WELCOME Tangent Models to O/Proto48 2-rail O Scale.
No matter how beautiful your model is, lots of people will complain about it.
I was initially disappointed that it was not a plastic offering but understand the costs involved. Hopefully O Scale / Proto48 will prove a worthy investment in the future.
I would remind everybody that there is only one manufacturer (San Juan Model Co) producing Proto48 Freight Car kits today and one importer of Proto48 Brass freight cars (Protocraft).
There are other the freight car kit manufacturers whose products are sold without trucks, like Southern Car and Foundry, Rails Unlimited, Sylvan Models, Smokey Models and Glacier Park Models, but they have not also made the investment in producing a Proto48 truck. So they are not really a Proto48 model offering.
Please let's not complain too loudly that this choice of models is not what you wanted.
Instead let's celebrate that someone has decided to jump into our market and has produced a fine model.
I ordered one of the tank cars today as a Proto48 version. I can't wait for it to arrive.
Thank you Tangent Models!
