10-24-2009, 05:29 PM
I've also done some work on the MOW storage area, per suggestions in the Upper Berth thread I went thru my boxes of old stuff and found a suitable passenger car body. I attempted to make the roof sag in the middle with not so great results. I built a jig similar to the one Wayne linked to in that thread, and used a hair dryer to heat the shell. I tried to focus the heat on the lower body and apply pressure gently to avoid kinking the chelestory roof, but did so anyway. Also, the body curved sideways a bit at one end. I did get a slight bow to the length of the body as well. Here are tow shots of it, tomorrow I figure I will cut a wood block for a snug fit in the shell, and gently heat again, forcing the block in and hopefully straightening the body.
