Ed, thanks for the props. I like these cars alot even with their minor issues
Ben, thanks. I've had the same issue on a couple of these. I'll pry one side of the roof up at a time and run a thin coat of ACC along the edge, then repeat. I also beef up the discharge gate rails with ACC as they bend and break.
Bob, thanks for the comments. I airbrush a light fade with very diluted reefer white paint then seal with a mist of dullcote to give it some tooth. On this car I only applied a mix of powders and seal with another light mist of dullcote again.