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As has been said before, you just paint the handrails that come with the model. A few pointers for this: Undercoat handrails that will be painted silver (like those on SF Warbonnet locos) with black - this makes the silver a richer, more realistic shade. Undercoating components that will be painted silver in black is normal engineering practice If you're planning to paint handrails yellow (or any other light colour), consider undercoating the handrails in white first - this will give the yellow a decent base, especially if the handrails are made from dark-coloured plastic The choice of paint is important. I use either Tamiya or Citadel Minatures paints, usually depending on what I have to hand! Tamiya paint is good for lighter colours, Citadel paints are a bit thicker. I've heard reports of people using paints designed for R/C car bodyshells on plastic handrails as these don't flake off as easily, but as my fleet is almost exclusively "Blue Box" Athearn locos I've not had the chance to try this.
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