Tangent Scale Models 36224-05 - NW Roanoke Shops 4750CuFt Covered Hopper Norfolk Southern (NS) 255040 “Conspicuity HC-71” 2005+ - HO Scale

• Truck: 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with prototype-specific rotating Timken bearing caps, separate brake beam part, and Stucki HS-7 Snubbers
• Wheels: CNC-Machined 36″ Wheels
• Era: 2005-2025

– NS “Conspicuity HC-71” 2005+ offers the contemporary modelers a beautiful repaint option.  These car numbers are pulled from 1992-era full NS repaints (now with NS, not NW, reporting marks).  The application of the yellow conspicuity stripes brings the cars forward into the 2005+ era.  The models wear NS light gray and feature a smooth-style replacement roof hatch and Keystone Portloc outlet gates.  The accurate 100-Ton Barber S-2 Roller Bearing Trucks feature Stucki HS-7 snubbers, rotating Timken caps and 36” all-metal wheels.  Those Roanoke body details are all there, from the huck bolts on the side posts to the higher mounting location of the shaker brackets on the bays.  Each Tangent car number is matched to prototype photos and features accurate NS Logo placement, CAPY, Instruction side lettering, COTS, truck class, and conspicuity stripes for these Roanoke-built cars.  Yes, every car is different.  That means that the jacking pads over the bolsters change as well – the 1973/74 built cars have the slotted style (SKUs -01 through -04) and the 1979 built repaints has the large circle style jacking pads (SKUs -05 through -08)  If you look closely, you will see each model has a frame mounted AEI tag as well, correct for the era!  What a variety of details for each car number!