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
![[Image: DSCF5207_zpswmt1x8g1.jpg]](http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc278/OkanaganIroc/model%20railroad/Rolling%20stock/Logging%20Flats/DSCF5207_zpswmt1x8g1.jpg)
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.
![[Image: DSCF5205_zpszunxoyda.jpg]](http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc278/OkanaganIroc/model%20railroad/Rolling%20stock/Logging%20Flats/DSCF5205_zpszunxoyda.jpg)
I also added the stake pockets, twelve per side, forty-eight in all. The tweezers were definitely a must again.
![[Image: DSCF5206_zps6dedxlbp.jpg]](http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc278/OkanaganIroc/model%20railroad/Rolling%20stock/Logging%20Flats/DSCF5206_zps6dedxlbp.jpg)
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.