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Kenny Omega

Kyle Fletcher

Voting ended onMay 16

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"Ah, he! Dont we know you?"

They don't. But this clearly is one of our best ways to get what we want...

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Al tramonto, tra le colonne di Paestum, il tempo si è fermato. Con te, anche la storia sa essere presente.

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“Dutch steam engine No 3759 - NS 3700 class”

At long last, here she is, number 3759. Portrayed as she was in her ‘original’ state, before her shimmering copper and brass decorations were taken away, and brakes were added to the pilot wheels (as well as other alterations were made) during the second world war. The 3700s were express passenger locomotives, nicknamed ‘jumbos’ for their relatively large size and strength - even if they pale in comparison to big German engines, and have a very civilian speed compared to English express engines. Five went through a brief stint of streamlining; I guess their new nicknames of ‘sperm whale’ and ‘bathtub’ say just about enough. Without streamlined coaches it wasn’t much of a success, and the streamlined plating was soon removed.

Although the 3700s were Dutch engines, they were produced by five different companies in three different countries over the course of 18 years. Which meant that many batches - even coming from the same company - showed subtle differences between them. Most notably the English-made engines, which had a rather distinctly different smokebox. 3759 was built in the Netherlands, as part of the third batch. Along with her sisters, they roamed the Dutch railways for almost 50 years. Only one of this class (and in fact, a sole survivor of all large 4-6-0 express engines) has been preserved: 3737, which was the first Dutch-built 3700, and also the last steam engine to ever operate in the Netherlands. She’s currently maintained in the Dutch railway museum, lovingly nicknamed ‘the Old Lady’. 

I’ve worked on this drawing on and off over the past 2 months. I’m glad to finally have it finished. So many things learned, and I’m immensely pleased with the end result. My first ever proper steam engine artwork - hopefully many more will follow!

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#3759

Jon Moxley

Cope

Voting ended onMar 22, 2025

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Say hello to the reason things have been so awfully quiet here (spare the regular backlog postings): Number 3759, of the Dutch 3700 class. This will be a companion or sister piece of sorts to the portrait of No 3912 I made a while back. The drawings are gifts for a steam engine driver who owns the numberplates of both engines. Originally I was going to draw only one, but since lack of time limited the 3912 to only lineworks, I wanted to make up for it by drawing 3759 fully shaded, as originally intended.

It’s taking ages though :’D There are so many details to take in, check, double check, implement correctly... All made harder by the fact this class was produced by 5 different companies in 3 different countries, which all had their different styles and methods. The engines were also slightly rebuilt after the Second World War - I intend to portray 3759 in her pre-war condition since she was prettier then, but it does leave rather fewer photos to reference from.

All in all, I’m having great fun though! Now that the linework is finally done, I’ve been able to start shading with pencil, and that’s really bringing her to life. It’s exciting to see progress slowly creep across the page!