beats walkin I hate working mornings but hey! it does afford me some really pretty sights at sunrise

got him textured... so handsome... ready for banana duty #wip

thinking about my visual novel script again. I got upsettingly deep into it (100+ pages, 15k words) and stopped about a year ago. gghhhhhhhhhh

quick '54 nash rambler wagon study #art

colombian edition. Main difference is step layout; these were destined for tighter curves than the guatemalan ones so the steps were moved to accommodate truck swing #wip #blender3d

Workin for the man

ok now it’s externally ACTUALLY done. At least the as-built Guatemalan units. Colombian spec is up next #wip #blender3d

made some progress on the cab. externally its pretty much done! i need to make the cab interior next which i always DREAD starting. at least i have enough references to make it properly #blender3d #wip

2025 was a year of growth for my skills in digital art. I hope the following years are just as if not more transformative. Here's a few of my favorite/most technically skilled drawings of 2025 #art

more progress on the narrow gauge guy #wip #blender3d

thinking about these dudes again. absolute kings of high voltage DC drag freight equipment I have drawings for these I just haven’t started modeling one yet

textured the trucks on the Big Guy so now his shoes look spiffy #wip

Merry Christmas! I’m working a 5 am shift on Christmas, but holiday pay is keeping me jolly. Hope everyone has a good holiday! #blender3d

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! I spent it with some new friends and had a great time. I'm still plugging away at my stories and hope to have something out by New Years, but until then, have this holiday greeting from Ike and Vivian.

The RSX-4 was one of the last projects made by ALCO-GE as a partnership. It was made in response to a US Army road locomotive design bid; as with most ALCO-GE locomotives of this era, the electrical equipment and rotating gear were sourced by GE and assembly and fabrication was done by ALCO. (1/3 🧵)

Behold the often misunderstood RSX-4. Contrary to popular belief, these aren’t actually MRS-1’s; that name belongs to the EMD of similar design. They’re also ALCO built, but the military contract was through GE and thus these were considered GEs. Confused yet? I’ll have more info as I post more WIPs

face rig and texture tests #wip

Friendly reminder this holiday season!

some photos in and around San Diego from the last few weeks

pink beast in the fog

much better #wip

more wip shots of vivian v2 (calling her v2vian). not sure how much I like this head model but oh well ill prolly redo it tmrw #wip

working on soft surface more. feels hilariously silly making a body with no hands or legs but We’ll Get There, I Promise #wip

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! I spent it with some new friends and had a great time. I'm still plugging away at my stories and hope to have something out by New Years, but until then, have this holiday greeting from Ike and Vivian.

a thousand miles of mountains…🎶

got myself a rivarossi u25c. It’s a gorgeously well done model! I’m probably gonna get more and use them as the main power on my layout alongside some SD45’s

I have a degree in railroad operations and operate trains in sunny Southern California because my parents thought it was a good idea to take me to a railroad museum when I was 2 without considering the monumental repercussions

more diabolical operations on my “layout”

one more teaser render from Mr. I's Magic Model Railroad, Chapter 1 tee hee

this view on the commute home never gets old

wonder when this whole AI craze will blow over. personally, this whole scramble to market and personify AI as anything remotely close to "helpful" feels like a weak attempt to rationalize the existence of something we already had. AI isn't even that smart; it's just using what we told it to think.

recent escapades into Godot aside I haven’t really made much progress on the SD100 other than cutting holes in it

rendering out the first Mr. I's Magic Model Railroad story, and im struggling to figure out where to post it. probably gonna be a comic? not sure if im gonna stick with this format but i feel like it works. suggestions for location welcome

Layout update: this is getting out of hand, now there are two of them!!!!

Assorted railroad stuff, 'cause why not

godot is. surprisingly easy to import into #wip

got the time to go down to Harbor Freight to get the tools necessary to work on my stuff so I have Even More Cars In Service!! also a new piece of power and a hint at what I plan to model with my full layout. I also have a layout plan that will be revealed soon…🤫

#wip this is the infamous Mr. K, the metaphorical "third wheel" operator at the amusement park Ike and Vivian work at. he's rather self centered and regularly gets passed over for promotions, and blames it on Ike. He's mostly harmless. Mostly.

never actually posted any of these in 4k, so here they are! very proud of these guys

#wip guy in progress, probably for derail valley

a new challenger enters the ring...

more new cars!

speaking of narrow gauge diesels, I would like to direct your attention to the single largest and most powerful 2ft gauge diesel locomotive ever made: GE's UM6B, with 4 traction motors, 106,000 lbs of weight, and a blistering 540 horsepower. built 1973 for South African Railways 2 foot operations

i have done basically nothing since the last time i worked on this but its such a fun thing to look at im posting more pictures of it this is a 3 foot gauge C-B-C 1200 horsepower diesel electric made by GE for IRCA of Guatemala and the national railway of Colombia. one is preserved in guatemala

layout update: before and after

I feel kind of bad for letting my blog go without updates this long. Sorry!! I’ve had a few articles in progress for a long time but I haven’t had the time or energy to crank em out. I was gonna make a post about Mr. I’s Magic Model Railroad but I’m probably gonna save that for later (1/2 🧵)

the operation™️

more model train shenanigans. this time my coal train (I don’t have proper power or cabooses for this 😭)