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Plastic Parts included:
• Body shell
• Parts Sprue #1 – "Roof , trainline, gravity outlet gates, and centersill/endsill pieces"
• Parts Sprue #2 – "Underframe bolster components"
• Parts Sprue #3 – "End frames"
• Parts Sprue #4 – "Brake Details and Stirrup Steps"
• Parts Sprue #5 – "Roof Hatches"
• Parts Sprue #6 – "Underframe Details & Brake Wheel"
Etched metal parts included:
• Etched metal roofwalk (taped to the inside top of kit box)
• Etched metal brake wheel step (in wire parts baggie)
Wire Parts included:
• All grab irons (in wire parts baggie)
• Coupler cut levers and eye bolts (in wire parts baggie)
Screws included:
• 2 screws for trucks (small head) (in wire parts baggie)
• 2 screws for couplers (large head – recessed into box to "disappear") (in wire parts baggie)
Other parts included:
• A complete set of trucks and wheels (in wire parts baggie)
Tools needed:
• Screwdriver
• Styrene cement
• CA-type cement
• Hobby knives - #11 and #17 are ideal
• 600 Grit Sand Paper or sanding stick
• Sprue nippers are recommended to speed things up!
• #51, #66, #76, #77, #78 drill bits and pin vise
Tangent Scale Models
Instructions: PS-2CD 4000 Model Kit
Revised 7/2008
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PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions
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Summary of Contents for Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000
- Page 1 Instructions: PS-2CD 4000 Model Kit Revised 7/2008 Plastic Parts included: • Body shell • Parts Sprue #1 – “Roof , trainline, gravity outlet gates, and centersill/endsill pieces” • Parts Sprue #2 – “Underframe bolster components” • Parts Sprue #3 – “End frames“...
- Page 2 Keep the 2 parallel mounting “circles” intact – these note which way the outlet gates face in a later step. Keep these Remove clean up Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 3 Once dry, use sprue nippers to cut the excess rod flush with the end of the car. Use 600 grit paper to clean up. Using a #77 Drill bit, drill new holes directly above the old holes. (See Photo) Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 4 New holes (drill) This is Old holes what the A (fill) end should look like when the hole is filled. Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 5 Repeat the process at the “A” end with the remaining part. Slope sheet pieces Slope sheet sits in body Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 6 “L” part of the bottom of the car faces out. Repeat this process for the same parts between the other two bays. Four pieces Trim gates Note inside gridlines to glue against Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 7 The corners of the part should meet up with the bottom of the body sell corner posts. As the part dries, make sure it remains parallel to the carbody. This is important, so the end frames (attached later), fit correctly. Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 8 The parts should be mounted so the hole for the truck screw lines up with the hole in the coupler bolster, from step 7 above. Note the small ridge in the plastic that helps to locate this part on the car. The long tab “points” toward the sloped bay. Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 9 Also note the hole on top of the stem over the draft gear for the mounting of the AB Valve. Glue the assembly in place. Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 10 Note that the lower rod should hang below the bolster. Also, the long L-shaped piece at top cements to the end sheet now, and touches the back of the B end upright later (step 11 below). Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 11 It should also sit right on top of the coupler box in the center. (See photo in step 11 of B end upright installation for guidance). Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 12 Retainer valve pipe through the end cage and under the horizontal support piece, so that the other end of the wire is butting up against the AB valve, between the two plastic airlines from the air reservoir. (Consult the photo for detail) Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
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- Page 14 Attach the side ladders: Degate the 2 side ladders that are needed for the car, located on the “End frames“ sprue. Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 15 17. Attach wire grabirons to sides: Using the supplied grabiron parts, apply 7 grabirons to each of the side ladder assemblies. On the other end, apply 2 Long Side Grab Irons. Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 16 #79 holes need to be drilled for the short end grab iron. Locator dimples are provided. 20. Attach weights: Add weight to the inside bays of the car for optimum operation. We recommend adding between 2.75 and 3.25 ounces. Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 17 #3). 23. Attach grab irons to the Roofwalk: Attach the supplied bent corner grabirons and small eyebolts to the holes in the roofwalk. See photo from above step #22. Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 18 (horizontally centered under the shaker brackets) and insert the pneumatic outlets (see photo below). The six pneumatic outlets are located on the “Underframe Details & Brake Wheel” sprue. See photo in step 24. Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 19 (so that it mounts in the proper direction), per the photo below. This matches most roadnames, although a few had clasps facing the B end of the car. Clasp A end B end Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...
- Page 20 *An alternate option if you do not have a pin vise: cut the end of the screw off with wire cutters. We hope you enjoyed building this kit! Please feel free to let us know of any needed corrections or improvements. Thank you! tangentscalemodels@yahoo.com Tangent Scale Models PS-2CD 4000 Kit Assembly Instructions...