Post Apocalypses RV

[Chris K]

This is currently my only truck build.   It's meant to be a Post Apocalypses RV that was patched together from various bits to roam the wasteland.   I started with an Autocar Dump Truck and Italeri 20' Container.  Reefer unit converted to HVAC system, Air Filtration, Power Fan, Custom front bumper and a frame mounted generator to name a few of the upgrades.    Stretched frame, new wheels and tires, pusher axle and many 3d printed parts leads us to where we are today.  Occasionally I add a few more bits to it as I find or design files.

Hope you enjoy, I know it's a bit different from what you're used to.

[Johnny M]

Hey -- That looks like my camper!

Also: Autocars rule!

Johnny

[Gary Chase]

Pretty wild build, that took some imagination, well done. 

[Chris K]

Thanks guys.   I still piddle with it now and then, add things make improvements.   When I first built it I wanted it to look like the builder just slipped a piece of pipe in where the stack was, but now I keep thinking I need to make it look like they supported it at the top of the cab.   Little things like that.

Edited January 11, 2024 by Chris K

[Brian Conn]

..........Interesting build. 

  This bears more than just a striking resemblance to some of the oil field trucks I've seen down around Great Bend, Ks.  Some of the trucks are X-Army 6X6's others are the usual makes that are found in the oil fields.  Like yours, they tend use the conex/road-railer containers for storage, to house generators, shops, field offices, etc. etc.         

[Chris K]

For anyone interested, here's the build thread on this rig.

https://community.hobbylinkinternational.com/index.php?threads/post-apocalypse-rv-build.304/

[Brian Conn]

...I see from the link you provided (build thread) that you did some printing.....looking to getting into that myself.....couple of questions:

1)  Did you scan anything or just printed from files?  I'm leaning towards wanting to scan since I build masters of pieces that I resin cast...seems to me that the scan-print process would be easier/quicker vs. making a mold and resin casting.

2) Is the process fairly easy as far as printing in a particular scale (1:25) or scales of the same item. (1:32 and 1:25) 

[Chris K]

I didn't do any scanning.     How I came up with my parts depended on what I was doing.    With the kit parts, such as the frame extension I simply measured the kit part and duplicated those dimensions.    Other parts, such as the reefer and APU.....I found a bit of dimensional information on the internet and then just interpreted the rest based on those dimensions and photos.

Once you have an item modeled, it's pretty easy to re-scale it to another size.

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Cool project! Nice work!

[JohnB]

Awesome job.... I've been gathering parts a couple of years now for something along the same lines. I always thought Autocar had that perfect Post Apocalyptic look...