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Thanks Henning! I just had to give it a go, as I got the opportunity! :) Today I've delivered the dining room table that I worked with, to a very satisfied customer :)

Google's translation gets the meaning of most of it, but I'm not too impressed of the translation of my company name :shock: ! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thank you, Solidmind :) I built the cyclone of a sheet of 1,5mm aluminium. It was an old sign i had lying around. I might do a WIP of the build if there is any interest..?

Hello everybody! It’s been a really long time since my last update, sorry! The reason for this is that I’ve been working with turning my hobby in to a business! :) I did get the opportunity to make a living out of my workshop and skills, and just had to jump! I’m already beginning to get some...

Thanks for all the overwhelming feedback! :oops: :oops: :D The lights are wired to the switches on the dashboard, but there is no horn! It's difficult enough to get some sleep in early mornings with two young boys in the house, so I prefer not to be awakened by horns or sirenes in...

Two days before his birthday i finally could carry all the bits and pieces in to the customers room and assemble this: (and NO i'ts NOT a London bus!) :lol:

And finally it was time to finish some details: 110 is the Norwegian emergency number for fires!

Next up I had to start a wheel-factory! First i printed a template on thick paper: Then my router started to go round and round and round...... (lots of pictures!)

Ok, where was I? With the paint drying, I started to make the dashboard: And i did get some help from the customer with the black paint job: While I made some decorations:

I made the answer to your question i my WorkshopWIP, here: https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/post518646.html#518646 :)

In my fire engine thread Dibs-h asked about my paint room, but I thought I should reply in this thread instead: In the ceiling i got a fan that blows fresh air in to the room, through filters to remove any dust. The filters are actually bags for vacuum cleaners! Under the...

I got the GST 135 CE Professional, and after that I've killed a few cheap jigsaws I think this will outlast me! Great quality build, lots of power and the "precision control" really helps keeping the blade straight. I also feel that the barrel grip gives me a really good control over the...

While waiting for the paint to dry, I started to fit some internal details: I think the customer looks very happy, and now the WIP is up to date with the real status for the project. I'll have to make the dashboard before I can disassemble the rest of the body and get some paint on that too.

In the finishing room I started with some white primer. The customer came out and could not believe what he saw! "DADDY!!! why are you painting it WHITE???? It's a FIRE ENGINE! Fire engines are RED!!!!! :lol: Then a coat of red enamel paint: We found that the "Red" paint was nowhere...

With the front window and upper parts of the sides in place, it's really beginning to look like a bu.... truck! :) Biscuits and glue holds the front piece together. Assistant fireman made a new inspection and seems quite happy! The door is also made up by two layers: With most of...

Next I made the drawer fronts form the pieces that I routed out from the side and front. I sprayed the edges white, and made an special black drawer front.. .. and a bolt: Then i glued some offcuts from the kids vinyl flooring to the drawer fronts and the door for the cupboard, and...

Thanks for all the kind comments! About the name I'm afraid that it won't be neither Dennis nor Scania. Fireman Sam's engine is named Jupiter - so Jupiter it is! Acanthus, it's NOT a bus, and it WILL have a ladder eventually!!!! :shock: :wink: Olly, the design is mine, but of course I've...

No wonder you are impressed by our English... TopGear was in Norway and Henning Solberg attended the show as a driver. James May said something like "luckily he's better at driving than speaking English".... :lol:

Yes, he do want a pole in his room, but I'm afraid that might make it look like a totaly different "play area" - not suited for å 5-year old guy! :shock: :lol: Well, a car needs a door, so I made that opening in the same manner as before: And here I've also fitted the drawers:

To continue the bodywork, I copied the shape to another sheet for the other side of the truck, and drilled all the holes for the screws that will hold the body to the internal unit through both sheets at once. Then I used my corner-template and routed all the corners for the openings for...