Shasta Teardrop Travel Trailer
My latest vehicle MOC is a camping trailer, based on the 1960′s Shasta travel trailer. Click the image to view the set on Flickr, or check out the slideshow.
I built it for the campground scene that Loren built for BayLUG’s exhibit at the Museum of American History in Palo Alto. The display will be open to the public through January 11, 2009, on Fridays through Sundays. If you’re in the local area, come on and check it out one of these weekends.
I had made two RV’s before this, a Class C motorhome and a “toy hauler” fifth wheel trailer. But since I didn’t think Loren’s campground would work with just two campsites filled, I got inspired to make another. I built it to be compatible with the “Range Rover” from the new 7635 Horse Trailer set, partly because I didn’t want to also have to build a tow vehicle, and partly because I really like the look of that car.
As for the trailer design, I wanted to build something iconic, and thought about doing an Airstream but the curves were too complex. I thought of the “teardrop” trailers, since they have flat straight sides. I did some image searches online and found a few images of the Shasta trailer, and decided to build that:
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Tags: camper, City/Town, lego, rv, shasta, trailer, traveltrailer, Vehicle
December 17th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
[...] Ward has made a very cool compact caravan. It’s based on a Shasta Teardrop Travel Trailer. While the doors are a little hard to find I suspect most of us could whip up a little variant of [...]
December 18th, 2008 at 6:34 am
Brilliant Bill. Brilliant!
December 18th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
You have created a unique art work piece. If you can duplicate it, I would put it on display at the RV Art Gallery in Texarkana, Texas.
December 18th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Sure, I’d be able to make a copy for your museum.
December 24th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
OMG adorable!!! Instructions maybe?
December 24th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Actually yes, I am working on instructions…
December 24th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
[...] just wanted to say thanks to Jonathan Bender for selecting my Shasta Teardrop Travel Trailer as his “MOC of the Week” when he was interviewed on LAMLradio Episode 69. (If you just [...]
December 25th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
[...] is pretty much the diametric opposite from my last RV model, the Shasta Teardrop Travel Trailer that I made a couple of weeks ago. While that one was small and minimalistic (with only the most [...]
December 26th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
[...] Shasta trailer made out of lego: http://www.brickpile.com/2008/12/17/shasta-teardrop-travel-trailer/ http://flickr.com/photos/billward/sets/72157611357198628/show/ 1/6 scale Chevy V8(Thanks Randy): [...]
February 10th, 2009 at 3:16 am
[...] Shasta Teardrop Travel Trailer [...]
April 9th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
Cool work! The last time I picked up a lego was 20 years ago when my then 12 year old son decided he was too old for them and we were giving them to charity. I can see that I’m missing out.
April 13th, 2011 at 12:51 am
I love Lego. As a kid this was my favorite toy. It just goes to show that young children don’t need or really want complicated and fancy toys. Give them a few Lego bricks and they will keep themselves busy for hours.
Pretty cool trailor by the way! How long did it take you?
April 13th, 2011 at 12:56 am
Not sure, maybe a few hours or a day or two at the most, in my spare time of course. It went through a few iterations until I could get the shape quite right. Glad you liked it.
April 18th, 2011 at 2:48 am
hi Bill you work successfully, Good job Bill… you are so creative person…I really appreciate your work..
April 20th, 2011 at 12:37 am
this van is simple yet cool. and i think it’s relatively light compared to other vans.
Cheers,
Daniel
April 20th, 2011 at 12:40 am
It’s a trailer, not a van, but thanks.
April 21st, 2011 at 3:32 am
Oh, sorry for that. We call it van here in our country.
April 21st, 2011 at 6:02 am
What country is that? I didn’t realize you were posting from abroad.
May 3rd, 2011 at 6:28 pm
This is so cool, you really got the likeness down to a T. Would you ever consider doing a tutorial?
-Bo
Inflatable Boat Webmaster
July 17th, 2011 at 9:07 pm
For me, this are work of a really creative hands. They appear so true and durable. The quality is tested and proven. I wonder how this is being operated..
August 21st, 2011 at 7:03 pm
This is awesome, awesome, awesome! I am going to try and have my Lego-loving seven year old son try and build this. Dad wanted to buy a travel trailer this year but we nix’ed the idea to save money for a rainy day. I’d love to build a Lego trailer for him to put on display at work! Please let me know when the instructions are available! Thanks, and again, great work!
August 24th, 2011 at 6:43 am
Thanks so much for the kind words!