Wow! Is the whole thing that way or just the end?
also the nose part is that way (to match the orange color on the cab) the nose and the end were painted over black, the cab was painted orange on the undecorated, gray surface. so, to match the color of the cab they painted much more color on the black parts and the result is this "dipped in a color pot" result... >
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Looks like the same painter that did those Athearn gondolas!
yup, exactly my thoughts when I did see the Cartier engines for the first time...