Description
Railroad Short Name: NS
Norfolk Southern (NS) “The Thoroughbred B122 1995” is another highly-requested paint scheme in the Tangent Greenville 86’ family of models. These prototypes were pulled from NW’s large B122 class of cars. Metro East Industries Inc. in East St. Louis IL refurbished the cars in 1995 and applied one of the most distinctive 86’ schemes available to modelers: A beautiful gray car with NS “The Thoroughbred” graphics. These unique cars continued in Ford auto parts service after the refurbishing. The models feature a brand-new Tangent body shell, matching the prototypes built in September of 1969 for the NW. The modern details are carefully executed on this model: Notice the relocated tack boards to the far right and the auxiliary crank “third arms” applied to the top of each door. This paint scheme makes you say “WOW.” That huge NS logo stands out, with distinctive “NORFOLK SOUTHERN” in a type style that is unique to this scheme.
Features:
- Dimensional accuracy – designed from actual Greenville blueprints and verified with field measurements
- Highly correct “true to life” colors
- “Hyper-Accurate” lettering including exact fonts and lettering placement
- Body shells with or without overlapping side panels
- 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)
- EOCC (end of car cushioning) or COCC (center of car cushioning) “near scale” draft gear variations
- Genuine Kadee® scale couplers
- Separate flexible rubber air hoses
- 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
- Twelve (!) prototypically-accurate brake stands (Ajax, 2 Universal versions, 2 Equipco versions, 2 Miner versions, Champion-Peacock, 2 Elcon-National versions, Peacock 850, Klasing 1150)
- Two possible handbrake “brake wheel” options
- Optional 3rd door crank arm parts to be configured one of three ways
- Multiple truck options: 70-Ton Barber S-2A Roller Bearing Truck, 70-Ton Barber S-2 “Birdsboro foundry” Roller Bearing Truck or a 100-Ton “Low Profile” Barber S-2-C Roller Bearing Truck
- 33” or 36” wheels, as applicable, with front and back detail and accurate tapered axles
- Two truck brake beam part options, as applicable
- Three “rotating” roller bearing truck cap options
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