The UGEARS Mechanical Models 460 Locomotive with Tender combines all of the technical and artistic innovations that builders have come to appreciate in their other models and takes them a step beyond. Richly detailed with an eye toward realism and romance, this version is an indelible symbol of 19th century technology and adventure. The locomotive is driven by rubber bands and a gear array instead of superheated steam, but otherwise its main mechanism looks and operates very much like that of a real steam engine. Up close you can see working asynchronous pistons and valves that transfer power to the locomotives drive wheels through a moving system of rods, linkages and cranks. Small touches like a fully detailed engineers cab with retractable step ladder, art-deco boiler trim, and open-up Tender with coal doors complete this beautiful reminder of a bygone era. The UGEARS 460 Locomotive with Tender is our largest, most complex model to date; yet thanks to our patented plywood joint