Steam locomotive tenders are often very light in terms of weight. To get better tracking of the tender, take a 7 gram A-Line lead weight and cement it to the underframe of the tender equidistant between the two tender trucks. Now use some CA cement to glue the A-Line weight in position.
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| Photo # 1 Closeup view of the tool box (A-Line 7 gram lead weight placed under the frame of the tender between the two trucks). |
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| Photo # 2 Seven Gram A-Line lead weight cemented to the under frame of the CB&Q 0-4 Mikado tender between the two trucks, |
When the A-Line Weight is cemented in position and the CA cement is dry, take some Polly Scale Grimy Black Paint or Polly Scale Brunswick Green Paint and paint the A-Line 7 gram weight. Now you've turned the A-Line Weight into a tool box and have also added 7 grams of weight to give the tender better tracking.
Yoyu can also add weight inside the tender where ever possible. Loon weights are a good choice as well as soft lead weights.
If you use DCC, you can place a decoder and speaker inside the tender shell. Now you have a tender with a decoder and speaker inside the tender shell and a tool box err, I mean 7 grams of weight added to the tender in a very strategic position, between the two tender trucks....
This really works out well...... and solves tracking problems.
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