yes, the engines existed, but they were never operated in the US. Reminds me of something around South Africa, but may be wrong.
To be honest, I don't think Bachmann did a lot of re-tooling with the engine. They got the boiler right, and I think it's a huge improvement...
ok, on 3rd look, I think you're right. On the other hand tho, this IS the new spectrum tender without a doubt (unless it's brass, of course)......
u think that's the old one?? Bein an undec, it's hard to tell--but you may be right. The original tender was never offered in anything other...
well, here are a couple of photos of the N&W Tender... this is photo of the prototype on the N&W Historical Society page for the resin kit (which...
The starting at 15-20mph on that transformer is normal for practically ANY engine you can buy. It doesn't mean that it starts moving at a scale...
That's the old Bachmann tender, which was the excursion version. The Spectrum tender is the one that N&W used in the steam era (though the tuscan...