After the primer, the first coat of RAL 6009 green paint was applied, and the wagon was assembled.
This first coat of green paint was sanded down for the next coat. The nuts and bolts can then be painted as well.
The second coat of green was applied. By binding the lids together and supporting them with some wooden strips, everything could have a second coat with minimizing that the parts would stick together.
Lettering the frame
The frame got a coat of clear varnish, to seal the vinyl letters.
The undercarriage is fully assembled. (Buffer heads and coupling hooks still need to be 'blackened' (burning them in oil).
With a ruler as a guide, the text on the side was positioned. Because the sides are not flat but bent, is a tricky job to get them aligned.
A particular indication sign shows the maximum tonnage that the wagon may carry.
This sign is made up of two colors.
On the bottom of the wagon, this logo is placed, as a reference to the Fleischmann H0 model that was used to design and make this 7¼" gauge wagon.
The lettering is finished. A coat of varnish still has to be applied.
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The final bolts holding the superstructure on the undercarriage are painted by hand.
The door closing/locking mechanism is assembled. Although I'd made some allowance for the thickness of the paint coat, some paint still had to be scrapped off to make it free to move. A bit of Molykote
grease is used between the sliding/moving parts.
According to the guideline, all the parts that are operated by railway personnel have to be black. So all handrails, door grips and handles, and hooks were painted with a very small brush.
Almost finished. A few hooks still waiting for their turn to be painted black (if the others have dried) and then the varnish coat can be sprayed.
Ps: the type of wagon is a Km. This is the so called "Gattungszeichen für Güterwagen"
K stands for Klappdeckelwagen (Lidded wagon)
m stands for a load that is more than 10.000 kg. (10 tons)