Milwaukee, Wis. - Walthers announces its new PROTO 2000 Type-21 8,000-Gallon Tank Car with K Brakes and 1920s paint schemes. Both kit and assembled versions are now in stock.

Demand for tank cars skyrocketed in the 1920s as automobiles and trucks became more common. Moving gasoline, lubricants and other petroleum products over long distances required larger and stronger tank cars. In 1921, American Car & Foundry rolled out the first of its new 8,000-gallon, riveted-steel cars, which came to be known as the Type 21. Tough and durable, the cars kept rolling into the 1960s, often hauling many other kinds of liquids.

This series of models is based on steam-era cars with the original K-type brake system and early lettering schemes. Each features a detailed, injection-molded body, full underbody detail, scale-size handrails and grab irons, correct trucks with RP-25 metal wheels, correct weight for optimum performance and magnetic knuckle couplers. The cars are available ready-to-run or as Time-Saver® kits, with two roadnumbers for each version, for a total of four car numbers per scheme.

Time-Saver Kits retail for $16.98 each and assembled cars are $29.98 each:

Chicago Tank Car Co.
920-54350 CHIX #1123 - Kit
920-54351 CHIX #1136 - Kit
920-54400 CHIX #1108 - Assembled
920-54401 CHIX #1147 - Assembled

Continental Oil Co.
920-54352 CTAX #8152 - Kit
920-54353 CTAX #8029 - Kit
920-54402 CTAX #8121 - Assembled
920-54403 CTAX #8073 - Assembled

National Oil Co.
920-54354 NOX #8040 - Kit
920-54355 NOX #8017 - Kit
920-54404 NOX #8034 (aluminum, black) - Assembled
920-54405 NOX #8015 (aluminum, black) - Assembled

Philadelphia Quartz Co.
920-54356 PQX #806 - Kit
920-54357 PQX #809 - Kit
920-54406 PQX #802 (black, aluminum) - Assembled
920-54407 PQX #805 (black, aluminum) - Assembled

Roxana Petroleum (Shell)
920-54358 RPX #2412 - Kit
920-54359 RPX #2395 - Kit
920-54408 RPX #2351 (yellow, black) - Assembled
920-54409 RPX #2488 (yellow, black) - Assembled

Stauffer Chemical Co.
920-54360 STLX #82 - Kit
920-54361 STLX #89 - Kit
920-54410 STLX #81 (aluminum, black) - Assembled
920-54411 STLX #86 (aluminum, black) - Assembled

Mid-Continent Petroleum COSX
920-54362 COSX #2954 - Kit
920-54363 COSX #2957 - Kit
920-54412 COSX #2956 (black) - Assembled
920-54413 COSX #2957 (black) - Assembled

Undecorated
920-54364 - Kit
920-54414 - Assembled

The new PROTO 2000 Type-21 Tank Car Time-Saver kits and assembled cars are now available. For more information on PROTO 2000 freight cars and other Walthers HO Scale products, or to locate a dealer, visit Walthers on the Internet at www.walthers.com. Call 414-527-0770 or write Walthers, P.O. Box 3039, Milwaukee, WI 53201-3039.