Spectrum 2-8-0 tender body removal

[rogertra]

It's been a while since I last did this but how do you remove the tender body from the Spectrun (remember those good models?) tender.

Thanks.

[jonathan]

Hi Roger!

There is a single screw just behind the bolster on the front truck.

As you pull up the front of the tender shell, the tabs on the rear of the shell will catch a little, but can be maneuvered free.

Regards,

Jonathan

[rich1998]

You beat me to it but here is a photo.

https://tcsdcc.com/installation/ho-scale/711

Rich

[Trainman203]

How many of you have problems with the 2-8-0 tender shell rattling when you blow the whistle, no matter how much you tighten that screw.  I always thought that the single screw along with the two snap in tabs at the rear was a cost cutting design flaw, and that a second screw at the rear would have avoided that problem.

[jonathan]

I've never noticed any rattle or vibration when I blow the whistle.  But it's pretty noisy at train shows, so...

Regards,

Jonathan

[OLDERTIMER]

  Love those photographs!

[Trainman203]

The only trouble with that TCS installation guide is that is only good for coal burners.  Can't drill holes in the oil bunker.

[rich1998]

Simple solution. Drill holes in the frame. Look at coal burner frames at the diagram page and HO Seeker page.
I have done that to a Vanderbilt tender. All part pf model railroading. Just be careful.

Rich

[Trainman203]

Of course. But TCS doesn't tell you that. All the Spectrum engines with stock sound had holes in the tender floor.

[rich1998]

Obvious. That is why I looked at the Bachmann diagrams. I saw what they did for a Vanderbilt tender for sound.
A few years ago HMinky did the same for sound in a American in the tender.

Rich