auxiliary tenders, BLI vs. Spectrum

[NW Modeling List]

On ebay, "The Favorite Spot" frequently puts the Spectrum aux tenders up for 
auction, including the N&W black ones. Run a search of their items now and then 
and occasionally you will find them. Generally, they go for less than even the 
discounters ask. And, yes, I buy them with other road names, which will involve 
repainting; but sometimes you can get the black N&W ones. The N&W with red 
stripe is not correct for any era, since none of the original Aux tenders was 
ever painted that way. They were all scrapped before the excursion program.

Jim Nichols




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Sent: Thu, June 9, 2011 9:16:23 PM
Subject: RE: auxiliary tenders, BLI vs. Spectrum

I personally think the Spectrum auxiliary tenders can be used "as is", though 
they do need numbers, as no road number is painted on the model. I have compared 
it to the earlier Bachmann auxiliary tender (which is modeled after the 
excursion tender) and I find this one in detail and appearance the superior 
model.
Lois J. Ponton
Friends of the 611
 
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Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:54:08 -0400
Subject: auxiliary tenders, BLI vs. Spectrum
To: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org
From: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org

Hi all,  

So there are two models of N&W Auxiliary tenders out there. Of the two, which 
one represents the '40s/50s variant and the other those used in excursion 
service? And of the two, which is seriously the better model? I one time owned 
the Spectrum variant and thought it looked good, but would imagine the BLI model 
is quite sublime. The Spectrum model, if you're willing to strip and repaint can 
be had quite inexpensively, while the BLI models if you can find them are not 
surprisingly way more expensive. 

Alvie
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