Considering that I'm deciding on building a waggon or two... The first thing I need to find are the materials. I did have a look at a steel Pepsi can, though I found that I made a bit of a mess trying to cut it and didnt end up with a lot of suitable material I can use. Also, it is a little on the thin side for the chunkyness I like to see. I could go round the shops later trying not to look suspicious trying a magnet on drinks cans and buying a drink to go with my lunch...
Well, I do have the remains of a Quality Street lid. It has the logo indented into it along with other indents in the design. I had flattened this in the past with a hammer on my mini anvil to limited success, and as I dont really mind the bashed about look as a final result, it looks very suitable as a material for me to use as a body for my waggon.
I've also started to rub the paint off, and also rub the good side. I did start with wire wool as I couldn't find my file in with my tools (Where did I put it?) Wire wool seemed to be slow going so I turned to the age old idea of rubbing the material on one of the paving slabs outside. This is working though it quickly heats up the metal and starts sending me burning messages up through my fingers!
At least its a start of preparation ready for the build.
