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    A RAILCAR OR A ROAD BUS? At any rate, it runs on rails

    Dec 22, 2017 4 minutes
    Text : François Fontana based on input from Pierre Fichet Photos : François Fontana, Pierre Fiche Drawings : Alexis Avril


    This article explains how I scratchbuilt my own railcar out of plastic sheet. The body is cut out of 1mm thick sheet. It consists of 7 different parts: the front panel, the two small sides which correspond to the driving cab, the two folding doors, and the two long sides which, having curved at the back, meet to form the rear panel.

    The body is assembled around the ceiling (called “upper part”), also cut out of 1mm thick plastic sheet. The folding doors are glued inside the body panels with an

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