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HLW/Stainz Tram Bash, or kitbashing & cold medicine aren't a goo

Honestly I really really had no plans for any more loco projects, but then John Bouck sent me a box of old LGB parts he no longer wanted. I had forget they were coming, Oy vey!, box contained a bunch of various Stainz parts including 2 complete cabs and a boiler. I makes a quick trip to Upland Trains and gets me 2 new Macks, I was only going to buy one but the owner made me an offer I couldnt refuse :wink: Well I then had a very long weekend (5 days) layed up with a nasty head cold, now cold medicine and kitbashing are not usually a good combination, makes you try some very strange things, I was struck by the idea of a double ended tram lokie, I soon realized I could cut both cabs just behind the front coal bulkheads and splice the two together and fit them onto a Mack, so one Mack was immediatly filleted and I began cutting, the rest is a bit of an anti-hystamine haze but yesterday I ended up with this little nightmare: :o

Its pretty goofy, but it has a certain charm at the same time, and yes I know its missing the cab footsteps, I’ll be adding them in a day or two after I modify the Mack steps. I honestly can’t tell whether this engine is coming or going… And no I wont tell you what medicine combo I was on, dont need anyone cutting an arm off now do we… :lol:

So, basically, they collided head on, and when the dust cleared, this is what was left???

Cute little engine… :slight_smile:

Very creative!

That’s delightfully goofy. Vic I like how you aim for the joyful side rather than the rivet counting sde

Glad to see the junk, er I mean, stuff put to good use.
If anyone is innerested, I have a s^%$ load of bran new gears and axles. I dunnot what motor block they are for. I’m thinking the older style ā€œSandwichā€ block were you screw on the wheels.
I am slowly cleaning out the junk from the shop.
jb

Vic, I feel that is the best one I seen yet!!! Dude that is Sweet.
John, if you have any LGB (2 axle) small passanger car roofs I need 2.
Toad

No pass roofs.
Just an old euro box roof and I think that has been cut up a little underneath.