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Redneck Justin
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I have a 50's Mantua Mike/Pacific tender I want to trade for. Die cast body and 6 wheel tender trucks. The unit is the frame less and coal-less style. Great shape. I wanna trade it for a older Varney tender.
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Justin, Question, have a picture of your tender? AND the tender your looking for? I may be able to help you.....
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The Mantua tender:

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The tender I want!:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Varney-Vintage-HO-Brass-Long-Distance-Tender-Kit-Great-Collectors-item-NICE-/350955797066?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item51b6987a4a

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Justin,
Sadly, those tenders are A. Brass, and B. Expensive to get (most tend to keep them). I got but one of them, and can't part with it I thought you were looking for a die-cast tender, not a brass one....

That brass body, mates right up with the Western Maryland H class, 2-8-0's of the H-8 or H-9 of the WM.....Which I plan to attempt to mold for a few Western Maryland builds I have planned for my WM fleet of 2-8-0's......

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 Posted - December 19 2013 :  06:38:09 AM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add Redneck Justin to Buddylist
Don't have to be brass.
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You may think about the large tender made by HObbyline as a part of the plastic model kit of the Nickel Plate Berkshire 2-8-4. A very nice large tender.

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Justin,
A cheap 6 wheel tender truck source. I have robbed 6 wheel buckeye trucks from Bachmann heavy flat cars. This can be a good source for this type of truck. You can get them from Bachmann's or Athearn's wrecking cranes too. I can not justify taking a crane out of use for the trucks. Athearn sells the trucks as spare parts too.

The Bachmann Log heavy duty flats are easy to find and usually reasonably in price. I have used these on MDC USRA type oil tenders with good results. I add metal wheels and tune the rolling quality. You will then need to find or make wipers for the axles or wheels. I prefer a flexible soldered wire to a screw frame pickup system.

I have considered using 4 4 wheel trucks with a couple of span booster to get the Bachmann heavy duty flats back on the track, but have not done that yet.

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The Varney brass tender and the Mantus diecast tender are definitely not equivalent in terms of trade value. I would put the Varney to be at least worth 2-3 Mantua Tenders, easily. I wouldn't trade any of mine for a Mantua tender either.

Don't get me wron, Mantua tnders aren't bad.. but they are a dime a dozen when compared to the Varney.

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I'll add some cash. I just wanna see who has one willing to let go off.
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quote:


I have considered using 4 4 wheel trucks with a couple of span booster to get the Bachmann heavy duty flats back on the track, but have not done that yet.


I had a couple of Bachmann heavy flats that came that way, with 4 - 4 wheel trucks. Those things were a pain to put on the track. I converted them to 6 wheels trucks.

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 Posted - January 04 2014 :  10:04:40 PM Link directly to this reply  Show Profile  Add Redneck Justin to Buddylist
I wouldn't mind a Mantua Vanderbilt tender in trade either.
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OK: Made my mind up, wanna now trade for the tender Varney used with the Casey Jones and Old Lady consolidation steamer.
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