Sixties Sam Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) Hey all, I just built this little camper from styrene sheets and some plywood and balsa. The sides are grooved siding sheet, and the curved top is .010" styrene over balsa spars. I used the trailer tongue, axle, and jack from the Revell midget racer trailer. Window frames are .080" styrene angle. Clear styrene windows have paper curtains printed from online. Propane bottle is the head from a Lego man. Parts box wheels (VW) and taillights. There's no interior detail (I'm lazy!). I plan to make a campground diorama to display this and two other teardrop models I made. This was a fun build, and I hope you like it! Under construction pic. Balsa spars. Edited March 19, 2016 by Sixties Sam Quote
wayne swayze Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Great trailer Sam! Looking forward to your diorama. Fun to build this kind of stuff eh? Quote
Crazy Ed Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 What a Great Build. But Sam You Have GOT to make a Good Sam Club Sticker for it Quote
disabled modeler Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Sam...that is so cool...I love it..! Quote
Tom Geiger Posted March 19, 2016 Posted March 19, 2016 Nice work! But I can say from experience that building the interior is the most fun! Quote
misterNNL Posted April 4, 2016 Posted April 4, 2016 thanks for sharing this great little trailer build!I love these early ":canned ham"as they were often called.Also appreciate you showing the under construction photos.Who knows this might just inspire some others to add one to their "gotta build"list of things to do.Great subject choice and attention to detail. Quote
Sixties Sam Posted April 5, 2016 Author Posted April 5, 2016 Thanks, all, for the compliments! The build was fun, and not very hard to do. BTW, the trailer is not a model of any real trailer. It's my own design, based on photos from online. My campground diorama will have this trailer and a teardrop with tow vehicles, and a bed-mounted camper in a Dodge A-100 pickup.Sam Quote
mikemodeler Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 That is very nice, great scratchbuilding skills! I have been wanting to order one of the Modelhaus Shasta resin trailer kits but maybe I can scratch one like this. That would be perfect behind a mid-60's wagon! Quote
misterNNL Posted April 11, 2016 Posted April 11, 2016 thanks for sharing this great little trailer build!I love these early ":canned hams"as they were often called.Also appreciate you showing the under construction photos.Who knows this might just inspire some others to add one to their "gotta build"list of things to do.Great subject choice and attention to detail. Quote
unclescott58 Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 Very sharp looking trailer. I'm impressed. Quote
darthsideous Posted June 25, 2016 Posted June 25, 2016 Very sharp looking trailer. I'm impressed.ditto! Quote
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