I bought this factory painted Kadee car off ebay after a discussion with Kevin Love on what kind of flatcar could I use for an inbound lumber load into Russellville. Kevin remembered not a flatcar but 40′ Frisco boxcars being used in this service so that gave me an excuse to put another 40′ boxcar in service on the local. The original model came with a white dash line on the lower carload but none of the prototype photos I found showed this so I removed it with a decal remover. I then airbrushed the car with Dullcote and used colored pencils to denote the door scrapes and wear and tear to the sides. Oil paints mixed with odorless turpentine was brushed over the sides and ends. A single edged razor blade was used to scrape up some of the lettering.

Finally the signature 1979s COTS, U-1 and ACI labels were added. I need to find a SLSF weigh station and give the car an updated light weight.

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