Tangent Scale Models HO 60021-02 International Car Company B&O Class I-18 Steel Bay Window Caboose Baltimore & Ohio 'Original Blue 1965 w/ Screens' B&O #C-3005

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Tangent Scale Models HO 60021-02 International Car Company B&O Class I-18 Steel Bay Window Caboose Baltimore & Ohio 'Original Blue 1965 w/ Screens' B&O #C-3005

Baltimore & Ohio B&O ‘Original Blue 1965 Screens’ replicates the as-delivered International Car Company paint scheme paired with the early version of the bay window screens application. All 46 I-18 cabooses originally wore this classic B&O Royal Blue with bold yellow ends and unpainted silver roof. ICC applied safety screens to the side widows and individual stand off frames to protect the angled bay windows. B&O crews quickly removed the single main screen on the bay window. This is where we start with our model. All of the original 1965 classic white B&O graphics are present, even down to the tiny slack adjuster badge. The air reservoir, ICC paint job and wheel lubrication date stencils are accurate down to the day and month for each individual caboose number. The trust stencil data is or is not applied, based on the individual numbers. Fun fact: The first 26 I-18 cabooses were financed by the B&O through National Commercial bank, while the remaining 20 were purchased directly by the B&O. The fully-painted, two-tone green interior is illuminated with dim lights and the scale-size Pyle lanterns are lit as well. A final detail worth mentioning: Those classic B&O red reflectors on the end railings have been faithfully duplicated with 4 individual red lenses.

May 29, 2022 release: the third release of our inaugural ‘Tangent quality’ HO scale caboose offering. The era of ‘one size fits all’ cabooses in HO scale plastic is over. We bring our passion and knowledge for translating real 1:1 railroad equipment from freight cars to cabooses. And we are taking things a step further, where our penchant for operations is accelerated with accurate marker lighting in era-specific versions! Our cars also have full interior lighting.

The B&O Class I-18 Bay Window Caboose fleet of ‘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, with most cabooses serving through the B&O and Chessie eras. Most of the fleet survived to see service on CSX.

Model Features:

• Product: ICC B&O I-18 Steel Bay Window Caboose
• Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
• Truck: Tangent 70-Ton Gould Caboose Roller Bearing
• Wheels: CNC-Machined 33 inch Wheels
• DC/DCC Lighting Features: Interior Lights and Pyle marker lamps

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 toilet. The interior is accurately and fully-painted with the two-tone green
• The interior is illuminated with 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 inch tread 33 inch 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

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