Post by atsfan on Jul 27, 2012 18:57:04 GMT -8
From their website:
Tangent Scale Models is pleased to announce the availability of 10 new HO scale Bethlehem Steel quad hoppers – with coal load. These distinctive 100 ton quad hoppers match the Union Pacific specification and were built by Bethlehem Steel in the 1970s.
These new models will be available in limited quantity at the St Louis RPM meet to be held July 27 and 28 in Collinsville IL. This is also our announcement of new models for sale at the Tangent Scale Models booth at the National Train Show (Booth 228), held this year in Grand Rapids MI from August 3-5. Finally, these Tangent Scale Models replicas and others will be available for order directly from our storefront at www.tangentscalemodels.com which is open 24-7, with shipping of orders to begin no later than August 15 once the products are available to ship.
New paint schemes available today:
- Clinchfield (CRR) original paint H-8 Class available in 6 road numbers, in the distinctive black carbody with 1979 bold yellow stencils scheme.
- CSX original paint available in 6 road numbers, in black carbody paint with bold yellow stencils scheme. Check out our “CSX Quality Car”!
- Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton (DTI) original paint black with white stenciling, available in 3 road numbers.
- Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) “1982 Simplified Scheme” in black carbody paint with white stenciling including “Service With Safety,” available in 6 road numbers.
- Wisconsin Central (WC) “Former Clinchfield” in black carbody paint with white stenciling and WC yellow paintouts on sides and ends, available in 3 road numbers.
New road numbers available for the following previously-released schemes:
- Bessemer & Lake Erie (BLE) original paint black available in 6 road numbers for 2012, plus unnumbered (we offer a BLE decal set with identical lettering to separately number your own)
- Clinchfield (CRR) original paint FH19 Class available in 12 new road numbers for 2012, plus unnumbered (we offer a CRR decal set with identical lettering to separately number your own)
- Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) “Centralia Quad” available in 6 new road numbers for 2012, plus unnumbered (we offer a ICG decal set with identical lettering to separately number your own)
- Louisville & Nashville (LN) original paint black available in 3 new road numbers for 2012, plus unnumbered (we offer a L&N decal set with identical lettering to separately number your own)
- Union Pacific (UP) "Original H-100-16" in the traditional "Freight Car Red” paint with large Union Pacific spelled out in white. Please note these red cars include painted trucks to match the carbody color, just like UP paint practices! These cars are now available again in 12 all-new road numbers for 2012.
- Undecorated Primer Gray RTR
The Tangent Scale Models prototype replica of the Bethlehem Steel design quad hopper has never been produced in HO scale, making it a distinctive addition to any freight car fleet. We design our products to be utilized in operating environments, so they operate as good as they look. Notable callouts for our Bethlehem Steel design open quad hopper include:
- Highly accurate “true to life” colors
- Exact fonts and lettering placement
- Painted, scale-sized wire grabirons and coupler lift bars for strength and durability
- Air hoses
- Thin-profile brake piping
- See-through etched metal brake platforms
- L-shaped end-sheet supports
- Interior bracing detail
- Highly-detailed hopper bay outlet gates
- “Narrow appearance” coupler box with Kadee® scale couplers
- Ready-to-operate model with hidden weights
- Tangent 100-ton N-11 trucks with free-rolling metal wheels
- A “Tangent-accurate” non-symmetrical, properly-sloped coal load
- Dimensional accuracy - scaled from prototype plans to match UP production
- Car number selection process - we select car numbers from online or published sources, focusing on late era numbers to represent more than 35 years in continuous operation.
Want to see photos of these spectacular replicas? See tangentscalemodels.com/bethlehemquadhopperreplicas.aspx for a link to the new models!
Pricing for our new RTR hoppers is $32.95 each for single cars. Because customers have demanded these hoppers in greater quantities, Tangent Scale Models offers extended discounts for multiple car “mix and match” quantities at increments of 6, 12, 24, 36, and 48 models. Feel free to “mix and match” your own multi-number and multi-scheme order – and we allow mix and matching with our two gondola models as well! Our store is open 24-7 at: tangentscalemodels.com
To learn more about the Bethlehem Steel prototype, please click here: tangentscalemodels.com/bethlehemquadhopperprototype.aspx
And if you are at the National Train Show in Grand Rapids, please drop by booth 228 and say hello, and witness the production models in person!
We thank you for continuing to support the little guys in our big industry!
David Lehlbach
Tangent Scale Models
“Unparalleled scale replicas for discriminating railroad modelers”
www.tangentscalemodels.com
info@tangentscalemodels.com
PO Box 6514
Asheville NC 28816 USA
828-279-6106
Tangent Scale Models is pleased to announce the availability of 10 new HO scale Bethlehem Steel quad hoppers – with coal load. These distinctive 100 ton quad hoppers match the Union Pacific specification and were built by Bethlehem Steel in the 1970s.
These new models will be available in limited quantity at the St Louis RPM meet to be held July 27 and 28 in Collinsville IL. This is also our announcement of new models for sale at the Tangent Scale Models booth at the National Train Show (Booth 228), held this year in Grand Rapids MI from August 3-5. Finally, these Tangent Scale Models replicas and others will be available for order directly from our storefront at www.tangentscalemodels.com which is open 24-7, with shipping of orders to begin no later than August 15 once the products are available to ship.
New paint schemes available today:
- Clinchfield (CRR) original paint H-8 Class available in 6 road numbers, in the distinctive black carbody with 1979 bold yellow stencils scheme.
- CSX original paint available in 6 road numbers, in black carbody paint with bold yellow stencils scheme. Check out our “CSX Quality Car”!
- Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton (DTI) original paint black with white stenciling, available in 3 road numbers.
- Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) “1982 Simplified Scheme” in black carbody paint with white stenciling including “Service With Safety,” available in 6 road numbers.
- Wisconsin Central (WC) “Former Clinchfield” in black carbody paint with white stenciling and WC yellow paintouts on sides and ends, available in 3 road numbers.
New road numbers available for the following previously-released schemes:
- Bessemer & Lake Erie (BLE) original paint black available in 6 road numbers for 2012, plus unnumbered (we offer a BLE decal set with identical lettering to separately number your own)
- Clinchfield (CRR) original paint FH19 Class available in 12 new road numbers for 2012, plus unnumbered (we offer a CRR decal set with identical lettering to separately number your own)
- Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) “Centralia Quad” available in 6 new road numbers for 2012, plus unnumbered (we offer a ICG decal set with identical lettering to separately number your own)
- Louisville & Nashville (LN) original paint black available in 3 new road numbers for 2012, plus unnumbered (we offer a L&N decal set with identical lettering to separately number your own)
- Union Pacific (UP) "Original H-100-16" in the traditional "Freight Car Red” paint with large Union Pacific spelled out in white. Please note these red cars include painted trucks to match the carbody color, just like UP paint practices! These cars are now available again in 12 all-new road numbers for 2012.
- Undecorated Primer Gray RTR
The Tangent Scale Models prototype replica of the Bethlehem Steel design quad hopper has never been produced in HO scale, making it a distinctive addition to any freight car fleet. We design our products to be utilized in operating environments, so they operate as good as they look. Notable callouts for our Bethlehem Steel design open quad hopper include:
- Highly accurate “true to life” colors
- Exact fonts and lettering placement
- Painted, scale-sized wire grabirons and coupler lift bars for strength and durability
- Air hoses
- Thin-profile brake piping
- See-through etched metal brake platforms
- L-shaped end-sheet supports
- Interior bracing detail
- Highly-detailed hopper bay outlet gates
- “Narrow appearance” coupler box with Kadee® scale couplers
- Ready-to-operate model with hidden weights
- Tangent 100-ton N-11 trucks with free-rolling metal wheels
- A “Tangent-accurate” non-symmetrical, properly-sloped coal load
- Dimensional accuracy - scaled from prototype plans to match UP production
- Car number selection process - we select car numbers from online or published sources, focusing on late era numbers to represent more than 35 years in continuous operation.
Want to see photos of these spectacular replicas? See tangentscalemodels.com/bethlehemquadhopperreplicas.aspx for a link to the new models!
Pricing for our new RTR hoppers is $32.95 each for single cars. Because customers have demanded these hoppers in greater quantities, Tangent Scale Models offers extended discounts for multiple car “mix and match” quantities at increments of 6, 12, 24, 36, and 48 models. Feel free to “mix and match” your own multi-number and multi-scheme order – and we allow mix and matching with our two gondola models as well! Our store is open 24-7 at: tangentscalemodels.com
To learn more about the Bethlehem Steel prototype, please click here: tangentscalemodels.com/bethlehemquadhopperprototype.aspx
And if you are at the National Train Show in Grand Rapids, please drop by booth 228 and say hello, and witness the production models in person!
We thank you for continuing to support the little guys in our big industry!
David Lehlbach
Tangent Scale Models
“Unparalleled scale replicas for discriminating railroad modelers”
www.tangentscalemodels.com
info@tangentscalemodels.com
PO Box 6514
Asheville NC 28816 USA
828-279-6106