Iron Genesis Models
@irongenesis.bsky.social
This account is focused on early railways, and modeling them. Author of The Locomotives of the West Point Foundry. Check out my models on 3DPTrain here: https://3dptrain.com/pages/seller-profile/iron-genesis-model-works
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Want an HO scale model of the first locomotive to go into scheduled service in the U.S.? I've got a kit of the Best Friend on my 3DPtrain shop: 3dptrain.com/products/igm...
September 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Want an HO scale model of the first locomotive to go into scheduled service in the U.S.? I've got a kit of the Best Friend on my 3DPtrain shop: 3dptrain.com/products/igm...
Henry Ford's replica Rocket, built in 1929 by Robert Stephenson & Co. It has not been operated since Henry Ford's death. I took these photos while visiting the museum to do research on the DeWitt Clinton and its replica.
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Henry Ford's replica Rocket, built in 1929 by Robert Stephenson & Co. It has not been operated since Henry Ford's death. I took these photos while visiting the museum to do research on the DeWitt Clinton and its replica.
Just a fun coincidence, I have two photos of the same locomotive, a P&R Q1b 2-6-4T, taken several years apart. The locomotives operated commuter trains from roughly 1903 until the line was electrified in the 1930s.
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Just a fun coincidence, I have two photos of the same locomotive, a P&R Q1b 2-6-4T, taken several years apart. The locomotives operated commuter trains from roughly 1903 until the line was electrified in the 1930s.
Some details of the "Liverpool" built by Bury for the Petersburg RR of Virginia. This, supposed to be the first Bury type imported to the US, has a history that's become rather muddled up by 19th century story tellers.
This contemporary report from 1833 gives us some useful information though.
This contemporary report from 1833 gives us some useful information though.
![A contemporary report of the performance of the Liverpool, which ran on the Petersburg railroad. The [about] 5 ton locomotive had 9x18" cylinders and a working pressure of 50PSI. It hauled a train of fifteen cars and one coach, weighing nearly 67 and a half tons in 1833.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sci3fsx52uk7yjwrutgc5m25/bafkreicjq2vwqxduxakpzuushhmkssy4eomuuvejv55dgeg5aytdfqvbm4@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Some details of the "Liverpool" built by Bury for the Petersburg RR of Virginia. This, supposed to be the first Bury type imported to the US, has a history that's become rather muddled up by 19th century story tellers.
This contemporary report from 1833 gives us some useful information though.
This contemporary report from 1833 gives us some useful information though.
This is where I post from.
November 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM
This is where I post from.
Wondering if there would be any interest in O scale models of early locomotives.
I've considered making purely static models in O scale, which would allow for more accurate dimensions and a lot more detail when modeling tiny 1830s prototypes.
I've considered making purely static models in O scale, which would allow for more accurate dimensions and a lot more detail when modeling tiny 1830s prototypes.
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Wondering if there would be any interest in O scale models of early locomotives.
I've considered making purely static models in O scale, which would allow for more accurate dimensions and a lot more detail when modeling tiny 1830s prototypes.
I've considered making purely static models in O scale, which would allow for more accurate dimensions and a lot more detail when modeling tiny 1830s prototypes.
I don't know if Hyce is on bluesky, but somebody should share this with him. youtu.be/yB7_HQGgVzc?...
Fan Trip to Silverton Fred McLeod
YouTube video by A/V Geeks 16mm Films
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November 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I don't know if Hyce is on bluesky, but somebody should share this with him. youtu.be/yB7_HQGgVzc?...
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Blenkinsop locomotive animation, now looped for your enjoyment.
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Blenkinsop locomotive animation, now looped for your enjoyment.
Test print arrived. The coach body turned out beautifully. The chassis however needs some tweaks before it'll be ready for sale.
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Test print arrived. The coach body turned out beautifully. The chassis however needs some tweaks before it'll be ready for sale.
Should have my hands on the first print in a week or so. Will test and paint it and post the results when I get it.
And finished in a day. This is a very strange coach though, even for the 1830s. The Mohawk and Hudson continued to use horses for some years, so the cars had to have a driver's seat even after all the passenger seating was moved inside. Also peculiar was the use of a band brake.
November 4, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Should have my hands on the first print in a week or so. Will test and paint it and post the results when I get it.
Adam Savage recently posted a video about using vintage oil cans. Which raised in my mind, a very interesting question: when did oil cans with a flexible bottom for "pumping" the oil first appear?
Near as I can find, this patent from 1846. The internal spring was an unnecessary complication though.
Near as I can find, this patent from 1846. The internal spring was an unnecessary complication though.
November 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Adam Savage recently posted a video about using vintage oil cans. Which raised in my mind, a very interesting question: when did oil cans with a flexible bottom for "pumping" the oil first appear?
Near as I can find, this patent from 1846. The internal spring was an unnecessary complication though.
Near as I can find, this patent from 1846. The internal spring was an unnecessary complication though.
youtu.be/0UJphvHIjFk?... If you know, you know.
Towboat SS SPRAGUE Steam Whistle (Audio Recording)
YouTube video by Maritime Nexus
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
youtu.be/0UJphvHIjFk?... If you know, you know.
This drawing, labeled "DeWitt Clinton" has been something of a mystery. It has been published many times, but it varies in many respects from what we know of the actual loco, and my research indicates it almost certainly a concept for the locomotive that went unused.
October 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This drawing, labeled "DeWitt Clinton" has been something of a mystery. It has been published many times, but it varies in many respects from what we know of the actual loco, and my research indicates it almost certainly a concept for the locomotive that went unused.
Some ads for the Oldsmobile Railroad Inspection Car.
October 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Some ads for the Oldsmobile Railroad Inspection Car.
Great video. Keep your eyes open for a surprise appearance by Ward Kimball www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1TE...
I Found Every Pacific Electric Railway Station Left in Los Angeles
YouTube video by Fourth Place
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October 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Great video. Keep your eyes open for a surprise appearance by Ward Kimball www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1TE...
You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like. This is the ideal locomotive form.
October 17, 2025 at 7:05 AM
You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like. This is the ideal locomotive form.
First prints of new products. Customization for your Bachmann 4-2-0. Now available on my 3DPtrain shop. 3dptrain.com/pages/vendor...
October 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
First prints of new products. Customization for your Bachmann 4-2-0. Now available on my 3DPtrain shop. 3dptrain.com/pages/vendor...
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Have a vintage model railroad weathering video from the 1980s, hosted by Allen Keller and featuring the late, great Malcolm Furlow:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpb4...
🚂
(lol'ing at the thumbnail for this video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpb4...
🚂
(lol'ing at the thumbnail for this video)
[VHS] Weathering Railroad Models with Malcolm Furlow
YouTube video by Conventional Railroader
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October 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Have a vintage model railroad weathering video from the 1980s, hosted by Allen Keller and featuring the late, great Malcolm Furlow:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpb4...
🚂
(lol'ing at the thumbnail for this video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpb4...
🚂
(lol'ing at the thumbnail for this video)
No posts from bluechecks (they are without exception insufferable). No posts from people you don't follow. No trending tab. In other words, just bluesky before it all went downhill in 2024. There are reasons why everybody was happier with the site then.
if @bsky.app introduced a "Zen Mode" — what do you think it would be? what problem would you want it to solve?
October 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
No posts from bluechecks (they are without exception insufferable). No posts from people you don't follow. No trending tab. In other words, just bluesky before it all went downhill in 2024. There are reasons why everybody was happier with the site then.
comics should be in black and white
Anyone have a particularly hot comic take?
October 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
comics should be in black and white
on display in Clovis, New Mexico, this 0-6-0 from 1906. Would make a pretty good model if any manufacturer were interested in making a switcher. A bit outside my era tho.
October 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
on display in Clovis, New Mexico, this 0-6-0 from 1906. Would make a pretty good model if any manufacturer were interested in making a switcher. A bit outside my era tho.
love seeing all the footage of the Locomotion replica in action
October 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
love seeing all the footage of the Locomotion replica in action
1899 steam tram returned to running condition. What a wonderful machine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL_m...
Dampflok Rur fährt wieder! | Die erste Fahrten nach über 50 Jahren (4K)
YouTube video by leeseisenbahnen
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September 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
1899 steam tram returned to running condition. What a wonderful machine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL_m...
This was a fun mini project. Resuscitating a 1950s Varney Docksider. No super detailing on this one, just the basic kit.
Maybe someday I'll do a proper re-motoring and add lettering.
Maybe someday I'll do a proper re-motoring and add lettering.
September 20, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This was a fun mini project. Resuscitating a 1950s Varney Docksider. No super detailing on this one, just the basic kit.
Maybe someday I'll do a proper re-motoring and add lettering.
Maybe someday I'll do a proper re-motoring and add lettering.
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I promised this a long time ago but I finally got around to updating my #3Dprinted #Clockwork Beattie well tank. I just need to finish the tutorial video, and the update will be ready for my #Cults3D page. #Modelrailway #3Ddesign
August 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I promised this a long time ago but I finally got around to updating my #3Dprinted #Clockwork Beattie well tank. I just need to finish the tutorial video, and the update will be ready for my #Cults3D page. #Modelrailway #3Ddesign