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thing fish		#1 Posted : 08 March 2020 14:28:10(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/01/2020(UTC) Posts: 207 Location: istanbul		Hi all, While lazing around, I came across a flatbed car with missing load and no wheels. Small cute model, I have no idea where it came from. Anyway, just what I'd like to do on a Sunday. So, I decided to discard the original bedding which is pretty useless with all those holes, and make a new one plus some weathering. So here it is: Take the model apart ... luckily I have more wheels than I'd need in a lifetime Cut out wood left over from another hobby of mine, that is wooden ship building ... Glue pieces together with CA and sand down ... Emboss and accentuate the timber using pencil ... Apply clearcoat and glue to the car ... Start weathering with diluted black enamel ... Finalize with powder and matte varnish ... ... and we blow new life into an otherwise scrapyard car! Cem.

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mmervine		#2 Posted : 08 March 2020 15:00:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,884 Location: Keene, NH		Really nice work!
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Vanvlak		#3 Posted : 08 March 2020 15:27:29(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/06/2019(UTC) Posts: 58 Location: Naxxar		That was beautifully done. I'm taking notes
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jvuye		#4 Posted : 10 March 2020 21:12:46(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/03/2008(UTC) Posts: 2,881 Location: South Western France		Very cool. New ideas are always good to take! Cheers Jacques
		Jacques Vuye aka Dr.Eisenbahn Once a vandal, learned to be better and had great success!

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RayF		#5 Posted : 10 March 2020 23:20:40(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 15,839 Location: Gibraltar, Europe		Quote: While lazing around, I came across a flatbed car with missing load and no wheels. Small cute model, I have no idea where it came from. Could this be the flat car with Silo load from the Swiss 29516 starter set?
		Ray Mostly Marklin.Selection of different eras and European railways Small C track layout, control by MS2, 100+ trains but run 4-5 at a time.

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kiwiAlan		#6 Posted : 11 March 2020 02:11:05(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,101 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot		Originally Posted by: RayF Quote: While lazing around, I came across a flatbed car with missing load and no wheels. Small cute model, I have no idea where it came from. Could this be the flat car with Silo load from the Swiss 29516 starter set? Certainly looks correct for the handrail details on the modified car. Good spot there ray.

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thing fish		#7 Posted : 11 March 2020 09:39:46(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/01/2020(UTC) Posts: 207 Location: istanbul		Originally Posted by: RayF Could this be the flat car with Silo load from the Swiss 29516 starter set? Absolutely, that's the one! Thanks for letting me know what it is, in fact I think I have the original load in some of my shoeboxes C.


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thing fish		#8 Posted : 11 March 2020 09:50:35(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/01/2020(UTC) Posts: 207 Location: istanbul		And here is the final looks of the car with timber load stolen from a Hag flatbed Let me give you another hint: the load glued using old nail polish leftover from my wifes stock Nail polish is very very handy for glueing delicate stuff especially if placing of the thing to glue cannot be achieved at one go; like small flat stuff to a loco or something. The TCDD plates glued to the loco with nail polish, it was a breeze to place them on their exact locations with the tip of a hobby knive. C.

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