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freebeard · 08-04-2015, 04:33 PM

I found http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ign-18585.html, but is the New Beetle trailer a new announcement? Because this is, as they say, relevant to my interest.

I will repost this here:

Simple curves, but approximates to The Template. The door is moved to the truncation so no extra framing is required on the side. Built on a 4x12 sheet of plywood. The frame is copied from the 1952 Silver Streak I used to own, a Central tube, C-channel crossmembers (each with a carriage bolt at the ends) and a strong connection to the wall so the whole thing is s stressed monocoque.

For a 5th wheel, you could have a curved arm to the hitch:

Instead of exposed wheels like a teardrop, maybe follow this with curved side-boards:

The rear entrance again.

/I don't even have a trailer hitch.

08-04-2015, 04:33 PM	#637 (permalink)
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 27,657 Thanks: 7,765 Thanked 8,575 Times in 7,061 Posts	I found http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ign-18585.html, but is the New Beetle trailer a new announcement? Because this is, as they say, relevant to my interest. I will repost this here: Simple curves, but approximates to The Template. The door is moved to the truncation so no extra framing is required on the side. Built on a 4x12 sheet of plywood. The frame is copied from the 1952 Silver Streak I used to own, a Central tube, C-channel crossmembers (each with a carriage bolt at the ends) and a strong connection to the wall so the whole thing is s stressed monocoque. For a 5th wheel, you could have a curved arm to the hitch: Instead of exposed wheels like a teardrop, maybe follow this with curved side-boards: The rear entrance again. /I don't even have a trailer hitch.