Happy Weekend Everyone!
I noticed no one has really posted any videos of the new auxiliary tenders from Lionel.
So thought I would do a quick 5 minute video detailing my own thoughts on the piece. If you so fancy to hear me quack for 5 minutes...here is my small review below:
Hope you all enjoy guys!
Michael
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Thanks MICHAEL, good review.
Thanks MICHAEL, good review.
Thanks for commenting! Glad you enjoyed!
You say that it has a rear ElectroCoupler, but Lionel lists front and rear. Can you please confirm?
You say that it has a rear ElectroCoupler, but Lionel lists front and rear. Can you please confirm?
Sinclair,
Good catch, I stand corrected. Both couplers are indeed electro couplers.
Apologies on my oversight.
Best,
michael
Good review - thanks
Good review - thanks
Thank you, Mike!
Mine just arrived. Nice product.
Not sure I'm going to keep them. Since ordering, I've decided to focus on the classic steam era.
Thanks for the review.
Mine just arrived. Nice product.
Not sure I'm going to keep them. Since ordering, I've decided to focus on the classic steam era.
Thanks for the review.
No problem, thanks for taking the time to watch!
I doubt you should encounter any difficulty off-loading them in the event you decide to sell....they are great pieces.
Just wish Lionel would have included a sound card or something in them...
Ok, I can't take it anymore. People discuss the detail on these without addressing the elephant in the room. The Jim Adams and Joe Jordan cars look nothing like the real McCoys as the model does not represent the rebuilt versions of the car. Also the flags on the Jim Adams cars should be flowing in the same direction on both sides as a Star/Stripes Front/Back respectively. The tender that is prototypical to the pre-rebuilt cars is the 6-82934 which is UP 907853. UP 907853 was in service with the steam shop but painted black.
Now, I'm not a rivet counter, these tenders look really nice and I'm sure will be really fun to play with, but things like the direction of the flag and the correct paint for the era and road number are in general detail points that I think should be pointed out first.
Ok, I can't take it anymore. People discuss the detail on these without addressing the elephant in the room. The Jim Adams and Joe Jordan cars look nothing like the real McCoys as the model does not represent the rebuilt versions of the car.
I was wondering when someone would bring this up. The UP Steam Crew had both auxiliary water tenders complete rebuilt, back in the mid 2000s, and they look completely different today, than either the Lionel or MTH models.
Also the flags on the Jim Adams cars should be flowing in the same direction on both sides as a Star/Stripes Front/Back respectively. The tender that is prototypical to the pre-rebuilt cars is the 6-82934 which is UP 907853. UP 907853 was in service with the steam shop but painted black.
Now, I'm not a rivet counter, these tenders look really nice and I'm sure will be really fun to play with, but things like the direction of the flag and the correct paint for the era and road number are in general detail points that I think should be pointed out first.
The reviewer mentions the unpainted valve handles at length. I wonder if the actual handles were ever painted red to begin with?
Well, I don't want to be negative but you have a good point. He does do that to a lot of his models... Not all valve handles are red.
I would have to dig through some photos but probably not. I'm not going to waste my time though, if the forrest can not be seen from the trees I doubt the leaves are correct.
Again, still a cool toy, I just have issues. All kinds. My therapist says I'm making progress 
Ok, I can't take it anymore. People discuss the detail on these without addressing the elephant in the room. The Jim Adams and Joe Jordan cars look nothing like the real McCoys as the model does not represent the rebuilt versions of the car.
I didn't mention it earlier because I was afraid of derailing the OP's thread.
YOu couldn't be more accurate with your comment-opinion. There was another thread on OGR, maybe 6 months ago that got kind of 'heated' over THAT topic.
A forum member had an accurate, correct, AWT made. It was very nice.
Also the flags on the Jim Adams cars should be flowing in the same direction on both sides as a Star/Stripes Front/Back respectively. The tender that is prototypical to the pre-rebuilt cars is the 6-82934 which is UP 907853. UP 907853 was in service with the steam shop but painted black.
Now, I'm not a rivet counter, these tenders look really nice and I'm sure will be really fun to play with, but things like the direction of the flag and the correct paint for the era and road number are in general detail points that I think should be pointed out first.
Your second comment above is reason #2 why I'm considering selling mine. They're nice pieces though overpriced in my opinion. I'm sure others are really enjoying them, but I think I won't miss them from my collection. As a matter of fact, I even cancelled the MTH UP AWTs I had on order as they are the same outdated design as the Lionel models-not to mention they've been delayed 5 times already...
Interestingly, the catalog art is printed correctly, but the production model is incorrect!
Interestingly, the catalog art is printed correctly, but the production model is incorrect!
Makes you wonder what the flaged caboose will look like.
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