Just thought this could make a interesting topic to discuss. Needs more than me to be a discussion, though, and the subject is a little specialized. Others are invited aboard to participate in discussion and learning (if that should occur), too, because anything that turns up could work just as well in other scales and gauges in terms of getting the most out of your light steam. For data points -- this is not a survey -- we'll need some folks who want to talk about what we've done with our HOn3 Blackstone Rio Grande (and a few others) C-19 2-8-0 locos in terms of weight.
I'm lazy, so will only weigh in with one of several I've owned for the time being. And it's an interesting one to begin with, the #345 in Flying Rio Grande flavor in her late years. I like the basic black. She runs great, as they all do, more or sometimes a little less (nothing in life is perfect, but Blackstone does a good job at being close).
Here she is after she first arrived, next to a GE 70-tonner. As you might suspect, a bit light in the pants, but a great little loco. Her first assignment, just as with the prototype's last major assignment, was as the yard engine at Durango.

I'm not sure what she weighed outta the box. She has bulked up some, I know. Maybe someone with #345 in stock form could weigh in?![Wink]()
Right now, she tips the scales at 231 grams (or just over 8 oz for the metrically challenged.)
She has been heavier, a little, but it wasn't "helpful weight" so to speak, so we adjusted things so she soon had that old spring in her step.
I'll be happy to discuss more about this rigorous "training" program, but wanted to see if others were interested in this topic before I spilled all my limited stock of knowledge, which might nonethelss be helpful along with whatever else people would like to say about the weight of their C-19.
Just to note, this should include any brass C-19 owners who'd like to participate. It would be interesting to see how the two types of construction and their variations compare by weight.
Soooo, how much does YOUR C-19 weigh?![Coffee]()