I'd say, fabricate a new one. If you really didn;t care about reusing either tender , you could probably combine the two so it has a Bachmann tender end and Model Power loco end, but I think my approach would be to make my own.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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Hello everyone,
After hours of researching online I have found a number of people assert that swapping the tender on a MP/MRC locomotive with one from Bachmann is a good way to improve electrical pickup and is commonly done, but the practical details have been harder to find. In particular, what to do about the physical connection as the MP drawbar is very different from the BM system. Using web photos (better than any photos of my own kit that I could take) I'll outline my plans below, but as I'm new to this level of loco fiddling I would appreciate any thoughts, tips, suggestions, links, etc.
This is my loco; an N-scale dcc & sound-equipped 2015-series Pacific