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[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Okay, how on earth would that work? You got a turbine inlet where the smokebox is, you got wires going to the head of the cylinder, where you should have no holes at all, theres random lines everywhere. Theres no side rods. What is with the lights? And you can't power steam with diesel, you need propane or gasonline for that. It hurts my brain.

[–] Zeus@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it could be a diesel designed to look like steam, à la bbö 1082? or even a steam chassis retrofitted into something more efficient, as the background looks somewhat post-apocalyptic, so maybe it's a waste not want not idea?

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you have an english link?

[–] Zeus@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

there doesn't seem to be an en.wikipedia page for it - i just use this addon

to be honest though, i just searched "bbo 1082", so i imagine you could find just as relevant results as me. it's not that that train is particularly special, i just happened to know of its existence

[–] Crul@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

It's all explained by the use of Unobtainium.

[–] Zeus@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

nice - i saw this yesterday when you posted something else by hylemorph, and i planned to post it today; i see you beat me to it ;)

[–] Crul@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hehe, that artist has a lot of material for !imaginarywastelands@lemm.ee / !imaginarydegradation@lemm.ee and at least one (two if you allow flying trains) for this sub. So you still have some options :).

[–] Zeus@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

i do, and i like both of those (the yellow fellow more though); but i really like this one^[(as you could probably guess by the fact i also have the dieselpunk lemmysphere)]. i probably will post the yellow one too in a couple of days though, unless you get there first again