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Tachyon Eddy

@cyaup.bsky.social

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Model Trains, SciFi. Programmer, technical writer, aspiring fiction writer. Serving the imaginary customers of the Z Scale (1:220) Big Reverser Key railroad. SFW content. Turn off autocorrect & autosuggest already: you're forgetting how to spell and think.

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Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Oct 14

There are no straight lines, only increasing tolerances.

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Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 10

Used some of the 2-part tamiya putty recently and it's not for every job but it was very easy to work with.

Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 10

I tried a couple different things but went back to classic 2-part tamiya putty and luckily it was not too old or anything. It's more on the stiff side but it seemed very workable both while drying and then filing or sanding afterwards, and it took paint well.

Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 10

To get this much detail at 1:350 is a real achievment and this kind of consistency is amazing.

Auto-Tech Pilot 📚✈️ @atpilotal.bsky.social · Apr 4

1/350 Nimitz aircraft and vehicles completed and ready for loading 😊 #histscalemodels

Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 10

Underneath that temporary mess of electrical tape, there's enough good lead-free solder so no adjustment was necessary. Side-tracked by work, finally got a locomotive moving again for the first time in a week after picking up a few feet of wire for the controller to the board until DCC. Wire is $$$!

Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 10

That's a good observation. I've seen and walked a few of those. When it's old canal routes you don't think twice about it, but discontinued railroads feel like lost opportunities.

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Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

It's definitely good to see rail projects still moving forward. You worry these days they'll buy the railroad and pave over the tracks for a highway.😅

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Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

I guess it would depend on whether Todd could feed from Odo's life force?

Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

Todd the Wraith vs. Odo... who would win?

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Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

If Todd the Wraith showed up on Deep Space 9, he must have been very lost.

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Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

It really is getting ridiculous to the point it seems more likely a game. I know the logic works out that it doesn't matter one way or another since you wouldn't do anything differently, but I'd still like to know.😆

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kingbradentucky.bsky.social @kingbradentucky.bsky.social · Apr 9

Look at those free cars. I could have taken more too but I hate feeling greedy.

He also gave me some of his art (he is the artist).
He does lots of motorsports art and has done livery for IMSA cars before.

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Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

If you haven't seen modern model trains, one option is sound from the real train, the engine as well as the horn, adjusting for speed and everything. I haven't called anything "fairly amazing" so I'll use that to describe it.

ModelRailwaysandMe @modelrailwaysandme.bsky.social · Apr 9

Sounds... good? - A look at Mainline Railways Electronic Sound Range youtu.be/wNifs7StpME?si… #modelrailwaysy#modeltrainsn#toytrainsn#trainsns

Sounds... good? - A look at Mainline Railways Electronic Sound Range

YouTube video by Model Railways and Me

https://youtu.be/wNifs7StpME?si…

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Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

OK, now that's a nice thing he's doing that should inspire us to do similar.

Bill Arndt @larofeticus.bsky.social · Apr 9

When my dad passed last year, I learned there's a model railroad club at my parents independent living building. I had been learning to make model trees, so I offered to make a few for their layout in memoriam.

They're done and delivery will be on Friday.

Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

Great stuff! I'll have a tugboat right at the canter of my layout, but it's a container-ship-pushing harbor tug so quite a bit bigger. C'mon, you know you want to model a harbor area.😄

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Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

Alexandria is a metro station too and it's nice walking that area down to the river as long as you don't mind the long uphill walk back, but of course there's a bus line.

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Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

Normally that wouldn't pique my interest but since it's you I can't wait to see.I'm guessing it's epic?😅

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Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

Treats of rewatching DS9 and not skipping episodes: Sisko flipping mode at dinner at Starfleet Academy when Nog doesn't want to name members of Red Squad:

"Cadet, you are obviously under the mistaken impression that I am asking a favor."

SIsko's gear-change & the look on Nog's face is priceless.😆

Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

Wait, I never thought about it until now... but does Odo see through his eyes or what? If he does, then it seems unlikely he could make something as complicted as working eyes but couldn't make himself decent ears. #DeepSpace9 #StarTrek

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Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

Thanks for the info!. So this isn't the same as VRE is it, the one that serves light rail around DC?

Tachyon Eddy @cyaup.bsky.social · Apr 9

Some day, we're going to find out that Microsoft deliberately lets Windows installation grow to ridiculous sizes in some kind of deal to encourage buying new computers.