with drawings and photos of the Beth- lehem-design gondola was published in the Railway Prototype Cyclopedia No. 23. Drawings and photos by Bethlehem of LV and B&O cars were printed in the 1943 Car Builders’ Cyclopedia. The Tangent model is the first HO styrene model offered representing the Bethlehem-design gondola.
It has factory-installed grab irons of
.014″ diameter wire, brake rods, cou- pler lift bars and air hoses. The interior floor sits at the scale height. The inte- rior sides, ends and floor are detailed with rivets. The 16 tie-downs present on the prototype are missing from each interior on Side 1 even though rivets on the exteriors accurately indicate the presence of the tie-downs. The rivet de- tail on the model floor does not match the published drawings of the proto- type. The drop-ends are fixed in place. The underframe has rivet detail and separately applied brake rods. A flat metal weight hidden between the floor and the underframe provides a weight of four ounces for the ready-to-run model, meeting the NMRA standards. The thickness of the hidden flat weight requires the underframe be lower, the Duryea center sill accuracy be compro- mised and the major brake compo- nents be molded in-place. These com- promises will be acceptable to most modelers since the center sill is not vis- ible when the car is on the track. The model is fitted with Tangent 70-
ton ASF A-3 Ride-Control trucks with metal wheels on metal axles that are very free rolling. The model has facto- ry-installed Kadee No. 58 couplers in narrow-style draft boxes.
The model reviewed is the B&O gon- dola 259624, built 8-37, with the as- built 1937 black paint scheme with white lettering. It is available with 12 road numbers. The Lehigh Valley mod- el has the Cornell Red paint scheme with white lettering as repainted in 1973. It is available with six road num- bers. The Western Maryland model has the as-built 1953 red paint scheme with white lettering. It is also available
in six road numbers.
The B&O review model has the fea- tures of the B&O prototype including a Duryea Cushioned Underframe, slack adjuster, metal floor and Ajax power handbrake. The paint color and finish on the review model are fine, however, the black color is so intense it prevents the fine detail from being fully appreci- ated. The lettering is sharp and match- es photos of the prototype. All the let- tering on the prototype is reproduced on the review model including the trust agreement. Tangent initially offers a version of the model decorated for the B&O, Lehigh Valley and Western Maryland. Each version has physical details ap- propriate for the railroad it represents. Undecorated assembled models and kits are also offered. No doubt models with many more accurate lettering schemes for the six owning railroads will be offered in the future. The model of the Bethlehem gondola is securely packaged in a protective plastic clamshell package. This distinc- tive ready-to-run model by Tangent is an outstandingly accurate model for the 1937 to mid-1980’s period that will meet and exceed the expectations of modelers. This is the first HO model of- fered representing this car. The price for the model is $32.95. Tangent offers discounts for quantities of six, 12 and 24 models.—JOHN RIDDELL
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