Rather than hi-jack someone else's thread I thought I would start a new thread to ask this.
How does the crackle on the MTH re-production Crackle Black 400E compare to the original Lionel? It seems to me that the MTH version is a little thick, almost looks like automotive undercoating in certain areas. Having a Kennedy tool box as a kid that is what I think of when I think of crackle. It was very fin, like a thick orange peel almost, which normally is bad of course. If memory serves, I think you can, or use to be able to, get spray paint in a crackle finish.
The crackle black 400E has grown on me the last few months and I am trying to decide if the MTH version is a good facsimile or should I get a "plain" one and apply the crackle myself at some point.
