First truck, first drive

The truck stopped being a placeholder box this week.

The small fire engine now has its real body — actual geometry instead of a stand-in shape — riding on a full vehicle simulation underneath, with real suspension, weight, and handling. Getting that feel right matters: a truck that handles badly at the wrong moment is a truck nobody wants to drive to an alarm, especially with a crew riding along.

Still ahead before this truck is useful: getting a crew in and out of it together, and hooking its hose up to an actual water source. That’s the next block of work.