Tachyon Eddy
@cyaup.bsky.social
Model Trains, SciFi. Programmer, technical writer, aspiring fiction writer. Serving the imaginary customers of the Z Scale (1:220) Big Reverser Key railroad. SFW content. Turn off autocorrect & autosuggest already: you're forgetting how to spell and think.
Underneath that temporary mess of electrical tape, there's enough good lead-free solder so no adjustment was necessary. Side-tracked by work, finally got a locomotive moving again for the first time in a week after picking up a few feet of wire for the controller to the board until DCC. Wire is $$$!
April 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Underneath that temporary mess of electrical tape, there's enough good lead-free solder so no adjustment was necessary. Side-tracked by work, finally got a locomotive moving again for the first time in a week after picking up a few feet of wire for the controller to the board until DCC. Wire is $$$!
Let me check... 1:220, 1:220, 1:220, 1:220, 1:220... 😁
April 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Let me check... 1:220, 1:220, 1:220, 1:220, 1:220... 😁
What's their name?
6 degrees of Cliff DeYoung: from F/X to the TV reboot of the Twilight Zone to Star Trek DS9, X-Files, the RoboCop TV series, Lois & Clark, Touched by an Angel or Timecop he seemed to specialize in being a single-episode guest star.
icyw yes, he was in a movie w/ Kevin Bacon.
6 degrees of Cliff DeYoung: from F/X to the TV reboot of the Twilight Zone to Star Trek DS9, X-Files, the RoboCop TV series, Lois & Clark, Touched by an Angel or Timecop he seemed to specialize in being a single-episode guest star.
icyw yes, he was in a movie w/ Kevin Bacon.
April 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What's their name?
6 degrees of Cliff DeYoung: from F/X to the TV reboot of the Twilight Zone to Star Trek DS9, X-Files, the RoboCop TV series, Lois & Clark, Touched by an Angel or Timecop he seemed to specialize in being a single-episode guest star.
icyw yes, he was in a movie w/ Kevin Bacon.
6 degrees of Cliff DeYoung: from F/X to the TV reboot of the Twilight Zone to Star Trek DS9, X-Files, the RoboCop TV series, Lois & Clark, Touched by an Angel or Timecop he seemed to specialize in being a single-episode guest star.
icyw yes, he was in a movie w/ Kevin Bacon.
I knew about locomotives needing to carry sand for on-demand traction, but TiL on steam locomotives they store the sand in domes on top and then there are pipes that lead down in front of the wheels.
April 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I knew about locomotives needing to carry sand for on-demand traction, but TiL on steam locomotives they store the sand in domes on top and then there are pipes that lead down in front of the wheels.
That serious looking black and gold 2 car DMU train at the lower right is another excursion train. It runs "rom Kagoshima to Hayato then up into the mountains to Yoshimatsu" (tripadvisor, see pic alt for link). I feel like I should put a #woodworking tag for the interior.
April 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
That serious looking black and gold 2 car DMU train at the lower right is another excursion train. It runs "rom Kagoshima to Hayato then up into the mountains to Yoshimatsu" (tripadvisor, see pic alt for link). I feel like I should put a #woodworking tag for the interior.
I would also point out the train has an open observation platform at the front, so maybe it's not going Shinkasen velocities.
April 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I would also point out the train has an open observation platform at the front, so maybe it's not going Shinkasen velocities.
It just dawned on me that the original post's pic is actually a model train in an #ngauge layout. That's really realistic. Also, zooming in you can really see what must be an observation platform in the front.
April 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It just dawned on me that the original post's pic is actually a model train in an #ngauge layout. That's really realistic. Also, zooming in you can really see what must be an observation platform in the front.
From a couple weeks ago, this was a pretty good first stabilized picture with manual settings for it being in the dark with no light except the lights of the Yamanote-line cars.
April 7, 2025 at 10:23 PM
From a couple weeks ago, this was a pretty good first stabilized picture with manual settings for it being in the dark with no light except the lights of the Yamanote-line cars.
The UI for adding alt-text says "ALL" instead of "ALT" lately when you are adding a picture. Odd.
April 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The UI for adding alt-text says "ALL" instead of "ALT" lately when you are adding a picture. Odd.
Have there been any magnetic couplers that also transmit power yet or is this the first? That seems like a big deal (he says as he looks at flickering lights on the E235 Yamanote line). We'll see them in Z scale in 10 years or so.😁
April 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Have there been any magnetic couplers that also transmit power yet or is this the first? That seems like a big deal (he says as he looks at flickering lights on the E235 Yamanote line). We'll see them in Z scale in 10 years or so.😁
I'm not sure the BR Class 47 locomotives look better with pointy hats or not.
April 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I'm not sure the BR Class 47 locomotives look better with pointy hats or not.
"What is the product of the fundamental constants of nature, adjusted for the dimensionality of spacetime, divided by the entropy of the universe at the moment of cosmic balance?"
The "proof" is in the screenshots. This is some high-level nonsense.
The "proof" is in the screenshots. This is some high-level nonsense.
April 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"What is the product of the fundamental constants of nature, adjusted for the dimensionality of spacetime, divided by the entropy of the universe at the moment of cosmic balance?"
The "proof" is in the screenshots. This is some high-level nonsense.
The "proof" is in the screenshots. This is some high-level nonsense.
We're probably a 1,000 years away from figuring out what the ultimate question is to life, the Universe, and everything whose answer is 42, but just in case I pressed an AI into formulating one:
"What is the sum of all natural laws, when expressed as a dimensionless quantity in arbitrary units?"
"What is the sum of all natural laws, when expressed as a dimensionless quantity in arbitrary units?"
April 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
We're probably a 1,000 years away from figuring out what the ultimate question is to life, the Universe, and everything whose answer is 42, but just in case I pressed an AI into formulating one:
"What is the sum of all natural laws, when expressed as a dimensionless quantity in arbitrary units?"
"What is the sum of all natural laws, when expressed as a dimensionless quantity in arbitrary units?"
From Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
"Tell us!"
"Alright," said Deep Thought. "The Answer to the Great Question..."
"Yes...!"
"Of Life, the Universe and Everything..." said Deep Thought.
"Yes...!"
"Is..." said Deep Thought, and paused.
"Yes...!"
"Is..."
"Yes...!!!...?"
"Forty-two," ...
"Tell us!"
"Alright," said Deep Thought. "The Answer to the Great Question..."
"Yes...!"
"Of Life, the Universe and Everything..." said Deep Thought.
"Yes...!"
"Is..." said Deep Thought, and paused.
"Yes...!"
"Is..."
"Yes...!!!...?"
"Forty-two," ...
April 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
From Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
"Tell us!"
"Alright," said Deep Thought. "The Answer to the Great Question..."
"Yes...!"
"Of Life, the Universe and Everything..." said Deep Thought.
"Yes...!"
"Is..." said Deep Thought, and paused.
"Yes...!"
"Is..."
"Yes...!!!...?"
"Forty-two," ...
"Tell us!"
"Alright," said Deep Thought. "The Answer to the Great Question..."
"Yes...!"
"Of Life, the Universe and Everything..." said Deep Thought.
"Yes...!"
"Is..." said Deep Thought, and paused.
"Yes...!"
"Is..."
"Yes...!!!...?"
"Forty-two," ...
Here was what I was originally thinking for making a lift bridge out of two trestle bridges: cut the angled ends off one so the straight ends form a track for the bridge to go up, then cut the other in half & rotate the ends to form short towers. It doesn't have to lift up, only look like it could.
April 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Here was what I was originally thinking for making a lift bridge out of two trestle bridges: cut the angled ends off one so the straight ends form a track for the bridge to go up, then cut the other in half & rotate the ends to form short towers. It doesn't have to lift up, only look like it could.
These are Z scale Rokuhan bridges and they're even nicer than I expected. I will be studying a lot of lift-bridge pics and practicing weathering, but now that I look at them I'm not sure I want to cut one in half. Maybe let the imaginary RR people complain about how the boats made it underneath.
April 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
These are Z scale Rokuhan bridges and they're even nicer than I expected. I will be studying a lot of lift-bridge pics and practicing weathering, but now that I look at them I'm not sure I want to cut one in half. Maybe let the imaginary RR people complain about how the boats made it underneath.
Not much time for the model railroad today, but the last of my pretariff orders arrived. My idea was to leave one bridge as is but cut the other in half and use the pieces on either end of the bridge to form a lift bridge (doesn't need to actually rise). otw I can't explain how ships get in🤔 #zscale
April 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Not much time for the model railroad today, but the last of my pretariff orders arrived. My idea was to leave one bridge as is but cut the other in half and use the pieces on either end of the bridge to form a lift bridge (doesn't need to actually rise). otw I can't explain how ships get in🤔 #zscale
Neuromancer's had so many different covers I'm not the only one to wonder which one is "best", there's a reddit thread even. Maybe a better question is which cover is "yours". For me the first one I read as a kid but also re-reading years later and seeing so much more than cool tech & scifi action.
April 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Neuromancer's had so many different covers I'm not the only one to wonder which one is "best", there's a reddit thread even. Maybe a better question is which cover is "yours". For me the first one I read as a kid but also re-reading years later and seeing so much more than cool tech & scifi action.
A story about taking a picture of a train (translation of original post in case it shows up in Japanese)
April 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A story about taking a picture of a train (translation of original post in case it shows up in Japanese)
Yes, I think it's mainly used for baking judging by the price. Well, they have that cold brew concentrate lately which is in the ballpark.
I did find this odd "Autocrat" brand coffee syrup... 32 oz for $15 but I think from Rhode Island. This may be the one you're looking for.
I did find this odd "Autocrat" brand coffee syrup... 32 oz for $15 but I think from Rhode Island. This may be the one you're looking for.
April 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Yes, I think it's mainly used for baking judging by the price. Well, they have that cold brew concentrate lately which is in the ballpark.
I did find this odd "Autocrat" brand coffee syrup... 32 oz for $15 but I think from Rhode Island. This may be the one you're looking for.
I did find this odd "Autocrat" brand coffee syrup... 32 oz for $15 but I think from Rhode Island. This may be the one you're looking for.
I think Camp syrup in milk? I remember trying it a few times and really enjoying it, probably mainly the sugar and caffeine.
April 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I think Camp syrup in milk? I remember trying it a few times and really enjoying it, probably mainly the sugar and caffeine.
Are you seeing two identical replies here? Have I found some kind of bug or is it my UI?
April 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Are you seeing two identical replies here? Have I found some kind of bug or is it my UI?
It almost looks reasonable when you see the switch.
April 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It almost looks reasonable when you see the switch.
Different flash settings, same lighting.
April 4, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Different flash settings, same lighting.