Update on my Gypsy Waggon

[koalamate]

Hi,
I've often come to this forum to admire the fine craftsmanship from all the great contributors and get a fresh dose of inspiration. I posted only once, at least a year ago...maybe more. Over the years I've managed to piece together two trailers that I thought some of you might like to see--a teardrop back in 2004, and a gypsy waggon that is not quite complete but very nearly so. I have a site on Flickr where you can to go see more pictures of each, but I think I'll try to include a couple here to whet your appetite. The flickr site is:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/koalamate
and you'll want to look at the two sets--Darrel's Teardrop and Darrel's Vardo
Thanks again for all the great inspiration over the years.

[prohandyman]

Darrel
What does your gypsy trailer weigh in at?

[AlgoDan]

Wow nice trailers, and you have been a busy man building. Good luck on the next one.

[Oldragbaggers]

The teardrop is beautiful and the gypsy wagon is a true work of art. I wish you had made a build thread of that one. I would have loved to follow you as it came together.

[nevadatear]

Those are spectacular beuties. The tour line for the vardo must extend around the block wherever you go.

[nevadatear]

Those are spectacular beuties. The tour line for the vardo must extend around the block wherever you go.

[Oldragbaggers]

Those are spectacular beuties. The tour line for the vardo must extend around the block wherever you go.

I would be standing in it!!!

[S. Heisley]

The teardrop is beautiful and the gypsy wagon is a true work of art. I wish you had made a build thread of that one. I would have loved to follow you as it came together.

Me too!

[Wolfgang92025]

just WOW.....

[koalamate]

Hi ProHandyMan, and everyone else too! Thanks for all the kind words. My gypsy waggon weighs 2380 pounds, and sits on a 3500-pound Dexter axle. This weekend I'll get started laying down the gold leaf for the scrolls on the roof brackets. I also still have quite a lot of exterior pinstriping still to do. It'll be a nice 65 degrees in Denver this weekend, so I should get a lot done. I'll probably move the discussion over to the Nontraditional Designs topic. A couple of people mentioned that they'd like to see a build journal. The flickr link in my original post has a fairly comprehensive build journal (Darrel's Vardo), but it take a long time to sift through it all. Also, there's a set I did just on the carriage lamp restoration, which ate up a lot of time. And of interest to at least a few of you out there, I have a build set on the electric trailer dolly that I built. I can't speak highly enough of the guy who worked up the plans for that.
Darrel

[Shadow Catcher]

Truly spectacular!

[Junkboy999]

Man that is sweet looking.

Sure wish I had a place to park something that big.