I just purchased a new Williams Soo Line boxcar and the black paint on both ends is flaking off badly.  Some had already come off in the plastic bag the car comes in, but just running my fingernail lightly across the surface caused much more of the paint to come off.  The gray shell is very glossy and I'm thinking the surface just wasn't prepped right before painting, although the white paint on the sides seems to be fine.  Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else has encountered the same problems.  Thanks, Ron