" The White Elephant" formerly know as "KISS" Skin on

[lrrice]

Clamped cross members together so they all keep the same angle.

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Welded them up.

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Got the uprights and bows tacked in and scrounged every ratchet strap I could find for x braces to square it all up.

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[lrrice]

Sorry about the bad pictures still trying to figure out how to resize and send directly from the phone.

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Outside waiting on wood and foam.

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Got some wood and insulation on.

[lrrice]

Finally getting around to putting up progress pictures.


I wrapped the bottom of each sheet with painted canvas to protect the exposed edge.


After 10 gazillion screws and pop rivets its ready to sand the putty. If i had to do it again I would do it all with counter sunk pop rivets or flat head self drilling screws but I didn't have enough of either so I had to use regular pop rivets which were harder to hide.

[lrrice]

Sorry I didn't get pictures of the canvasing process but I barely had enough hands between my son and I to get it done. In short, I didn't pre-shrink and only had issues on the inside corners of the door jambs. I just had to staple down the jamb corners while the paint was wet and it worked great. Other wise it worked perfectly. I used 7 oz canvas I got from Big Duck on sale for 2.99 a yard. It came on a roll with no wrinkles so no washing or ironing. I wrapped from the back door all the way around in one piece. I lapped that several inches up on the roof. Then I covered the roof allowing it to lap down over the wall about 1". The canvass pulled down very tight against the wood, showing every flaw I ignored while sanding, forming a nice tight good looking skin.

I am now dubbing it the "White Elephant" and it is in desperate need of graphics. I still have to build the doors, fenders and running boards. That should break up the monotony a bit, but I am open to simple graphic suggestions from anyone who has the artistic or creative gene that I seem to be missing.

[Vedette]

Circus Wagon Cage with an Elephant in it???
Just a thought??
Good Roads
Brian & Sandi

[KCStudly]

The easiest graphic of all would be a simple stripe running horizontally just below the mid belt line. You could do two tone with a darker color below and a lighter color above the stripe (tone on tone).

You could add a few jags in the stripe to jazz things up and give a sense of motion, while breaking up the broad panel even more. Something like this:


... but you may want to get your doors, fenders and any rock guarding in place so that you can make sure the graphics complement them.

[Vedette]

As most White Elephant gifts .....just plain white wrapping with a red ribbon and bow.
Brian

[lrrice]

I'm thinking maybe a blue ribbon. The circus wagon may be a bit much I do like the stripe though. I may make it a combination of blues and white in that general pattern.

[noseoil]

I'm thinking something a bit retro, more like the front of a P40 (the Flying Tiger). Why not just go for it!

[Vedette]

I'm thinking something a bit retro, more like the front of a P40 (the Flying Tiger). Why not just go for it!

Don't you think this trailer is closer to a "Box Kite" then a P40??????
With its aerodynamics I would think painting like a "Gas Pump' would be more appropriate........not trying to be mean here!
Just saying???????
Brian

[lrrice]

All the aerodynamics of a cargo trailer. Most people buy. A cargo trailer and convert it, I'm so cheap I have to build it so I can convert it. In it for about 700 now, cheapest junkers I could find were at least 1500.

[Vedette]

Brian