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Don Stauffer's post to the "Getting started in scratchbuilding" thread got me thinking. I've been looking to buy one of the Revell/Monogram/ROG Transporter kits on ebay, but the prices are ridiculous! I know that the kits are basically just steel shapes, which I either already have or can get (or make), plus wheels which I have in abundance. So....does anyone have plans or instruction views, or is there a source for them? Scratching a trailer would be a great Fall project - I've got an old AMT Turnpiker kit for the tractor.
Thanx!
Mike
I would suggest calling a local trucking firm that deals in transport vehicles. I'm sure they wouldn't mind you taking a mess of photos of one of their trailers. That's what I would do.
"A man cannot say he has fully lived until he has built a model ship"
Ronald Reagan
Tom Cervo I would suggest calling a local trucking firm that deals in transport vehicles. I'm sure they wouldn't mind you taking a mess of photos of one of their trailers. That's what I would do.
I agree. Finding scale drawings of one would be difficult- my guess. But lots of them around.
In order to make scale drawings from photos, here are some tips. Shoot square on to the principle axes. That is, shoot directly from middle of side, camera axis at right angles to main axis of trailer, and head on and tail on. Pretty hard to get above, but if there is a way, do so. Shoot from the longest telephoto if you can get back far enough. Long telephoto reduces perspective distortion. Bring a tape measure and measure some prominent feature on trailer. This measurement plus photo will allow you to accurately scale. Note tire sizes, another check on scale.
I made a little marking stick like archeologists use, a piece of 1 x 2 painted white, with black lines every inch on it, different markings at each one foot interval. Put that in your pictures somewhere next to or on trailer.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Thanks for the replies. Here in Mayberry it's sometimes hard to find real world references, but I'll take your advice, and make sure I've got a "story pole" and the camera in the truck. I'm also gong to wander around on the web as time allows. I'll post anything interesting in case someone else would like the info.
mike
Ask, and ye shall receive. http://sunvalleytrailers.com/
And another. Just Goggle car carrier trailers. www.truckpaper.com/.../detail.aspx
Thanks for the links, Tom. I searched Auto Transporter, got a lot of pics and a lot of service providers, the added Plans and found more plus a lot of do-it-yourself type stuff. Didn't think to use Car Carrier, but should have, the pics are great reference for details. Next place to go is Revell to see if I can download the instruction sheet for the now OOP kit.
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