SINCE YOU STARTED COLLECTING WHAT WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OR PIECES TILL NOW LADDER 10 AND THE SUPER PUMPER SYSTEM IS TOPS ,AND THE NEW 1/32ND LADDER 10 WILL JOIN THEM

Location: BUFFALO NY

Chicago Squad 1 & 1A
Any one of the 7 FDNY Squads
Chicago ALF Eagle E23
FDNY TL79
LA City TDA
LA City Pierce Pumpers

Here's my list off the top of my head:

First it would be the Don Mill's Mack Rescues, first R3 and then the Newark.

Matchbox: Mack MC Rescue in first release yellow. So simple yet so nice

Ashton: Tenafly NJ Seagrave Anniversary

Code 3: a lot of nice models but the Pierce Hoffman Estates rescue and Chino TDA are probably my favorites. This is followed by the Port Chester Sutphen.

I could go on and on becasue my collection are like little metal children to me. I love them all. I really don't buy anything unless I like it. I gave up long ago on the "Curse for Completeness".

Jeff

from Ashton: the NY World's Fair Engine 2
from Minichamps: the 1956 Magirus ladder truck
from Matchbox: the Merryweather pump
from Corgi: the Dennis F 12 pump escape
from Solido: the Hotchkiss premier secours
from Code 3: the NYFD Seagrave tower
from Siku: the classic Mercedes-Metz ladder truck

Location: belgium

My two favorites are my Don Mills Mack L FDNY Res1cue because I think it's the most accurate piece I have, bar none and my 1/16 scale Doepke ALF 700 pumper because it was my very first fire model in 1949, and got me started in this crazy hobby.

Location: SE Virginia

Since we're not limiting this to Code 3.......

Athearn 1/50 Boston Ford C Pumper
Corgi Fairfax County E-One Pumper (Although why did they paint all the headlights red????!)
The Matchbox Mack MC Rescue is a keeper but I love the Matchbox Ft Wayne International Pumper.

It would be my Smith-Miller Mack L TDA that I restored.

Windsor 10

LA 51

Hobbytown Neward Rescue

The big (12") Hubley Cast Iron Ahrens-Fox pumper. Even though mine has a few defects, it's still a great piece that I got at a good price some 20 years ago, and couldn't afford to purchase these days! They don't make em anymore like Hubley did in the good ole days...

Windsor 10, incidentaly, was the very first "then & now" set code 3 did, as far back as July 97.

Location: London UK

Ashton- 1949 Mack L Rescue for Silver Springs ( White over red!)--

Code 3- Blue Suphen Pumper Haverstraw and FDNY Towers

Conrad--Miami Ladder

Dehanes--1961 FDNY Mack Searchlight and 1959 FDNY Mack Gertenslager Rescue

Don Mills--FDNY Mack L Rescue

First Gear-- Tanker Marian PA

Hobbytown--Newark Mack R Rescue

Matchbox--Mack Rescue for Shrewsbury and Clearbrook

Siku--Franfurt Faun Crash Truck

well i third my vote for the hobbytown newark mack r rescue as probably my favorite.i will never sell that.
i absolutely love the matchbox las vegas ambo.and was very fortunate to find 2 of them year's ago at the now defunct bradlees.and since i'm primarily a ho scale nut,i have to say the del prado ho quint probably top's the chart's for a great ho scale piece.i am also very fond of the matchbox kme mini-pumper .

#1...The Danbury Mint 1/32 Mack AC pumper.
#2...The Yat-Ming Seagrave Anniversery pumper.
#3...Athearn 1/50 Ford C pumpers.
#4...Corgi Seagrave tiller.
#5...Athearn 1/50 Ford C Tele-squrts.

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Location: somewhere in CA

in HO-scale:
from Wiking: the Magirus crane truck
from Herpa: the Mercedes-Metz DLK 23-12 SE (midship mounted ladder)
from Roco: the Opel Blitz LF 8
from Preiser: the Magirus RW3 rescue truck
from Brekina: the Magirus TLF 15 omnibus style pumper
(sorry, I don't have any American HO-pieces)

Location: belgium

My A. SMith Super Pumper set, even with the Code 3 set I still like the A. Smith.

Location: Washington

I would have top say the Hazelton General Hospital Suburban. Little model, but still my favorite.

However, I would someday like to acquire the Ashton Tampa or Milwaulkie Amphibian.

Code 3: CDF/Highland Pumper and Chief's Series
Danbury Mint: Mack AC Buldog (baltimore)
Matchbox: 1/43 Red B Model Mack pumper
Franklin Mint: 1923 Ahrens-Fox
NMMM: 1936 Seagrave
Corgi: NASA Seagrave F Series pumper
Yat Ming: Nashua Ahrens Fox and 1958 Anniversary Seagrave
First Gear: L Model Mack pumper in Civil Defense colors

I like the little group of 1/87th rigs I've kitbashed, detailed, modified or otherwise "massaged"

Especially, lately, the '20's LaFrance done from a Jordan Kit.

Favourite C3 is the Violetville ALF Eagle.

Also really appreciate the Athearn 1/87th Ford C Pumper.

Location: Owen Sound, Ontario CANADA