auxiliary tenders, BLI vs. Spectrum

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Not sure from your description which auxillary tenders you got, but that is a 
good price for either. The aux tenders used in the excursions were originally 
from the L&N 2-8-4's, and are about the same length as an N&W 22K tender. The 
Bachmann model of these (done for the original Bachmann J) is rather crudely 
detailed in comparison to the Spectrum N&W aux tender, which is a well detailed 
model of the aux tenders Roanoke make out of 16K tenders. These are shorter than 
a 22K tender (and shorter than the aux tenders made from L&N tenders). These 
were all gone by the time of the steam excursion program, thus the ex-L&N 
tenders were used. Bachmann offered this Spectrum tender in a variety of road 
names and paint jobs, including one with the N&W red stripe (which, one way or 
the other, is not correct) It is a good source of parts, as it has the T40 
trucks and the roll top cistern. The trucks are correct for a few other N&W 
tenders, including the N&W design 12K, which ended up on most of the M's. I plan 
to use the body shell (with some modifications) to do a Virginian tender, 
possibly for a PA.

Do you have any left for which you don't have a use? 2 dozen is a lot of 
excursion tenders.

Jim Nichols




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Sent: Fri, June 17, 2011 1:47:44 PM
Subject: Re: auxiliary tenders, BLI vs. Spectrum


         I got a REALLY good deal a few years ago at a train show for 2 dozen of 
the original Bachmann aux excursion tenders, $250 for the lot. I have been 
upgrading, repainting and super detailing them to go with all my steam engines 
that i run as excursion steam on my layout. As far as this discussion the both 
are nice from the ones i have run in my operating group. I know they are 
prototypically correct but they look a little short behind my BLI A & J. They 
run and look great. they appear to be weighted adequately. I run modern day NS 
with steam excursions on a ficticious area throughout the Shenandoah Valley .

 
Jon Kelley
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