Opel Blitz Kraftzugspritze 8 Feuerschutzpolizei light fire truck

When the Nazis took over the German government, they already planned ahead for a future war. Therefore they tried to standardize all German fire brigades with the same trucks and equipment. Instead of the fire brigades they came under the control and command of the Feuerschutzpolizei or the Luftwaffe. All trucks of the Feuerschutzpolizei got a Tannengruen paint (dark green).
The Kraftzugspritze KzS 8 was a small unit with enough space for the complete group and a pump inside the trailer The engine for the pump was a small Volkswagen engine. 
I decided to go with the Feuerschutzpolizei, as this gives me a reason to paint a green truck.
For the trailer there were several different solutions, why I designed two of them.

Kraftzugspritze 8 with trailer

Kraftzugspritze 8 front view

Kraftzugspritze 8

Kraftzugspritze 8 with second trailer

only this week special offer from Shapeways

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and a sneak preview about what will come next:

RAF bomb transporter with David Brown tractor

David Brown tractor with oil bowser

Feuerschutzpolizei with Opel Blitz

some Highlights from my last trip to the USA

Some weeks ago, my wife and I spent two weeks in Nevada and their National Parks. While driving from A to B we passed several ghost towns (real ones, and others just looking like). 
I was surprised how much interesting stuff you could find in these small villages. Here some of my highlights:

American LaFrance from the sixties

American LaFrance from the sixties

Beatty gold mine

American FaFrance fire engine

side view American FaFrance fire engine

not old, but I liked all the lights, Ford Californian Highway Patrol

old stuff of the road

narrow gauge train in Goldtown

old Ford fire brigade ladder?

Ford fire brigade

side view Ford Fire brigade

old Ford or Mack in something like a Museum 

old Caterpillar 

Ford in Moab