Sixties Sam Posted March 19, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 That looks great Sam . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I agree. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 That looks really cool Sam, good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne swayze Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Great trailer Sam! Looking forward to your diorama. Fun to build this kind of stuff eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landman Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Really nice little trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 What a Great Build. But Sam You Have GOT to make a Good Sam Club Sticker for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Sam...that is so cool...I love it..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Very very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Cool build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 That's cute little puppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfan Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Cool trailer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Nice work! But I can say from experience that building the interior is the most fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctruk Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted April 4, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canso65 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Looks great Sam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted April 5, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted April 11, 2016 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Very sharp looking trailer. I'm impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthsideous Posted June 25, 2016 Share Posted June 25, 2016 Very sharp looking trailer. I'm impressed.ditto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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