My home-made Revvers Camper caravan is finished.
It's not that great at all but it was fun to do and something that I'll never own for real. Hope you like it.
Here's Mattel's super cool vintage original with the Nomad pulling, my inspiration.
Here's my home-made caravan with a Nomad rod.
The wheels are Lego with a redline drawn on.
To emulate the metal base I used baco-foil. I opted for simple stick-on 'windows' and kept it to a minimum. It was the last thing I did at midnight last night!
My wheels stick out a lot but I quite like the dragster look it's created!
Painting was an issue all round with this make. The matt lemon yellow is mixed with PVA to give a smoother finish .... that was the plan. Overall the model resisted me!
My spare tyre sticks out too but I've done this on all three Revvers re-makes now so why change when I'm camping.
I added some much needed colour with the lime green tow hooks. The front window isn't great but I ran out of steam.
Like all my 'copycats' they look better from a distance!
I'll be downing tools for a while. This was the last model I'm making for now, as I lack further inspiration and whilst I sort out my ever-growing pile of vintage tackle to sell on Ebay. I need to pay for all those choccy Easter eggs somehow!
PS.
I've just realised that Mattel's Revvers caravan reminds me of their wonderful Hot Line trains, which last got a mention here a whopping five years ago! How hot time flies!
This is such an obscure toy line. Anyone ever had Hot Lines?
The key to models like this is satisfying the original vision! looks like you had fun with it!
ReplyDeleteI did thanks. It stretched me too, which is good. I may try a Mattel Chopcycle after the Easter holidays.
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