I had posted a few of these photos some time ago on a different thread . This is my green 390E with a 392 tender close behind . I did a few things here . #1, I switched out my black boiler for this green one , I already have a 390E in black . #2, I had the green paint of the boiler matched by the local auto body shop so I could paint the tender . The tender by the way is a MTH tender that I got at an auction so time ago . #3, After dismantling the tender and painting it I set it on my test circle to see how much I could shorten the draw bar . I drilled a new hole about a half inch closer to the tender to close the gap . #4 , I added a Dallee whistle and bell system in the tender . Its not very loud but good for me . #5 , I then added some Ballast King rubber (coal) to the tender load top . #6, not done yet . I want to switch out the rail stanchions on the boiler to the 400E stanchions . Why ? Because I foolishly picked up my engine by the boiler and pulled a few of the stanchions out !! One day I would like to find another 392 tender and elongate it by an inch or two to make a long haul tender . 
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