Tangent Scale Models is happy to announce the fourth release of our Greenville 86’ High Cube Double Plug Door Box Car!  This is not just a single box car model, but instead a system of 86’ High Cube Double Plug Door Box Car models.  Today, we are releasing six all-new paint schemes – plus one rerun – and 7 varieties of kits - for the industry’s first “high-detail” 86’ auto parts car model in HO scale.  This is not a pre-order announcement -- the cars are available right now!

• Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe (ATSF) Bx-106 "Delivery 1965"
• Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) "Delivery 1977"
• Norfolk Southern (NW) B20 Repaint 1989+
• Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) X60B "Delivery 1964" 1965+
• Conrail (CR) Ex-PRR X60C Patch 1976+
• Union Pacific (UP) BF-90-5 "Delivery 1969"
• SP "Original 1969" Re-Release

This release also includes a restock of our 7 different kit options.

• Undecorated Version A: 1964 Center-of-Car Cushioning with lowered B-end appliances 1965+ Era (ATSF, C&O, DT&I, L&N, MKT, NW, NYC, PRR, WAB, WP)
• Undecorated Version B: 1965-66 Center-of-Car Cushioning (ATSF, EL, GBW, L&N, NW, NYC)
• Undecorated Version C: 1968 Center-of-Car Cushioning (CPAA, IC, MKT, MP, SOU, SP)
• Undecorated Version D: 1968-1969 End-of-Car Cush. (B&O, CB&Q, DT&I, D&TS, EL, GTW, L&N, PC, UP)
• Undecorated Version E: 1969-1970 Center-of-Car Cushioning (C&EI, CPAA, D&RGW, MP, SP)
• Undecorated Version F: 1969-1971 End-of-Car Cushioning (CB&Q, CPAA, DT&I, L&N, PPGX, SOU, UP)
• Undecorated Version G: 1977 End-of-Car Cushioning (C&O, GTW, ICG, L&N, MILW, SCL, SOU)

This fourth release of our Greenville 86’ Box Cars includes 5 of our 7 possible different build variations!  We have more body variations in progress, including the quad-door cars.  Please keep in mind that quad door cars represented 8% of the overall Greenville Steel Car production.  This is why we are continuing with this system of double-plug doors – in order to satisfy the greatest fleet and paint scheme percentages!  These are the statistically-relevant cars from a prototype production standpoint, both door type (double plug doors) and builder (Greenville).  Please be assured that quad door cars will indeed be offered in the future!

A quick synopsis of our era and railroad-specific detail variations include:

•  Body shells with or without overlapping side panels
• EOCC (end of car cushioning) or COCC (center of car cushioning) “near scale” draft gear variations with genuine Kadee® scale couplers
• Separate flexible rubber air hoses
• Roofs with running board supports remaining in place (1965+ appearance since the running boards were gone by 1966) and roofs without running board supports (1965+ Greenville production)
• Under car brake system variations
• “See through” etched metal end crossover platforms in three possible options: Gypsum, Apex, or Morton
• Side tack board types/sizes and locations
• Ten prototypically-accurate brake stands (Ajax, 2 Universal versions, Equipco, 2 Miner versions, Champion-Peacock, Elcon-National, Peacock 850, Klasing 1150)
• Two possible handbrake “brake wheel” options
• Optional 3rd door arm hinge parts to be configured one of three ways
• Two truck sideframes: 70-Ton Barber S-2A Roller Bearing Truck or a 100-Ton “Low Profile” Barber S-2-C Roller Bearing Truck (outlined at the end of this press release)
• 33” or 36” wheels, as applicable to each model
• Two truck brake beam part options
• Three “rotating” roller bearing truck cap options
• Recommended age 14 years and older

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