After several weeks of lurking around this forum and other sites, I have begun to work on my first teardrop. Here are a couple of the scale designs I'm working with. You can't see the graph lines on the scanned image, but the second gives some idea of dimensions.
Exterior. Think white with metallic grey stripes and fenders.
Interior layout and dimensions.
I'm using a discarded utility trailer that we gave up on years ago because it wasn't large enough to get our big mowers on. It's 4x8 and definitely needed a little work after sitting at the farm for 15 years.
The body overhangs the front of the frame by 15" (all curve, not at the floor), the back by 9" (again, all curve) and the sides by 4" (framed floor to extend beyond the trailer frame.
I'll get some pictures of the trailer frame up soon. Luckily I didn't have much rust to deal with and overall it's fairly solid. I took a wire wheel and grinder to much of it then primed it with Rustoleum Professional Rusty Metal Primer.
I also picked up a bit of scrap 2x2 square tube at the iron yard to replace the tongue to both lengthen and strengthen it. One the agenda for this weekend: paint the frame (Rustoleum Professional oil-based enamel), cut, prep, prime and paint the new tongue and hitch and cut and extend the axle.
I'll try to remember to take some shots of how I extend the axle. It only needs to move out about 4" on each side but I still want to move the springs out also to alleviate any additional stress as this is a light duty axle.
Please comment on design or anything else, I look forward to hearing what suggestions folks out there may have.
Brad