I will be getting this tender its a strange looking unit
it looks like the extra water tender but I’m not too sure
has anyone seen this type is it from the J class???
Ken
Hi yaz Budliner,
Back in the late 80’s , i saw both the N&W J611 and the 1218. The extra water tender for both locomotives was more box looking than this tender. Bachmann makes in HO scale the water tender you seek.
Having been over 20 years since I’ve seen the water tender, my mind might be a little cloudy. Still a nice looking tender though.
Patrick
hello DRS
you betcha
I had to get it as it was under $30
I will have to do some work to get it back to shape but I love the rivet detal on the oil tenders
I actually have buchmann’s J class locomotive and had a bit of trouble with it (heck I still have trouble with it) after I sent it back to the buchmann they gave me two auxiliary tender’s, but there’s are not brass :O)
thanks for jumping in with some info
its muchly aprechiated
K
Ken,
The tender pictured is probably the normal oil tender for a UP FEF-1 4-8-4 or early version Challengers.
It most definitely is not one of the N&W aux tenders or the modified L&N M-1 2-8-4 tender used on the Southern Ry steam excursions.
Roger
thanks oldline
thats my favorite locomotive 4-8-4
sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
I admit, I am far from a steam expert so definatly take my word to the bottom of the info sheet, but when I saw that tender, my first thought was UP. It reminded me of the fuel tenders they used for the turbines, which were old water/oil tenders.
Two things though to kepe in mind, the truck configuration for axles which can help narrow it down if you go surfing through pictures, and, whose to say that it is a true prototypical tender? Model makers were known for being a little free minded when comign up with stuff. Either way though, it looks good, definatly worth the price I think. And will make a nice a project to work on. Good find!
heyyy canazar
I think I did that same jiggie move as in your photo when I won this little jewel
check out some of these aux tenders
check out this aux tender on the rotary plow
I cant wait to get this back to pristine condition
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300026379453&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=020
I have been scaling back the layout as I just rent an apartment and that land lady wants to make an inspection, most of my projects are on hold. but I always have room for some brass inventory
K
here are more photos
working slow
more photos tonight
K
This is not a UP 4-8-4 Tender or UP Challenger. UP used Centepede Tenders (1 free two axle truck and 6 fixed axles) for the 4-8-4’s, Big Boys and Challengers. They used these because it distributed the wieght of the tenders over more axles thus reducing the stress on the rails.
Sorry, but this type of tender was used for the original 1936 built UP Challengers as well as the the original 1937 built FEF-1 4-8-4’s.
Link to builder’s photo of UP 806: http://www.steamlocomotive.com/northern/up806.jpg
Link to photo of UP 3822: http://www.snowcrest.net/photobob/upl38.jpg
Andre
this one is debatable
:O)
Wow! I just migth have been on to something with my guess… Bud, that cleaned up real nice. There is something so cool about brass… Looking good!
looks like a bad oil spill
lol
K
check this out
I found some sprung trucks
I just seen a Japanese Brass Model and it looked like the same co.
it was made by UNITED
see here
Ken
how’s this look
night photo
Ken
guess it came out ok
Bud, your sink drains must look awful!!
The tender looks great, you must be the world leader in cleaning up old brass?
Hey Budliner. It’s been a while…
Hey man, you did a really outstanding job on that tender to say the least!. Keep up the great work…
Tracklayer
hey simon
nothing in the drain
just on that paper plate but thank for the compliment
I guess I got lucky with that 119 photo
hey… 'tracklayer good to see you made it back on here
sup
I love the brass
K