#ironworks

[ktz-tl]

April 16, 2023.

[segmentedleg]

File:20240514 Sinter plant Völklingen Ironworks 02.jpg

[elexolite]

Date: 1/17/2026 [RED]: Prime-Glam Concept#11 | (FreeTrial Compatible) Follow for more FFXIV Fashion! #Cosplay __________________________________________________ > Cosplay of Red from the game "Transistor", it's kinda like hades before hades maybe? Funny thing is I haven't actually played this game yet but It did catch my eye when it released in what I believe was the early to mid PS3 era of gaming? I'd love to play it someday though I commonly hear the music being praised. The design always stood out to me and the Replica Allagan/Bonewicca jacket were basically begging to make the glam. She has a more common variant where there's a skirt/leggins combo but I tend to remember one form an official illustration featuring a skirt. So I went with that one instead. Enjoy the glam folks~! __________________________________________________ +Replica Allagan Guillotine (Turquoise Blue) +Replica Allagan Visor of Striking (Default) +Bonewicca Wildling's Jacket (Metallic Brass) +False Nails (Default) +Valerian Wizard's Long Kilt (Metallic Brass) +Augmented Ironworks Boots of Casting (Default)

[siblings-of-light]

Cid sent us out to handle some research, so we got to break out our Ironworks gear and represent his business in style. - Chalcedony Vox He had me jump back to the First to take some measurements at a larger scale for his calculations. Where did he send you, Chal? - Dorayaki Nendo Space. - Chalcedony Vox Fine, don't tell me. - Dorayaki Nendo

[thepictorialist]

Eye into the past...revised—Paris, France 2015

[thomasbeyond]

Thomas: Beyond! Lost Test Archive (2022)

So, I might as well share this. Back in 2022, I wrote a script for a hypothetical first issue of Thomas Beyond, and illustrated a couple of pages to get a feel for the art style I wanted. Sketches were done in Toon Boon Harmony and Inked/colored in Photoshop. Unfortunately, I wasn’t very satisfied with what I had made, and decided to rework the script and delete the pages I had already done. Looking back I really regret doing that, but I have a couple of archived screenshots (albeit VERY cropped) that I sent to some friends for their advice.

The Issue was titled “Mystery of the Mail”.

One night, Percy is tasked with his usual run with the mail train, retrieving Sodor’s outward-going mail for an express post train bound for the mainland. However, after dropping his mail vans off in their designated siding at the big station, he is shocked to find out they had vanished in the middle of the night, and the train had to depart the Island of Sodor without collecting them. While most initially assume it was yet another instance of Percy’s clumsiness, tensions grow even higher after Sir Topham Hatt reveals one of the mail vans contained a special delivery of stock meant for a bank. With the police beginning to thoroughly investigate the North Western Railway, and all of staff questioned, it becomes evident to all that the NWR fell victim to a train robbery. Percy is shunned by most of the other engines for being so careless, with some even suspecting he and his crew were somehow involved in the heist despite pleading their innocence. Percy is utterly distraught, and becomes a disgrace. Not one for wanting to see his best friend’s reputation sink further down, Thomas (with the help of his driver, Bob) vows to solve the mystery of the mail and clear Percy’s name.

Thomas and Bob’s mishaps and hijinks in detective work end up distracting them from their usual jobs on Thomas’ branch line. Sir Topham Hatt reprimands Thomas for his immaturity, and Bob for knowing better than to give into Thomas’ shenanigans. The next day, the two are tasked with assisting the Sodor Ironworks in dumping their molten slag (this is where the conversation in the first image occurs). During their stay there, Thomas and Bob discover that the Ironworks orchestrated the heist, having sent Iron Bert out to retrieve the cars. Bert’s crew stuck off the main line as much as possible to avoid drawing any attention from the signal boxes. Upon retrieving the vans, Bert flew the express headlamps to disguise himself as the post train in the dark. Edward comes forward and swears he heard 2 trains pass by his yard at night, adding an extra layer of truth to the story. The police grow suspicious and obtain a warrant to search the Ironworks’ premises. Sure enough, tucked away in a shed, the vans are recovered, with several crowbars pathetically still pried upon the completely-locked doors.

Percy’s name is finally cleared-up, and he is welcomed back by everyone. As for the Ironworks? Well, the manager was VERY conveniently not present the day the mail vans were found… or the day after… and the next one after that. Many suspect that he ether successfully fled the country, or those whom he had “connections” with caught-on that his mission had failed, and were the ones to “hold him accountable” rather than the law. Just one more layer to this mystery that may NEVER be solved.

I have issues with this plot. Everyone is so quick to dogpile on Percy, including Sir Topham Hatt. Also, while I do remember that Bob does butt-heads with Thomas a lot of the time in small dialogue bits, I feel like he DOES give into Thomas’ whole detective bit wayyy too easily. I characterize him as being a lot more level-headed and dry in order to bounce off of Thomas’ impulsivity and eccentricity. Also, bleh. Of COURSE the Ironworks are the bad guys! Who could’ve guessed that it WASN'T them after the moment they became apart of this? Also, I pulled the whole “The Ironworks may or may not have ties to the criminal underworld” way too early. I like that idea, it’s funny and provides a genuinely good force for our heroes to combat against, but idk. It came and went wayyy too quickly. I’m much prouder of the narrative I have going on now for Sudric Storm, I feel it’s a better introduction to the Thomas series in the form of a comic, and provides a much more enriching story for these characters to play around in.

Welp, that was a blast from the past. Hope you enjoyed! (Also, 14 hours? Thomas… that’s… literally nothing. That’s a pretty average amount of time for being awake on a given day, what??? Amateur.)

[colonellickburger]

Graham Smith. ‘Thirty-Eight Bastard Years on the Furnace Front’ (furnace keeper, mess room for No 4 and No 5 furnaces, Clay Lane Ironworks, Middlesbrough, England 1983)

[elfdragon12]

Let's build an Autobot team!

"The Dark Horse" is to refer to a character that fans weren't expected to be familiar with that the creator is trying to give some limelight to or a brand new character! Like Bulkhead in TFA or Flamewar and Geomotus in IDW2019! There are some lesser known characters throughout the poll, but let's have a guaranteed. So!

Who will be our Dark Horse?

Scrounge

Flip Sides

Windy

Big Daddy

Ironworks

Stardrive

Skram

Sureshot

Vibes

Artfire

Roadhandler

Voting ended onDec 25, 2024

The other polls: Leader, Kid Appeal, Medic, Scientist/Engineer, Warrior, "The Girl", Brute

For more info: Scrounge

Flip Sides

Windy

Big Daddy

Ironworks

Stardrive

Skram

Sureshot

Vibes

Artfire

Roadhandler