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Old 01-17-2010, 11:58 AM   #1
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Hello people,
I'm going to make a mold for a fiberglass Uhaul camper and afterwards Boler,Burro and trillium, toy.
1/18th scale molded out of epoxyglass with chassis. windows and doors opened(cut out)...decals available.
I need to know who wants what before I makae the first batch.....lemme know Bruce


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Old 01-17-2010, 04:19 PM   #2
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i/18th scale... so they will be in the 1/2 foot or so long range? (A 16'er would be just shy of a foot?)

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I'm going to make a mold for a fiberglass Uhaul camper and afterwards Boler,Burro and trillium, toy.
1/18th scale molded out of epoxyglass with chassis. windows and doors opened(cut out)...decals available.
I need to know who wants what before I makae the first batch.....lemme know Bruce


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Old 01-17-2010, 04:32 PM   #3
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Wow, an Escape 17'B as model sounds great. What a nice idea!!
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Old 01-17-2010, 05:40 PM   #4
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I'm going to make a mold for a fiberglass Uhaul camper and afterwards Boler,Burro and trillium, toy.
1/18th scale molded out of epoxyglass with chassis. windows and doors opened(cut out)...decals available.
I need to know who wants what before I makae the first batch.....lemme know Bruce


Bruce, I assume you are looking to sell these, any ball park pricing? I would love a burro for my office and one for home.

This sound like a great creative outlet, and would let those of us up north to dream of camping season.

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Old 01-17-2010, 07:59 PM   #5
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I'll sit down this week and figure the right lengths and widths for each..and start making a plug for the uhaul 13 mold....It's harder to do than the scamp or burro because of the projected windows front and rear and the side depressions ...but certainly doable.
Scamps, burros, bolers and trills should all be a bit easier to do ....maybe.
I'll only be asking what it costs to make one and not looking to make extra off them. There are some things that can be done with them though if you have one...like...go after doll house or toy furniture and fixtures to do the inside...light them.......paint a scheme to stare at then change ..drag em around behind a rc car or truck..LOL....there are many 18th scale cars and trucks diecast ive looked at and I think thats the scale most doable actually..search diecast cars and trucks and see if they have yours or something close(they dont have my Ranchero but they have the car like it I could hack up)..theres alot of diorama accy's for them also..people garages tools etc........or you could just............look at it
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I'll sit down this week and figure the right lengths and widths for each..and start making a plug for the uhaul 13 mold....It's harder to do than the scamp or burro because of the projected windows front and rear and the side depressions ...but certainly doable.
Scamps, burros, bolers and trills should all be a bit easier to do ....maybe.
I'll only be asking what it costs to make one and not looking to make extra off them. There are some things that can be done with them though if you have one...like...go after doll house or toy furniture and fixtures to do the inside...light them.......paint a scheme to stare at then change ..drag em around behind a rc car or truck..LOL....there are many 18th scale cars and trucks diecast ive looked at and I think thats the scale most doable actually..search diecast cars and trucks and see if they have yours or something close(they dont have my Ranchero but they have the car like it I could hack up)..theres alot of diorama accy's for them also..people garages tools etc........or you could just............look at it

We would be interested in a UHaul model. We have the 16' VT but a 13' toy model would be fine, too. There are too few 16' VTs around to make it worth your while to do that one.

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This sounds like a fun idea! Sounds like Bolers and Uhauls are most popular. But I have a 72 Compact Jr. Maybe someday you'll get involved with a 1/18 version of those. Meanwhile, HAVE FUN! This sounds like a blast!
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Old 01-18-2010, 07:43 AM   #8
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compact jr's would be easier.....we'll see
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Old 01-18-2010, 07:47 AM   #9
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We would be interested in a UHaul model. We have the 16' VT but a 13' toy model would be fine, too. There are too few 16' VTs around to make it worth your while to do that one.

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I think the easiest way to do the 16vt would be take two 13's and cut leaving enough on either half to make a 16vt...otherwise I'd be making a mold for something that only a half dozen people own and all wouldnt want anyhow....so maybe 3 would get sold..true?
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Old 01-18-2010, 07:50 AM   #10
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When I get smart enough to figure out how to post pics on here I'll show you all the progress with the molds etc . This site struggles me with pics always and I've had no success........Bruce
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Old 01-18-2010, 11:16 AM   #11
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Hi(?) Bruce!!
....any chance of a pair of 13ft Trilliums? Similar to Bolars except the roof line is slightly different being squarer, not as rounded at the corners.
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Hi Bruce - are you planning to do a Scamp 5er too???



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Old 01-18-2010, 01:10 PM   #13
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How much?
Scamp 13' Body 6.6" Overall 8.6" ?
Scamp 16' Body 8.6" Overall 10.6" ?
Would this be the size?
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Old 01-18-2010, 01:25 PM   #14
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How much?
Scamp 13' Body 6.6" Overall 8.6" ?
Scamp 16' Body 8.6" Overall 10.6" ?
Would this be the size?
yes those are the approximate measurments for them......13ft..6.6 body......16ft...8.6 body.
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Old 01-18-2010, 01:27 PM   #15
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Hi Bruce - are you planning to do a Scamp 5er too???
yes....and trillium,casita too.because so many people have them
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Hmmm, Escape... Similar shape to the Trillium, 17' long. That would really be a nice addition. Scroll to the bottom of the following page for some pics:

http://escapetrailer.com/Products/17FootEscape.aspx

Boy Bruce, you started something here... I really appreciate this idea!! Alone in this forum you will be able to sell quite some models! Are you sure it is not going to be too much work..??
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Bruce:

Kevin did not mention that we have more than 1 of the Uhaul molded toys that were made for advertising the trailers. They are some kind of molded material like plastic and appear to be the 16' VT.

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Will one be able to gain access to the inside easily? I'd buy a 16' Scamp one if I could pop it open and make it exactly like mine inside. The interior stuff I could do and would love doing it - the making of the exterior, not so much! I've been contemplating carving one out of wood just for kicks but I'd really like to do the inside up. This sounds great.
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A 13' Scamp would be great. depending on price, I'd be very interested. Ron
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I am deffinately interested in the U-Haul model. I have a Cloud and they are almost identical. Please keep me posted.

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