BN “Delivery Cascade Green 1-1980” is available in the striking “original cascade green” scheme with large BN logo and large Burlington Northern lettering. A highly accurate model, these cars are stunners and look great alongside our other BN releases for a great “family appearance” for your fleet.  Featured details include prototypically accurate body-mounted brake hardware and scale-sized Miner “Selflok” outlet gates.  We didn’t stop there.  Every panel of this car has BN and Pullman lettering applied.  From the large BN logo down to the individual car numbers on the center sill and trucks – it’s all there.  The Tangent model is the ONLY PS4750 model that has the proper phase characteristics to match these 1980 prototypes, BN’s one and only as-delivered PS4750 order!

 

CNW Ex- ROCK “Blue w/ white CNW” V3 is a “banditized” ROCK scheme variation.  After the ROCK bankruptcy, CNW and other railroads assumed ownership of former ROCK freight cars, including this series of PS4750s.  We have represented some aging of the carbody color with faded blue paint, the ROCK reporting mark and number banditized with fresh ROCK paint, and a recently-applied CNW “Roman” restencil with white lettering.  The car also has a CNW white herald just like the prototype.  Also note that we have 2 other paint scheme variants of CNW ex-ROCK cars available as well, since CNW had various “versions” of these banditized cars.  Bandit Variety for the people!

 

MKT “Original 12-1979” in the eye-catching green scheme with the large yellow “MKT” painted on the flanks of the car.  Like our BN models, the Tangent PS4750 is the only model on the market to match MKT’s one and only order of PS4750s, from the jacking pads, brake system, roof hatches, etc.  Check out the prototypical Ellcon-National Peacock D-1600 hand brake and the Brenco-3 style rotating roller bearing caps!

 

KCS “Delivery Brown 12-1979” The KCS scheme is simple and eye-catching, with the tall KCS reporting marks, white circle delineators and brown matching trucks.  The center sill correctly models the brake linkage “access holes” on one side of the car, just like the real ones.  This is a big scheme, and we know our KCS customers have been a patient group.  Our KCS “terra cotta” colored masterpieces accurately depict their Pullman-Standard prototypes.

 

Think of the PS-2CD 4750 (“PS4750″) prototype as the EMD SD40-2 of covered hoppers. Similar to the SD40-2, Pullman-Standard (“PS”) began production of the 4750 covered hopper in 1972 and was the most popular seller within its peer group with more than 56,000 cars produced (not including thousands of clones from other builders and railroads). The 4750 followed upon the successful “high hip” design of one of Pullman’s earlier designs, the 4740 covered hopper, also offered by Tangent Scale Models. When Pullman ceased production of 4750s in 1981, the amassed fleet was the largest single body covered hopper fleet from any of builder, and was arguably the most prolific productions of a singular design during any era. In other words, they were super common! It was rare to find a manifest train without a PS4750 in it. Today, that feat is harder but it is still pretty true.

PS4750s were built to last. It is hard to tally how many ply the rails of North America today, but it is clear a large percentage of the fleet is still in service, working for their original or perhaps new owners. Two original paint scheme railroad-ordered cars are shown here.

 

Like previous offerings, the PS4750 model from Tangent Scale Models is a state of the art, dimensionally-accurate scale replica with highly accurate “true-to-life” colors and precise letter stencils. Our PS4750 offers our most ambitious effort yet to include a multitude of detail variations to replicate the different phases of production and customer specifications. Example variations include: body shells with or without holes in the side posts, brake systems, outlet gates, roofs, roof hatches, roof overhangs, running boards, crossover platforms, end ladders, jacking pads, brakewheel housings, and brakewheels. This replica includes our fine “near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail. Our ready-to-operate replica is finished with coupler lift bars accompanying Kadee scale couplers and sufficient hidden weights to ensure the model operates as good as it looks.

Our motto is “Unparalleled scale replicas for discriminating railroad modelers”. Features for these PS4750 replicas include:

• Dimensional accuracy – scaled from Pullman-Standard plans and verified with field measurements

• Highly correct “true to life” colors

• “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement

• Genuine Kadee scale couplers

• “Near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail

• Multiple road numbers for each scheme

• “See through” etched metal running boards and crossover platforms (in one of 3 possible variations)

• Road-specific details for each scheme, including 7 different brake systems, 3 different outlet gates, 3 different sets of roof hatches, 4 jacking pad sets, with or without shaker brackets, 2 roof overhangs, 3 different running board and crossover platform options, end ladders options, 7 brakewheel housing and clevis options, and 2 brakewheel options.

• Beautiful details – wire grab irons and coupler lift bars – no “molded in” plastic grab irons here!

• Separate air hoses

• CNC-machined 36” wheels in high quality Tangent Scale Models 100-ton trucks

• Recommended age 14 years and older

 

 

Order Due Date: May 31, 2022

Anticipated Delivery Date: June 2022

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