HLW/Stainz Tram, or kitbashing & cold medicine are not a good combo

[vsmith]

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  

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 yeterday I ended up with this little nightmare: 

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...

[ttrigg]

Vic: Just two quick questions.

1. Do we need to send an AA representative your way?
2. Why are both ends numbered "2"? It would seem to me that the other end should be numbered "1" as train's change numbers depending on which way they run.
3. Would you consider a short-term lease?

OK, that was three questions but the fog of "cold medication" runs thick.

Tadpole: before you chime in, I do understand that engine numbers are constant and train numbers change by direction. I'm just putzing with Master Basher Vic.

[cabbage]

 Don't blame the cold Px -blame real life!!! Because to me this creation looks a lot like a Sentinel Y10. Sentinel made a lot of "odd" looking locomotives that could be adapted to your power bricks Vic.

 Here is the Y10: http://www.lner.info/locos/Y/y10.shtml

Here a few from the Self Site:

http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/argmotor/argmotor.htm
 

 http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/egypt/egypt.htm

 
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/LOCOLOCO/colombia/colombia.htm 

Sentinel were eventually bought by Rolls Royce - which is when the started to produce,  (for me), their most Interesting locomotives!!!

regards

ralph 

[dwbeckett]

I for one was glad to see two engineer's and I noticed they were not dressed alike, so what one is in charge?

Dave

[ttrigg]

dwbeckett

 so what one is in charge?

This one:

 

How would I know, you ask?  He is the one that is wearing a jacket and tie.

[SandyR]

Vic, that's an interesting engine for sure! Sort of like a Fairlie, if I remember those rightly. BTW, that's a nice backdrop behind the loco...where did you get it, or did you paint it yourself? Again, nice engine!

SandyR

[blownout cylinder]

I thought the 2 '2's' meant 22. Ah well I think its great for tight maneuvering...heeheehee