SBD / CSXT “Black Repaint 1987+” takes us back to early days of the CSX.  In 1987, the ex-L&N South Louisville Car Shops were still in full swing, repainting cars.  These repaints featured SBD reporting marks and the now-familiar CSX logo on the hopper car sides.  This group of CSX repaints is pulled from ex-L&N Bethlehem cars built in 1976.  The models feature an accurate body for this ex-L&N series, including rounded top chord corner caps, paired lower posts at the side bolsters, and tiny accurate triangle supports on the bottom chord near the bolster posts.  The B-end of the model features an accurate Universal 7400 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 caps.  The CSX lettering on the cars is carefully replicated, and includes varying CAPY data, South Louisville paint codes and COTS data across the different car numbers.  We see you, patient 1980s and 1990s modelers, and we are pleased to release these CSX repaints in 24 numbers.     

Features: 

• Dimensional accuracy – designed from Bethlehem Steel 3350cf Quad Coal Hopper plans and verified with field measurements

 • Highly correct “true to life” colors

• Industry-leading “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
 

• Multiple Bethlehem 1974, 1976-1978, 1979 and 1980 bodies and assembly builds, with correct bolster post/detail variations, roping plate versions and top chord corner cap options
 

• Two coal load options: Flood vs. Tipple Style
 

• “See through” brake step platform
 

• Road-specific details for each scheme, including 7 brake wheel housing options, 2 ABD Valve options, 2 retainer valve mounting options and 2 different routing board options.
 

• Beautiful details including separately-applied scale wire grab irons and coupler lift bars – no “molded on” plastic grab irons or “thick” plastic grab iron parts anywhere on this replica!
 

• Separate flexible rubber air hoses
 

• CNC-machined 36” wheels with accurate front and back detail
 

• Precision Tangent Scale Models 100-ton Barber S-2 trucks with prototype-specific rotating bearing caps (four possible options!) and separate brake beam part (2 possible options!)
 

• Weighted to NMRA specifications – yes, even with the coal load removed!
 

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