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Kit bashing an LGB Stanza

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#1

This all started on the thread by Nick and his beautiful 0-4-0t Stainz bash and I believe it was Bruce who piped in saying something about how adaptable the little engines were and posted a picture that he described as “glonkulator” so I thought it would be nice to see others creations using piecesparts from the Stainz type engines so gather your pictures and post them here and lets see what types of concoction we have out there.I have done several of which all have lead to another, first one was my original 2010 Stainz starter set engine, it became my P.T. Tubifo logging engine along with a 2017 powered tender and turned it into a American style 2-4-0, next was a 2020 that became my 4-0-4t Orange River Fruit Co. citrus train Forney, 3rd was Rosy she is a 2017 engine given a American style cab and saddle tank with a scratch built glover style tender. Next was Old Joe he is an industrial style yard switcher that sits atop a 2017 chassis and was made from pieces left over from the other builds. Some where in the mix I built a steam engine to power my sawmill using a old Stainz boiler looks sort of like Bruce’s Glonkulator but with pulleys. So grab your old pictures and start posting let us see your Stainz creations

2-4-0forneyrosyold joesaw millmini heisler

#2

Is the LGB Stanza similar to the LGB Stainz?

#3

Yep, just spelled different, think I fixed them all

#4

Bill Barnwell said:

Yep, just spelled different, think I fixed them all

That’s Ok its just I am bashing a Stainz at the moment and would like to post some pictures when it is finished.

Don’t know when it will be finished though.

I could do a massive thread drift and show some of what I did to part of a “Rogers” similar to your steam engine but I won’t unless invited to.

#5

Gap, go ahead, it’s just another small engine, I’ve got one that I just started using parts from for my mini heisler and in the end plan on making me a 2-6-2 saddle tanker using the tank + 1 extra section left over from Rosy already have a drive from an LGB2085 mallet and a cab from Bachmann’s 2-6-6-2 saddle tanker cause I like prairies, BB

#6

Bill Barnwell said:

This all started on the thread by Nick and his beautiful 0-4-0t Stainz bash

Thank you, I certainly aim to inspire others, and I do greatly like the variety of your bashes. The walkway planking on the fruity Forney caught my eye in particular.

I believe I kept mentioning the blue/grey 2017 of mine in the prior thread, and I did a separate writeup of it in its own thread some time ago. That engine as it happens is actually host to an entire themed consist of the same color.

Almost entirely LGB, aside from the LBH tender (nicely proportioned fit behind the engine) and the English (Bachmann Thomas) tank wagon.

Less of a kitbash, more of a paint and detail. The tender is what sets it apart in my eyes.

#7

Thanks Nick, certainly enjoyed looking at your train, great goods looking especially like the tender, is it powered? Thanks for the share, Bill

#8

Bill,

While not as elaborate as the other work presented here, Komaka Iki sits on a STAINZ chassis salvaged off of e-Bay:

The loco, for new forum members, was a shattered LGB m2075 (battery) we brought back into revenue service through the help of numerous forum members.

Eric

#9

Yea, but it looks good and made the little one happy