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Tangent Scale Models - HO Scale - 40 ft PS-1 9' Door Box Car - Undecorated Kit #Undec KIT - GBW / MKT Body (Pullman Door) 1959-1961+ (SKU 20009-26002-01)

Available On: July 1, 2021

 

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Pullman-Standard 40′ PS-1 9’ Door Boxcars

 

Pullman-Standard’s PS-1 box car line evolved to feature a variety of different door combinations in order to satisfy customer requests for “purpose-built” box cars. Across the transition and early diesel eras, between 1951 and 1962, Pullman-Standard built 9-foot door, 40-foot long PS-1s for several railroads. Each railroad specified different doors and other appliances, and as production progressed the exterior sill and end arrangements changed. Railroads purchased the 9-foot door cars for various services, including forest products, machinery, appliances, paper, and merchandise, where the large 9-foot door opening made loading with forklifts significantly easier. These cars wandered all over the North American rail network into the early 1990s.

This is not just a single box car model, but instead a system of 3 different brand new carbodies to cover the 9′ door PS-1s as built by Pullman-Standard from 1950 through 1962. Tangent is pleased to introduce the industry’s first “high-detail” 40’ 9′ door box car model!

Now, for the models! The Tangent Scale Models PS-1 9-foot door boxcar will stand out on your layout just like the real cars did. Our models include incredible road-specific detailing, and we have produced three road-specific body shells. Each model includes see-through running boards, accurate door options, multiple hand brake options, wire brake piping, release rods, metal underbody-mount stirrup steps, and fine bracket grabs and ladders. Like all Tangent models, these cars come standard with HO scale’s most accurate colors and car stenciling. These models are finished with correct road-specific plain or roller bearing 50-ton trucks, representing a total of four all-new truck designs for our 40’ PS-1 system car replicas. Finally, our cars are weighted properly and are equipped with Kadee couplers which means they operate as good as they look.

 

A quick synopsis of our era and railroad-specific detail variations include:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from Pullman-Standard plans

• 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

• 6-12 road numbers for each scheme

• Very fine Pullman-style ladders

• Very fine Pullman-style bracket grab irons

• Rubber air hoses

• Road-specific details for each scheme, including:

– Specific body side configurations for doors

– 3 different PS-1 end configurations

– “See through” running boards (in 2 possible combinations)

– “See through” brake steps (in 2 possible combinations)

– 5 different brake housings (Equipco, Ajax, Klasing, Miner, or Universal as appropriate)

– 5 different brakewheel options (Equipco, Ajax, Klasing, Miner, or Universal)

• CNC-machined 33” wheels, with blackened or nickel-plated semi-scale tread (0.88”) available separately

• Recommended age 14 years and older

 


Undecorated GBW / MKT Body (Pullman Door) KIT 1959-1961+ offers a kit version of the GBW / MKT version Pullman-Standard PS-1 9’ door cars, described above. This is a great option if you want to build or customize a car for a particular modeling project. It is based on our GBW (Original yellow paint) / MKT carbody, featuring the 9-foot door opening, larger style Pullman sill, and early welded style Pullman PS-1 ends. This includes the new Tangent 50-Ton ASF A-3 Ride Control Roller Bearing truck – with rotating “Timken” bearing caps – and other details. This is ready for painting and lettering in a prototype or your own private road. You supply your own favorite couplers.

 

 



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$48.95 US
Country of Origin: China