1/18 vintage camper

[Kruzn]

Here is something a bit different....

My wife has been saying she wants a black over red Jeep Wrangler. However our current finances won't allow that, so for Christmas I got her a 1/18 diecast Wrangler as a gag gift. Now she can tell our friends I bought her a Jeep! ?

Anyway...we also like vintage campers (we have a 1:1 1972 Midas Smokey waiting restoration), so I thought I would build her a camper to go with her Jeep!

The design is just an approximate copy of the popular "canned ham" campers.

I used materials that I don't normally work with. The frame, sides, rear bumper, LP tanks and are all wood. The top panel is aluminum (roof flashing). Tail lights came from the parts box (I think they were electronic panel light lenses of some sort, but scale was perfect). The wheel/tire came from Hobby Lobby as did the marker lights which are faceted "blingy" things (technically "acrylic gemstones") that I painted with translucent orange and red. The LP tanks were also sourced at HL (3/4"x1" spools). I spun them in the drill press to reshape and then added the upper rings from parts box.

Paint is Duplicolor Perfect Match automotive touch up paint. Chrome trim was done with Molotow pens. It was done as a curbside model, so no interior.

Overall, I think it turned out pretty good!

Parts cut from 3/8" poplar (wheels from HL):

 

Frame started:

 

Wood sealed with polyurathane, then primed and painted:

 

Partly assembled:

 

In paint booth for white color:

 

And the end result!

[bisc63]

You really captured the look! Nice work.

[cobraman]

That came out very nice.

[Mike999]

That looks great!  Nice clean work.  

[stavanzer]

You are correct. Those Taillights are perfect.