How Many Big Boy Purchasers Also Ordered The Aux. Water Tenders?

I didn't but I might order it along with the flag caboose.  Caboose is really neat IMO.

I ordered 1. I liked the one with the flag. Seemed very patriotic to me.

Jim D

 I ordered the A-Tank and the caboose.

I have a black and yellow one from previous runs. I'm waiting for the accurate modern version, even if it's the 3D printed version that I have to paint myself.

I ordered one.  I wish it was black, but I guess yellow will do as the older black one is hard to find. At least the new ones has electro-couplers at both ends now.

I ordered two: one from Lionel and one from MTH.

MTH Yellow Flag Unit

Lionel Standard Yellow Aux Tender

Any word on the shipping dates for these yet? 

Wouldn't an Aux water tender be somewhat anachronistic to use with the Big Boys?

Granted #4014 would more than likely be pulling the one that the Challenger used behind her once she's finally able to do excursions, but even then, 4014 is going to be "modernized" to the point where even the Lionel model would be anachronistic (oil instead of coal being the biggest one) to the tender anyway, wouldn't it?

I ordered one because it looks cool and is fun.

+1

+1 ! 

MTH was suppose to ship in NOV.  Then DEC.  The shipping schedule is still showing DEC. I checked again this morning and no dealer has them yet, at least to my knowledge.

Lionel is suppose to be APR 15. 

I have the 2010 version of the black Legacy UP Auxiliary Tender I picked up at York last Spring.  Two things I noticed about it. It really doesn't do much and the lettering is noticeably darker than the lettering on the Big Boy tender. But it does add even more mass to the engine and looks cool, so buy it for looks and not features

Kind of wish it was yellow though

I bit the bullet too......knowing that I would kick myself if I passed it up........and....the flag version is pretty cool, not to mention patriotic!

-Pete

No (so is that -1??). I have the Legacy "Greyhound" AWT already and decided to do something else to fly Old Glory behind my Big Boy - more like what I think will happen when it's restored. Nearly went for the caboose but the K-Line Big Boy "Survivors" edition is better. 

April on the Lionel, ouchhhh!  

I appreciate the info!

...and that's all that matters in any hobby buying decision.

I ordered the caboose, but decided that I didn't need the range of the aux tender.

got the non flag caboose, the flag caboose and flag aux tender

Fair enough, never suggested not getting one wasn't.  Just pointing out that an auxiliary tender behind a Big Boy isn't prototypical for the reasons stated.  It's just information, whatever one wants to do with said information is up to them, and as an aside, running them prototypically (sans aux. tender) can be just as fun too.

Yes John you are quite correct.  Running them prototypical can be fun as well. The information provided by you was interesting and educational as well.

Tender with the Flag, the caboose and the 3 pack freight set with the Freight sounds.