This freight car project has ballooned which is an excuse to include this picture from my early morning bike ride before it got to hot of the first hot air balloon that I have seen this year.
The freight car project has taken on a life of its own! From the simple planned repair of a coupling to the unplanned (that is not unusual for me as Mrs. Woody will vouch) complete weathering of the freight car!
This is how the body looked in bright yellow.
Using a wide soft brush I just streaked dilute brown paint over the body sides.
Luckily with the hot weather the paint soon dried so it was possible to apply a number of coats. This is what it looked like after four coats.
I'm pleased with that! Next the underside!
