Rainbows in the Lehigh Valley Gorge

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Speaking of stuff to work on in the meantime, details....

Amongst the gift box I received a couple of weeks ago were a Scale Scenics forklift and two Magnuson Models trucks (a Ford and a Mack that fit in perfectly with the timeframe I'm modeling).  All three were a complete surprise to me and I didn't know were coming - just floored by the generosity.  This morning I decided I'd get the forklift kit underway - all of the components (aside from two plastic pallets) were cast metal.  I decided to paint the main body yellow and the forks, lift mechanism, seat and controls a uniform black.  Here it is assembled and installed in front of the Duplan building.

   

However, one glaring deficiency was that the forklift looked too new and unabused, and on my layout?  That just won't work.  Here it is after a little distressing:

   

I hope to get to the two trucks sometime soon.