Anybody built a toterhome?

[RazorHog512]

Hey yall--

It's been a while since i've been on here, but finally home for the summer and looking to finish a project I started for my dad.

I scratch built/ cannibalized a porsche 911 gt1 to make him a Formula Vee like the one he used to race.

Just ordered a Galaxie Unlimited trailer tonight ( stumbled on the 21' Tag-along version at my LHS back in the dusty old stacks about 6 years ago and someone snatched it since... go figure. it's taken me til now to find out who made it!), i'm going with 38' 5th wheel version, it's where i'm SUUUURE we'd have ended up in real life if i'd have been given control of the checkbook )))

Next issue to conquer is what to haul it with. I've searched ALL OVER for a 1/24 late model duallie pickup (f350, etc) and no one has one. All i can find is a 1995 f250 and the duallie version of it from revell. Which would work. buuuut the older yr model trucks are not quite fancy enough. This is a dream rig after all!

So, I've stumbled on the idea of a toterhome. The rich guys all had them at the track. Most were purpose built as living quarters and designed to bumper-pull a 28' or shorter trailer. However, that doesn't fly with my new trailer. So i was curious if anybody had done one? I know they exist in full scale! haha

Basically, I imagine it would entail lengthening the frame of XYZ semi truck to put the living quarter behind the cab and still having 5th wheel function.

Also, heard mention of a f650 kit in 1/24 but havent seen it all on the wonderful google. That would make a great toterhome cab and chassis beginning as well.

Any assistance would be great!

PS is cross posting of forums frowned upon? this is the idea i'm going for, but i don't have the supplies to scratch build. Need suggestions on good starting kit to pilfer haha http://hankstruckforum.com/htforum/index.php?topic=48626.0

Casey

[RazorHog512]

new thought-- would a dump truck chassis work? already long enough.... but doesn't have the 5th wheel. the greatest of intentions... darn

[martinfan5]

There is a F650, but its a diecast, made by Motormax, its hard to find, it is 1/24th scale

[Jon Cole]

There is a F650, but its a diecast, made by Motormax, its hard to find, it is 1/24th scale

[RazorHog512]

if i can find one i may go that route, would be really interesting to go this route with that truck http://www.randyayersmodeling.com/modelingforum/viewtopic.php?p=121060&sid=3e56951cd80a3418cbde9f9a182df2a2

if you guys have any other suggestions (i'm open to regular duallie pickups without living quarters as well, trailer can have quarters built in after all...) please, throw them at me! what i've mentioned are the possible routes i've discovered, i know yall have more knowledge on these than me!

[martinfan5]

Jon, thanks for posting the the pic, I was going to find one to post, and forgot about it

I myself have been trying to come across one that wont cost me my first born , to me, that F650 is a perfect fit for the Galaxie goose-neck trailers, better then a pickup

Edited June 5, 2012 by martinfan5

[RazorHog512]

That's about the decision i've reached, it was either a 02-05 ish Duallie like and F350 or Chevy 3500HD (very popular at the race track, but for which there are no kits available that i've seen) or try to find the f650. I forgot that i'm not using a stacker trailer, so a 18wheeler-based toterhome might look a little ungainly coming up so high over the cab of the truck with a relatively low trailer.