Tangent Scale Models

Tangent Scale Models, based in Asheville NC, began development of our first HO scale product in early 2006, and entered the marketplace on July 27, 2007 at the NMRA National Train Show in Detroit, MI. Our motto: Unparalleled scale replicas for discriminating railroad modelers. With experience drawn from the real railroad industry, as well as the model railroad industry, our goal is to fuse the two together and provide you with high-quality, well-researched scale models. We emphasize extreme fidelity on our models, which includes small details, “true-to-life” colors, and accurate fonts, logos, and lettering placement. Another standard you will find on our products is metal wheels and Kadee couplers, which ensure that our replicas operate as well as they look. Finally, we provide modelers with information about our products, as well as prototype photo references to compare our products against the real thing. We hope you enjoy our models, and we love to hear from our customers. Please feel free to let us know how we are doing!

Finally, Tangent Scale Models was launched by an HO scale modeler and operator with a passion for high-quality models and a strong allegiance to the history of prototype railroad freight car and caboose design. Tangent Scale Models designs products in the USA and is one of the few family-owned and operated businesses to offer injection-molded HO Scale freight cars and cabooses to the mass market.

Products coming soon!