Small Tender For LGB Porter

[GearDrivenSteam]

Anyone know a good small tender for the LGB Porter? I have one now, but it's a bit large. Thanks.

[Independent Operator]

GearDrivenSteam

Anyone know a good small tender for the LGB Porter? I have one now, but it's a bit large. Thanks.

I had a bunch of New Brite stuff that I accumulated cheaply and used one of their tenders to use with a LGB locomotive from a LGB stsrter set that had no tender.  Had to do a bit of modifying on the couplers but it worked pretty well.  There's a lot of New Brite stuff on ebay usually.

[GearDrivenSteam]

I'm pretty sure the one I have now is New Bright, but as I said, it's a bit large. Especially since I'm starting this indoors now and am limited with space, I wandet a small a tender as I could find. Thanks. I'll keep scopin out EvilBay.

[vsmith]

This is the best one, it was made just for the small locos like the porters in the Toytrain line

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=180308342031

 

[GearDrivenSteam]

Thanks, VIc.

[g. gage]

My Porter is modeled after one used on the Hobart Estate, a logging company that supplied mine timbers from the Sierra Nevada to the Comstock at Virginia City. The tender was built about ten years ago, made from an LGB #4045 car. I cut the height down and cut the front out (facing the loco) and added Evergreen grooved sheet plastic (matching the end) for side boards. I also added foot boards around the tender car to widen it to match the loco. I finished it with spoke wheels, a load of wood and tool box at the rear.

 

Hope this helps, Rob

[altterrain]

You could whip one out just like that from a HLW mini gondola-

 

 

-Brian 

[GearDrivenSteam]

PERFECT!!! Thanks, Brian.

[GearDrivenSteam]

g. gage, if these are pics from your railroad, I'd love to see more.

[Bill C.]

I use a Toytrain tender with my Porter too.  It has added details from Ozark Miniatures.  I also used a Hartland gondola to make a tender for my grandson's Porter.  Black aquarium gravel over a foam core was used to make a coal load.

[GearDrivenSteam]

Thanks, Bill! More great stuff. Looks like miniature head and footboards for your bridge. Naw....couldn't be. LOL

[g. gage]

GearDrivenSteam

Thanks, Bill! More great stuff. Looks like miniature head and footboards for your bridge. Naw....couldn't be. LOL

With sleepers down the middle, I love it.

Have fun, Rob

[GearDrivenSteam]

That was funny right there. I don't care who you are.

[GearDrivenSteam]

Since all of you were kind enough to give me some great suggestions, I thought that I would let you see the outcome. Thank you Brian, the Hartland gondola was a wonderful idea.

[Ray Dunakin]

Rob, I love your ground-level photos! Very nice. The depth of field is terrific -- did you use a digital camera? What kind?

[GearDrivenSteam]

Thanks Ray. It's a Fujifilm S5200. It's WAY more camera than I know how to use. LMAO. My family got it for me for Christmas two years ago.