Tangent HO PS-1 40′ Mini-Hy Cube Boxcar Illinois Central Gulf “Error Repaint 1977”

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SKU: 10544 Category: Mini-Hy Cube Box Car Tag: HO Scale Railroad Short Name: ICG

Description

Railroad Short Name: ICG

Nicknamed “baby hi-cubes” by shippers, railfans, and rail employees alike, the PS-1 40’ “Mini-Hy Cube” boxcars were early examples of purpose-built boxcars, built by Pullman-Standard in Bessemer, AL. At 4900 cubic foot capacity without loading devices, most of these distinctively small yet tall cars were purchased for appliance loading out of origins in U.S. Midwestern states.

It features a prototypical “slight peak” roof, separate underframe brake components with wire piping, narrow ladders and sill steps, and “see-through” crossover platforms. These replicas include the “near-scale” draft gear that has been standard on all recent Tangent releases, which includes the “side key” detail with Kadee all-metal couplers. Detailed “trombone style” coupler lift bars are also present on our replicas with one of two styles to match the prototype. Finally, the models are equipped with the correct Tangent Barber S-2-A 70-ton roller bearing trucks and 33” CNC-machined wheelsets, so our models look as good as they operate.

ICG Orange Error Repaint 1977+ replicates a single ICG Mini-Hy Cube box car with a unique paint job. This car was repainted in 1977 by the ex-IC McComb, Mississippi Car Shop. The model features 18” stacked “ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF” lettering and a condensed “CUSHION UNDERFRAME” tucked in after the word GULF. The now-standard ICG “I-Ball” logo has replaced the IC “Split Rail” on the right side of the car. The only problem? McComb shops mis-numbered the box car, with the application of the 468509 digits. (The correct series is 480050-480079.) This ICG one-of-a-kind paint job has an orange over-spray roof, along with accurate draft gear with a smaller key slot opening on the side and 70-Ton Barber S-2 Roller-bearing trucks with rotating Timken caps.

Features for these replicas include:

Designed, tooled, and plastic parts produced in USA!
Dimensional accuracy – designed from actual Pullman-Standard blueprints
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
2 different draft gear and trombone-style coupler lift bar variations that represent those pesky prototypical details Tangent is known for – these are things you don’t have in your current kits
Lacy details – wire grab irons, coupler lift bars, and stand-off ladders and stirrup steps
“See through” crossover end platforms
Separate air hoses
CNC-machined 33” wheels in high quality Tangent Scale Models 70-ton Barber S-2-A Roller Bearing trucks (with semi-scale replacement wheels available separately) with separate brake hangar parts for extra realism
Recommended age 14 years and older