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Hi, I'm Em! 🌟She/her 🌟29 🌟United Kingdom 🌟Serial overthinker Sometimes I post art. Occasionally I post fandom stuff. One thing I do post consistently? Trains. Every Thursday, in fact! What can I say? I like trains. :)

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Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · Jul 13

AAAAAAAHHH SHE'S HERE!!! Ordered a custom keychain from @cardqueen.bsky.social and I am OBSESSED with it!! Ocelot looks wonderful here! Thank you Gem! 💛💛

A keychain featuring Ocelot and the business card for the Triangle Attack Etsy shop. Please check them out!

A close up image of the Ocelot keychain.

Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · 18h

It's Train Thursday! Look at how pretty these engines are. LOOK AT THEM. #SteamEngine #HeritageRailway

SECR O Class No. 65 at the Spa Valley Railway's Tunbridge Wells West station. This was back on 17th June, 2023. While usually found at the Bluebell Railway, 65 was a special guest.

Caledonian Railway No. 828 at Tunbridge Wells West station.

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Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · 7d

Behold! A noisy thing for Train Thursday! The surprise Deltic was really the highlight of this summer excursion. #DieselEngine #HeritageRailway

Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · 14d

More Bluebell shenanigans for Train Thursday! Here's 65 with the Golden Arrow! #SteamEngine #HeritageRailway

Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · 21d

For today's Train Thursday, here's a photo from last week's excursion to the Bluebell Railway! They have this little cutout of Stepney at the Steamworks where you can pretend to be the driver :)

A painted cutout of the famous Terrier engine Stepney. There's a hole where people can stick their heads in to give the illusion that they're the driver. Reimu fumo is now the driver.

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Tengu & Turntable @tengu-n-turntable.bsky.social · 25d

A new arrival on the layout today, very happy to have Royal Scot! #00gauge #royalscot #modelrailway

A 00 gauge model of LMS Rebuilt Royal Scot 4-6-0 No. 6100 'Royal Scot'. Shown in LMS crimson lake livery. Produced by Hornby in 2007 as a part of a run of 1200 models.

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Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · 28d

Have a set of Javelins for this Train Thursday! Probably one of the closest things to Shinkansens we have over here 😆

Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · Oct 2

And now for something different for this Train Thursday! Here's some photos from the model railway exhibit at the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway!

A display of a model railway. Notable features include an Intercity 125 and Sir Topham Hatt.

Another part of the same display, featuring models of both steam and diesel engines.

A little exhibit featuring Thomas the Tank Engine characters! I believe these are from the Ertl series, but I could be wrong. In this section, there's Toby, Oliver, Edward, Bertie, George, Trevor, Bear, Thomas, Daisy, Bulgy, City of Truro, Henry, and James.

Another part of the Thomas section, depicting a snowy scene. The models here are of Gordon, Daisy, Henry, Thomas, Trevor, Bertie, Duck, Percy, James, Bill, and Ben.

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Duke of Nowhere @dukeofnowhere.bsky.social · Oct 1

October the month of witches has arrived!
In celebration of the season I am hosting a new collab as a follow up to the Reimu pile earlier this year to give our ordinary magician Marisa Kirisame her chance to shine!
Once more I invite all to partake and have fun with it!
#touhou #東方project #artcollab

Bluesky Marisa Pile Art Collab!

What is a Marisa pile?
On Reimu's character page in FS, there is a pile of content Reimus which inspired a collab earlier this year. This time though, Marisa will get her turn!

How does this work?
1. Draw a stackable Marisa!
2. Reply to this post wit a Marisa that has a solid color easily-removable background.
NOTE: Bluesky image compression can destroy transparency, giving it a solid black background. This will ruin your linework!
3. I put the Marisas into a pile!

-Who can enter?
Anyone who wants to enter! During the last pile, I had received not just art but 3d models and hand crafted dolls too. I welcome a wide range of creators to add their own method of visual expression to help make the largest Marisa pile we can create together!
Let's beat Reimu's Pile!

Submission open until 10/28 when I start piling up Marisas!

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Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · Sep 30

Mima finally gets a custom friend :) #fumo #東方Project

A custom Mima fumo sits with a custom Shinki fumo on a blue chair aboard an empty train.

Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · Sep 25

I went on an excursion before this week's Train Thursday! Here's a video of Doctor Syn at the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway! #SteamEngine #HeritageRailway

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Tomika♪ @tomika.ink · Sep 22

Gazing at the stars
#RenkoUsami #宇佐見蓮子
#東方project #touhou

Renko Usami is gazing at the stars through her telescope.

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Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · Sep 18

Since I'll be heading to London soon, it's fitting to have a some footage from the Tube for Train Thursday!

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Tengu & Turntable @tengu-n-turntable.bsky.social · Sep 14

Hatate went on a short break to Aberystwyth this weekend with friends! Visiting the museum at the Vale of Rheidol Railway, as well as having a trip on the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway!
#touhou #fumo #東方Project #hatatehimekaidou #姫海棠はたて

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Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · Sep 11

Gasp! I dug up another Deltic video for Train Thursday! It's from the same event at the Great Central Railway in July, take a listen to those glorious engines! #DieselEngine #HeritageRailway

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Tomika♪ @tomika.ink · Sep 9

⑨ days of Cirno, day 9
Happy Cirno day! #9月9日はチルノの日
#東方project #touhou

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Tomika♪ @tomika.ink · Sep 8

⑨ days of Cirno, day 8
#東方project #touhou

Team ⑨ is embracing Cirno in a group hug.

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Heats0nk @heats0nk.bsky.social · Sep 8

Happy 9/9, I decided to paint a Cirno pic after all
Please find it in your heart to forgive this idiot, she doesn't mean any harm

#art #TouhouProject #東方Project #chirino #Cirno #9月9日はチルノの日 #Touhou #チルノ #チルノの日

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Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · Sep 4

More Bluebell shenanigans for this Train Thursday! Here's 33108 pottering around Horsted Keynes. You can see no. 65 in the background too! #DieselEngine #SteamEngine #HeritageRailway

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Gem🌟Emergency Comms @cardqueen.bsky.social · Aug 31

The recent tariff business has had a serious effect on the Etsy shop, so if you guys could pass this around again, I'd be ever so grateful!

Gem🌟Emergency Comms @cardqueen.bsky.social · Aug 8

Vgen still wigs me out so I've updated my Ko-Fi to include new options and new art.

There's cheap stuff and fancy stuff for all occasions.
Anything is appreciated. Help me get back on my feet.

ko-fi.com/gemstar/comm...

a selection of four portraits in a more cartoony style featuring a blue-haired noblewoman, a brown-haired noblewoman, a bald priest and a dark haired assassin in red

a selection of four illustrations in a more cartoony style featuring a brown haired girl in red, a panicked schoolgirl, a blue-haired warrior girl picking flowers and a brown-haired police officer

a selection of four portraits in a more anime style featuring a brown-haired young girl with wild hair and ribbons, a brown haired phantom thief with cool sunglasses, a pink hair girl in green holding a strawberry and a blonde haired man with a scarred face

a selection of four illustration in a more anime style featuring a mentally unwell black haired boy, a fashionable black-haired girl in red and blue, a serene looking holyman with ornate hair covering one eye and a pink haired girl in green showing concern for her feral companion

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Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · Aug 28

I always find a bit of joy whenever I cross paths with Trainbow. It makes for a pretty good Train Thursday!

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Heats0nk @heats0nk.bsky.social · Aug 26

I finished Suwako Brainrot

I did this to re-establish my drawing habits, get used to the new setup and to make sure that I can actually paint again.

Join in next time where something hopefully more grounded will be made.

#art #TouhouProject #東方Project #SuwakoMoriya #Suwako #Cirno

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Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · Aug 26

Yes, this is a reference to that one post where someone woke up to find their cat using their toothbrush. #touhou #東方Project

A drawing of Chen from Touhou using a toothbrush in the early hours (like 4am). It can be safely assumed that this is Ran's toothbrush.

The same picture as the first one, but with motion blur added to create the illusion that this was a picture someone took as they just woke up.

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Tengu & Turntable @tengu-n-turntable.bsky.social · Aug 25

A little something that I've done in 009 for my idea of a 2ft gauge line in Gensokyo, using the Bachmann Glyn Valley Tramway Baldwin. I think a certain magician would approve of the name.. #009narrowgauge #narrowgauge #touhouproject #東方Project #gensokyorailway #marisakirisame #霧雨魔理沙

A Bachmann 009 model of a Baldwin 10-12-D 4-6-0 loco. The loco has had the G.V.T lettering removed, along with the lining on the tanks. A nameplate with the name 'Marisa' is on the tanks. The model depicts a loco from the fictional 2ft gauge, Hakurei and Genbu Railway.

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Tomika♪ @tomika.ink · Aug 24

I finished making my first custom fumo! Kyouko has already had a busy first outing yesterday, going to a cat café and then a rave! Raves definitely seem like the right sort of environment the vocalist of Choujuu Gigaku!
#東方project #touhou #fumography

Kyouko in front of the sewing machine that made her, and the ticket for the rave.

Kyouko at a cat café, next to afternoon high tea.

Kyouko being admired by a very fluffy cat.

Kyouko at the rave with her lightsticks and a cirno yukkuri ball.

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Em @emthewanderer.bsky.social · Aug 21

For this Train Thursday, here are some more shenanigans from my previous excursion to the Bluebell Railway, featuring Beachy Head and Sir Archibald Sinclair! #SteamEngine #HeritageRailway