Interurban Era

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I make chill scale modeling videos
+ Build custom model railroads for clients
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Saw a CF7 and avoided probably 3 hours of gridlock by just walking 15 minutes from downtown to the beach...why does nobody do that? It's a nice walk.

Trains, big & smol

Worlds Softest Blacksmith

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Visited Hamburg’s Miniatur Wunderland yesterday - wow. Incredibly detailed and downright overwhelming in size. Highly recommended. Hope @interurbanera.bsky.social can get there someday.

Saw a CF7 and avoided probably 3 hours of gridlock by just walking 15 minutes from downtown to the beach...why does nobody do that? It's a nice walk.

Four fun responses to an AMA I did on Instagram this week!

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Both historically accurate and on point. A rare combo for the tired "Trolley Problem" gag.

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Now properly grimy from handling back to back secondary mail trains and the hotshot piggyback "Transfronteriza" the PA is almost done. Had to order new cab glass & MU hoses to finish off the front end.

The ALTAs first passenger locomotive, a PA, is bearing completion!

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miss bellows falls diner, side view, bellows falls, vermont, 1978

Making some happy trees and craggy mountains matching real life mountains along the narrow gauge in Colorado for my clients HOn3 San Juan Central

ebay find of the day: I had no idea that Rapido made the entire Canadian in a single box train set for you to purchase, with SOUND and DCC! $2800 USD Also appreciate the seller has this guide: Rarity level (1-6) : 6 1 Common 2 Uncommon 3 Rare 4 Epic 5 Legendary 6 Mythical

Probably my favorite GS-4 variant, the semi-Daylight 4438 that got its skirting removed but was later repainted into Daylight again after the war briefly.

So broadly it's three paint jobs spread over eras: 1927 forward all heavyweights are painted SP "Dark Olive" 1955 we ordered "La Monarca" and it has its own beautiful orange/white/gray paintjob for that train specifically 1955+ lightweight cars are unpainted stainless like the ATSF.

I can't remember if you've already covered it, but what's your plan for ALTA passenger stock? Stainless/Aluminium, Classic painted steel bodies, mix-n-match?

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I learned through the People's Graphic Design Archive about Croydon's Suburban Press, published in the 1970s to criticize free-market urban planning peoplesgdarchive.org/item/4987/su...

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I am currently the envy of transit nerds around the world Riding the monorail of Wuppertal

Also, their laser sintering printing technology produced inferior detail models compared to SLA resin for the last few years. Very few of the "fine detail plastic" parts I ordered were good enough to use in HO scale models because they were so gritty. I will definitely miss the passive income tho.

Shapeways' prices kept rising, becoming noncompetitive with companies like Craftcloud3d, and ignoring the stunning rise of home 3d printing capacity. An attempted pivot to higher-end processes for "professional" prototyping also failed to generate enough income. 3dprint.com/311136/shape...

Shapeways Executives Resign as 3D Printing Service Files for Bankruptcy - 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing3dprint.com One of the original 3D printing service bureaus, Shapeways (Nasdaq: SHPW), has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. This filing follows the company’s exploration of strategic alternatives to address its fi...

The ALTAs first passenger locomotive, a PA, is bearing completion!

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1989 me in the cab of it.

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*inhales sharply* HIIIIII TRAIN!!!

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I miss these guys.

PAT 6690-6691 @ B&O station Pittsburgh, PA 8-17-1982.flic.kr F-unit Friday! PAT F7's 6690-6691 rest at the B&O station in Pittsburgh between runs. The PATrain operated between the B&O station in downtown Pittsburgh and Versailles, PA over B&O and P&LE trackage...

If you touch the pressed steel end of this boxcar, you'll be transported to another dimension... The old "Van Dorn" style ends are so fascinating. hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-...

Modernized F units are such a vibe

Need a shelf layout idea? How about the Santa Fe freight terminal in San Francisco set in the late 1930's-40's. Compact layout with A+ backdrop scenery and solid operational interest with State Belt motive power.

Who craves some SUPERGRAPHICS?

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The ALTAs first passenger locomotive, a PA, is bearing completion!

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lunchtime browsing today: surf’s up, innit www.historics.co.uk/auction/lot/...

The ALTAs first passenger locomotive, a PA, is bearing completion!

Got some great run-through power at the train show yesterday, a pair of SP F7s by intermountain

Idea for a workplace comedy spy show: Culinary Institute of America blacksite

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ebay find of the day, the INCREDIBLE freelanced "Garratt" made from K-27 parts that Westside imported as brass HO locomotives in the 70s.