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Model Power 4-6-2 Tender Pickup Mod

I used Kato Mikado tender trucks to improve electrical pickup on this MP Pacific tender, having cut arched slots through the tender bottom so the trucks could swivel. I just soldered flexible wires to the tops of the truck wipers, then wired them up for better pickup. This worked extremely well. Word got out that the Kato tender trucks work great for tender pickup on all kinds of N Scale steamers, and they quickly sold out. I used Kato Swing Motion Caboose Trucks for the next mod, with identical results. Only the leaf springs are a bit different, but the trucks still look good on the MP Pacific tenders.

Model Power 4-6-2 Tender Pickup Mod
rray, Aug 5, 2006
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