12-03-2015, 08:27 PM
Thanks Matt, These will be the fifth and sixth Tichy's that I've built. I also have their PFE reefer on the shelf.
A few days a bit more progress
I added the brake cylinder and air line to each car, then installed the frame into the car. I also added the weight and the two main cross members.
I also added the stake pockets, twelve per side, forty-eight in all. The tweezers were definitely a must again.
I also learned an important lesson, don't use 20-year-old micro weld that smells like pine sap. It doesn't cure very well and holds even worse. I ended up going out and getting new testors liquid cement and re-gluing a number of things. I'm pretty sure the glue stains on the side of the car will be hidden when the car is painted.
A few days a bit more progress
I added the brake cylinder and air line to each car, then installed the frame into the car. I also added the weight and the two main cross members.
I also added the stake pockets, twelve per side, forty-eight in all. The tweezers were definitely a must again.
I also learned an important lesson, don't use 20-year-old micro weld that smells like pine sap. It doesn't cure very well and holds even worse. I ended up going out and getting new testors liquid cement and re-gluing a number of things. I'm pretty sure the glue stains on the side of the car will be hidden when the car is painted.