Good afternoon
Got all my Christmas shopping done on eBay this afternoon and came across this wrecking kit that interested me.
Just wondering if anyone's familiar with this company and if you think I would be happy with it. It looks like a fun 3-piece model to build. It does not come with trucks or decals but that doesn't concern me. It is a styrene kit. Do you think it will be properly weighted and be a decent addition to my fleet as far as quality goes?
Thanks for your help and opinions in advance.
TF
TF:
I am very familiar with the company and know the owner very well. I have the same kit that you have in N scale. The kits are plastic and quality is very good. They assemble very easily with very good instructions. I suggest that you paint the kit parts prior to assembly which is easier than trying to paint an assembled kit, espessialy the crane. If I can be of any furthur assistance please let me know.
Caldreamer
You've never heard of Tichy? They've been around for a while and make a very good product. Most notably Tichy manufactures a plethora of detail parts for scratch-building - e.g. windows. You'll have to paint and decal the kits once you assemble them because they come undecorated.
Tom
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Track fiddlerJust wondering if anyone's familiar with this company and if you think I would be happy with it.
I have built dozens of HO scale Tichy train cars. They are very good kits that build into nice models.
The "crew car" looks a lot like an N scale kit I built decades ago by DimiTrains. I wonder if Tichy bought the masters for this kit. DimiTrains also made a very nice N scale rotary snow plow kit.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Track fiddlercame across this wrecking kit that interested me.
Hi TF,
I'm not familiar with their N scale products, but Tichy's HO kits are very well made and highly detailed. The accuracy of the castings is amazing. There is literally no flash. The details can be very delicate.
I would go for it, but be prepared to spend some time assembling it. This is not a one evening kit!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
You’ve got to be kidding us TF, asking if we’ve heard of Tichy. Mel My Model Railroad http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/ Bakersfield, California I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Why is the word "injury" in this thread title?
SeeYou190Why is the word "injury" in this thread title?
Inquiry ?
Cheers, Ed
I've bought windows and doors from Tichy, and will gladly buy more. I've also bought HO Scale boxcars and flatcars from them. Each was fun to assemble, paint and decal. I particularly like having better under-car brake detail, even if I am the only one who knows it's there.
In my to-do box is another Tichy flat car and a pickle car superstructure, bought before I stumbled across an Athearn one at a show. Then I'll need a trackside pickle bin. And I don't even like pickles. There is a pickle bin kit, but it's expensive and I think I could scratchbuild an acceptable one.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Man! That was a barrage of answers right away, ... appreciated guys.
I have a Tichy Train Group double water tower kit I purchased some time ago. My daughter likes to do models and crafts with me so we will assemble these two twin water towers together someday.
I just wasn't sure about Rolling Stock kits as I know a lot of you build them. I see the ones you guys build on weekend photo fun that I always admire. With that said I thought you would all know more about these kits than me. That was the reason for my inquiry, I didn't want to end up with a bogus kit.
From your replies I feel pretty confident I should go purchase this one as it looks like a lot of fun. Thanks for all the help here.
Ulrich once warned me about voice texting with his funny video of the Scottish guy and his heavy accent in the elevator. I voice text because my construction fingers are so big it's hard to hit the little keys on my phone. Sometimes I don't catch the corrections
Thanks again for all the good advice
Does the Wrecking Crew kit include little N-scale figures of Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, and Tommy Tedesco?
I have had the crane kit for more than 20 years and it is still in the box. That's on my list to build this winter. The rigging of the crane boom looks a little fiddley. I thought mine had trucks, I'll have to take a look.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
BigDaddy I have had the crane kit for more than 20 years I thought mine had trucks, I'll have to take a look.
I have had the crane kit for more than 20 years
I thought mine had trucks, I'll have to take a look.
20 years
Back in the day it was customary that they would give you the full meal deal.
I'm very curious about that one Henry, make sure that you let us know if you would.
Shock Control Does the Wrecking Crew kit include little N-scale figures of Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, and Tommy Tedesco?
No
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.
caldreamer TF: I am very familiar with the company and know the owner very well. I have the same kit that you have in N scale. The kits are plastic and quality is very good. They assemble very easily with very good instructions. I suggest that you paint the kit parts prior to assembly which is easier than trying to paint an assembled kit, espessialy the crane. If I can be of any furthur assistance please let me know. Caldreamer
That's cool to hear you have the same one Caldreamer. Could post a picture here? I would love to see what the three part kit looks like all strung together.
Track fiddler No Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. TF
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. TF
Actually, the Wrecking Crew played on some of their records!
Back on topic, my first train set as a kid, which was actually my older brother's, was a Tyco/Mantua HO PRR maintenance train, with an 0-6-0 shifter & sloped tender, bunk car, gondola, floodlight caboose, derrick, and clearance check car. So I am 100% down with your wrecking crew set!
First: The wrecking train set was originally put out by Dimi Trains. Tichy Group purchased Dimi Trains. The kits are the same in a new box.
Second. The wrecking trains set does not come with any figures. I would suggest that you purchase the fPreiser railroad or consturction worker set(s). They have all kinds of figures that are suitable.
Based on the photos, it appears that the cars don't have horn-hook couplers. A good sign! I don't know about Tichy being of value for my 1980s era. Are they more popular for folks modeling the 1940s-1945s? Perhaps something to investigate?!
O M G you have to ask ???
TICHY RULES!!!
I spent 100 hours detailing the bejebers out of mine.... which turns out to be a curse. ( Somebody paid me a boatload of cash for it.)
You will love assembling those!
Rust...... It's a good thing !
Good to see you little Timmy
Always good to see you
Thanks, now I look forward to the assembly
TF, send me your personal email address to my blog email and I’ll forward a Tichy special to you. melsmodelrailroad@gmail.com Mel My Model Railroad http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/ Bakersfield, California I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Shock ControlDoes the Wrecking Crew kit include little N-scale figures of Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, and Tommy Tedesco?
If not, it should.
Being from the South, we prefer The Swampers, but we acknowledge The Wrecking Crew.
caldreamerThe wrecking train set was originally put out by Dimi Trains. Tichy Group purchased Dimi Trains. The kits are the same in a new box.
I thought this was the case. Like I said, I had the DimiTrains N scale crew car, and it looked exactly the same.
SeeYou190 Shock Control Does the Wrecking Crew kit include little N-scale figures of Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, and Tommy Tedesco? If not, it should. Being from the South, we prefer The Swampers, but we acknowledge The Wrecking Crew.
Lost
I may not be The Brightest Bulb since LEDs but I still don't get this one.
If you would be kind enough to elaborate
Track fiddler SeeYou190 Shock Control Does the Wrecking Crew kit include little N-scale figures of Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, and Tommy Tedesco? If not, it should. Being from the South, we prefer The Swampers, but we acknowledge The Wrecking Crew. Lost I may not be The Brightest Bulb since LEDs but I still don't get this one. If you would be kind enough to elaborate TF
The Swampers (AKA Muscle Shoals Rythm Section) were the equivilent to the Wrecking Crew, but at the Fame Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
They were the backup band for famous recordings by Percy Sledge, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, and so on, and so on...
kasskaboose Based on the photos, it appears that the cars don't have horn-hook couplers. A good sign! I don't know about Tichy being of value for my 1980s era. Are they more popular for folks modeling the 1940s-1945s? Perhaps something to investigate?!
The day I thought my music scope was broad enough.
Then the next day I found out it wasn't
Thanks for the music lesson
Wayne, I always like when you add your pictures into the picture at hand.
You are viewed as a Craftsman of the Elite. Now I have fine examples of the model I wish to build.
Thanks, TF. I'd guess that most viewers would rather see pictures than a long-winded written-out description, although there are a few folks that aren't overly fond of too many pictures (something of which I'm sometimes guilty).
Wayne
doctorwayneThere are a few folks that aren't overly fond of too many pictures.
A picture, especially in Model Railroading, is worth one thousand words.
Sharing my pictures, and enjoying pictures shared by others, is one of the great attractions of these forums.
SeeYou190 Shock Control Does the Wrecking Crew kit include little N-scale figures of Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, and Tommy Tedesco? If not, it should. Being from the South, we prefer The Swampers, but we acknowledge The Wrecking Crew. -Kevin
Well, yeah, they were pretty great. Did you see the documentary? I guess it depends on the era and region you are modeling. If you are modeling Muscle Shoals, you could have figures of little backup musicians sinking in the swamp. I have been looking for a good N-gauge Wurliter electric piano, but I can't find one. ;)