AMB pickle car

[ak-milw]

My daughter got me an American Model Builders pickle car kit for Christmas. I think it's about time to get it built. The kit can be built on either a Athearn or Tichy flat car kit, I opted cfor the Tichy. Here is a picture of the packaging.



and the contents.



It looks like a fun build, I hope you follow along.

[ak-milw]

First thing to do was to build the flat car, leaving off the brake wheel and ratchet.





then to paint it. I left the center plain so the wood deck would have something to stick to.



Now this gets set aside.

[bparrish]

Andy...

What is the weighting material that you put between the main rails of the fish bellys?

see ya
Bob

[deemery]

Andy...

What is the weighting material that you put between the main rails of the fish bellys?

see ya
Bob

The Tichy kit comes with the weight, I think it's steel.


dave

[ak-milw]

Dave is half right, it comes with the kit but it is die cast, pot metal.

[S&S RR]

Andy


I just found your thread - I will be following along.

[ak-milw]

Now on to the AMB kit. first thing the instructions say do is to build the four tanks or vats. Here are the parts for the frame.



First glue on the six uprights making sure they are square, let dry, then glue on the top.

[ak-milw]

Andy


I just found your thread - I will be following along.

Glad you can join in John.

[jimmillho]

Cool looking car.  I will be following this.

Jim

[ACL1504]

Andy,

I'll be following along as well. This will make a great looking car. Here is a pickle car from Ambroid, all wood car.

Tom

[Twopoint2]

Great looking kits ill be watching.

[ak-milw]

Thanks for joining in guy's.

Tom, the cars are similar, mine has a peaked roof and eight hatches.

[ak-milw]

After the tank frames have been built we add the scribed sheeting. I start by gluing one edge to a frame upright.



The white laser cut paper in front will be the tank bands. They are cut from peel and stick heavy paper.

[sdrees]

Andy, I am waiting to see how you do the bands around the tanks.  I have the Ambroid pickle car and vinegar car which require the bands.  I never came up with anything that worked out very well.

So the kits have been unfinished for the last 50 years or so.

[ak-milw]

Steve I have the vinegar car on the shelf. This kit gives you self stick paper for the bands, it looks like they will work ok.