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STEAM GENERATOR TENDER
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STARTING MAY 2024 I WILL OFFER THIS MODEL 3D PRINTED BY MYSELF (PICTURE RIGHT).
PRINTED ON A UNIFORMATION GK2 IN ABS LIKE BLACK (OR GRAY).
TRUCKS for STEAM GENERATOR TENDER.
3D printed sideframes and 3D printed center, brass etchings and Micro Trains low profile wheelsets.
STEAM GENERATOR TENDER, numbers 9000-9004.
3D GRAY printed shell and chassis,
8 DIY brass corner and side door handrails,
rear end brass ladder and steps/brake lever (included).
Air Eraser treatment.
3D Gray printed shell and chassis, assembled trucks, 8 DIY corner and side door handrails, brass etching rear end tender (ladder and steps/brake lever), DIY brake wheel on top, primed Mr Surfacer Primer 1000.
Example of prototype painting`(3 photos above).
Early version had 3 red stripes and cat whisker yellow paint over freight blue body.
STEAM GENERATOR TENDER, numbers 9000-9004.
3D GRAY printed shell and chassis,
8 DIY brass corner and side door handrails,
rear end brass ladder and steps/brake lever (included).
Air Eraser treatment.
3D Gray printed shell and chassis, assembled trucks, 8 DIY corner and side door handrails, brass etching rear end tender (ladder and steps/brake lever), DIY brake wheel on top, primed Mr Surfacer Primer 1000.
Example of prototype painting.
Later version had SF yellow paint over freight blue body
and SANTA FE on sides.
KIT NUMBER/NAME and CONTENTS (see PRICELIST for prices)
N-150 STEAM GENERATOR TENDER. assembled kit. 3D printed shell/chassis, assembled 3D printed sideframes and 3D printed truck centers, etching (end ladder and end steps/brake lever), primed with diluted Mr Surfacer Primer 1000 (no handrails/couplers/decals).
HISTORY.
Between March and December 1943 Santa Fe converted five 1337 class steam locomotive tenders into STEAM GENERATOR TENDERS to be used in passenger trains behind freight diesel units due to a shortage of passenger diesels.
These tenders had 2 Vapor Clarkson steam generators to provide heat and airconditioning to the passenger cars (many times these were troop trains). They where als used in stationary service in latter days.
All were retired in 1967 or 1968.
Additional information can be found in the book IRON HORSES OF THE SANTA FE TRAIL by E.D. WORLEY, or in the book BUSINESS & SPECIAL PURPOSE CARS published by The Santa Fe Historical and Modeling Society. The 4th quarter 2003 of THE WARBONNET also had an article on these cars.
BUILDING INSTRUCTIONS.