Tankers 83 & 97
- 879 pieces
Where to buy
SR20 20% off at checkout, every kit.
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Apparatus specifications
The real rig this model is based on.
- UnitTankers 83 & 97
- TypeAviation
Kit specifications
What arrives in the box.
- Piece count879
- Build classEngineer
- Build time4 to 8 hours
- StatusIn production
- IncludesParts, sticker sheet and instructions
- Age rating16+
Build class
How long this one takes.
Build class is about time and piece count, not difficulty. Every kit uses the same techniques and the same instruction style. A Chief kit is not harder than a Firefighter kit, it is just a longer evening.
Under 1 hour
1 to 4 hours
4 to 8 hours
8 to 12 hours
12+ hours
About the real apparatus
The rig behind the model.
This is a first for the store: an aviation unit. I present Tankers 83 and 97 of Conair. Conair runs a fleet of 25 AT-802F aircraft, split between Fire Boss® scoopers and taildraggers, and flies them in Canada, the United States, France and Australia.
A hot swap system lets you pull the floats and fit taildragger landing gear, which turns it from a Fire Boss® scooper into a retardant tanker. The belly tank holds 820 gallons of water or retardant, and on floats it can scoop straight off a lake and head right back out to the fire. I have also included attachable water and retardant drops that connect by studs to the belly tank for display.
The cockpit seats one minifigure with a modeled yoke. The rudder and prop both move. And I have a strong suspicion this would actually float, given how the floats are built. I would love to see it once someone builds the kit.
I designed this FIRE BOSS® kit myself and built it to capture the details of the real aircraft in brick form. It’s made under license from Wipaire, Inc., the company behind the FIRE BOSS® aerial firefighting platform.
FIRE BOSS®, the FIRE BOSS® logo, WIPLINE®, and WIPLINE 10000™ are trademarks of Wipaire, Inc. and are used under license.