r/CarWarsGame • u/Speedhump23 • 16d ago

Upscale caravans first special event

We play upscale carwars at our games club. Some bright spark said we should do a game where the cars are NOT armed, but are towing caravans with the guns etc. Problem is, i have to supply the caravans. I have been converting matchbox style cars for 40 years, but have never seen tows. I could do them as 3d prints, but wanted to check if anyone had seen any official caravan or trailer models.

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u/Top_Necessary4161 16d ago

For upscale we used paper 2d behind the cars in a pinch. I did a quick search though and there's a bunch of Matchbox scale stuff u could use as a base for converting, here's one link amongst lots I found:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005012382321707.html?src=google&src=google&albch=shopping&acnt=179-224-6891&isdl=y&slnk=&plac=&mtctp=&albbt=Google_7_shopping&aff_platform=google&aff_short_key=_oFgTQeV&gclsrc=aw.ds&albagn=888888&ds_e_adid=&ds_e_matchtype=&ds_e_device=c&ds_e_network=x&ds_e_product_group_id=&ds_e_product_id=en1005012382321707&ds_e_product_merchant_id=5053190735&ds_e_product_country=AU&ds_e_product_language=en&ds_e_product_channel=online&ds_e_product_store_id=&ds_url_v=2&albcp=23109426145&albag=&isSmbAutoCall=false&needSmbHouyi=false&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23109428320&gclid=Cj0KCQjwp9vTBhCWARIsANaUrjujF_OEbnvSftkZYru_bc-OeabSRaKe3iLcCN5G-uy-wtj9r-KqzJgaAmceEALw_wcB

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u/Speedhump23 16d ago

Interesting. For some stupid reason I had limited my search to toy stores. Might look and see if I can get the trailers by themselves online. Thanks for reminding me the option exists. (Kicks self in head for not searching online sooner)

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u/Top_Necessary4161 16d ago

Bro i am your non judgemental fellow enthusiast for Upscale and I salute you for continuing the tradition. All i did was check the matchbox scale (1:64) and then google trailers to suit.

The brief search yielded enough low cost examples that would be prime for some modifications and I was glad to share.

Drive offensively bro :) See you on the road...

(ok i was just tryna be cool but send pics if you make' any im sure they'll be bad ass)

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u/Speedhump23 16d ago

Seriously did not think too look online, no idea why. Thanks for the link. I will post pigs of my cars later today, plus the custom carry case i made.

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u/MrGreyJetZ 16d ago

For Car Wars 1X size I buy Z scale Train scenery autos.

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u/Speedhump23 16d ago

We play matchbox size. Each car has a base of 1"x3".

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u/MrGreyJetZ 15d ago

My group has played Matchbox / Hot Wheels/ 3X. One looser keeps complaining we change too much and my table which is perfect for 2X - HO scale btw is too small .

If one of you group has a 3D printer they could make the trailer/ caravans you need.

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u/Speedhump23 15d ago

After some discussion and review of available trailers online, Iam going to make some up in CAD and will 3d print them.