I think woodgrain looks neat on a Flex

When you can’t decide which color to pick. Note: I could not get really close to it as that is a private driveway, but it did not look like a wrap.

Yo dog, I heard you like forklifts…

This pin based vise comes in handy when I need to hold odd shaped parts.

Safely brewing tea, or safe-tea youtu.be/0J8VMLkuJgw

I can't see any post older than 10 minutes. I must be in the regino under investigation...

@airheadedaviator.bsky.social here's an interesting technique to build very lightweight (15g including power) model airplanes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4X6...

Hey @bubotomy.bsky.social , here's a cool video about the evolution of light houses: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA0L... It was made in collaboration with this channel, which is all about visiting light houses: www.youtube.com/@lighthousee...

And now for something completely different: a Volvo Amazon from 1966.

It’s been a while since I’ve seen a Ford era GEM. Also, GEM still exists! www.gemcar.com

Here's a really cool video showing a 1959 Citroen 2CV being restarted for the first time in 30 years. While this is from a French channel, this video has no talking, just the sounds of experts doing their jobs... www.youtube.com/watch?v=gizz...

@tachyoneddies.com @tachyoneddy.bsky.social Will this fit on your layout?

I saw a Mirai moving under its own power! @tamerlaneblog.bsky.social

Not a shape, but a color: the yellow wheels of the Dodge Viper

I’m building three 1:8 rail cars. The first one will be a brake van, so this thread is about building the brake components. First part is a ring with a tapered ID that will get cut in segments to become the brake pads. It doesn’t quite fit on a wheel because it got too thin to hold in the lathe!

Copy and paste the bunny and then put something else in his hand. (\_/) (°-°) />🚂>

I am thinking of using a BLDC motor out of a cordless drill to power a gauge 1 locomotive. I got a cheap motor controller from eBay to run it. See alt for a review… It works but it’s definitely a case of you get what you paid for!

This might be of interest to @bubotomy.bsky.social

Peru might remove @jcsalterego.bsky.social …

The white SUV on the right of this picture is a Hyundai Nexo hydrogen car, running under its own power. Well, technically, when I took the photo, it was stuck in traffic, so not moving.

Today’s rare car spot: a second generation Toyota RAV4 EV. One of less than 2500 made. It uses a power train from Tesla.

I am not sure I tagged the correct @tachyoneddies.com in my original post.

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work. “I added a debug print and now the bug is gone.”

While trying to be silly by answering Jerry with a bunch of quotation marks, my phone thought I was writing in Korean. It wasn’t sure, so it asked, but then the only answer was yes…

I am not sure what’s most impressive: 1. It took me less than an hour to install the lights in this Kato train with no prior experience. 2. How nice they look and work 3. How well the tiny camera sensor on my entry level phone can film in almost complete darkness.

Dino!

Overnighting parts from Japan is not just for car enthusiasts… #modelrailroad #nscale

Here’s an illustration of the two scales I currently build model railroad in. 1:8 scale vs 1:160 scale.

The glamorous life of a home owner!

I actually pulled over on the side of the road to take this photo. I never know what I will see when I cut through a posh neighborhood on my way home…

What’s the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I once burned my eye brows while lighting a miniature live steam tractor. It failed to light, so I had a look down just as I clicked the lighter one more time and all the accumulated butane gas turned into a fireball right into my face…

What’s at the end of this rainbow? A gold Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, of course! (And yes autocorrect: it is spelled with two x)

More info on CA’s DROP Act

Boyes will be Boyes... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fbn...

Lil’ Caltrain.

Saturns are getting very rare, at least around here. This one lives in Berkeley, CA.

Airport parking (sort of: this Milbrae transit center where many people park when flying out of SFO): Japanese market Toyota “from Montana”.

When was the last time you saw not one but two Fisker Karma?

@nitro.borzoi.gay here’s the bollards made of old rail I mentioned a while back.

What about this for your next car @tamerlaneblog.bsky.social ?

I built a very narrow (1.5”) shelf along the wall and I glued some reinforcing strips to a L shaped piece of foam core. What am I building? All will be revealed tomorrow night…

Oldest vehicle spotted on my commute today.

One perk of working for a company that has an office in Switzerland is that we get chocolate when our colleagues come here on business trips…

If you see this monster, post a monster. This is the Ae 8/14 from 1931. More info here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SBB_Ae_... youtu.be/EHD6vV7mLac?...

This composition had eluded me for nearly a decade, but yesterday I was finally able to capture it. A train rolled through just as the Duquesne Incline was crossing over the tracks in #Pittsburgh, creating a picture perfect winter scene. It was worth the hours and hours I've waited over the years.

www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/ @bubotomy.bsky.social this might interest you.

Age yourself with gaming... An who can forget the music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFlC...

I'm sure a lot of you are familiar with trains that carry both freight and passengers. What about a funicular that does it? www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c_Z...

For the Onion fans

I like how some Japanese model railroaders with very limited space represent mainline trains by cutting them down to single truck length. I think it would be fun to experiment with the same concept but based on North American prototypes... www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKNE...