Stainz Locos- How many is too many

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Krauss Tram Engine conversion plus 6 others inc 3 growlers. Alyn
 
i only have 2 growlers a no1 and no4 the early no2 i have is a split chassis, but no pickups and no traction tyre, anyone seen a early no2 like that before?
 
I think one is too many :cool:

My railroad is completely free of stainz of any kind :laugh::laugh:
 
Its a free country - live how you want to live.

Two stainz did appear on my railway one day but they were soon removed when the owner went home.
 
in praise of the stainz,
its funny about the stainz imho

i always thought it very toyish when i first saw it (as i did most LGB stuff when i started in 1986)
the LGB colors, bright work, shiny finish

then having seen the real thing on you tube
it has grown on me

this coming from a yank that for decades loved big mainline trains, as well as narrow gauge, in blacks and mineral reds
now the dimunitive trains and stock appeal, probably more, to me
possibly becuase of ease, overall space used and scale, ie garden to trains


and, for those of us who dont store our stock near or one the garden line-its by far the easiest steam loco to transport and place on the rails,
and
its almost cannon fodder as far as twigs and leaves and snow on the line,
little fear of damaging the metal rods and valve gear, shiny paint is easy to clean of dust and grit,

easy to get parts for, not that youll likely need them,
not a big risk or investment for leaving in the elements, or otherwise
guaranteed to get through if anything will (even if in numbers)

able to race through the R1s, points, and all sorts of stuff without derailing , or , if such occurs, without damage
able to be left running with not so much thought to stalling, or undue wear
able to allow the average ham fisted adult or wreckless child handle and operate without a rise in bood pressure or recurring nightmares

simply a pleasing loco overall,

ive come to appreciate what they are as opposed to what they arent
(but still want one that has sound and sync smoke with 5v lights and flickering firebox!)
 
will take some pictures in morning of some of mine
 
For those that knock the Stainz I would remind you that locos of its ilk are the backbone of the small preservation railways, and let's face it, they are cute in the metal:

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(note Mel hasn't been at this one - yet :nail: )
 
Wow, looking at all these, I feel quite put upon for having bashed my only one into something that looks a bit Americanized. Scraped the boiler smooth, cut the cab hatch out of the back, mated to an Aristo slope-back tender, knuckle coupler up front, steam turbo generator, modern radio antennae. Even got the Freedom Central's "New Age" black body, silver smokebox paint scheme. I still need to find a tender to give it a bit more pull for my mainline though.

She sure looks cute tugging in reverse on a custom 3-pack of USA intermodal double stacks though.

(edited for spelling)
 
Some of my 40
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will try take some more later
 
trying to think how to build, would guess rear end of a box car, prob need to make rear wheel set articulate, does the van bit have windows through?
 
I probably wouldn't worry about the very unusual chassis and cylinder arrangement in the photo - I'd probably use a standard Stainz power chassis and then hang a pivoted rear truck from a U class on the back, making it an 0-4-2. The van bit could then be about 1/3 of an LGB box van stuck on the back of the Stainz cab. The whole box and cab section seems to be covered with a single van-type roof piece. I think the idea is to give the loco a small parcel and light goods capacity, then probably hitch a single coach behind for the few passengers. From what little I can see in a few other photos, there may well be windows in the back of the box so that the crew had at least some limited visibility through it, but I'm sure some of them didn't bother with such sophistication - after all, the driver could always lean out the side.... Basically I think you could make it almost any way you want - I suspect that most of these were expediency builds by local lines to fill specific needs. The ideas came from the book I mentioned here:
http://www.gscalecentral.net/A-rather-specialised-publication-m222046 < Link To http://www.forum.gscalece...blication-m222046

Jon.
 
I've have a think in the weekas i have a pile of stainz bits and a couple of box cars.
 
Having had the Mention of the number of Stainz Locos I now have, whats everyone thoughts is 50 Stainz Locos too Many :o :o :o :o :o

So I thought I'd dig this old thread out
 
Na havnt filled all the shelves yet ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
 
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