5: This Walthers Ortner rapid-discharge hopper has factory
paint. The car is upgraded using brass wire, angle and flat bar
for all of the handrails and stirrup steps. The underframe is
detailed with brass angle, and Kadee springs for the actua-
tors. Sergent couplers are added. The model was weathered
with oils and pastel chalks.
6-7: Scott added details, air lines, actuating hoses, MU
hoses, a firecracker antenna, Sergent couplers, a speed
recorder, sand lines, and markers to these factory-decorated
Atlas GP40s. They are weathered with oils and pastel chalks.
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MRH-Jan 2014
