Kevin Packard writes, “This car started out as Walthers’ 50’
Airslide. I was inspired after seeing Tom Zarnock’s incredible
Proto:87 Airslide build and used many of his tricks and tech-
niques on this.
I completely redid the details on this car, replac-
ing cast-on detail with separate detail all around the car. I traded
the stock trucks with semi-scale Athearn Genesis trucks. Finally, I
painted and decalled the model.
“I
always
work from a prototype picture when weathering.
Even if it isn’t an exact copy of the car, looking at prototype
pictures is the
only way
to ensure that your weathering
patterns are realistic. [We heartily agree. – MRH]
“Good places to look for pictures are
,
, and
There are many other websites that have a bank of prototype
pictures including websites like
and
”
