Mr Joj

Mr Joj

@mrjoj.bsky.social

Modeller, artist and mediocre boilersmith!

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Has to be said in all my years, I've never had an engine where it was love at first sight quite so effectively as Blyth here, if you can, go see her at the Southwold steamworks!

Oh yeah, I forgor, when at Llangollen, Ember not only met her base model, but RAN with her, which is impressive considering they're different gauges...!

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Replying to @84fstudios.bsky.social

I was also given the wonderful opportunity to operate Gerry on the Llechfan Garden Railway, alongside some of my fellows in the 16mm NG Association, over the weekend! Below are some of my favourite shotsโ€ฆ (Feat. Enfys and Lucy, owned by @mrjoj.bsky.social)

Oh yeah, before I forgor; This is my newest engine "Lucy". She's a bootlane works "Eleanor" kit and is easily become one of the darlings of my fleet~

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a part 2 of sorts to something i uploaded in my twitter days. for @mrjoj.bsky.social #digitalart #commission

Kai@colloquial-kayak.bsky.social

a piece for my good buddy @84fstudios.bsky.social - he will shortly be in possession of An Guy and wanted some faces to go with him. #commission #digitalart

As well as Enfys, Ember proved herself a versatile little engine by pulling the skarloey heritage rake. That being said I might have to invest in some corris coaches because she looked at home with that in tow...!

One thing that I do see as an absolute achievement is Enfys. In a 16mm form was designed from the ground up by me and spent those glorious days being pulled or propelled around lechfann without a single bind or jam up. The next process is now motorising her!

Looking forward to Llangollen tomorrow, the fleet has been oiled and serviced, here's to hoping they're well liked by the crowds. If you see any of these three running around, I won't be too far away...!

I dunno about you, as time goes on, these awdry events I feel have become a little less about the funny blue little train, but more about meeting the ones who've been brought to Tywyn by him. That's what I've enjoyed most about the awdry events.

So my recent trip to Scotland made Fuqnoes live up to her bastard lineage. Her resin printed tanks had some uncured resin pockets in them. When we went on the plane, this pressurized that pocket and she proceeded to upchuck resin your Chihuahua threw up in your white bag...! Love her really.

Unfortunately I couldn't make the Stoneleigh exhibition, but Ember was brought along to the model of the year competition by a friend. While she didn't win, I'm impressed she made it as far as she did...!

Hello all, just me carrying on the age old tradition of rebuilding engines certified little goobers, this is my latest 16mm binge engine "Little Success"

Ember saw her first run in public at the midland garden railway show this weekend. She was definitely turning heads when she trundled round. I didn't think it would be as fun as it was, but low and behold, going to need to find out where I can do this more often...!

Here is why I point and laugh at people who think MSR's Jim is a Skylark. Here's how big a Skylark is compared to a TR slate wagon. I reiterate. For 2ft-ish gauge engines, they're... ENORMOUS

So after freshly repairing my 3d printer, what's a sensible thing for a test print? Design and print a new fucking brakevan body in 16mm obviously smh.

Ember finally shows her paces at a nearby model club! She performed faultlessly I'm happy to say, with my recent joining of the 16mm society, you never know you might just meet ember yourself in a garden railway near you...!

I've managed to rig together a temporary means of getting Ember to move under her own power. She's a wee bit sharp off the line, but she runs smoothly once she is. I imagine this'll iron out once she's properly bedded in.

Hello my new followers, good to see you, let me show you what I've been building today; I've taken a bootlane works "Nancy" kit and designed and printed a new smokebox for her, needless to say she's looking a damn sight better!

Damn, talk about sticking power!

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