Tangent Scale Models 32018-02 - Bethlehem Steel 3350CuFt Quad Coal Hopper Seaboard System (SBD) 349172 "Seaboard Repaint" 1986+ - HO Scale

• Product: Bethlehem 3350 cuft Quad Hopper
• Scale: HO Scale 1:87.1
• Truck: Tangent 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with rotating Timken bearing caps and separate brake beam part
• Wheels: CNC-Machined 36″ Wheels
• Era: 1986-2000

– Seaboard System (SBD) “Seaboard Repaint” 1986+ illustrates the often-requested “Seaboard System” paint scheme, as applied to these Bethlehem hopper cars.  These models feature the black carbody color along with the sharp red and yellow large “Seaboard System” graphic on the side.  The models feature an accurate 1980-built Bethlehem body including rounded top chord corner caps, paired lower posts at the side bolsters, oval hole roping plates at the side corners and small extensions on the end corner faces.  It’s these variation details that set apart Tangent tooling from anyone else.  All coal hoppers do NOT look alike.  The B-end of the model features an accurate Klasing 1150 high handbrake, “modern” brake wheel and Morton-style brake step.  Inside, the models have a gorgeous (and removable!) flood-style coal load.  These coal cars roll on Tangent 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with separate truck brake beams and rotating “Timken” roller bearing caps.  These Seaboard models are available in two variations of the Seaboard System repaint scheme:  SKUs -01 through -06 are repainted in 4-1986 and feature reporting mark lettering indented one panel to the right, while SKUs -07 through -12 are repainted 3-1986 and show off left-justified SBD reporting marks.  Variety is what makes repaint schemes so interesting!