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Ok, let's just do this. First off- yes, I am an archivist of SOME old Thomas Trainz content, but not everything. Once again I ask my viewers to please check the post date before commenting or asking a question about old content. I don't have everything I used to, and some of my archives have sadly become inaccessible due to failing hardware. Please don't ask the same question multiple times on one shot, or across multiple shots, let alone hijacking comment threads to ask the question in, well, question. It won't bring me out of inactivity and will only set me off as it has done tonight.


So please do not act like this as Fatlover38938 has. I was catching up on all my 300-something notifs and noticed this kept happening from the same user. Admittedly it did bring out my inner jerk, and I answered most of his comments out of spite; the answers were genuine at first but gradually became very fed up. They wound up blocking me afterwards and acted very immature. Not the first immature little twerp to grace my page in 2023- I think the first was that person whose name was something like "Imjustheretlookatart" and they defied their own username by commenting on pictures...rather insipidly too. They were so lost for context on the simplest showcase shots and demanded context, thinking everyone else will be lost on context too. They weren't even following me and had the audacity to say I wasn't their fave anymore and an enemy after I halted all story-related content just to spite them. But this Fatlover kiddo...well, it's 2024 now but these were comments from the end of 2023. Please do not pester me repeatedly on old shots for old content, especially given my general lack of activity over the years. I bet Fatlover wasn't actually following me either. Just another gimme pig in the endless sea of gimmepigs. Gimme gimme doesn't get, you know. You'd think kids in the community would have learned this by now; it's the most basic form of politeness in the Thomas Trainz community: don't beg, pester or demand. Asking is ok under the right circumstances. Secondly, I'm taking things easy rn. I have a handful of Christmas 2023 shots to upload and some 2024 shots to upload or take. The end of 2023 was very Hellish for me both in terms of my job and my personal life; my work schedule's still a mess but less shifts rn means I can relax a little and catch up on Trainz and other stuff I like. I'm working on recovering my mental health with therapy and self-exile from some unrelated communities after I acted rather stupidly. I have to be better, and try to make things better for them as well, so that I may wind up in better graces; I'm in disgrace rn and it was very tormenting at first. But I'm getting better, gradually at least.

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Yeah, still just chugging away at my own pace. Lost a longtime friend I met on DA because of strange attitude changes that don't line up with whom I've come to know them as. Yikes. And it wasn't even my fault this time, but I digress. With new models of Flying Scotsman, Ace, and Thistle, and that damn annoying runt imjustheretlookatart out of the picture (still puzzled by that whole ordeal), I'm now considering completely redoing the start of my overhaul of the first BWBA movie (Flying Scotsman's World Tour). Although I already had Thistle in the Great Race overhaul, so I guess I contradicted my own story a bit, oops. So let's just take those amendments I was making to the start of it as a separate story. And write it off as Gordon having completely forgotten he met the Flying Thistle in the 90's. As for the locales of the story, America and Australia ofc are still on the cards, with the latter being the final destination, rather than China. Flying Scotsman has no need to go to China.


I am however on the fence about Nia still. The character had potential but was horribly watered down by, well, just the entire premise of BWBA- kicking Edward out of Tidmouth Shed for no reason but for the sake of shallow cast diversity. Diversity is a great thing, don't get me wrong, but when your character is so hollow that basically all they have to their personality is "token nice girl from another country", then that's just unnecessary. Plus, SOME people have taken issue with Nia's entire existence, due to the fact that African railways exist in part due to British colonization efforts, and we all know that kinda sucks. But there's also no way to change the past and eliminate it completely, yknow? So at this point I'm not sure about still including Nia in any capacity. At least AEG did something SLIGHTLY different with her by not making NICE GIRL FROM KENYA her entire personality, they gave her an interest in music! It's something! Maybe not a big or important expansion of the character per say, but it beats just being one-dimensional. Henry doesn't need to stay at Vicarstown really; no reason was ever given for that either. Edward is understandable only in the sense that he's, well, a branchline engine- he works on Wellsworth, so having his own shed there is only logical, like the sheds for the engines at Ffarquhar. There's no real need for them to all be in the big mainline shed, right? So really that does give us quite a lot of space to fill in. Thomas and Percy at Ffarquhar, Toby at Arlesdale End sometimes- heck we can give the third berth to TVs Stanley for all I care. Rosie being a pilot shunter at Vicarstown works fine for me. Edward being at Wellsworth is fine actually, as long as he's not written off as a secondary or tertiary character. I've also noticed that once again, Thomas Trainz fans are being absolute buffoons and trying to do another community cancelling- this time for Choco. Fucking really? Choco already explained that they were not involved in Tom K's controversy, they were only keeping tabs on the guy because he owed them 500 bucks, and some of his TVs meshes were heavily modified by Choco originally, but these were not the in-game meshes for the models. These models have now been removed from Vicarstown Transport Company just because of what they once originally were. I don't agree with this move personally, and you can berate Choco all you want for that, but it won't do you any good. But seriously, for real? First y'all tried to cancel Tangy just because Tom exported or published much of his models, and now you're trying the same shit for Choco?! Cancellation by association DOESN'T WORK. It's STUPID AND ILLOGICAL. I should know. My own little brother disowned me for absolutely no reason because he had a beef with our parents. I know what it's like, and what it's like is completely idiotic and thoughtless. Quite literally a bandwagon. DON'T FUCKING DO THIS. Neither Choco nor Tangy were involved with Tom K's creepo depot behind the scenes activities. THEY WERE NOT. Association does NOT mean involvement in EVERYTHING. Jesus Crunchy Christ, do you cancellation-obsessed people not know anything? It's idiots like that that are constantly setting this god-forsaken dumpster of a fandom on fire. And it's a goddamn shame that those who are pulling this shit AGAIN D I D N ' T learn their lesson from Tangy before. ATTENTION THOMAS TRAINZ USERS: DON'T DO THIS. God damn, it's really true then. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Ofc being a DA journal most of this is gonna fall on deaf ears since most of the controversy is via Twitter and Discord, but fuck it, it needs to be said. In other news: I got a Panic Playdate and am looking to learn how to develop games for it, but I need to send my system in for repairs since the screen cracked. Luckily with the SDK, Pulp and Simulator I don't need the system itself to do these things. I'm also considering getting into TTRPGS and doing some kind of system homebrew in order to supplement and expand my take on Zelda lore. In fact I've been considering uploading my Hero Forge figures to my DA actually. I've got plenty of screenshots for those. So yeah...something different.

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Right, here we go.


-The TSI Newsletter dropped with new content, and even though I had content I'd yet to showcase from before then, didn't have much motivation again till just now-ish so expect more shots.

-Due to the childish entitlement displayed by imjustheretlookatart or whatever the fuck his name is, there will be no more stories until further notice, as they have attempted to push their bizarro point of view onto me by claiming every shot needs a story or "people" (meaning literally only just this one person) "will be confused on the who, what, where, when, why and how" (so literally, just every single piece of possible context)- it's a fucking train sim with Thomas content my dude- not everything needs a story, nor do I owe anyone anything. I mostly do all this for my own enjoyment, which I like to share with others. So, now no one gets anything for story. They tried to grovel to get back on my good side, but I told them that was not enough, that I want to see some actual behavioral improvement. They may have learned not everything needs a story, but it didn't stop them from getting buttmad when I told them "You need to do more to be better, not just apologize and claim you learned"- so now I'm "no longer their favorite and now also their enemy." Grow a pair, kiddo- the internet is not for children nor is it for manchildren. My childhood may be the focus of my gallery, but it is for older fans and adults who can act responsibly. So until then, I don't want to see them in my gallery. They should have kept their mouth shut to start with, as they're going against their own damn username- "imjustheretlookatart" so just look then- no commenting. Man. Why people gotta act so STUPID?


So, yeah, that's demotivated me from putting anything else I had cooking up for new stories or short description stories. So, now when I upload a new shot, it will only be to showcase the models in question. There will be no story or description. I will leave it to the viewers to draw their own conclusions about the context- use your imagination, guys! You get to make up your own stories about my screenshots! That'll be fun for your creative muscles- I hope anyway. Just a temporary measure though. When I deem it time to resume story descriptions and stories in general, they'll just start dropping again, no announcement- keep it a surprise as to when those will return. Maybe a month? A year? It is a mystery~


-Speaking of shots, I've begun work with XPS again, and will sporadically be putting out content with that- all SFW ofc, I don't do the whole horny bit a chunk of the XPS community does; just fun non-Thomas content, if you're into that. Since there's so many different creators of said content, I will once again in the XPS descriptions asking folks to refer to the pinned journal for my collective credits list, as I really can't be bothered to list every single model, effect, stage, skybox, etc, creator for shots. Be warned that some of the linked users in said journal do produce nsfw content, so enter at your own risk.


-In terms of other projects, I'm building a massive, personal Pokemon headcanon/AU, and just like my other headcanons and AUs before it like TTTE and Zelda, it's a collective, pulling from the games, anime, beta content and fan projects. Estimated to never truly be completed ofc, but it's fun for me; dunno if I'll post anything about it here.

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Summer Update

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Ok soooo stuff: -Finally got a new job and love it

-I'm a bit demotivated w Trainz rn despite new releases, so I'm focusing on other stuff like playing TOTK or with my Steam Deck

-Looking to get back into XPS. Primarily focusing on Zelda, Fate and Genshin, with some others thrown in the mix- Dragon Quest, maybe some Monster Hunter, or Hololive? I'll be updating my collective credits list soon; even if there's a model I don't wind up using I still wanna give credit where it's due.

-Just as a reminder- much of the content people produce for XPS is NSFW- I do not make NSFW content myself, but if there's a particular need for say, a more casual look for a character like Linkle, or doing like a Beach Episode-type scene, I don't have much choice in terms of the models- I never go full nsfw, just only what's needed- like for CombatHasEvolved's Linkle- I don't go full nekkid ofc, I just remove the cloak and sometimes the skirt- because spats are fine. And ofc the swimsuit models of other characters. But I figured it's only fair to give warning. That is all.

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Over the course of my absence from Trainz and Deviantart, and still ongoing, I've been making some alterations to my TTTE headcanon. These stem from changes in the community, as well as lifting ideas and basing new ones upon those of The Unlucky Tug.


The first one I'd like to address is my headcanon for Gordon. When I first started using the TSI Gordon, I loved the idea of Gordon being an A3- actually I've liked the idea since Clive Spong seemingly gave him a banjo dome in RWS No. 42. Then, after his unfortunate channel nuking, I decided to go back and watch Tug's reupload of his Gordon model video- and decided to base it somewhat on that. I agree that it's bizarre that to explain Gordon's changes, Awdry had him rebuilt into some kind of weird A0X/Stanier Hybrid- but I still stand by that Gordon is the A0X, or at least was. So rather than his weird hybrid-ization at Crewe, I'll have them do a proper Doncaster job instead, giving him the upgraded boiler, round buffers, a nameplate (Gordon suggested the name), the banjo dome, and the smoke deflectors. If I can find a decent model to use for his tender, I'll be upgrading to a Group Standard tender as well, giving Gordon his corridor tenders as an option later on for when he has to go to the Mainland.


Next is Henry- this is a small change, but in future I'd like to learn how to reskin TS19 models so that I can give Henry a brass dome a la his AEG counterpart. That's all. I don't like AEG still, but I like what they did with Henry's dome. Brass domes look great on engines, as shown in various RWS illustrations, and Clay Truck Works' RWS AU Thomas.


Next, I'm not sure what to do with No's 14 and 16. Back in the day I flirted with the idea of alternating between Sheffield and Charlie. I'm not sure on either now, but if I do decide to use Sheffield, I'll likely give him his old number- though not necessarily painted on him; I'd probably use one of the Heritage liveries his WNW model has.


Speaking of Charlie- back in the day I used to headcanon Charlie as being the KESR's O Class Manning Wardle, who shares a number and is named Charwelton. But last year at the 2nd Annual Awdry Day, we got information out of the Reverend's lecture notes about the Wellsworth and Suddery Railway. Previously we barely knew anything about them apart from what the IoS book had to say. Last year, we learned there were 3 (not 4?) notable engines from the W&S- two of them were Manning Wardle saddle tanks- but not the K or O Class- these were much earlier builds. These notes were from before the IoS book, so the info is a bit different with dates and all that, but we can assume these were some of the first Manning Wardles built, and they were likely their Q Class locomotives. A lot of fans have started to headcanon these two as being the RWS equivalents of Billy and Charlie, and I share that sentiment, so goodbye, Charwelton. And of course, with us now knowing about 3/4ths of the fleet, it is also unfortunately time to bid farwell to my usage of WildNorWester's W&S engines, but I'll still be using the coaches and brakevans from the railway of old.


And then there's the matter of my old classic Sodor V3 map. The one everyone seems to love despite the fact it's old, unfinished, and uses the Sam Wilkinson map as a basis. As I stated earlier in the journal, I've found myself more frequently favoring and/or incorporating the headcanons of The Unlucky Tug, which includes his TV series map, which has been updated at least twice since his initial version. I would like to redo my Hybrid IoS map based on it. I would probably want to use Tug's and David Mitton's maps as a primary base, with Awdry maps as secondary bases. I am probably one of the few who still like the Wilkinson map, so I would use that and and any other official maps as tertiary bases to help fill things out, plus locations from fan maps, such as the abandoned goods halt on the SI3D IoS, maybe a station for Bridgetown. East Knapford from WNW's station is in roughly the same spot as the Old Harbour on Tug's map, so I may make the Old Harbour East Knapford instead. There are ofc issues to still resolve, such as what to do about my old splitting up of locations (Upper/Lower Knapford, Greater/Mid-Tidmouth), etc, as those were a result of trying to include both RWS and TVS versions of the locations. I'm also unsure of what to do about Norramby, since the Wilkinson Map has that as Arthur's Line, while Tug's was on the west side of Sodor after Duck's Branchline. There's also issues such as connecting Toby's old line to Ffarquhar (and one one map it connects all the way to Maron?), Mid-Sodor terminating at the Skarloey Railway, and the lack of the actual Arlesdale Railway. Do I run the lines parallel to each other? And of course there's plenty of other tertiary locations to pick from from various books and magazine stories. For example- I used one of the old mines on Wilkinson's map as the Tin Mines from a magazine story. Funnily enough, when I was working on my old map, I attempted to make a loop line to account for the mention of the loop in the show, and to place the Tidmouth Iron Bridge and the Coach Station from the magazine, and it turns out Mitton's map actually had a loop, albeit a convoluted one! Tug attempted to simplify it, and I may opt to use his, with my locales in place.


And lastly, I'd like to talk about the Peel Godred Branch. As of this journal, we've not learned much about the branch from the RWS still, and have had to rely on the TV series and fan creations to piece it together, including fans' characters. I'm no expert on electric lines, and have been using WNW's characters on it for years. Now that Vicarstown Transport has a line of Peel Godred ocs to use- 5 Class 76s, I'm not sure what to do since they use a different voltage than WildNorWester's Class 86's. For any experts out there- is there a way for me to use most of both? If I use Mushy's models, I still have the dilemma of using his E5 and WNW's. There's also the case of trying to be at least somewhat faithful to the RWS in this regard that has me conflicted, and IIRC, I once made reskins of 87's based on tweets from SirTophamNWR. So I'm a bit conflicted- apparently they have a Fireless engine as well, but I don't really know any good models for one, nor has anyone made a fireless OC model to use for download. Lemme know what you think in the comments below- do you like some of these changes I'm making, and what would you do about some of these things for yourself?

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