Tangent Scale Models - HO Scale - International Car Company (ICC) Wide Vision Caboose - Fort Worth & Denver (FWD) #167 - “Delivery 1971” with Red-Green Lights - Green/White/Yellow/Gray/Black with White Lettering & Conspicuity Marks (SKU 20009-60313-03)
Available On: October 1, 2023
The Tangent Scale Models NP/SP&S/BN International Car Corporation Wide Vision Caboose System is a state of the art, dimensionally-accurate scale replica with highly accurate “true-to-life” colors and precise letter stencils. Designed from meticulous field dimensions, Tangent Scale Models include build year and era-specific details such as full brake system details, underframe detail variations, body side/end window variations, and wide vision cupola options. The details don’t stop there: Tangent includes a Waugh Cushion Underframe, electrical conduits, toilet vent, caboose window treatments accurate for the era of the caboose, plus beautiful see-through steps, end platforms, and running boards all applied to multiple NP/SP&S/BN-specific ICC Wide Vision bodies. Inside the model are road-specific (NP, SP&S, BN) ICC-applied interiors. These cabooses include interior lighting, plus marker light options that are era-appropriate for the paint scheme of each caboose. These “no fuss” track-powered interior and exterior marker lights are compatible with DC or DCC setups right out of the box (a simple wand included in the box activates the lights). Finally, Tangent Scale Models ready-to-operate replica includes “near-scale” draft gear box including side “key” detail, coupler lift bars accompanying Kadee scale couplers, sufficient hidden weights, and CNC-machined wheels to ensure the model operates as good as it looks.
Features for these replicas include:
Fort Worth & Denver (FWD) “Delivery 1971” with Red-Green Lights replicates the three-car group that were part of a larger 50-car BN order from ICC-Kenton in 1971. These three cabooses were delivered in BN green and yellow paint with FW&D reporting marks and 3-digit number series. These cabooses share the 1971 BN order features, so that means another new body. Check out the roof – it now has raised diagonal panels between all of the intermediate ribs, including the panel under the smokejack. The body roof also features an accurate ICC toilet room vent along with a Motorola “fire cracker” antenna on the cupola roof. The underbody features are similar to the previous 1970 BN orders, including the Waugh cushion underframe, toilet retention tank and flush system. The electrical system has changed in 1971. Gone is the Spicer axle drive, replaced with a Safety Electrical brand axle-mounted generator. Inside this model Tangent Scale Models have installed an accurate BN/FWD interior, painted light green by ICC. The ends feature BN’s signature Red-Green lighting and “golden” interior lights, mimicking the incandescent bulbs of the real cabooses. Extra parts are included to model the daytime metal flag paddles/holders for the corner posts and cupola wind deflectors.
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