40' 50-Ton Flat Car ACF Kit

This is the second kit by Tichy that I've purchased and am again very pleased. This kit has very clean molding with quite a bit of detail ( I am NOT a rivet counter ). The trucks in the kit will not be used as I prefer steel axle over plastic and the kit does not include couplers. Painting can be done easily with plastic model spray paint as the two trees of parts are grouped so one tree ( frame members etc. ) can be painted silver and the other ( brake components etc. ) red. Some of the break components are so small that I need to use a magnifying loop light to assemble but they *do* add to the detail of this kit. The instruction page included in the kit is very detailed as well and includes valuable suggestions on both painting and assembly.

This was my very first attempt at building a car from a kit. The parts were pretty clean, with only a little filing and shaping required. The instructions were very good, giving me no head-scratching moments. I know some people will be triggered when I say I don't really see why so much effort is put into exactly modeling the underside of the car when no one will ever see it, but there you go. The main problem with this car is that it is super light, and there is very little room to apply decals. Other than that I really like it, and it seems to be the only available plain old flat car with nothing on it.

If you love to build kits, then this one should be at the top of the list. Awesome detail! Please note the parts tend to be small - hence the detail quality, and you need to take your time building the kit. Instructions aer top notch. These cars a perfect add to any flat car fleet.