Tangent - HO Scale - General American 4180 Airslide Covered Hopper - MP UP Repaint 6-1994 - Missouri Pacific # 721131 - UP Light Gray
(SKU 20009-16026-01)
Available On: July 1, 2016
General American Transportation Corporation produced more than 5,000 of these 4180 cubic foot Airslide covered hoppers between 1963 and 1980 as a response to customer demand for larger covered hoppers capable of handling bulk commodities. These very common cars continued General American’s “Airslide” family innovations from the 1950s, and proved valuable to bulk shippers who wanted a larger car than the earlier-design 2600 cubic foot cars provided.
The Tangent Scale Models GA 4180 Airslide covered hopper is similar to previous Tangent releases with a consistent focus on phase variations that mirror prototype build changes over time. For this car, there are three very different variations of the carbody and associated details to replicate cars built between 1965 and 1980. While all 4180 airslides may look the same at first glance, they are not.
There are THREE different MP cars here. See photos below for the variation differences between our three MP “UP repaint” choices!
MP “UP repaint 5-1994″ represents a gray UP repaint from May 1994 with MP reporting marks. This car includes gray trucks just like the prototype. This is the second of three MP/UP airslides in this release. Collect all 3!
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