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What to do with Bachmann 10 wheeler tender?

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What to do with Bachmann 10 wheeler tender?
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 1, 2004 3:41 AM
I have an old Bachmann ten wheeler tender that I will not use. Suggestions on possible uses/conversions?

Thanks! [:)]
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Posted by toenailridgesl on Sunday, August 1, 2004 4:31 AM
You checked the current issue of GR mag?
Excellent conversion to use it with an Indy.
Or put it on ebay, someone will give you $5 for it.
Or rust it up & dump it behind the engine house as part of the scrap-pile.
Or send it to me & I'll turn it into a work of art!!!! :)
Phil Creer, The Toenail Ridge Shortline,  Adelaide Sth Oz http://www.trainweb.org/toenailridge toparo ergo sum
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Posted by vsmith on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 9:37 AM
On real RR's, extra, unused tenders were often converted into water tank cars, especially in arid areas. These cars provided extra water for the engine on long dry stretches and were coupled behind the engines tender so the loco looked like it had two tenders. These water cars often looked like an oil fuel tender, having what looked like a second tank installed in the coal bunker, this was sometimes a second tank wth its own filer but most of the time this second tank was just an extension of the original water tank. It would be pretty easy to scratch a new coverplate for the coal bunker and simply add a water car to your train. There are good examples of these water tenders from the lines that operated in the desert regions, and D&RGW used extra water tenders on thier snowblowers.

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