#europhoenix

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BoT Wish

Commission from the wonderful talents of @spaceboid . My oc Wish done in their Ttte Back on Track style. Can't thank them enough for doing a great job on her, love it.

Seriously if you haven't already seen @spaceboid Ttte Back on Track art, go give it a look: https://spaceboid.tumblr.com/

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STEX OC

Reference/introduction sheet for my Stex oc Wishing Star or Wish. Art is an commission done by @whizmi full credit for doing a beautiful work on her.

Wish is based on a ttte oc I created and her looks are inspired by another train series...(it's anime movie character).

Here is my original concept art for

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Wish ref for Artfight

Wishing Star or just Wish; is a ttte oc of mine. Based on a BR Class 37 diesel engine in the Europhoenix livery. She is sweet, shy and very naïve. She does have one talent; she learned to play music with her horns and can play many songs. I did a quick humanized design of her for artist not into drawing trains, also I have a monster engine design that I use when I don't feel like drawing wheels. As a human I see her playing the trumpet.

I welcome the multiverse so if you want to draw her in your own alternate universe, or in another fandom universe please I'd love to see your creativity.

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How to Dragon Your Train

Ok it's a phoenix, but to a 4yr, dragon is close enough. Ttte BR Class 37 Europhoenix, hand painted by me for two boys who are crazy about these 'dragon' trains.

Just repainted a couple of D40/D261/Bowler. Body shape is the same, and since wooden railway tends to ignore wheel configuration...

Yes I exaggerated the phoenix because the wooden one is portions are shortened and the phoenix is the best part of the livery.

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Fluffy Wish

So I wanted to draw my ttte au oc in @thefluffyrailway-official fluffy style. Wish is a BR Class 37, her dad had to escape the BR with after her mum dies.

Her dad is a BR Class 40, that at one time the class was seen as majestic/regal express diesels; so I based the design off of feathered Dinosaurs.

First pic is her dad, heavily weathered condition; escaping with her curled up in his tail. Next pic is her as a new hatchling. Then her when her real feathers grew in.

Finally her all grown up in her Europheonix livery and her dad in his original livery (and in much better health), just loafing.

Fluffy's ttte au is incredibly fun, creative and down right adorable. Check it out here:

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Christmas Present

Look what came in the post today:

Self Christmas present, limited edition with the larger tender; which is inaccurate to the engine but accurate to the Mueseum one.

She's beautiful and I haven't even gotten to all the details that need to be installed.

Emily and Henry size comparison.

Emily and the special coaches? Live action.

Emily with Wish; my OC.

Such a beautiful model I was so lucky to get her. I really hope the guys at the model club will let me run her on the big layout, I'd love to get some nice pics of her on a real layout.

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Vendredi 24 février : A trip to England - Stafford part 2

Second billet sur les photos de mon spot à Stafford le vendredi après-midi. J’avais la chance de faire mes photos sous un soleil radieux ! Dans cette deuxième moitié de la session, les belles surprises se sont enchainées. Enfin, surprises à moitié, car tout le ferroviaire britannique est en open access, on a donc accès aux horaires théoriques et réels de tous les trains, voyageurs comme fret. J’étais donc bien préparé pour saisir ces belles circulations...

Et si personnellement, petit frenchie que je suis, je prenais des photos, la majorité des spotters présents en gare étaient des vrais anglais : le livre pour rayer les locomotives que l’on a vu (j’ai fini par m’en acheter un ahah), et puis le dictaphone pour tout noter, y compris les immatriculations des wagons ! C’est assez impressionnant à voir !

Passons donc aux circulations intéressantes rencontrées : en premier lieu le célébrissime 6U77 1342 Mountsorrel Sdgs - Crewe Bas Hall S.S.N. Jusqu’au dernier moment, j’hésitais entre la 66 ou la 68, et par chance c’est la 68002 Intrepid qui assurait la traction. Quel bonheur de l’entendre passer devant moi !

Je passe la 66555 sur le 4M28 0930 Southampton M.C.T. - Garston F.L.T. et la 66184 sur le 6M66 0453 Southampton Western Docks - Garston(Speke) T.C. pour la deuxième circulation intéressante du jour, qui fut quand même une surprise niveau traction et composition du train : l’acheminement du Loram Rail Grinder (DR79301-DR79304) entre Derby et Carlisle sous le headcode 4Z01, par la 37884 et la 31452. Entendre un Tractor en vrai, c’est impressionnant !

Enfin, dernière “belle prise”, l’autorail 170270 Greater Anglia qui repart à Norwich après avoir été rénové à Crewe, 5Z23 1543 Crewe C.S. (L&Nwr Site) - Norwich C.Pt. T.&R.S.M.D.

Un pèlerinage réussi, au final !