FIRST DUE FIREHOUSE REPLICAS

About the Owner/Designer/Builder/Author

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.

First Due Firehouse Replicas

Custom Release:

FDNY Engine 242
“The Pride of Bayridge”

First Due Firehouse Replicas Custom Release:

FDNY Engine 242 “The Pride of Bayridge”

Engine 242 has been protecting the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn since 1896. Our 1:50 scale model of this historical firehouse is a custom release from First Due Firehouse Replicas.

About the Firehouse

FDNY’s Engine 242 Neo-Renaissance firehouse was designed by the architectural firm of C.L. Johnson & Co. and was constructed in 1896. This firehouse originally had two apparatus bay doors with a leaded-glass transom in the center.

The first companies quartered at this firehouse were Brooklyn Fire Department Engine 42 and Hook & Ladder 14.

About the Replica

First Due Firehouse Replicas goes to great lengths to capture as much accuracy and detail as possible within each model we produce. Once the research is completed and a firehouse is chosen to replicate, the process involves taking photographs, creating an architectural building plan, assembling and editing the photos to digital 1:50 scale artwork, printing the artwork on glossy poster-quality paper and mounting the prints to foam-core board. Next the walls are cut out using a professional-quality mat cutter (to achieve 45° angle cuts for joins), and each model is then assembled by hand. Additional exterior details are added including air conditioning units, railings, exhaust vents, etc. Finally, remaining small details are hand-painted, the custom-built apparatus bay doors are installed and the raising of the flag completes each firehouse replica.

Fore more information about this product, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page. If have any further questions, please Contact Us.

Fire Replicas produced two versions of FDNY’s Engine 242 in 1:50 scale in 2020/21 (not included with firehouse purchase). Only 75 units of each unit were produced.

Engine 242:

1. •KME Severe Service Pumper (Fire Replicas #FR029-242, 2020, 1:50)
   

2. •Mack R Pumper (Fire Replicas #FR074-242, 2021, 1:50)
   

Providing station coverage for Engine 242:

Demo Fire Engine (Emergency-One Hush, Conrad #5510, 1993, 1:50

About the Apparatus

How to Order

You may Place an Order for any of our products online. Once we receive your order we will contact you via email with more information about availability, payment, shipping costs, etc.

Location:

9219 5th Avenue

Brooklyn, New York, NY

Years in Service:

1896-present

Companies Quartered:

1. •Engine 242 (organized 1896, quartered 1896–1898, 1914-1925, 1926-present)
   

2. •Combination Engine 42 (organized 1898, quartered 1898–1914)
   

3. •Ladder 14 (organized 1896, quartered 1896-1898)
   

4. •Satellite 3 (organized 1965, quartered 1965-1975)
   

5. •Thawing Unit 4 (organized 1957, quartered 1965)
   

6. •RAC Unit 5 (organized 1996, quartered 1996-present)

Release Date:

• February 2024

Dimensions:

• Base width: 8.5 inches

• Base depth: 17 inches

• Building width: 8.5 inches

• Building depth: 15 inches

• Building height: 10 inches

Features Included:

1. •Black base with 2 inch apron in front
   

2. •Removable roof
   

3. •Working main apparatus bay door (slide it into any position with the touch of a finger)
   

4. •Flag/Flagpole
   

5. •Printed firehouse fact sheet booklet
   

Pricing:

Our introductory price for this firehouse replica is $399 plus shipping (Note: the models of the apparatus are not included). The price covers the cost of the photo-quality prints (starting at about $50), the building materials (various paper, foam, plastic, wood and metal products), and around eight hours of time to construct (not including the many hours of preparatory research and design time spent to create each prototype model). Note: We create each or our replicas by hand—this is NOT a 3D printed or laser cut model.

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