Our Little Tin Can(Done!!!)

[gregp136]

OK, way to cold to be out in the Garage, and Laurie says we have to pay the property taxes before we can buy what we need to build the trailer. She is such a stickler for paying bills and stuff!



So, what do we do in the meantime? Why, of course! Build a model so we can judge to check out the size and also make sure we like the looks.

We Start with a 5' x 8' trailer from Northern tool, and add the two extra supports recommended somewhere on here.



Then, we cut out the sides and we work on the galley and other cabinets.



But, Laurie says to me, it is so hard to get a perspective of how big it is, for we are SOOOO big and it is SOOOOO small.



So here we are, in scale with all the parts we have created so far



And then we put it together, and see how it looks.



Looks pretty good, considering it is balsa wood and Kohl's clothing boxes. Still working on the outer skin, but you get the idea. Hope everyone else is enjoying the weather adn tax time.



Have a great Sunday everyone.


Greg (and Laurie)

[High Desert]

Nice!

[starleen2]

looks like your about to be "hosed"

Good idea spending the "extra" Time to do a little mock up - it'll pay off during the construction.

[Creamcracker]

Kohl's clothing boxes Huh!....that's a new one....I'll pass it on to the regional manager....GREAT use....Kohl's is proud to be a part of any recycling effort.
Philip

[gregp136]

As a proud member of the konl's team at the West Allis, WI store (0041), I have already bragged about the use of Kohls gift boxes in this project, and others.

Greg (and Laurie)

[Creamcracker]

Store 1062 (Culpeper, VA) here...anyone else a Kohl's employee?
Philip

[DMcCam]

Hi Greg, Doing a little model of your TD is an outstanding idea. My preliminary plans are just about complete and now I'm going to follow in your footsteps with one too. You can really get a feel for whether your design is working or if not, make changes on the cheep! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Cheers, Dave

[DasBaldGuy]

"It Rubs the lotion on it's skin or it gets the hose"

[mikeschn]

Good job on the model...

Don't stop now, we are enjoying your model build... more pics!!!

Mike...

[TLC]

Howdy Neighbor:
Welcome to the board. When you get your trailer finished, we have a great group here in WI, IL, and MN that have some great gatherings that you are more than welcome to attend. Looking forward to meeting you and seeing your tear when completed.
Tom

[robertaw]

Thanks for the smile!

[Alfred]

So are you wiring it 12v or with a AAA battery system? (smile)

Looks great!

Al in Asheville

[gregp136]

Yes, we finished the model. We decided not to go with the battery, or wiring, simply becausewe did not double the walls, so all the wiring would be hanging out.
So here it is



A bit blurry, but you get the idea. If you look in the back of our teardrop, you will see our Galley. Simple, yet funtional.


But we did some work on the inside cabinets also, and we want to make sure that we could look in to be reminded of how we put it together, So here we have Greg holding the skin up (skinning our teardrop).


As was stated earlier in this thread, it was predicted that I would learn a lot by doing this project. No surprise, but I have. The most important thing is it raised a lot of questions, and then found the answers on this forum. We have a lot of new ideas, I know what order I want to put it together, and it forced me visualize how the whole hatch construction works. I hope you enjoyed my little learning experience, and now this rookie will move on to the real thing, as soon as we get a few more dollars.

Greg( and Laurie)

[DMcCam]

Hi Greg, I just finished my model and you are sooo right; you learn a whole lot through the process. It gives you a good understanding of procedure. A couple of times I had to take something apart with, "oh, that has to be done later." I can tell from your model that your tear is going to be a classic and a lot of fun.

Warm Regards, Dave

[gregp136]

Yup, the deal we got on the 4x8 HF trailer was too good to pass up. It allows us to start the build sooner than we expected. I bought the trailer yesterday, and now we are ready to move forward. We are ready to move from model to the real thing!

And yes, Pics will be posted throughout.

Greg (and Laurie)