Tangent HO Bethlehem 3350cf Quad Coal Hopper Seaboard System “Repaint, 1986+”

Description

Railroad Short Name: SBD

Seaboard System (SBD) “Seaboard Repaint” 1986+ illustrates the often-requested “Seaboard System” paint scheme, as applied to these Bethlehem hopper cars.  These models feature the black carbody color along with the sharp red and yellow large “Seaboard System” graphic on the side.  The models feature an accurate 1980-built Bethlehem body including rounded top chord corner caps, paired lower posts at the side bolsters, oval hole roping plates at the side corners and small extensions on the end corner faces.  It’s these variation details that set apart Tangent tooling from anyone else.  All coal hoppers do NOT look alike.  The B-end of the model features an accurate Klasing 1150 high handbrake, “modern” brake wheel and Morton-style brake step.  Inside, the models have a gorgeous (and removable!) flood-style coal load.  These coal cars roll on Tangent 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with separate truck brake beams and rotating “Timken” roller bearing caps.

Features:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from Bethlehem Steel 3350cf Quad Coal Hopper plans and verified with field measurements
• Highly correct “true to life” colors
• Industry-leading “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
• Multiple Bethlehem 1974, 1976-1978, 1979 and 1980 bodies and assembly builds, with correct bolster post/detail variations, roping plate versions and top chord corner cap options
• Two coal load options: Flood vs. Tipple Style
• “See through” brake step platform
• Road-specific details for each scheme, including 7 brake wheel housing options, 2 ABD Valve options, 2 retainer valve mounting options and 2 different routing board options.
• Beautiful details including separately-applied scale wire grab irons and coupler lift bars – no “molded on” plastic grab irons or “thick” plastic grab iron parts anywhere on this replica!
• Separate flexible rubber air hoses
• CNC-machined 36” wheels with accurate front and back detail
• Our precision Tangent Scale Models 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with prototype-specific rotating bearing caps (four possible options!) and separate brake beam part (2 possible options!)
• Weighted to NMRA specifications – even with the coal load removed
• Recommended age 14 years and older