Current project: Teardrop Trailer , complete scratch building (!!Long thread!!)

Hi Xav,
looks great so far! nice that you've found some time to carry on modelling

I don't know how I missed that last photos!
Looking wondefull Xav!

Now I'm wondering are we working on same model.
:smile:

Hi Xav,
looks great so far! nice that you've found some time to carry on modelling
:iagree:

Xav welcome back to modelling !

Wher can I buy that Evergreen Plasticard? And how did you manage to make sutch a beautiful coupling (if that's the right word)?http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/760597xavhuy-jockey.jpg (http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/760597xavhuy-jockey.jpg)

I adore this project. It's got that great blend of skill, talent, inspiration, uniqueness; it's a beauty! I cannot wait to see this little model done. It's gonna rock.


So TRUE!

willimo, I couldn't have said it better myself.

Xav, in my own words I would like to say:
Top Notch!
Superb!
Innovative!
FUN. FUN. FUN.
Unique!

You are much more than a 'modeler'. You are a very gifted artisan and one hellava great teacher. The VW 'Bug' has always been one of my favorite cars and you are doing it so well. The work you have done on the trailer is out of this world. Thank you for the photos, the lessons, your time and effort. You are "The Master!"


You have inspired me to 'build a better model' and to take my time. Thank you for that too!

J. Barry

Deedlit, you are my GOD !!

Thanks guys for all your nice comments :thumbsup: . It gives me motivation to continue working on this project.

I'm not a god or a Master Modeler (not yet), lots of modelers around here are more talented than me. But I always try to do my best and hope that one day I'll become a famous name in the little world of modeling.

But I'm very happy that you all love it. I have more support here on Af than in my modeling club and I appreciate. Thanks a lot guys.

@2cv:

1°) Evergreen products can be found in your local hobby shop or on every good web-shop like hlj.com , towerhobbies.com, ...

2°) When I began the chassis, I took all the pics I found on the net and did sketches and drawings on my computer. I printed it at 1/24 scale and only had to take the mesurements to cut my plastic profiles. Here is what I used to make the chassis:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/46809chassis-teardrops.jpg
(not original size)

I did the same for the other parts (wheel and 'coupling' :dunno: )

For the 'coupling', at the end of the plastic profile I glued the clear plastic part you can find on the pills tablets. You know, each pill is placed in a little hole made of clear plastic. So I used this part and glued it. I placed two photoetched bolts on each side, a thin strap of PE ( from the PE sprue ) around the round end; I also drilled a hole at the top, bended a wire and inserted it in the hole. I hope you understand my explanations. Here is a little drawing to help.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/46809chassis-teardrops2.jpg

Xav

Er ... Well ... There are a few words I don't understand. Can you translate what you said to Dutch (if I remember right, you are from Belgium and I really hope you live in the Dutch-speaking part).

Sorry but I live in the french speaking part of Belgium. I speak a bit of flemish but not enough to translate everything in an understoodable way. So I've sent this post to a friend, Olivier (Bigfrit on AF) and I hope he will translate it soon.

Merci beaucoup in advance ! :D

I will put a translation between the lines:

....@2cv:

....
For the 'coupling', at the end of the plastic profile I glued the clear plastic part you can find on the pills tablets. You know, each pill is placed in a little hole made of clear plastic. So I used this part and glued it. I placed two photoetched bolts on each side, a thin strap of PE ( from the PE sprue ) around the round end; I also drilled a hole at the top, bended a wire and inserted it in the hole. I hope you understand my explanations. Here is a little drawing to help.

Aan het eind van het profiel van het chassis, lijmde ik een plastic deel, gemaakt van een pilstrip (pillen zitten vaak in een doordrukstrip, het bolletje waarin ze zitten is prima bruikbaar als koppeling).
Aan de zijkant kwamen twee ge-foto-etste moeren, en een dun stripje plastic om de ronde kant heen. Aan de bovenkant is een gaatje geboord en een stukje draad ingelijmd, dit vormt de handgreep.

Tekeningetje:

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/502/46809chassis-teardrops2.jpg

Xav

Thanks Skiff for the translation :thumbsup:
I hope 2cv will understand the explanation now.

Thank you very mutch Skiff ! Dankjewel ! I understand most of it now, but I don't know what a photoetched bolt is. Perhaps someone can help me (again)?

PE Nuts & Bolts (http://www.scaleracecars.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=sms8117&Category_Code=seatbelts)

soooo, any more progress?

No, unfortunately no progress for the moment.

If you follow my sig, you have probably seen that it's now 'Back soon' and no more 'On hold'.
In fact, I've closed my modeling club. We had lots of problems in the club and then I lost my motivation (too many reasons to explain to you). I was president since it's foundation, so it pissed me off to close but .... that's life
Now I've found a new club where I'll join next week (www.lesdinguesdukit.be.tf) . I'll only be a member so no responsabilities. I will only be responsible for the colour of my car.
Now that I've found them, motivation comes back and I hope I'll finish it soon. I feel now a new excitation to work on my models.

Xav

Sorry about your club :(. I'll hope that your ne club is nice!

Hi all,

after all the latest events (birth of our first child, the house we bought, my club I closed,...) I had no more time to work on my projects. Now that everything is slowly coming back to normal, motivations come back and I can find some hours to work on.

So, here is the latest progress.

The interior is 99.9% finished. I've painted the thin border around the seats in white (in french we say: 'le passe-poil', I don't know the english word for this). The seats are glued on the chassis.

I must still add a PE road book with reduced maps in it, place the vase on the dashboard and find a very small (real) flower to go in this vase.

http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xav-tear1503-1.jpg
http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xav-tear1503-2.jpg
http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xav-tear1503-3.jpg

I've done the compound stage on the body but I did it too much and went through the paint to the primer. I must now completely sand it and repaint it.

About the chassis of the caravan, I had replaced the bolts done with stretched sprue by PE bolts, a lot more beautiful. I have repainted the frame in black (aluminium looked too 'toyish') and have already done a drybrush with Enamel. I have still another drybrush to do with silver powder. It will highlight the details a little more.

http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xav-tear1503-4.jpg


Xav

Once again I must say: Wonderfull project! :-)

That's soo coool!!

Thanks guys ;)

:thumbsup:
great project, i love the idea of the vase with the flower ;)

Be carefull: 'Sarcastic' Mode ON

So, I had a lot of time to work on my models, full days of work like a slave, my projects are allmost finished.
Be carefull: 'Sarcastic' Mode OFF

Yes, just kidding, in 3 weeks I only found 3 hours to work on my models. So, here is what I did during these 3 hours.

I completely sanded the blue on the beetle. I worked in another way this time, I used the colour from the spray and took it to airbrush. The result is then mat. I'll now put the BMF on the details and after that, clearcoat everything to seel the whole thing.

http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xav-tear05041.jpg
http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xav-tear05042.jpg

I drilled and painted the vase, I also put the BMF on the holding support. I found the smallest real flower possible, a flower from Gypsophile, and put it in the vase. It's now glued on the dashboard.

http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xav-tear05043.jpg
http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xav-tear05044.jpg

I painted my PE Road Atlas, I inserted some thin white paper (cigaret rolling paper) and a reduced map (from a 1/35 set) . The map is almost out to represent as it was ready to use.

http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xav-tear05045.jpg

So, here is how I used my lonely 3 hours :)

:feedback:

:bigthumb: ;)

Been watching the progress, looks awesome, can not wait to see it finished!

Glad to see some progress. There is always time for modeling. :iceslolan

I can't add anything more than usual: WONDERFUL!
I hope so that we will se it finished soon.

Your cars a freakin' awsome!!!

Thanks to all of you guys :bigthumb:

Sorry if I didn't thank you earlier but I've been very busy at work.

I worked a bit on both models recently:

- BMF 99% done on the Beetle (what a pain in the ass to do the boardwalks)
- joints between the fenders and the body painted black

There are still some little parts to do with BMF and I can clearcoat. All those chromes are so annoying so I left it on the side and concentrate back on the caravan.

On this one, I did the frame for the backdoor with Evergreen profiles and plastic sheets. Now this frame will be painted wood color and then, I can glue the aluminium sheet and fix it on the hinge.

Unfortunately I have no pics to show but I hope to present some next week.

xav

Great work!!

BTW: :useless: just had to :iceslolan

Wow! Wow! Just Speechless!!

BTW: :useless: just had to :iceslolan

You want pics, there you are.

Caravan:
I did all the frame for the back door.
For the sides, I used a 2mm sheet and then sanded, and sanded, and sanded to give the right shape. The strengthening parts at the top and bottom are done with 'L' Evergreen profiles (4mm sides) and in the middle I used a flat profile (4mm wide too).
http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xhtear-0106-1.jpg
http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xhtear-0106-2.jpg
http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xhtear-0106-4.jpg

Here I mounted it closed. Just to show you that it's the same shape as the sides but, at the end, it will be glued on the hinge.

I also did the closing system. Litlle pearls will be put in the corners (where I bended the wire) to represent 'knee joints'.
http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xhtear-0106-3.jpg

I also prepared some accesories:
- 2 little jacks done with electrical wire. I only removed the half of the pastic. Those jacks will be mounted at the top of the frame. I must still drill the holes in the frame to place them
- the handle (from a Tamiya Beetle) who will set the closing system in action
- a PE keyholder for the Beetle's starter. I'll glue it at the very end, so I won't lose it when I manipulate the car.
http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xhtear-0106-5.jpg

So, all the frame must now be painted 'wood' color, then I can glue the aluminium sheet outside and the 'wood' paper inside. And finally, I'll glue the license plate and place a wire for the plate lighter.

Beetle:
BMF is 90% done, I still have the windscreen trim, driver's boardwalk and some little grills at the front to do.
Just some touch up here and there with blue, and I can clear coat everything and add the last elements and details.

http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xhtear-0106-6.jpg
http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xhtear-0106-7.jpg
http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xhtear-0106-8.jpg
http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xhtear-0106-9.jpg
http://www.flat4ever.com/modules/newbb/pics/xhtear-0106-10.jpg


That's all for the moment. Hope you like my work.

Xav

The work of a true master!!:sunglasse:sunglasse:sunglasse

:iagree:
VERY nice built!

Amazing! I love the white piping on the seats. And the Teardrop is too cool!

Cant wait for updates :thumbsup:

This is one of the coolest models I've seen. Slow progress but great progress. Just when this thing slips from my mind it reappears with even more coolness than before. Great work!

That teardrop is simply amazing ! Each progress pic make it more and more beautiful.

Thanks guys :sunglasse

Finally, an update on this crazy project!
I ve seen it before this update, and must really insist it really looks even better in real life then on those pics, which are already super!

Good work Xav, and I m quite puzzled on how youre going to do the doorclosing mechanism, I m going to keep my eyes on this thread!

Also, good to see you found the time to actually get some modeling done!

Olivier

Wow! Wow! Just Speechless!!

I can't add anything more!
:smile:

nice...!!!! very detailed...!!!!

Outstanding work.

Thanks all :)

it really looks even better in real life then on those pics

:smokin: I'm sure that's right! Each update is worth the wait!


... Damn! I'm speechless too!:eek7: :lol:

Thanks François :)

I hope one day I'll go to the Paris Modeling Show (Porte d'Auteuil, I think :eek7:) and show it to you. Or, who knows, maybe you'll come in Belgium ;)

... Why not?... Maybe one day... :rolleyes::biggrin: That would be a pleasure! :icon16:

wow lookinging great, thou thou you might have finished ages ago,

that so cool!