geetee66 Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 I needed an antidote to all the chrome, candy and flake I've been using on my recent builds. weathering makes a nice change from polishing. It was fun. I shall do more. I wired the engine and detail painted it. I don't know why. It can't be seen, now the body is on. I just enjoy the whole process, I guess. there's a bit of junk chucked in the back and in the cab and some delinquent garçons have tagged it, while it sat in a Paris suburb. a while ago, the tail light lens was broken. The lens hasn't been replaced and a bare bulb now shows. A Gauloise was lit in its honour. The note on the windshield says they're at lunch,( which is from about 11am to 4:30 pm. Longer, if it's wet/cold/hot or a weekday.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Foxer Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Those are great surfaces on that ... very believable and random Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Very realistic, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 Wow. You nailed the weathering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 27, 2019 Share Posted December 27, 2019 All of the above! Outstanding realism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddk Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Great job ? looks a real one ? just a little thing, the note on the windshield must says "parti déjeuner" not "allé déjeuner" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Excellent weathering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 1 hour ago, ddk said: Great job ? looks a real one ? just a little thing, the note on the windshield must says "parti déjeuner" not "allé déjeuner" ? Lol! Nice one! I'll change it. that's google translations for you ? I didn't do very well with French at school. I was taught by a Glaswegian. Couldn't understand him when he spoke English, so no chance with French. He made everything sound like a threat.! Happy days....we used to get the cane, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Watching your build at first it seemed almost like the weathering was getting to much. As the build progressed it really came out perfect . This makes me remember an old expression from the equine world. This looks like it "has been ridden hard and put away wet" referring to an uncared for horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrucha Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Nice beater. Excellent job weathering the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Great build! The weathering is very realistic. Good work! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 19 hours ago, espo said: Watching your build at first it seemed almost like the weathering was getting to much. As the build progressed it really came out perfect . This makes me remember an old expression from the equine world. This looks like it "has been ridden hard and put away wet" referring to an uncared for horse. Thanks Espo yeah, these vans seem to have been abused by their owners and the elements. Online research shows nearly all restoration projects attacking huge swathes of rust. Some are now 99% weld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I have watched the UK based Wheeler Dealer show on TV. When they were still filming in the UK they went to France and bought one of these. I never knew they existed, so it was interesting how they rebuilt theirs into what we here call a Food Truck. Your build looks very much like what they started with. Watching this build I learned some new techniques about this style of build, and thank you for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Hand Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Might not be the usual shiny, but sure shows the effort and detail work you put into the build. Very impressive Guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Marischal Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Great weathering job. No MOT in France I guess. ? steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATHU Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Awesome build, very realistic weathering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 On 12/29/2019 at 9:41 AM, espo said: I have watched the UK based Wheeler Dealer show on TV. When they were still filming in the UK they went to France and bought one of these. I never knew they existed, so it was interesting how they rebuilt theirs into what we here call a Food Truck. Your build looks very much like what they started with. Watching this build I learned some new techniques about this style of build, and thank you for that. And I remember them saying that the truck's engine wasn't up to modern roads so they replaced it with a modern British Ford 4 cylinder. I enjoyed that show! There is a company in New Jersey importing and rebuilding these into food trucks and other business vehicles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 super! the weathering and grafitti is insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 That is very nice work... All the weathering is just spot on... Outstanding... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goon Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Love it. Great weathering. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Hi Guy! Absolutely convincing, bravo! I was always curious about their use of "corrugated" steel on the body... Do you know why they designed it that way? Any technical rationale that I don't grasp? CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 10 minutes ago, Claude Thibodeau said: Hi Guy! Absolutely convincing, bravo! I was always curious about their use of "corrugated" steel on the body... Do you know why they designed it that way? Any technical rationale that I don't grasp? CT I believe it was a weight/cost saving measure. Its a much thinner guage of steel than other vehicles of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 3 hours ago, stitchdup said: I believe it was a weight/cost saving measure. Its a much thinner guage of steel than other vehicles of the time. Hi Les! Well, thank you. I makes perfect sense, since the French have always been obsessed with stretching the gas tank range as far as possible. I suspect that contrary to most US cars, the have no reinforcement panels behind the outer skin, thus reducing fabrication costs and weight. Regards, CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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