a Floquil rust marker and
painted the roof, moving the
marker from the roof walk to
the edge of the roof. I used a
paper towel and wiped off the
rust, leaving visible traces on
the roof. Next, Bragdon dark
rust weathering chalks were
applied to the roof to get the
finished blend of colors for a
rusted roof.
On the Mt. Blue re-release
car, you have choice of fas-
cia strips for the car ends. To
be sure which to use – and
this applies to all freight
cars – check a photo of the
car you are modeling. In the
original kit, a Tichy standard
K brake system was sup-
plied. This was too large for
narrow gauge equipment.
With the new kit, this has
been changed to the smaller
Grandt Line narrow gauge
K brake system. The new kit
also includes three differ-
ent types of bolsters that
Tweetsie used, allowing for
the car to be at a proper
height, unlike the previous
kit. With car 428 having the
