I got mine today. Nice job on the artwork!
This type of decoration was possible due to use of MT's new ink jet printer. However, I'm still bothered by the texture left by the printing process. I've been buying many recent MT releases. Since the first time I saw this printing process used on one of their models (
https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=28938 ), they have improved the appearance of inkjet-printed models by overcoating the entire car with satin clear lacquer (kind of like spraying the car with Dullcote). That process greatly reduced the texture in the printed areas. But on this car, the clear overcoat is not really hiding the printed ink texture of the sides.
They also decided to print the entire yellow area using the inkjet printing over white background, rather than spray painting the car side using yellow paint. This process uses cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink dots to obtain something that looks like a reefer yellow. That to me is a disappointment. I know that this is a magnified view, but still, I would prefer a yellow-painted sides instead of dithered printed color. The dithering will show up in close-up photos which we often take of our N scale models.
I also like to mention that all the small black lettering is still Tampo-printed, the old fashion way. That is because the inkjet process is not good enough to handle such a small lettering.
Oh, the coal hatches are made from laser-cut black sheet of material (laserboard?).
