OK, all of the drama is over with and we now have the second portion of our X58 shipment. For those of you who have ordered and have been patiently waiting, we really appreciate your business! We began shipping the cars less than an hour after their arrival and the...
We wanted to thank the Amherst Railway Society for letting us attend the show this past weekend in Springfield MA! We had a great time there; this was our first visit since 2009. Since we know lots of people could NOT attend that show, I thought we might share the...
Tangent Scale Models is proud to introduce our next ALL-NEW freight car replica, the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) X58 Class Box Car. Between 1964 and 1966, the Pennsylvania Railroad built a large fleet of new multiple-purpose boxcars. Constructed as class “X58,” PRR rapidly produced 2,565 cars, plus another 100 for Lehigh...
Tangent Scale Models has just uploaded instructions to build our GA 8,000 Gallon Acid Tank Car kit. Many customers have purchased these cars since release in November, and our completed instructions are available from the "Downloads" tab above. One reason our instructions take a little extra time is because they...
On November 7, Tangent Scale Models proudly released our tenth ALL-NEW freight car replica, the General American 8,000 Gallon Acid Tank Car with Welded Underframe. Following World War II, specialized liquid shippers requested new special duty tank cars, and General American Transportation Corporation met their demands by producing specific-service cars...
Tangent Scale Models is pleased to announce our next all-new car, the HO Scale General American Dry-Flo covered hopper. This is the first time this model has been produced in HO Scale. General American Transportation Corporation produced a large fleet of 3500 cubic foot “Dry-Flo” covered hoppers beginning in...
To paraphrase a famous trio from the 1960s, 'our bags are packed, we're ready to go'.... Tangent Scale Models is ready to hit the road. Soon we will head to Cleveland OH to offer our products to the public - in person - at the National Train Show! The show...
Tangent Scale Models is proud to introduce our second production of our industry-leading General American 3-compartment 6,000 gallon tank car. General American produced the 6,000 gallon 3 compartment tank car on the “Type 30” riveted underframe from 1928 to 1942 at their Sharon PA factory. While General American constructed many...
Tangent Scale Models is pleased to announce our next release of HO Scale Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4750 covered hoppers. Think of this Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4750 (“PS4750″) model as the EMD SD40-2 of covered hoppers. Similar to the SD40-2, Pullman-Standard (“PS”) began production of the 4750 covered hopper in 1972...
Is the Winter weather getting you down? Today we were thinking of one way to overcome the weather. Do you have summer plans yet? How about Cleveland this July? Lake Erie. Rock and roll Hall of Fame. The Christmas Story House. The USS Cod. Playhouse Square and the Museum of...
Thank you to all of you out there who have supported Tangent Scale Models in the past and with our newest product, the General American 6,000 gallon 3-compartment tank car. I wanted to update you on the availability of our first tank car models. Tangent Scale Models is now in...
Tangent Scale Models is proud to introduce our eighth all-new HO Scale model, the General American 3-compartment 6,000 gallon tank car. General American produced the 6,000 gallon 3 compartment tank car on the “Type 30” riveted underframe from 1928 to 1942 at the Sharon PA production facility. While General American...
After operating with our original website since 2007, Tangent Scale Models thought it was time for a fresh website look. We hope you like the new site! We have several great enhancements to roll out that we hope you will appreciate: Discounts for multiple car purchases will calculate at checkout...
