J, our first release is
modelled on an appliance used by the City of Birmingham Airport Fire
Services. The exterior colour scheme is in contrast to the black
interior with grey dashboard and black steering wheel.
Transport Equipment Ltd's Thornycroft Nubian Major was first introduced
in 1966 as a high performance crash tender chassis carrying increased
loads of foam and water supplies delivered by the roof mounted monitor
and separate hand lines. Powered by a Cummings V-8 diesel engine the 18
ton vehicle could exceed a speed of 60 m.p.h. Carmichael's 'Jetranger'
was quickly adapted by many airport and military authorities worldwide
with several fire engineering firms producing airport fire engines on
the chassis. The first release depicts a Birmingham Airport 'Jetranger'
delivered in 1971, one of a pair to serve at Birmingham's Elmdon
Airport. Following withdrawal from the Birmingham Airport fleet it then
operated at Lydd Airport, Kent before being acquired for restoration and
preservation in its original yellow livery.