I have been reading all the comments on this forum especially the ones about the Departments’ C3 is or is not making replicas of. Some have asked for databases and lists.
I for one, am of the opinion that we have had enough FDNY and it is evident that I am not alone by the polls. However I won’t go as far as some have on this forum about that issue.
I use to buy every unit they produced. But for now, one of each mold for any individual department is all I want. So now I elect not to buy anymore FDNY or any of the other departments that have already been done, unless it’s a piece from a new mold or with a unique paint scheme or graphics that I am truly interested in.
In addition I won’t buy anymore releases that are of apparatus that don’t exist such as the Firehouse Expo, Toy Fair, C3 Christmas releases, Patriot etc. I think these releases would make a good poll to get opinions on.
Because of all the comments about who has what and who is being represented adequately and who is not, I decided to check my list of C3 items and post a synopsis of what C3 has released. I don’t guarantee my list is totally accurate. I have taken it from C3 and several of the dealers on the web as to what they have. One thing I have found is that C3 has some mistakes on their list posted on the website and some of the dealers have C3 items with different numbers then C3 has assigned. Also some are using C3 item numbers that C3 assigned to different items. Slip ups I guess.
For instance, C3 lists item 12396-0000 on the release schedule list as being the 2003 Baltimore Fire Expo Ward LaFrance Pumper with a release date of June 2003. When you click the link you are taken to the page http://www.code3.net/product/detail.asp?item=12396 were a picture of Chicago E-113 is shown.
If you go to the Dealer Exclusives under the Release Schedule at http://www.code3.net/fire/fr_special.asp?id=109 you will find item number 12396-0000 listed as a Pastime Hobbies special release of Chicago E-113 with a release date of July/August 2005.
One of the dealers has 02450 listed as the Windsor Red and Green Seagraves from First Choice Collectibles when C3 has the City of Los Angeles series as 02450.
So basically what I am saying is that don’t hold me to this being 100 % but it should be close.
BY STATE: The number in parens is the number of items released under that Heading or State and the 30- is the number of items for that location or series.
CODE 3 COLLECTIBLES (78)
30- Code 3 Fictitious Dept Series (Chief’s Edition, Patriot, Millennium etc)
18- Misc Code 3 items ( umbrella, stein, Display cases, Helmets, etc)
30- Code 3 Special Releases ( Toy Fair, Speedway, Firehouse Expo,etc)
MILITARY (3)
MOVIES AND SHOWS (10)
ARIZONA (8)
6- Mesa, AZ
2- Phoenix, AZ
CALIFORNIA (51)
1- Bakersfield, CA
1- Beverly Hills, CA
1- CDF Highland, CA
1- Chino Valley, CA
22- City of Los Angeles
2- Glendale, CA
5- Hollywood, CA
1- LAPD, CA
7- Los Angeles County, CA
1- Long Beach, CA
1- Ontario, CA
1- Orange County, CA
2- San Diego, CA
2- San Francisco, CA
1- Skywalker Ranch, CA
2- Ventura County, CA
CANADIAN (9)
2- Calgary, Canada
2- Mississauga, Canada
1- Toronto, Canada
1- Vancouver, Canada
1- Wasaga Beach, Ontario Canada
2- Windsor, Ontario Canada
COLORADO (6)
6- Denver, CO
FLORIDA (27)
3- Jacksonville, FL
2- Kennedy Space Center, FL
7- Metro Dade, FL (includes Miami Dade)
2- Miami, FL
1- Orange County, FL
4- Orlando, FL
1- Palm Beach Gardens, FL
1- Seminole County, FL
6- Winter Park, FL
HAWAII (9)
9- Honolulu, HI
KENTUCKY (7)
7- Louisville, KY
ILLINOIS (50)
1- Bedford Park, IL
42- Chicago, IL (includes Rosemont)
3- Hoffman Estates, IL
1- Oak Lawn, IL
1- Waukegan, IL
2- Willow Springs, IL
INDIANA (6)
1- Gary, IN
3- Indianapolis, IN
1- Plainfield, IN
1- Santa Claus, IN
IOWA (1)
1- Forest City, IA
KANSAS (1)
1- Wichita, KS
LOUISANNA (1)
1- New Orleans, LA
MARYLAND (14)
8- Baltimore, MD
2- Baltimore County, MD
2- Kentland, MD
2- Violetville, MD
MASSACHUSETTS (19)
17- Boston, MA
1- Massport, MA
1- Worcester, MA
MICHIGAN (3)
2- Detroit, MI
1- Dearborn, MI
MISSOURI (1)
1- Kansas City, MO
NEVADA (6)
2- Clark County, NV
4- Las Vegas, NV
NEW JERSEY (10)
1- Bayonne, NJ
1- East Windsor Township, NJ
1- Jersey City, NJ
5- Newark, NJ
1- Princeton, NJ
1- Saddle Brook, NJ
NEW YORK (153)
1- Buffalo, NY
2- Elsmere, NY
130- FDNY (includes one old NYC EMS)
2- Harrison, NY
1- New York Dept of Corrections, NY
4- NYPD, NY
1- Oceanic Staten Island, NY
2- Port Authority NJ/NY
1- Port Chester, NY
1- Sag Harbor, NY
1- Syracuse, NY
1- Tallman, NY
1- Tarrytown, NY
1- Verplank, NY
1- West Haverstraw, NY
3- Yonkers, NY
OHIO (3)
1- Cincinnati, OH
1- Columbus, OH
1- Mason, OH
OREGON (1)
1- Portland, OR
PENNSYLVANIA (19)
10- Philadelphia PA
1- Allentown, PA
1- Castle Shannon, PA
1- Clover Hose Company, Mount Carmel, PA
1- Coaldale, PA
1- Conshohocken, PA
1- Hazelton, PA
1- Lafayette, PA
1- Mapleton, PA
1- Pittsburgh, PA
TENNESSEE (2)
2- Jack Daniels, Lynchburg, TN
TEXAS (12)
2- Cedar Hill, TX
1- Dallas, TX
3- Ft. Worth, TX
5- Houston, TX
1- Plano, TX
VIRGINIA (7)
1- Annandale, VA
1- Chesterfield County, VA
1- Fairfax County, VA
1- Hamilton County, VA
1- Richmond, VA
2- Virginia Beach, VA
WASHINGTON DC (9)
9- Washington DC
WISCONSIN (1)
1- Milwaukee, WI
