Features on a tender.

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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drawings done by Al Armitage in Mainline Modler of an IHB 0-8-0 while quite complete and detailed omitted three circular features surround by rivets on the left front end of the tender shown in some accompanying prototype pictures .
Does anyone have an idea of what they were?

Thanks

Allan

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Well, they don’t appear on either IHB 0-8-0 photo on the Fallen Flags site, so I’d assume that they are patches. Of course, you know what they say about assuming…

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They are on what appears to be the builders pictures as well as a later picture when it had been in service for a while. There is something there

Allan

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In my unprofessional opinion i’d say access plates for the stoker motor and auger u-joint.