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hi well just got back from our show, i showed it to my chemist friend and he said without a doubt it is painted .
its not tarnished or discolored , and appers to have been painted at the factory .
i will try and post some better pics this weekend .
larry c. in ny

sorry about the pics will try to take some better ones a little later
larry c. in n y

better pic i hope

hi numi, for some reason i can only upload pics from photo buckeet not from my pc.
this is the onlt pic i have of the base iof it uploads

dont know is this sheds any more light on this but my 70b is a code 9 also its only black on the very bottom no trace of black any were else . plus i know the base was not taken off because theres yellow paint under the rivet. i removed a very sm spot of paint from around the rivet and its black und...

another shot

tryig to upload picz

i just sent an email to the chemist asking him about such a chemical , ill let you know what he says as soon as he answers me back
larry c. in ny

now that you talk about a chemist we have one in our train club here i will bring it to our show that we are having in 2 weeks and have him look at it. i will also ask him about what you said about some kind of chemical that could turn it black like that . i will let everyone know what he thinks aft...

ok i can understand people having doubts about this being a varition ,but this is the 3rd one that has come to light so far . i know how i feel about this model cause i have it here ,i dont believe it was painted outside of the lesney factory . it is not a crude paint job its very thin and smooth , ...