Tangent Scale Models HO 60029-01 International Car Company B&O Class I-18 Steel Bay Window Caboose Chessie System '1973+ Repaint Version 2' B&O #C3023

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Tangent Scale Models HO 60029-01 International Car Company B&O Class I-18 Steel Bay Window Caboose Chessie System  '1973+ Repaint Version 2' B&O #C3023

Chessie System B&O ‘1973+ Repaint Version 2’ gives us one of the most recognizable paint schemes of all time, in a slightly different version than our first release.  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.  Our ‘Version 2’ description comes from the end paint details:  On these cabooses, the B&O DuBois Shops painted the end vertical lateral running board supports silver.  Our previous run of 1973 cars had these properly painted yellow.  So, this translates to a neat little bit of variation for you Chessie guys.  This 1973 paint scheme includes era-appropriate details like Pyle lanterns and the standard toilet dump pipe. Those four individual red reflectors on the end railings really look sharp!  Lighting features include prototypically dim interior lights as well as lit Pyle lanterns.

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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