Tangent HO Centralia Shops 3834 Quad Hopper Illinois Central “1968 Delivery”

Description

Railroad Short Name: IC

IC “Delivery Black 1968” replicates the large 1,000 car delivery for the IC in 1968.  The Tangent model features an accurate 1968 body, with two stand-off grab irons on the left side of the body.  Centralia was a big believer in rivet construction, and this hopper is full of them, inside and out!  The Quad bays have separate door and door frame detail.  The hopper doors themselves are fitted with intricate Keystone Monoloc locking mechanisms, accurate for this 1968 delivery of IC cars.  If you peek at the centersill, you will notice the proper hanging brake linkage running between the bays, including the automatic slack adjuster with its protective shield.  The B-End of the car has an accurate Ajax high handbrake, Morton brake step and modern brake wheel.  Inside, the models have a gorgeous (and removable!) tipple-style coal load.  These coal cars roll on Tangent 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with separate truck brake beams and rotating Timken caps.  IC painted the cars black with the classic orange “Split Rail” logo on the right.

Features:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from IC Centralia Shops Quad 3834cf 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 IC/ICG Centralia 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977 bodies and assembly builds, with end frame, ladder assemblies and brake gear details
• Two coal load options: Flood vs. Tipple Style
• “See through” brake step platform
• Proform Incorporated “Hopper Topper” roof covers with etched metal running boards available separately
• Road-specific details for each scheme, including 6 brake wheel housing 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 – yes, even with the coal load removed!
• Recommended age 14 years and older