Tegan 🏳️⚧️
@spitfire.bsky.social
I make tiny trains.
Follower of the Iron Horse and spawn of a Chaos God.
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Follower of the Iron Horse and spawn of a Chaos God.
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Alt @spitfire-rambles.bsky.social
Feel free to DM. I dont bite (mostly).
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Tegan 🏳️⚧️
@spitfire.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Fascists dont exist in my model railroad.
The B-2 switcher had her first test under power.
Last night I wired up the electrics in the tender and crossed my fingers as I turned her on.
Always love when my installs go right the first time.
Last night I wired up the electrics in the tender and crossed my fingers as I turned her on.
Always love when my installs go right the first time.
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The B-2 switcher had her first test under power.
Last night I wired up the electrics in the tender and crossed my fingers as I turned her on.
Always love when my installs go right the first time.
Last night I wired up the electrics in the tender and crossed my fingers as I turned her on.
Always love when my installs go right the first time.
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Began weathering models full time at 16, burned out at 23. Went to Italy for an industrial design apprenticeship, came back, went to college for it, did well. Graduated and worked at an abusive hardware startup. Quit. Got cold called to build a train layout, now build layouts and love it!
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Began weathering models full time at 16, burned out at 23. Went to Italy for an industrial design apprenticeship, came back, went to college for it, did well. Graduated and worked at an abusive hardware startup. Quit. Got cold called to build a train layout, now build layouts and love it!
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Good greif! These old Peco trams are a nightmare to build! The castings are all over the place!! Well, I might be able to get this looking nice, but time will tell... 😂🤞
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Good greif! These old Peco trams are a nightmare to build! The castings are all over the place!! Well, I might be able to get this looking nice, but time will tell... 😂🤞
This friday begins my clubs open house season. If youre in the Long Island, NY area, come by and run some trains!
Its a bit hard to find as the entrance is on the north side of the building in the parking lot.
From the east side, south of tracks, from the west side, north of Subway.
Its a bit hard to find as the entrance is on the north side of the building in the parking lot.
From the east side, south of tracks, from the west side, north of Subway.
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This friday begins my clubs open house season. If youre in the Long Island, NY area, come by and run some trains!
Its a bit hard to find as the entrance is on the north side of the building in the parking lot.
From the east side, south of tracks, from the west side, north of Subway.
Its a bit hard to find as the entrance is on the north side of the building in the parking lot.
From the east side, south of tracks, from the west side, north of Subway.
Friday saw the first (and only) run of the AmSteam before she developed a gallop, threw a crankpin, and cooked her speaker...
Time for another rebuild then...
Time for another rebuild then...
November 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Friday saw the first (and only) run of the AmSteam before she developed a gallop, threw a crankpin, and cooked her speaker...
Time for another rebuild then...
Time for another rebuild then...
Once I got the tender painted, I could start on decaling. And I screwed up the decals, twice.
Both sides I messed up the second '3' while applying microsol. And there were only 4 of them on the sheet, so another decal sheet was ordered.
Hopefully the second time around goes a bit better.
Both sides I messed up the second '3' while applying microsol. And there were only 4 of them on the sheet, so another decal sheet was ordered.
Hopefully the second time around goes a bit better.
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Once I got the tender painted, I could start on decaling. And I screwed up the decals, twice.
Both sides I messed up the second '3' while applying microsol. And there were only 4 of them on the sheet, so another decal sheet was ordered.
Hopefully the second time around goes a bit better.
Both sides I messed up the second '3' while applying microsol. And there were only 4 of them on the sheet, so another decal sheet was ordered.
Hopefully the second time around goes a bit better.
The AmSteam has been sitting in parts for quite a while now. Guess its time to get that back together.
Last night I fit the decoder, keepalive, speaker, and harness in the tender.
The engine is next, needing the headlight, pickups, and motor rewired to the harness. Then I can begin adding weight.
Last night I fit the decoder, keepalive, speaker, and harness in the tender.
The engine is next, needing the headlight, pickups, and motor rewired to the harness. Then I can begin adding weight.
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The AmSteam has been sitting in parts for quite a while now. Guess its time to get that back together.
Last night I fit the decoder, keepalive, speaker, and harness in the tender.
The engine is next, needing the headlight, pickups, and motor rewired to the harness. Then I can begin adding weight.
Last night I fit the decoder, keepalive, speaker, and harness in the tender.
The engine is next, needing the headlight, pickups, and motor rewired to the harness. Then I can begin adding weight.
Ive begun decalling and wiring on the switcher.
She will be lettered for #313, the station pilot of Syracuse NY as seen in a 1905 photo.
She will be lettered for #313, the station pilot of Syracuse NY as seen in a 1905 photo.
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ive begun decalling and wiring on the switcher.
She will be lettered for #313, the station pilot of Syracuse NY as seen in a 1905 photo.
She will be lettered for #313, the station pilot of Syracuse NY as seen in a 1905 photo.
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If you are in Northern NJ and/or the greater NY Metro region this holiday season, come check out the Garden State Model Railway Club's annual Holiday Shows starting the last weekend in November!
We have two HO Scale layouts, including one under construction!
Hope to see you there!
🚂
We have two HO Scale layouts, including one under construction!
Hope to see you there!
🚂
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If you are in Northern NJ and/or the greater NY Metro region this holiday season, come check out the Garden State Model Railway Club's annual Holiday Shows starting the last weekend in November!
We have two HO Scale layouts, including one under construction!
Hope to see you there!
🚂
We have two HO Scale layouts, including one under construction!
Hope to see you there!
🚂
A bit more work on the switcher while I figure out how I want to arrange the wiring harness.
Engine pickups will be the only pickups on the model so hopefully thatll be enough.
And I added the tender hatch so the tender is ready for paint.
Engine pickups will be the only pickups on the model so hopefully thatll be enough.
And I added the tender hatch so the tender is ready for paint.
November 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A bit more work on the switcher while I figure out how I want to arrange the wiring harness.
Engine pickups will be the only pickups on the model so hopefully thatll be enough.
And I added the tender hatch so the tender is ready for paint.
Engine pickups will be the only pickups on the model so hopefully thatll be enough.
And I added the tender hatch so the tender is ready for paint.
Recently, I finally got around to painting and lettering those little whitemetal hopper cars.
Decided on a fictional LS&MS scheme and numbers just to finish them. Next Ill stuff them with a load.
But do I go with coal or iron ore? 🤔
Decided on a fictional LS&MS scheme and numbers just to finish them. Next Ill stuff them with a load.
But do I go with coal or iron ore? 🤔
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Recently, I finally got around to painting and lettering those little whitemetal hopper cars.
Decided on a fictional LS&MS scheme and numbers just to finish them. Next Ill stuff them with a load.
But do I go with coal or iron ore? 🤔
Decided on a fictional LS&MS scheme and numbers just to finish them. Next Ill stuff them with a load.
But do I go with coal or iron ore? 🤔
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The B-2 switcher is getting close to painting. I even primed most of it after these photos.
Latest changes, I added the handrails, domes, and a rear light on the tender. After realizing I forgot it, I scratched up a whistle for the center dome.
After painting, I can worry about cab detailing.
Latest changes, I added the handrails, domes, and a rear light on the tender. After realizing I forgot it, I scratched up a whistle for the center dome.
After painting, I can worry about cab detailing.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The B-2 switcher is getting close to painting. I even primed most of it after these photos.
Latest changes, I added the handrails, domes, and a rear light on the tender. After realizing I forgot it, I scratched up a whistle for the center dome.
After painting, I can worry about cab detailing.
Latest changes, I added the handrails, domes, and a rear light on the tender. After realizing I forgot it, I scratched up a whistle for the center dome.
After painting, I can worry about cab detailing.
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Keeping the campaign train rolling, here’s a video of Coal River Valley 4-8-2 number 708 leaving Statesville on the club layout last night!
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Keeping the campaign train rolling, here’s a video of Coal River Valley 4-8-2 number 708 leaving Statesville on the club layout last night!
The B-2 switcher is getting close to painting. I even primed most of it after these photos.
Latest changes, I added the handrails, domes, and a rear light on the tender. After realizing I forgot it, I scratched up a whistle for the center dome.
After painting, I can worry about cab detailing.
Latest changes, I added the handrails, domes, and a rear light on the tender. After realizing I forgot it, I scratched up a whistle for the center dome.
After painting, I can worry about cab detailing.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The B-2 switcher is getting close to painting. I even primed most of it after these photos.
Latest changes, I added the handrails, domes, and a rear light on the tender. After realizing I forgot it, I scratched up a whistle for the center dome.
After painting, I can worry about cab detailing.
Latest changes, I added the handrails, domes, and a rear light on the tender. After realizing I forgot it, I scratched up a whistle for the center dome.
After painting, I can worry about cab detailing.
Last night I made a simple motor mount from bent sheet brass.
November 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Last night I made a simple motor mount from bent sheet brass.
I forgot to post this.
Did a bit more work on the switcher. Added the airpump and some steps as well as fixing the feedwater piping.
Still needs handrails, domes, and a rear headlight.
Did a bit more work on the switcher. Added the airpump and some steps as well as fixing the feedwater piping.
Still needs handrails, domes, and a rear headlight.
November 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I forgot to post this.
Did a bit more work on the switcher. Added the airpump and some steps as well as fixing the feedwater piping.
Still needs handrails, domes, and a rear headlight.
Did a bit more work on the switcher. Added the airpump and some steps as well as fixing the feedwater piping.
Still needs handrails, domes, and a rear headlight.
Last night I found a bit of energy to work on the B-2 switcher again.
I was dreading doing the injector piping but it seems to have come out pretty well.
Next is some extra steps and the airpump. Then the domes can be fixed in place and sandpipes corrected.
I was dreading doing the injector piping but it seems to have come out pretty well.
Next is some extra steps and the airpump. Then the domes can be fixed in place and sandpipes corrected.
October 30, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Last night I found a bit of energy to work on the B-2 switcher again.
I was dreading doing the injector piping but it seems to have come out pretty well.
Next is some extra steps and the airpump. Then the domes can be fixed in place and sandpipes corrected.
I was dreading doing the injector piping but it seems to have come out pretty well.
Next is some extra steps and the airpump. Then the domes can be fixed in place and sandpipes corrected.
The last of my purchases from Timonium were these two wood boxcars and a bag of small brass trucks. Might use the trucks on these tiny ore hoppers.
A fun detail to tell equipment is from the turn of the century is the lack of side ladders, which were later safety appliance act additions.
A fun detail to tell equipment is from the turn of the century is the lack of side ladders, which were later safety appliance act additions.
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The last of my purchases from Timonium were these two wood boxcars and a bag of small brass trucks. Might use the trucks on these tiny ore hoppers.
A fun detail to tell equipment is from the turn of the century is the lack of side ladders, which were later safety appliance act additions.
A fun detail to tell equipment is from the turn of the century is the lack of side ladders, which were later safety appliance act additions.
Have a quick picture from last night of my NYC&HR G-8 consolidation and my A&W SW-1 switcher.
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Have a quick picture from last night of my NYC&HR G-8 consolidation and my A&W SW-1 switcher.
Another purchase from Timonium was these roundhouse coaches. Normally I wouldnt go for these molds but its so rare to find anything in my road I just had to.
Plus they look good behind small engines.
A quick bit of weathering along the lower side and theyre ready for the club.
Plus they look good behind small engines.
A quick bit of weathering along the lower side and theyre ready for the club.
October 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Another purchase from Timonium was these roundhouse coaches. Normally I wouldnt go for these molds but its so rare to find anything in my road I just had to.
Plus they look good behind small engines.
A quick bit of weathering along the lower side and theyre ready for the club.
Plus they look good behind small engines.
A quick bit of weathering along the lower side and theyre ready for the club.
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Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
October 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
Picked up a few things from the Timonium show this past weekend.
One of which is this little brass railtruck for $20. The old motor was DOA and took up the entire back of the van, so remotoring and DCC is the plan.
One of which is this little brass railtruck for $20. The old motor was DOA and took up the entire back of the van, so remotoring and DCC is the plan.
October 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Picked up a few things from the Timonium show this past weekend.
One of which is this little brass railtruck for $20. The old motor was DOA and took up the entire back of the van, so remotoring and DCC is the plan.
One of which is this little brass railtruck for $20. The old motor was DOA and took up the entire back of the van, so remotoring and DCC is the plan.
This weekend I got to see the T-1 AutoTrain in person. Damn does it look good.
October 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This weekend I got to see the T-1 AutoTrain in person. Damn does it look good.
This weekend, come to Great Scale Model Train Show in Timonium, Maryland!
We have AmWoods at the MARRS modular club! Turn right as you walk in and go all the way to the end.
We have AmWoods at the MARRS modular club! Turn right as you walk in and go all the way to the end.
October 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This weekend, come to Great Scale Model Train Show in Timonium, Maryland!
We have AmWoods at the MARRS modular club! Turn right as you walk in and go all the way to the end.
We have AmWoods at the MARRS modular club! Turn right as you walk in and go all the way to the end.
A new arrival for a future project, some BMT D type 'triplex' bodies from www.3dsubway.com.
These are only body prints so Ill have to scratchbuild the frames, trucks, drive mechs, and underbodies.
A long term project but one I wanted nontheless.
These are only body prints so Ill have to scratchbuild the frames, trucks, drive mechs, and underbodies.
A long term project but one I wanted nontheless.
October 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A new arrival for a future project, some BMT D type 'triplex' bodies from www.3dsubway.com.
These are only body prints so Ill have to scratchbuild the frames, trucks, drive mechs, and underbodies.
A long term project but one I wanted nontheless.
These are only body prints so Ill have to scratchbuild the frames, trucks, drive mechs, and underbodies.
A long term project but one I wanted nontheless.