HO Scale Replicas Page – Bethlehem Quad Hopper

Tangent Scale Models is proud to introduce a new run of our HO Scale Bethlehem Steel 3600 cubic foot 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. Our UP replicas represent more than 6,900 “quad” hoppers, UP’s largest fleet of coal hoppers in company history.

 This is NOT a pre-order announcement. Our NEW Ready to Run replicas are available NOW. New paint schemes available today:

 For UP modelers: 13 different paint schemes with new car numbers including:

 - Union Pacific (UP) in the classic, 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 new road numbers for 2014.

 - Union Pacific (UP) "Original H-100-19" in the classic, traditional "Freight Car Red” paint with large Union Pacific spelled out in white, but slightly different than than the H-100-16 class. Please note these red cars include painted trucks to match the carbody color, just like UP’s 1970s paint practices! These cars are now available in 12 new road numbers for 2014.

 - Union Pacific (UP) "Original H-100-17" in the traditional "All-Black” paint with yellow ends designating the rotary coupler ends. This scheme includes the large Union Pacific spelled out in white on the carside. Because these cars initially operated in unit train services, Tangent is pleased to offer 12 new roadnumbers of these UP hoppers for 2014.

 - NEW SCHEME: UP "1989 H-100-17 Black Repaint" in the black carbody with yellow ends scheme, with classic UP fonts but simplified with a red, white, and blue UP shield.

 - NEW SCHEME: UP "1997 H-100-19" Black Repaint V2” in the black carbody with yellow ends scheme, with modernized UP fonts but simplified with a red, white, and blue UP shield. This is a variation on an earlier repaint scheme we offered previously and sold out, but with subtle lettering differences, and a different location for the UP shield. As always, we work off prototype photos and select all of our numbers accordingly.

 For BLE modelers:

 - NEW SCHEME: Bessemer & Lake Erie (BLE) in the original “Bicentennial 1776” scheme. Decorated in red, white, and blue, this car will be a stunner for your BLE coal train.

 - Bessemer & Lake Erie (BLE) original paint black available in 6 all new road numbers for 2014. Check out our “basic black” coal hoppers with sharp white BLE logo!

 For CSX and predecessor modelers:

- NEW SCHEME: L&N "Family Lines" available in 6 road numbers. This is the “Georgia - Clinchfield – West Point Route” slogan advertising “The Family Lines System”!

- Louisville & Nashville (LN) original paint black available in 12 new road numbers for 2014. This one has been highly requested by you, our customers, and we are happy to bring these to you again.

- CSX original paint available in 12 new road numbers, in black carbody paint with bold yellow stencils scheme. Check out our “CSX Quality Car” – it is a stunner!

- Clinchfield (CRR) original paint FH19 class is back again by popular demand, this time available again in 12 new road numbers for 2014.

For ICG Modelers:

- NEW SCHEME: Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) "1981 Simplified Scheme" available in 6 road numbers. Our third ICG variant scheme, we think these Centralia 1981 cars are super sharp!

- Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) “Centralia Quad” with the proud orange “I-Rail” available in 12 new road numbers for 2014. Back by popular demand!

We also offer undecorated RTR models.

Features for these awesome replicas include:

- Highly accurate “true to life” colors – check out our UP Oxide red!

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

- Accurate lettering applied to the underframe where prototypically accurate

- Painted, scale-sized wire grabirons and coupler lift bars for strength and durability

- Separate 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

- Replacement semi-scale wheels available separately

- 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

- Recommended age 14 years and older.