I see a seller on Ebay offering two different Modern era boiler fronts. I am wondering if there are actually any differences between the two. The part numbers are:
8306-024 783 Semi-scale Hudson Boiler front.
736-24 Berkshire boiler front.
I thought they were the same. I've looked at the seller's photos, and nothing is jumping out at me. Maybe the location and/or thread size for the mounting screw? (Edit - checked manual - mounting screw size is the same)
Thanks.
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They are the same. Just an updated part number. Other than that the 8306-24 is painted glossy, an original ,not repo 736 front is more satin in color.
This can be pretty hard to detect in an eBay ad, but an original 736 boilerfront will have a small convex lens in the front of the headlight tube. (It looks a little like a miniature magnifying glass.) The 8306 boilerfront has a something resembling a short Lucite rod inside the headlight tube instead of an actual lens. Although this difference is often not obvious when looking at an eBay photo of the front of a boilerfront, the presence or absence of this rod can sometimes be seen in photos that show the back of the boilerfront.
Thanks guys!
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