An absolutely beautiful series of drawings by my friend @zedekyr.bsky.social of Chumley The Nice Truck Inspired by this story I wrote as a little writing exercise! If there's enough interest, i may share some of the others I wrote docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Chumley
Chumley was an ordinary truck. 4 planked sides which sat upon 4 wheels edged by 4 buffers. If you saw him in a yard, your eyes would not likely pick him out from dozens of near identical other trucks....
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ZED ☣️ in my pac era 🍒@zedekyr.bsky.social · 7mo agoSome drawings of "Chumley" the (ordinary) truck! I was easily charmed by him in @wrduckdog.bsky.social's story so I was compelled to draw him (even though vehicles aren't my forte). He is shaped like a friend, you see.
Just a reminder for anyone who supports Locomotive Services Limited and any of the services/engines operated by them (Blue Peter, SNG, Braunton, and many more) In addition to backing Reform & Laurence Fox's Reclaim parties, he is courting right wing grifters such as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon -
It's owner's perogative what they wanna do but there's something really sad about seeing celebrity Austerities with their own interesting histories and unique modifications just get inaccurate BR black so they can look like anonymous J94s on lines that never would've seen them
Two of them! I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while, struggling a bit with blusky but it'd be nice to start up again
Reminder that all armchair rail enthusiasts picking apart movie inaccuracies are actually doing god's work 🫡
I'm not sure why pregrouping modellers struggle with liveries; no-one struggles with something as clearly established as GWR or BR green
Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned
The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.
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"Where do you keep Skarloey and Rheneas?" The Thin Controller:
Fun fact: the one on the right is actually older than the one on the left
Manchester Pride over for another year. Another chance to show that steam is for everyone (not just old cis straight white men). The way the crowd cheered and applauded everytime we blew the whistle or make her bark will never, ever get boring.(yes leather daddies do hump coal. lol)
Today was a pleasant day babysitting Fenchurch, would've been nice to actually do some work after getting the engine into steam though! Only slightly marred cos the railway played host to a racist homophobic twat of a DJ - surely a better figure could've been picked for publicity?
For those of you who know me, you know one of my hobbies is 16mm and I have an assorted fleet of little scrunklies! For those who don't, here's a thread talking about each one:
So in May, I spent 3 weeks in Wales, engaging with small steam trains by various means! So I started the trip with a layover in Welshpool, where I took the opportunity to pose one chunky continental loco with another!
Hello after a massive hiatus! I've struggled a bit with bluesky as getting the same level of engagement as Twitter used to have is tricky and also various things offline But I hope to make a few posts showing what I've been up to! Pic in no way reflective of my mental state
A cameo by one of my scrunklies, Jupiter!
🌼 Keira 🌼@keirathesleepymage.bsky.social · last yr.Founder’s day fun
In a week's time, it'll be time to return to Tywyn and with it, a return to the good old-fashioned values on which we used to rely
Finally got to have a go on Beachy Head! My consensus: absolutely lovely engine to fire. Firing through the flap takes some precision but as long as you kept the sides and especially the back up, she was happy - lovely injectors too!
Happy international transgender day of visibility! To celebrate, let us commemorate LBSC or Lillian "Curly" Lawrence , arguably the most prolific model engineer and an inspiration to thousands
Let's see the cutest locomotives: some of my suggestions! Why yes i do have a type
Not sure why in my 30s i've entered a plushie arc but feel compelled to add to it....
Another day of playing with the Wren! As it was International Women's Day, decided to do some coaching and encourage some of the staff to have a drive - as the world absolutely needs more people driving small steam engines Also bonus Piper content.
involuntarily imagining this engine with the voice of Nigel Thornberry
Played the demo of A Bumpy Ride yesterday, a very cute train game on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/3056840/... Will share my thoughts in this thread (1/?)
