Dents
Dents
How
to put a dent in a plastic car.
Below
you will find out how I created a
dent
on a tank car.
Making
a Dent!
By
Tiny Pearce
Making
a dent in a plastic car is easy to do and
adds
some nice detail to the car. Of course a dent
will
not work well on a car with wood siding. hehe
I
used a tank car to add this detail too.
I'm
sure someone out there can refine the
operation
explained below and make even better
looking
dents. This was my first try at doing this.
I
used a candle for my heat source, and held the
section
of the tank car over the flame where I wanted
to
add a dent. I wanted to make sure I did not
burn
the plastic and make a hole. As the plastice got
soft,
I then used a pair of wire cutters to press into
the
plastic and form the dent. Also taking care not
to
push through the tank and make a hole.
Making
a dent on a steel gondola, might be fun.
I
think a hole or gash in the dent would make the gon
look
like a well used car. Any metal object will work
for
making the dent. Once I got a dent made, I set
the
tank aside and let it cool and harden again.
I
then airbrushed some rust into the dent and let
some
rust run down the side of the car.
Thats
about all it takes!
Have
Fun!
To
The Switch Yard 
