Del...I think a big design feature on the original one was the pod fenders and the caddie taillights on the struts attaching them...to me, that's what makes it the Roswell, unfortunately, that is also what makes it a time consuming and laborous build...anything else is Roswell II, or whatever you decide to call it....Doug
Del, it depends on the look you like better. To me there is a huge difference between the two, with or without the fenders. Personally I like fenders, so to me the fenders give it a lot of character.
Good luck on whatever you decide. Martha
Del...thanks for bring this to my attention...I never paid a lot of attention to the fender skirts on the Roswell...but since I'm going to have them on the Rocketear...I might try that "swoosh" appearance on the skirt...might be a nice touch...Doug
Mike's version might be easier to build and be more user friendly BUT, if it is not the original, it is just another "egg"...go original or go????????????
madjack
...I have come to believe that, conflict resolution, through violence, is never acceptable.....................mj
Yea, my giant Roswell design is JUST another egg, but after building a teardrop that was too small to be practical, I'll let a skinny guy build the original Roswell.
What the picture doesn't show, is the jeep style rubber fenders. It's not much , but it helps.
Mike...
The quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten, so build your teardrop with the best materials...
Mike, I meant no, put down with the "egg" comment...it is afterall a very nice "egg" ...BUT...if someone is going to build the Roswell, then that is what they should build or else it will be something beside the Roswell...maybe a Rosegg or an Eggwell
madjack
...I have come to believe that, conflict resolution, through violence, is never acceptable.....................mj
Well yea I do, it doesn't have the fenders on it yet...
If you look at the underside, you'll notice it's sitting on a 48" wide chassis, derived from a HF. I threw the HF axle away though, and got a torsion axle instead.