Nachoman's spring 2010 challenge- reefer.

[nachoman]

I decided one way to make the car look more appropriate for my era is to use archbar trucks and mount the brake wheel above the roofline. I carved off all the molded brake detail from the end of the car, and began fashioning a brake staff using pieces from my scrap box.

   

I also replaced all the grab irons with wire grabs, and touched up the paint using, oddly enough, "Armour yellow" that was on my paint shelf.

   

I also read that wooden roof walks were left unpainted because painted wood is slick when wet. So, I carved some board detail into the roof walk, added wood grain detail with 60 grit sandpaper, and primed with thinned household primer in preparation for staining with an ink wash.