Steel mill hot metal car model

I have had this 80-ton brass hot metal car model sitting on my layout for many years.  Non model railroad visitors often commented on the "gold" model car.  I finally decided to paint and weather it.

I spray painted it dark gray then added a light overspray of rail brown.  I glued some gray-brown cinders around the opening at the top to simulate leftover skull from pours.  After that  I added some selective rust wash and a dusting of chalk.  Looks good to me, and much better than an unpainted brass model.  The only components to this model are the body, the two ends, and the trucks.