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  • Member since
    November 2005
Model scaling question...
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 12:55 AM
Hello. I bought a die-cast 1/18 scale Buick Roadmaster and I want to build a travel trailer for it. I'm not sure how to scale the trailer to the car. Any ideas?

The car.....



Some of the trailers I'm interested in modeling..







  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
Posted by lizardqing on Saturday, July 3, 2004 2:01 AM
Welcome to the forum. The easiest way would be to get some measurements off the 1:1 trailer and then plug them into one of the scale conversion programs that you can get for free on the net. Other than that you could just try to eyeball it with the car and get it close enough that it looks right.
  • Member since
    September 2003
  • From: New Zealand
Posted by nicholma on Saturday, July 3, 2004 4:51 AM
If you can't find a 1:1 as lizardqing recommends then take something like the wheels or door of the travel trailer (caravan is how we describe them in this part of the world) for which is easier to estimate the size and use that as a basis to calculate other measurements, test draw and modify as appropriate.

Good luck it will make a nice project
Kia ora, Mark "Time flies like the wind, fruit flies like bananas"
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 10:55 AM
Thanks for the input. :)
Has anyone had experience with Flite-Metal aluminum covering?

http://www.scaleaero.com/flitemetal.htm

I want to skin the "Caravan" after I make the frame.
Not sure how to go about with the riviting also.


Thanks a lot.



  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Valrico, FL
Posted by HeavyArty on Saturday, July 3, 2004 2:05 PM
Check this link for a downloadable scale calculator.
http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/calculatorfc_1.htm

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  • Member since
    June 2004
Posted by hct728 on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 7:55 PM
Got a link to a 1/25 trailer:
http://community.webshots.com/album/27264491JKMRCRzwcR
I'll see if any more of the creator's work is on the net...
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