An interesting video about Zepplins, past and present. One little fact that was news to me: ZF, the car transmission manufacturer is what is left of Zepplin's car business and is still owned by the Zepplin foundation! www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-vK...

My attempt at showing the difference between the two types of Kato N scale car lighting kits. The TGV uses the cool white type (11-212) whereas the TEE uses the “vintage” type which is a more yellow hue (11-214). The later is only available in Japan whereas the former can be ordered in the US.

Going through the incredibly fiddly process of adding lights to my N scale Kato TGV. Everything clicks together: no screws of glue needed! This is amazing engineering, especially considering that the same lighting kit fits a wide variety of cars.

Very early cyclecars. #weirdcarbs www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0N8...

Paging @tamerlaneblog.bsky.social …

Hey @skywatch.bsky.social , in French the word retard means delay. It’s not a slur. Please detect the language before applying word filters.

I'm from Switzerland, but I think the best chocolate is from Belgium.

How fast are N scale trains really? I decided to find out just how fast is the Kato N scale TGV. Here it is going at top speed powered by a Kato power pack. This video was filmed at 240 fps and rendered at 24 fps (so 10x slow motion). Speed is 380 km/h! (a world record at the time). (1/2)

That box contained my belated birthday and Christmas presents to myself…

I just received a package with this sticker on it. Can you guess which country it came from?

Someone street parks a Tesla Model S in Lyon. I guess they stay out of the old part of town as I don’t think it would fit in some of the narrow streets…

I get the impression that there was some miscommunication between the builder of the pedestal and the sculptor of the bust…

I just rode on Lyon’s metro line C. As my fellow train nerds know, it is the only metro line with partial rack rail. That section replaced a funicular. Later, the line was extended at the top on the level, so there is no rack rail there.

In Lyon, many bollards have car tires. FYI, @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social

@bustedride.bsky.social Peugeot 1007.

You know you are on a fancy French restaurant when the steak knife is an Opinel folding pocket knife and the water is Thonon instead of the more pedestrian Evian… And yes, the food was excellent and since we are not in Paris, the wait staff was polite.

@electroboom.bsky.social I came across an interesting power outlet design in France. It’s flat when nothing is plugged in. Its main surface retracts as a plug is inserted, revealing the ground connection. See Alt for more details.

I finally came across an early Twingo!

We last visited my family in Europe is November a few years ago. In order to get some nicer weather, we decided to go in May this time and we got some snow! It wasn’t sticking to the ground, but still: snow in May!

You know you’re shopping in a European supermarket when the cart has four swivel casters and a chain that needs a coin to unlock it. This one also has vertical ergonomic handle bars. 1000 Internet point for guessing the store.

Who looks better framed? Mona Lisa or me?

France has the best looking fire hydrants.

Welcome to 1:37 AM posting, brought to you by “I am too for this jet lag nonsense”…

First car I spotted after landing in Geneva… Not exactly a Twingo!

Warning to all who live outside the USA: I am now permitted to drive internationally.

This is one of the funnest and most original model railroad project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ41... I've been following along as he built it and now there is a single video of the whole project.

@smuuthbrane.bsky.social yellow car alert!

Post a random cool car photo you tool on another year with no explanation

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!

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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.