Made a water scoop for the tender…
I wasn’t sure what to expect until I saw the picture. Now that looks pretty good!
Typically if I have a Lionel tender with the oversized scoop I take the thing off and leave it off. Just don’t like the look at all.
Well I tried to make it realistic as to size ,in the retracted position.
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I found the tender kit on eBay for a very reasonable price,given it is made of brass .The tender floor is a slab of 1/8 "sheet brass with thinner brass sides.I constructed it with J B Weld and it weighs a hefty 2.13 lbs!I painted it using Painters Touch light gray over a coat of primer.I used Microscale decals followed by a clear coat Came out quite well.