Hallo
Bernhard, danke für Dein Lob und Deine Grüße. I already found your thread some time ago. I must admit that I was tempted to build one of those cars, they are marvellous! Unfortunately, they are too old for the era I model. Two factors might speed up my project compared to yours. First, the use of styrene for the metal parts and the body of the car. Second, I am not the most patient guy. Once I start a project like that, I have to go on. But I still think,that building rolling stock takes a lot of time, compared to building structures.
Andrew, thank you for your information on color and the link. It really helps a lot.
Lynn, thank you once again. As I said at the beginning of the thread, this is my first attempt to build a freight car, and I found out, that I really enjoy doing it. It adds a new aspect to the hobby. Perhaps you should give it a try, I don’t think it is too difficult. You’ll never know what you can do until you do it.