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6: Gary applied a heavy rust treatment to this Walthers 89-foot
auto rack. The hand-painted color transition was achieved using
acrylic paint mixed to match the prototype color of the car. The
panels were weathered using orange oxide oil paint with pastel
powders mixed in. The finish is sealed with Dullcote. The car has
Kadee #5s, Hi-Tech air hoses, and hand-bent coupler lift bars.
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7: His CSX rack was faded using acrylic paint, pastel powders
and oil paint, all sealed with Dullcote. It took hours to hand paint
the graffiti with acrylic paint, using several colors, and prototype
photos as reference. Scale couplers, air hoses, and coupler lift
bars round out the end details.
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