car transporter

has anyone ever seen a kit of a car carrier like here in the u.s. .....would love to try a diorama with one

Revell made one (released under Revell-Germany and Revell US, I think). It's readily available on eBay if you do a search for "Revell Transporter," then click on model kits.

thanks guys checked e-bay and as usual they wanted astronomical prices..guess its a pretty rare kit?...Is it a good build or are there lots of issues with it anyone know?Ive never seen one built

There has been a 1/25 transporter from Revell some years ago. It shouldn't be that hard to find.

thanks guys checked e-bay and as usual they wanted astronomical prices..guess its a pretty rare kit?...Is it a good build or are there lots of issues with it anyone know?Ive never seen one built


www.greatmodels.com has the revell transporter available for $41.60. I paid about that for mine.

Issues...
Warped parts as always can be a problem. This thing is big and a bit fragile. if you want to display it full of cars you will have to build the cars in the middle into it. A lot of cars don't fit in it. And (drum roll) a full load of cars is likely going to be too much of a load and it will fall apart.
I got all that from a builder, and i still wanted one till i saw the contents of the kit.
It reminded me of one of those model train timber bridge kits that comes with a sheet of plans and what looks like a million match sticks.

I built one in my early modeling days. I built it in a day or so, and loaded it up with cars and had no problems.

sounds like i shouldnt get the kit because its too fragile and wont display all models..is it real rickety and weak..oh well maybe some one will make a better one

I think you should get it if it is something that you really want to eventually build, of course if you can afford it as well.

I bought one last year it was second hand and I have inspected the sprues and don´t seem to have any problem, maybe when I get to build it I found out. I´m sure I don´t have the skills today to get it built in a way that looks convincing.

But could that be worse than my attempt at the Honda NSX Mobil1? That kit is doomed:runaround:

Oh and subscribe to the AF Classified Thread - when the e-mail notification is working it´s sweet - I got mine in there as well as a bunch of great stuff.

Box collecting is great too!

Just my :2cents:

My older brother built one and it held cars and got handled lots of times with no problems at all. The only problem is the tires are a little soft so they look like they are flat from the weight of it all. I would recommend building as much as you can before painting it as that will make your joints as strong as possible. Also, don't use Testors cement it is not very good. My choice of glue would be Plastruct Plastic Weld or Ambroid ProWeld.

I have two Revell Transporters myself because I hope to make a Tractor\Trailor transporter where the cars will be over the truck and on the trailer both. It is a nice kit with a lot of potential.


TW

Do you mean something like this (I know, crappy picture)?

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/328708trailer-med.JPG

It's the revell transporter. It's rather good, but you'll have to bear in mind it's 1/25. So wide (super)cars won't fit unless you'll widen it. But if you study the plans a bit, you'll notice this isn't verry difficult. I have done it without extra styreen, just repositioning some parts, but still cars like the XJ220 and the Enzo don't fit in the lower places without nocking the rearviewmirrors off. Don't worry about the strenght, because it is rather strong. Of course it's still plastic and verry long, but it can hold 6 cars easily.

i mean just like that !!!!! thanks for the advice and help.i guess modeling is like movies."you have to see it and judge for yourself"
think im gonna get it..
do you have any closeups wouter?

No I don't have close ups, but the next time I visit my parents (almost all my models are stored there) I'll try to remember to take some.
And don't think to get it, just do it;-)

here are some extra pictures

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s247/wouter1981/trailer/IMG_0545.jpg

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s247/wouter1981/trailer/IMG_0542.jpg

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s247/wouter1981/trailer/IMG_0543.jpg

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s247/wouter1981/trailer/IMG_0544.jpg

The mustang on the lower parts is a metal body model... so it's strong enought ;-)

hope that helps!

http://cgi.ebay.com/HAULAWAY-TRAILER-5-CAR-AUTOMOBILE-TRANSPORTER-SEALED_W0QQitemZ290307921848QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_ DefaultDomain_0?hash=item290307921848&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A15|39%3A1|240%3A1318

I built one of this revell kit without too many problems.
It supports 6 cars since at least 8 years without any solidity problem.

The only drawback is that it's a 1/25 model and it could not accept big 1/24 cars.