@Bob posted:Since we're fussing about L1s details, everyone should be aware that the tenders on all but the Santa Fe version are incorrect. As Ed Rappe pointed out in this thread , MTH (and thus Lionel, since this is MTH tooling) re-used the short tender from the MTH I1s Decapod, rather than tool the correct tender for the L1s. This is common in the diecast world, where tooling is expensive. MTH re-used the tender from the PRR Q2 for their J1, Lionel re-used the tender from the PRR S1 on the T1, etc.
The bell and bracket also sit too tall (look at prototype photos). Precision Scale sells brass castings for the correct PRR bell and bracket with air ringer mechanism. Weaver got these details right on their H10s and L1s models. So did 3rd Rail on their L1s and K-Line on their K4s. Williams L1s and 3rd Rail I1s Decapods have big tall bells that can be removed and replaced by the Precision Scale parts.
The tenders may be incorrect, but without seeing them side by side it's hard to say how far off. It definitely doesn't look like the same tender to me, and even the two releases of the MTH L1s look to have slightly different tenders. 
