Joker Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 First .. thanks Gasser59 for inspiring. Second..no panels open. 3rd..have to reduce file size to post. 4th..the Benz themed tear drop image speaks to me.
Joker Posted January 8, 2015 Author Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Brad aka Gasser59 thanks for inspiring me dude. Didn't take many bare styrene pixs with my Nikon Coolpix camera. thought I could post them with the phone. Anyhoo... Here are some I was able to post. The dropped axle is '40 Ford. Rear fenders are also '40 Fords that got widened to avoid making tubs on the trailer. Door handles are Forty Ford too. None of the panels open...I know..I know.. Holes are drilled for tail lights and hatch handle. Camp trailer stabilizers added ...that busy thingamabob is a Warhammer piece. AMT louvers on door and rain gutter added over the door. Wheel caps are Merc and white jelly pen pinners. Front of roof is unglued (rubber bands) because I still need excess to glue the port hole windows. Storage box ,dolly , chains and a tongue that took me 3 tries to get somewhat respectable make up the front. '73 Chevy pickup gave up the sun roof. Thanks for looking. Work in Progress. Edited January 8, 2015 by Joker
John Teresi Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 James......this is a beauty........some very very fine work here........looks great
disabled modeler Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Very cool...! I wish the model companies would offer kits of camping trailers...from the 60s-70s era those would be cool too.
kilrathy10 Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Those look really cool.....Excellent work.....Never seen one of these, before.....Great idea....
rmvw guy Posted January 18, 2015 Posted January 18, 2015 Nice one, I love the trailer theme. Speaks to me also! That's a smile on my face.
tbill Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 that's pretty slick, great work on a great idea.
Longbox55 Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 That is slick!Very cool...! I wish the model companies would offer kits of camping trailers...from the 60s-70s era those would be cool too.If you don't mind resin, Modelhaus has a very nice teardrop, as does Jimmy Flintsone, plus Modelhaus also has an excellent '50s-'60s Shasta Airlfite camper.
misterNNL Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 Those intrerested in the Holthaus Trailers had better get them before thet retire.You will not find a better product anywhere.
disabled modeler Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 That is slick! If you don't mind resin, Modelhaus has a very nice teardrop, as does Jimmy Flintsone, plus Modelhaus also has an excellent '50s-'60s Shasta Airlfite camper. Id love to have the Shasta one but funding stops me...bummer. If anyone has one I have trade stuff?
misterNNL Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 I have a special soft spot for those tear drops.I did the master for Don's original teardrop several years ago.He did a super job upgrading it for the current version.I traced around an AMT '36 Ford rear fender for the basic shape of it,expanded it on a copy machine until it was large enough to be in 1/25th scale.The sides were cut from an AMT 1/43rd scale semi trailer to get the ribbed effect.The windows were cut from a 1/25 AMT semi tractor kit's sleeper. Your is very cool.I particularly like the ribbed roof.There are a lot versions of these in the 1:1 world so there is a lot of inspiration available on the internet including Pintrest.Thanks for sharing this excellent project with us.
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