Stanward Von Diederichs

I hope everyone enjoys looking at how I made this teardrop trailer for me it was easy job but getting into it I found it very involved challenge. I've always wanted to do a 125th scale teardrop trailer at one of the houses this inspired me I lived in there was a teardrop trailer and it had history it belonged to the couple that owned the roller derby building and promoter for Pasadena and TV show. There was a portable roller Derby track underneath it rolled up. Are you old illustrations on building a teardrop trailer and had to then reduce them down 124th scale the one that gave me the most information was the one that shows the frame and then has off to the side illustrated drawings of what the kitchen side in the living side if you notice my trailer did I built followers that particular illustration.

These three are my favorite shots I love the one that has the curtains on the front door the running boards black Walnut. That front shot of the trailer almost didn't happen I used bulldog adhesion promoter primer and it started to dissolve the plastic the chassis is made from the parts tree from the 51 Chevy black sapphire. I learned something that day stick with DupliColor adhesive promoter primer I know it won't the chassis was DupliColor painted Toyota white Taffy. Body was basswood and Flame Birch 3 layer veneer I used a colonial maple stain on the Birch is on the inside the outside is basswood strips of basswood glued to together to make the sides and stained the top side is the B side of the Birch and was painted DupliColor Toyota Dark Blue Pearl I wanted the trailer a shade off from black sapphire. The floor was made from square toothpicks points were cut off and glued and left gorilla glue sealer. You also have to know how to steam bend wood with this project I did mine on the kitchen stove but I'll tell you I don't recommend it you have to know what you're doing. If you attempt this all I can say is you got to think small. 😂🤣🤔🙀