Travel Mate truck camper

[dieseldawg142]

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

[cable666guy]

Great job !! Wish I had the skills...and the patience !!

[dieseldawg142]

thanks cableguy! you nailed it, patience...& weather slowing down your job
you guys have a waaay better selection of everything than we do, wife was down in Seattle yesterday & found me some atv's! my Hot Wheel plan didn't pan out, they were too small, but she found these New Ray's (only had 2 styles to pick from though) that are around 1/30something scale & will work.
wife & my quad are black, so some paint jobs are in order, her's also has a 2-up seat i'll have to make. sons quad is red & white & i will need to make a whip flag for his.
and those white wheels-blah! we're running alum. mags on ours, so i'll have to figure out something there




yeah, i know, didn't cross my safety chains!
finally after a yr or so, got my cab clearance lights for the crew!

[Ol Blue K20]

Looks awesome. ...very realistic, you have a lot of skill. I enjoy watching you guys build these

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Ol Blue!
made the quads look a little bit more like ours

[Ol Blue K20]

Lookin pretty spiffy, great work.

[dieseldawg142]

thanks Ol Blue!
have to do something in the off-season
finally got the final piece of our rv, the car topper
our boat


after much searching, ran across this for $14
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tamiya-70154...item4ace7086aa

the dimensions are close enough it will work. lot of extra crap inside to come out, & need to do something with that big flat spot on the bottom

[dieseldawg142]

took a break from suspensions & frames. did a little bit of boat work
still got to do front seat, handles, rope tie-downs & some inside ribbing. the boards for the motor will go on after it's painted. and then everything else for the boat-motor, oars, anchor & a fuel tank


nice big depression gone. also added some of the ribs.


almost there!

thanks for looking

[Ol Blue K20]

Looks great...nice work on the boat....keep goin'

[dieseldawg142]

almost got it Ol Blue!

[dieseldawg142]

pretty much done, now spend the next 6 mos making all the other junk needed, starting with a 8 horse johnson & fuel tank, oars, lawn chairs, etc, etc

[jeffro2]

The whole thing turned out great dieseldawg !

[Ol Blue K20]

Looks bad@**!! Nice very nice

[dieseldawg142]

thanks you guys!
just scratched out a motor & oars. i will need to find a smaller fuel line though.
pretty much it for this build, thanks for all the interest & looking

[Ol Blue K20]

Looks really good.....