"Bendy Bus" VW Doka / 5th wheel camper kitbash

[minitnkr]

Great job. You could make this an ongoing project to return to when the mojo wanes, adding little bits/ideas as the mood strikes. PaulE

[grumpa]

WOW!...Andy, that is one great piece of work Buddy!
I always loved the old VW busses...But THIS!
This is wanting me the grab the old bag of....well....never mind.
Jim

[Guest]

Thanks chaps.

[Neil Merryweather]

What a truly uplifting and inspirational build!
It's been a joy to follow, and even to have made a tiny contribution. Superb job Andy :thumb2:

[Guest]

Andy............. well, what a turn up for the books, so well done, extreme scratchery at its best. Your attention to detail is exemplary. Top job. winner of the Race Towers Build of the month :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::t humb2:

Nice of Neil to send the scooter kit, top man .

[Guest]

Thanks Neil, I'm so glad you enjoyed the build and the scooter makes a lovely addition.

And John, thanks, I'm honoured!

[outrunner]

Fantastic job Andy, turned out to be one of the best bits of scratchery I have seen so far, well done you!

Andy.

[Guest]

Cheers Andy.

I'm not sure I'd agree with you given some of the amazing work going on around here, but thanks very much for the compliment :smiling3:

[rtfoe]

Stunning and I'm loving it Andy, like I said earlier this is going into my list of Builds To Refer To for inspiration.

Cheers,
Richard

[Guest]

Thanks Richard, I'm humbled to think you'd consider something of mine for inspiration!

Despite a couple of issues I really enjoyed this one though, so I'm sure to be doing more "custom" builds in the future, and have hopefully learnt a few lessons to make them even better.

[Guest]

I'll start another thread in the correct place when I make a start on the diorama proper, but for now here's another accessory, a gazebo to shade our fella from the sun.

After a couple of false starts I first made up the square framework. I've scaled it roughly on my smaller one, around 8 feet square and just over 6 foot at the eaves. ~2.4m wide, ~ 1.9m high for you youngsters.

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Then some 1mm wire was bent to start forming the legs and roof structure. Getting these to match was a mission!

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Some 2mm tubing was slipped over the wire to give the legs a better scale thickness, and straighten them up a bit. The wire has been left slightly long so I can plant it into a base

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And a couple of wet wipes soaked in PVA were used to make the cover. I'll trim the overhang to length once dry, and may even add a layer of tissue or two to stiffen it up and smooth it out a bit.

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[Mini Me]

And he's off!!...............Step right up folks Andy's at it again. Lovely start on your "Geebozo" sir...I'm absolutely blown away at the straight forward approach you employed in the construction of this less than solid structure. Well done.:smiling3:
Rick H.:thumb2:

[minitnkr]

Aaaaammaaazing... PaulE

[Guest]

Thanks chaps.

I did try a couple of different methods Rick but they were all far too flimsy. The 3mm square tube is probably a bit over scale, equating to around 3" box section!, but since it's mostly hidden I think I'll get away with it.

[Mini Me]

Think Titanium.......very strong, very light and very expensive. The guy that owns this bus is very rich.:rolling:
Rick H.