Tangent HO NACC 33,000 Gallon “Whale Belly” Tank Car NCTX “1979, Pacific 66 Calgary AB”

Description

Railroad Short Name: NCTX

NCTX “Pacific 66 Calgary AB” 1979+ is a modernized version of the Pacific 66 car from 1964, which we also offer.  This model includes a classy weathered white paint carbody, with the classic “Pacific 66.”  The carbody includes the large words “LP Gas” prominently advertising – in large red and black stenciling – what these cars were designed to transport.  In the center of the car, the black painted stenciling says “Pacific Petroleums Ltd. Calgary Alberta Lessee.”  These cars feature the Roman-style NCTX reporting mark stenciling in black, which certainly “pops” against the white-painted carbody.  The NCTX reporting mark was use for North American’s Canadian operations, and stands for North American Tank Car (Canada) Ltd.  For the 1979+ version of this paint scheme, we have replicated the varying paintouts on the right side of the car.  It also includes a fresh “Anhydrous Ammonia” stencil on the right side, as shown on the prototype photo we have worked from for this scheme, and is prominently referenced on our website.  These cars have black anti-personnel bars along the carbody, to provide another cool detail.  Also, these models have head shields installed on the car ends, which were mandated as a safety enhancement based upon a series of US Department of Transportation rules published in 1977 and generally executed in the 1978-1980 period.  At that same time, DOT also mandated the retrofit of shelf couplers, and of course we have included genuine Kadee® scale shelf couplers on our tank car models!  These tank cars roll on Tangent 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with 36’ wheels, separate truck brake beams and rotating Timken roller bearing caps.

Features:

• Highly correct “true to life” colors
• Industry-leading “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
• Multiple road numbers for each scheme
• Beautiful 8-course tank body
• “See through” rooftop walkways and end platforms
• “Lacey” handrails and ladders
• With or without separately-applied anti-personnel bars alongside the carbody
• Prototypically accurate hazardous placard mounting locations
• Accurately angled bolster details
• Dimensionally-correct hazardous placards with accurate hole detail
• “See-through” bolster detail just like the prototype
• Detailed brake system including a combination of plastic and wire parts to maximize realism
• Separate flexible durable rubber air hoses
• “Near-scale” draft gear box with beautifully-rendered side “key” detail
• Genuine Kadee® scale couplers – no knock-offs – and schemes that should have shelf couplers… have shelf couplers!
• 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
• CNC-machined 36” wheels with accurate front and back detail
• Weighted to NMRA specifications