When parts are unavailable it’s time to have some fun and make your own. I too have the18056 vandy tender with broken stanchions. I’ve replace it with a scale tender but wanted to fix the stanchions on the vandy anyway. I am using 3/32 and 1/16 brass tubing. A little solder and a lot of patience so far is working. Once painted they should look OK. Very strong.
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