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12-09-2013, 03:55 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
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Travel Mate truck camper
i have done countless searches, having no luck finding a truck camper other than the "Open Road" kit. if the manufacters won't make them, i will.
my camper, 8ft travel mate rough sketch mock up cut out windows & some clean up the bottom half that slides in truck. the water tank is in the front compartment |
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12-09-2013, 04:10 PM
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Location: back 40, bc
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
ran out of styrene, went to only model shop in town, closed for a few weeks while they move. drove 20 miles to the next town, their out of the siding i'm using. didn't want to go on hold for a month, so bought some diff. siding & am re-cutting all my pieces. it's ok though, making some changes
just lots of basic styrene work another mock up |
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12-09-2013, 04:17 PM
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Location: back 40, bc
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
big question, will it all fit together.
not bad, some sanding & filling, the corners i left open for corner bead like our real one give it a trial fit on the crew |
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12-10-2013, 01:56 PM
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Don't Crush em Restore em
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Pinehurst, Texas
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
Very cool, I will be watching this one close. Looking really good so far. Keep the pictures coming.
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12-11-2013, 05:15 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: back 40, bc
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
thanks TexasJeff. just finishing up filling, sanding, & smoothing out, put on corner beads.
a board member from a diff site sold me a very cool "sleeper kit", it consists of a potra-potty, bathroom & kitchen sinks, fridge, roof vent, etc http://public.fotki.com/lotso/resin-...tures-014.html he also sold me extra roof vents (i have 3) hopefully i'll have the ext. done & ready for when it gets here. |
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12-13-2013, 01:10 AM
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Windy Corner of a Dirty Street
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Pueblo West, Colorado
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
WOW! All I can say is you definitely know how to model!
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12-13-2013, 07:13 PM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
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12-23-2013, 03:20 AM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
been kinda slow on this, waiting for parts, got a couple things done. changed the vent grilles, cut all the glass for the windows, cut a door handle off an old ford exploder body for the rear door (still needs to be finished sanded), put on the corner bead
started making the jacks. yes there long, haven't cut them to length yet. still making the jacking mechanisms, & have to put the lower tubes in still and the hardest part just made easy-graphics. bought some decal paper & bonder & printed my own. may be old hat for some people, but this is like rocket science to me. considering i only first turned a computer on 4 or 5 yrs ago, spent 2hrs trying to find PAINT & how to use it, i think they turned out not bad for a first ever attempt, didn't even screw up or waste decal paper (did sacrifice 'bout 10 sheets of reg. paper till i got what i wanted). my bird & sun graphics i will touch up the edges with green paint, they have no smooth curve lines, computer block edges cool thing is now i can print HiJacker decals for my jacks, a Dometic sticker for the fridge-even magazines for the book rack thanks for looking! |
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12-24-2013, 02:45 AM
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Location: back 40, bc
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
yay! graphics are on
some more jack work. going to try get the jacks on, the windows, & int. wall paneling tomorrow. getting antsy for my int parts, wish they'd get here |
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12-30-2013, 12:16 AM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
a few updates.
made a table, a mattress & pillows for the OH bed out of some 1/8 floor underlay, screen door, patio light , etc. still have to add camper plug, plates for the tie-downs, door grab bar, & some marker lights. once the OH is done, the interior is pretty much at a standstill till parts get here |
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12-13-2013, 10:33 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Mason City, Il. USA
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
Nice, you have some great styrene skills. I've been watching when I can. Keep up the great work and maybe I'll have some competition around here.
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12-30-2013, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Mason City, Il. USA
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
Beautiful, I may have to snag a few of your pics and show them on my RC forum.
I'm starting to think your holding out on me, your styrene work looks great.
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01-04-2014, 08:45 AM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
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i just use a strait edge & knife & close my eyes so i don't see the blooddon't have any of my parts for nothing, so i started my quad hauler hobby shop had no wood siding or planking, so back to my new fav hobby, decal printing. faking the decking with this |
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01-04-2014, 09:07 AM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
hobby shop got my 060 styrene angle in, can finally trim out the windows!
and just to see where i'm at, put what i got so far put together. |
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01-04-2014, 05:54 PM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
Amazing work and craftsmanship!!
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01-05-2014, 08:21 AM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
That is just crazy cool!
 
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01-08-2014, 03:45 AM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
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still waiting... got some paint on the quad hauler. still need l. plate bracket & print up the trailer graphics. started making the junk we carry on it (ramps, lawn chairs, axe, s. tire,etc etc) |
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01-09-2014, 09:30 AM
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Don't Crush em Restore em
Join Date: Aug 2004
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
Looking real good Dieseldawg, you and Jeffro have some mad skills with styrene.
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01-10-2014, 02:30 PM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
yay! i got a toilet!
and my sink & fridge and my parts FINALLY showed up. time to get back on it. thanks TexasJeff, jeffro's work is amazing, i try to avoid as much roundness as i can when scratch building, jeffro thrives on that stuff! |
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01-10-2014, 05:59 PM
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Location: Mason City, Il. USA
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
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That's a dang fine job you've done. You need to come over to scalerc4x4. They have a section on models and mini RC's As for the last part, thank you for the laugh, I needed that
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01-13-2014, 01:46 AM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
starting to make a little progress now
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01-13-2014, 09:00 AM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
You sure have some fantastic modeling skills. What an great job! I don't like to tell people what to do,but if I may,I'd like to suggest once this model is done you build a life-size real working truck just like it!
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01-13-2014, 12:52 PM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
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have to-wife thinks i put too much into the real one this year
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01-19-2014, 04:21 AM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
well i think i'm pretty much going to call this done. i'm still in need of some more marker lights, but that's it for now.
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01-19-2014, 04:58 AM
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Re: Travel Mate truck camper
one thing to decide-with the int. lights & vents glued to the roof & multiple coats of white & aluminum paint, the roof panels have picked up a slight bow.
if i glue them down, they sit nice & flat. i think i'm going to try straiten them, i like the accessibility. also printed up a chev 454 decal for the tailgate, & 454 emblems for the hood i have some "chain", might make tie-downs if i can make it so they come undone, don't want the camper permanently tied to the crew printed up my trailer graphics, took a pic of our real one & just kept reducing it. have to fix a blunder, no safety chain hook-up on the crew hitch. also need to wire a plug in it. also have to decide wether to glue the trailer sides down. right now their removable, but have gaps, if i glue them, they tighten & square right up. got the ramps made too. our cartop boat is next. the quads are a major stumbling block. right now i'm thinking about making my own atv body's & putting them on Hot Wheel atv chassis's. calling the camper done. thanks for all the comments & for looking |
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