In the 1930s, the Billard company in Tours employed a large number of gifted coach builders who handmade pleasingly curvaceous railcars! Modelling them is not an easy job. Following a detailed study based on drawings and on the measurements I took on the A80 D units preserved on the Vivarais and Velay-Express heritage railways, I used a variety of techniques which, combined, enabled me to build this railcar and its trailer.
The body ends
The ends of the vehicles were drawn in 3D