10-19-2018, 03:04 PM
After giving a try at two Tichy tank cars kits I lettered as UTLX, I decided I should improve my roster of tank cars. I bought a box of six Tichy kits.
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When building the sixth one I decided to replace the KC brakes with AB brakes parts I had on hands (Front Right car)
I lettered three of them as CGTX.
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Two as GATX
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And one as BAOX
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When documenting the project for lettering I realized that if I had put AB Brakes on all six cars and omitted the straps near the dome I would have had cars that would "look more prototypical" for the era I model. I then realized that I should better document any project at an earlier stage of completion. Lesson learned.
Any way I now have tank cars that look a lot better than any BB Athearn kits I had and even some not so good looking RTR.
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When building the sixth one I decided to replace the KC brakes with AB brakes parts I had on hands (Front Right car)
I lettered three of them as CGTX.
[attachment=29455]
Two as GATX
[attachment=29456]
And one as BAOX
[attachment=29457]
When documenting the project for lettering I realized that if I had put AB Brakes on all six cars and omitted the straps near the dome I would have had cars that would "look more prototypical" for the era I model. I then realized that I should better document any project at an earlier stage of completion. Lesson learned.
Any way I now have tank cars that look a lot better than any BB Athearn kits I had and even some not so good looking RTR.
