French car and cannabis in 1/87

[Rucksack]

Hi all,

today i started with that grey french car.


Here some pics of the original (french forum)
http://www.photos-de-trains.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9596&highlight=min%E9raliers


First structuring some dents with the heat of incense sticks and pressing.




...cannabis flavour = pure coincidence

Milling the stronger dents


scape the thick brake handle


Brake handle connection


glue some repair-patches and grab handles


changing the steps


enough for today


painting and weathering coming soon
May be i`ll relight one of the sticks now
sven

[jacq01]

 

May be i`ll relight one of the sticks now

do so......It must have a linear effect on the amount and shape of the dents 

  Jacq

[eTraxx]

The first thing that came to mind was .. "Good job on the car..." .. second thing that came to mind was .. "HONEST OFFICER!! It's INCENSE!!"

[artizen]

Unfortunately all the photos have been deleted!!!!!!

[JohnP]

Goodness- been away on vacation and too busy watching the Tour de France. But now I'm back posting and find fresh instructions how to use cannabis to weather French railcars! Splendid! Magnifique! Chapeau to Sven.

John

[finescalerr]

I have been watching the Tour everyday for the past three weeks. Too bad about Andy Schleck. He raced an outstanding Tour and missed winning by exactly the time he lost when his chain fell off (and the other guys seemed to forget about good sportsmanship). -- Russ

[Rucksack]

Hi all,

first a reassuring remark to the controversial subject "INCENSE STICKS".
Take it easy! It´s a legal merchandise without any banned substances.
So, let´s keep the point and forget the french car, it has a dental treatment .

Jacq, you´re right! It was a little too much

Outwards curved dents on a gondola

scrubbed cellulose-acetat-sheets (normally used for spectacle frames)



softened with ACETONE
and applied with a brush






...and now waiting for the new decals

sven