HO - Proto 2k Heritage 0-8-0 - Track Pickup in Tender

The Life-Like Proto 2000 Heritage 0-6-0 comes with tender pickups. Just get a copy of the parts sheet and order the parts from Life-Like and install them.

The_Southerner wrote:

Here is a previous post on the same subject:

From: William R. Dixon (bill snipped-for-privacy@telus.net) Subject: Proto 2000 0-6-0 Tender Pickup Newsgroups: rec.models.railroad Date: 2002-08-08 22:00:37 PST

I tested the new Proto 2000 0-6-0 Tender with my P2K 0-8-0 today. They work well together so the pins must be identical.

Comparing the parts illustrations from both models, the tender floors appear to be identical except for the additional parts for the pickup in the 0-6-0 tender.

To add the pickups to an 0-8-0 tender you need the following parts from an 0-6-0 tender:

TS3 x 2 Screws to hold T8 down T8 x 2 Covers to hold pickup contact strips down. T9 x 2 Pickup strips, one per tender side. T18 x 4 Pickups on tender trucks (two per truck). T19 x 4 Split axle wheels for the tender trucks.

You will have to obtain parts from walthers as Lifelike trains are now part of walthers Anthony .

Here is a link to a photo of the 0-6-0 truck and pickups.

Thanks everyone for the info. I will contact Walthers and get the parts / trucks. I appreciate the help.

-Lee

Of course you could just buy an 0-6-0 tender and swap the shells. The frames and plugs are identical to the 0-8-0.

Bill Dixon

I didn't think the 0-6-0 had the chains to the trucks like the 0-8-0 does. I'll have to research that. I think it would be cheaper to buy the parts than the tender... but that is a good option. Thanks.

-Lee Murfreesboro, TN

Lee, If you find that it's a pian to get the parts or will take too long heres a web site that shows you how to add tender pickup to your P2K 0-8-0