Thanks Chrizzly, makes sense as they were (I believe) mostly used as shunters.
Makes sense to me Super, but on these particular models there is nothing moulded there, maybe a small mod that could be made to make them more realistic. Bearing in mind they have a hatch/doorway on the rear panel I did wonder if they would simply pinch some coal from a wagon, based on what Chrizzly says that would also make sense
I suppose the reason they have not modelled this is that these loco's are typically used in small 'starter' train sets aimed at the younger modeller and they are intended to be more robust 'work' engines for smaller hands. This I feel is doubly so as the bodies on these are actually very solid and the model itself pretty heavy for their size - which of course aids the pulling power too
Makes sense to me Super, but on these particular models there is nothing moulded there, maybe a small mod that could be made to make them more realistic. Bearing in mind they have a hatch/doorway on the rear panel I did wonder if they would simply pinch some coal from a wagon, based on what Chrizzly says that would also make sense
I suppose the reason they have not modelled this is that these loco's are typically used in small 'starter' train sets aimed at the younger modeller and they are intended to be more robust 'work' engines for smaller hands. This I feel is doubly so as the bodies on these are actually very solid and the model itself pretty heavy for their size - which of course aids the pulling power too
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