Building a Model Railroad Cement Car Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- In this episode I am building a cement car for my model railroad. This is a detailed model with lots of challenge.
This car will service a ready mix concrete factory on my railroad. I complete the build from start to finish and will feature paint and weather in an upcoming video. I face a few challenges along the way and have to come up with some creative solutions to these challenges.
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After much swearing & cussing I finally finished the assembly of a Tichy Train Group flatcar. I watched another modeler build one in a video & I really liked the brake detail on the underside of the chassis (which no one will ever see). I followed the directions to a tee and wished I hadn't. In a previous step I installed the stirrups and when trying to install the extra added bronze phosphor wire grab irons I broke off every stirrup. If you ever build this kit install the stirrups as the LAST step. I did make some replacement stirrups out of some staples from a desktop stapler which were the right size. I think I spent as much time chasing small parts across the floor as I did building the model, LOL! Upon completion of the build I painted each board on the deck a different shade of brown mixing my acrylic paint in a plastic communion cup as I went along. It came out very realistic. Now on to a load for my flatcar. Cheers from eastern TN
I love Tichy freight cars! They have incredible detail for what you pay for them. It just takes some work to build and paint them.
I’m still getting sticker shock at all the current $50-60 ready to run cars, and have been buying all the quality older freight car kits I can find.
Yes, there is great value in the tichy cars if you’re willing to put in the time and effort. I plan on buying lots more. I’m considering doing some scratch building in the future too.
NIce video, Drew. You are doing well for so new to the railroad side of the hobby. The brake rod should remain straight, and the brake wheel should be mounted horizontally. If yo ulook at the little ratchet details on the brake horizontal platform just below the brake wheel, you can see that the brake wheel turns the brake post, and the ratchet catches the brake post so you can tighten the brakes incrementally. The brakemen would often use a club/rod to release the brake buy using the club to tighten the brake wheel harder then releasing the ratchet and then the brake wheel could turn backwards freely to release the brake.
Thanks for the tips.
Way to go, Drew! I've built a number of Tichy cars, they ARE a challenge. Especially for my OLD eyes. But, you did a great job and the car looks superb. The nice thing, which you noticed, their cars are virtually the same . I really detest the stake pockets on flat cars...aargh. I have 2 to build and have put it off for months. One day...🤔
Thanks for your great videos.
Thanks Craig. I plan on building several more of these.
Great lighting and videography! Liked the music and your smooth, clear commentary. Many thanks! Greetings from Australia.
Thank you very much!
Amazed with the detail on this model!
It was really fun.
I always use an A-proxo knife for cutting parts off the sprue. Never use an X-acto knife because nothing is ever exact, only approximate, LOL! It looks like you're using Tamiya cement. I did not use Mr. Cement, Plastruct or any other styrene cement. I got a Precision applicator with a metal tip and it really worked well. I think I would modify that kit if I ever build it and not use the big nuts but cut off the little sides that hold the nuts and use regular tire weights I get from Harbor Freight. The brake detail on that build looks just as fiddly as it was on my flatcar build. What size bit for the grab irons? Cheers from eastern TN
Great build! That's an interesting car.
I think so too!
Hey Drew. We exchanged messages a couple of weeks ago on FB. I got a good price on a six pack of these. Funaro and Camerlengo just introduced a similar car this year.
This would also make an excellent grain car.
Thanks for the tip. I do plan on having a feed store and feed mill on my layout so these cars would make a great addition.
@@WhiteRiverLine My application is barley for a brewery complex malthouse.
I model the Summer of 1941 and most of my car fleet are Accurail models. The (Tichy) cars break up the monotony of so many similar types. The F&C cars are pricey, but would offer some variation and visual 8nterest.
@@WhiteRiverLine It's actually a Reading RR Cocoa Bean "hopper".
Goobtube didnt like the link to the kit and deleted that update.
Hi! Do you have a link to the pin vice and bits you use?