Tangent HO ICC I-18 Steel Bay Window Caboose Chessie System “B&O 1973+ Repaint” w/ Lights

Description

Railroad Short Name: B&O

Tangent’s first caboose model is the B&O Class I-18 Bay Window Caboose, which was B&O’s first foray into non-railroad built cabooses. This fleet of 46 “modern” bay window cabooses were delivered by International Car Co. (ICC), based in Kenton, OH. These were the first welded carbody cabooses on B&O, and they included modern features like full electrical lighting and marker lights, desks and high-back chairs, an oil heater, and roller bearing trucks. The B&O I-18 class was delivered in 1965 and 1966.

The Tangent Scale Models B&O I-18 Bay Window Caboose is a state of the art, dimensionally accurate scale replica with highly accurate “true-to-life” colors and precise letter stencils. This caboose has never been offered before – in brass, resin, or plastic! Tangent’s B&O I-18 caboose was designed from meticulous field dimensions, and includes incredible levels of detail such as Waugh Cushion Underframe, brake system, battery box, toilet pipe, rooftop vents, caboose window treatments accurate for the era of the caboose, plus beautiful see-through steps, end platforms, and running board.

Caboose includes interior lighting, plus working marker light options that are appropriate for the RTR paint scheme offered.

Chessie System (B&O) “1973+ Repaint” gives us one of the most recognizable paint schemes of all time. Starting in 1973, the B&O’s DuBois, Pennsylvania Shops applied the railroad’s new Chessie System graphics and yellow & blue paint to the I-18 fleet. Orange striping and a silver roof added a sharp finish for the scheme. DuBois paint details included the blue smoke jack and orange paint under the silver roof eaves. Note the “high” application of the Chessie cat logo — so there would be enough room underneath it for the ACI label. This 1973 paint scheme includes era appropriate details like Pyle lanterns and the standard toilet dump pipe. Check out the four individual red reflector parts on the end railings! Lighting features include prototypically dim interior lights as well as lit Pyle lanterns.

Tangent offers “no fuss” track-powered exterior marker lights as appropriate for the prototype, and the cabooses are compatible with DC or DCC setups right out of the box (a simple wand included in the box activates the lights on each end – and the interior – independently). Finally, their 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:

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from meticulous field dimensions with real tape measures
• 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
• Multiple road numbers for each scheme, as appropriate
• “See through” Apex roof walkway
• “See through” etched metal end platforms and steps
• Unapologetically fine etch metal window screens
• Era-specific body details for each RTR scheme, including 2 different bay windows and 2 different scale-sized marker lights – both Pyle and “box” lights – they are really small!
• The scale-sized marker lights illuminate and can be controlled to be on or off – on each end – independently
• Full ICC Interior – chairs, bunks, desks, lockers, sink and (non-operating) toilet! The interior is accurately and fully-painted with the two-tone green
• The interior is illuminated with (dim!) lights and the scale size Pyle lanterns or square box lights are lit as well.
• No complicated decoder. No complicated programming. No complicated electronics. It just works, DC or DCC.
• Full underbody details – brake system with brake rods and piping, battery box, electrical plugs and conduit, plumbing detail options, axle generator and more!
• Beautiful side details – wire grab irons, ladder rungs, roof hand holds, and coupler lift bars – no “molded in” plastic grab irons here!
• Separate air hoses with B&O signature platform-level angle cock shutoff handle detail!
• CNC-machined standard RP25 .110” tread 33” wheels
• All-New precision Tangent Scale Models 70-ton Gould roller-bearing trucks with separate brake beam part
• DC/DCC Compatible track-powered “No Fuss” interior and marker light lighting – simple and easy to operate with included wand
• Recommended age 14 years and older