r/lego • u/Salvage_Arc • 6h ago

MOC Today I got to build this model of the Chesapeake & Ohio 490 in front of the real one in Baltimore!

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u/Correct-Order2601 6h ago

I'm not a train guy, but I don't think you could have possibly done any better. That build looks exactly like the train behind you. Well done.

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u/Bluefooted-Spaceorc 4h ago

I wish I had even a tenth of the happiness for anything that train people get when they there favorite train. Its just so damn wholesome.

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u/DETRITUS_TROLL Space Police I Fan 4h ago

My grandfather was a train geek. Was a member of the model train club and everything.

This usually very button up engineer would be click your heels and dance around the room giddy when seeing ANY train. Though, of course he preferred the old steam engines. Which he would talk about for hours if you let him.

Miss that guy.

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u/SwingThatHammer 3h ago

Foamers are the best. Just unbridled happiness for what brings them joy.

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u/ninenines999999999 14m ago

I have been a Top Gear/Grand Tour fan for decades. Loved Clarkson, May, and Hammond and was really bummed both times the series ended. I was hesitant to give the new version a shot, but I'm really happy I did because it introduced me to Francis Bourgeois and then down his rabbit hole of train chasing. His excitement with everything he does is so damn infectious!

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u/ProdigiousDune 5h ago

Even the way the yellow curves down around the front matches. I'd be looking back and forth at the model and the real one all day 😄

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u/tiptoeingthruhubris 3h ago

That yellow+gray combo is 🔥. It’s one of my all-time favorites.

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u/Smart_Scheme3029 1h ago

He obviously used Brainiac's Duplicate and Shrink Ray.

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u/fruitygrapess 5h ago

The smile on your face tells it all. Iove anyone that gets excited about their hobbies. You do you and enjoy it. Good for you man!

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u/RevRagnarok 5h ago edited 1h ago

Follow him on YouTube - some great shorts about Baltimore/Maryland history. And you can tell he enjoys it all.

Edit: Oops - same username there (and Instagram, etc). https://www.youtube.com/c/salvagearc

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u/Hippo_Alert 2h ago

What is his YouTube channel?

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u/vee_unit 5h ago

Genuine visible joy.

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u/SupremeGobbler1996 6h ago

Nice work!!

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u/Salvage_Arc 6h ago

Thank you!

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u/wadech 2h ago

Did you use to hang out on Nasioc?

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u/jyunga 1h ago

Lebron Trains

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u/WildTimberTwinViking 5h ago

Holy beautiful engine.

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u/Ok_Bus_3752 5h ago

Yeah, the train is stunning as well.

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u/cultofwacky 5h ago

That yellow is stunning

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u/REpassword 5h ago

As is this Lego builder’s smile. 🙂

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u/cultofwacky 4h ago

Indeed. That is a happy man. Reminds me a few years ago I bought myself the Lego creator pirate ship as a birthday gift and my ex’s sister thought I was stoned because I was so ecstatic

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u/superFluffymushroom 5h ago

The best thing about this picture is how happy you look

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u/Somali_Pir8 1h ago

He is awesome in /r/baltimore

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u/PyreDynasty 5h ago

He's right behind me isn't he?

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u/ThePrussianGrippe 3h ago

“You can talk to me and my LEGO son any time!”

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u/Fun-Evening2349 6h ago

So much joy!!! I love it. 

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u/jellostrap 5h ago

Your joy is infectious! That's such a beautiful model being held by a beautiful man in front of a beautiful train! What a delightful moment, thank you for sharing. Hope you have a lovely rest of your week!

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u/Drinkmasta 5h ago

As a fan of Lego, trains and Baltimore (even though I've never been, yet), well done.

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u/MattBaster 3h ago

This is using the internet to the fullest, sharing your passion with the rest of us. This is an amazing build, such a cool opportunity, and it's so clear how much fun this was for ya! Great stuff!!

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u/smiling_corvidae 5h ago

Pure joy in your face. 🖤

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u/Electronic-Tree-9715 5h ago

The smile says it all 👌

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u/the5nowman 4h ago

Wait, you’re the guy known for digging up/fishing up cool old artifacts in Baltimore, right?! Followed you on IG forever

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u/bornahorn 5h ago

This is wicked, top work!!!

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u/j5kDM3akVnhv 5h ago

Great museum. Nice work.

Now travel to Roanoke and do the Norfolk & Western J Class #611.

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u/FlashyRabbit0117 4h ago

The shaping on that streamlined nose is spot on. Pulling off those Art Deco curves in Lego without losing the proportions to the real thing is seriously impressive work.

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u/VariousGnomes 6h ago

That’s awesome!

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u/alwaysblamethehealer 6h ago

So cool! Nicely done

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u/LegoBoy3258 5h ago

Bro... You're so cool

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u/mouaragon 5h ago

You look so happy! That's so cool

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u/AzureSkies_OverMe Team Blue Space 5h ago

This is awesome

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u/LeaningTowerofPeas 5h ago

The joy on your face made my day. Well done.

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u/icansmellcolors 3h ago

Look how happy this dude is.

Great job. Glad you had such a good time with it. I'd be proud too.

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u/NaziPunksFkOff 3h ago

This is cool as hell and also where is this in Baltimore?? The B&O?

Dude your model is amazing 

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u/ReferenceCreative510 3h ago

Yep. The B&O (or as they're now called, the National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation via the Smithsonian partnership)

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u/facw00 2h ago

The old name was a bit parochial and linked to a world that in a lot of ways ended in 1962, so I can see why they wanted to change it, but the new name and logo are awful, they definitely could have done better.

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u/Stormlord_Placidusax 2h ago

Dude this photo brought me actual joy. This is so cool and fun. Congrats man and well done

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u/Raiju_Blitz 6h ago

Awesome job!

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u/Japczanka_06 5h ago

So cool! Congrats on your build, hope it brings you as much joy as it looks. Thats the best thing I seen all day!

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u/llorensm 5h ago

Congratulations! That must have been epic!

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u/sketchycreeper 5h ago

I love that engine design, has so much personality. Great work capturing it.

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u/capt_stux 2h ago

The train looks like a minion with a mohawke :)

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u/WriggleNightbug 2h ago

just like me, frfr -(o|)

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u/JunkaTron69 6h ago

That is spectacular. What a lovely experience.

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u/stayradicchio 6h ago

Yeah! Sick streamlined model!

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u/GlassjawXVIII 5h ago

Nice clean model! Good texture! Well done

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u/j9funk 5h ago

This is so cool!! Yay to you man!!

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u/Crucial_Fun 5h ago

Awesome!

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u/Old-Roman 5h ago

Great work dude 👍

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u/airwalker08 5h ago

I want to go to there

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u/steamliner88 5h ago

Nice job. While I’m at best a very casual train enjoyer, seeing how happy you are made me smile.

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u/TheWayOfTheBeam 5h ago

When youre ready to add the prints/decals, I know a guy 🤙

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u/yeahboyeee1 5h ago

I’m not a train person, but this one might actually change that. Sweet build, but man that train is super cool.

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u/601Tommyboy 5h ago

Dang! Thats one fine model!✌🏻👌🏻🤩

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u/bluechickenz Verified Blue Stud Member 3h ago

Bro, you’re glowing and I can tell you had a blast doing you! I love this.

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u/Mezmrick 2h ago

Brought a big smile to my neurodivergent face! Thanks for sharing!

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u/DumbIdeaNo2 1h ago

That is beautiful. Thanks for this!

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u/Significant_War_9954 6h ago

This is baller

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u/Chibi-Skyler Botanical Collection Fan 6h ago

This is so cool!

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u/ReflectedCheese 5h ago

That’s awesome 🤩

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u/Organic_Tonight3045 5h ago

Excellently done

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u/Psychological-Ice-78 5h ago

That’s a neat looking train (and model)! Great job!

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u/Apprehensive_Room29 5h ago

This is amazing, it's perfect!

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u/No_Kroger 5h ago

You killed it. Nicely done

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u/koningbaas 5h ago

As the locals would say: sheeeeeit!

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u/Dr-McLuvin 5h ago

Wow that’s pretty sweet

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u/1975hh3 Creator Fan 5h ago

Hell yeah, that’s rad!

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u/Judi_Chop 5h ago

genuinely love this for you

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u/acquacow 5h ago

Congrats, and hello there! ;)

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u/TheBeardedPainter 5h ago

That's pretty cool. How many hours did you have in it?

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u/This-Option9041 4h ago

This guy trains 🚂

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u/mcvos 4h ago

Those are two really good looking trains. I love it when people manage to create such accurate models of real life trains.

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u/cptGumrock 4h ago

Love the B&O museum , and that lego is tuff af

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u/Ok-Swan-2275 4h ago

Cheeeeeseapeake

Edit: this is super cool.

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u/WriggleNightbug 2h ago

Give me the cheese train!

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u/SteviaCannonball9117 3h ago

Dang that's cool and I'm super happy for you!

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u/IncognitoAstronaut10 3h ago

Francis Bourgeois would approve!

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u/deadboltwolf 2h ago

This makes me so happy. 490 is my dream restoration!

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u/Raneynickelfire 1h ago

That's fckin cool dude and I'm jealous!

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u/msbdiving 1h ago

Cool opportunity!!! I’m glad you got the chance to do that😊

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u/fixedwithyou 5h ago

brings me joy to see other Black folks who enjoy Lego and Trains. Awesome build man

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u/Short_Swordsman 5h ago

It might also bring you joy (and it brings me a lot of joy and you’re near the top comment so you’re the chosen one I guess) to follow his Instagram, which digs into Baltimore history and archaeology. I’ve got zero connection to Baltimore but I watch every video with enthusiasm.

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u/fixedwithyou 5h ago

Thanks for the plug! Love any sort of history deep dive

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u/KibboKid 5h ago

That rocks dude. You could put it forward to Lego as one of the fan created sets that they let people vote on whether to make into kits

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u/Salvage_Arc 5h ago

I wish I could take credit for the design! It was created by someone else a while ago.

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u/cx6 5h ago

Did you use the Jie Star build?

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u/Cybernaut87 5h ago

Do you have a link by chance? I'd love to give their work a look! It's been a while since I've been into trains but I was obsessed with them as a kid.

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u/WriggleNightbug 2h ago

Either way! Amazing!

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u/Bo0ty_man 3h ago

I dont care much about trains, but i love how happy the man is with his build. Its infectious, im happy too now.

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u/thejoe2o 5h ago

Hellllll yeah man

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u/Nocluesnonames 5h ago

Enjoy this moment! Really awesome.

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u/dirtbag52 5h ago

Awesome!!

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u/fundiedundie Architecture Fan 5h ago

That’s pretty awesome.

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u/Navitach 5h ago

That's a very cool museum. Going into some of the full-size engines is a neat experience. And the museum has (or used to have) special events a couple times a year for kids, which we took our sons to when they were younger (they've outgrown those things now): They put a Thomas face on one of the engines at least one year, and they've done the Polar Express at Christmastime a couple times, complete with a visit from Santa and hot chocolate, although nobody dances on magic tables. 😆

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u/DifferentSetting411 5h ago

were in Baltimore? I am headed there this weekend...

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u/ReferenceCreative510 3h ago

The former B&O railroad museum (National Museum of Railroad History & Innovation) near Camden Yards

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u/Able-Report-5741 5h ago

Hell yeah!

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u/BurningSpore 5h ago

Jake the dog train

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u/I_like_microwave 5h ago

Now that is ultra cool!!!! Love it im jealous!!

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u/AGrandNewAdventure 5h ago

You look so happy, and that makes me happy for you! Thanks for that!

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u/esteban602 5h ago

That is so cool!!!

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u/MaidenMT 4h ago

It looks so great!

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u/Rojoapple 4h ago

Love that museum!

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u/AltruisticLobster315 4h ago

Why don't we have cool trains like this anymore 😔

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u/OMGitsJoeMG 4h ago

Looks dead on. Would love more pics!

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u/Kyubey145 4h ago

So peak

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u/Specialist_Ad7798 4h ago

Cool looking train. Cool looking model!!

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u/atatassault47 Ice Planet 2002 Fan 4h ago

Noice

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u/Ir0nhide81 4h ago

What a cool hobby!

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u/monkey_monkey_monkey 4h ago

This is so cool!

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u/time2sow 4h ago

Too fun!

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u/Linxbolt18 Architecture Fan 4h ago

Nice

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u/Silent_Armaros_God 4h ago

Really awesome build 👌

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u/DoctorButterMonkey 4h ago

Fuck you’re so blessed, hope you had fun dude

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u/-just_browsing 4h ago

Lil Durk free out here he done went bald out here building Lego TRAINS I support this #OTF

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u/Lexi_Banner 4h ago

Did you show the big train its little version? I hope so!

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u/NC_Ion 4h ago

I don't think trains get enough love .

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u/SessionPowerful 4h ago

Best post I've seen all week ❤️

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u/SmartWonderWoman 4h ago

Well done!

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u/jcfiala 4h ago

Ah, sweet!

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u/Significant-Baby-690 4h ago

Look how happy he is !

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u/Bad-Touch-Monkey 3h ago

The accuracy is awesome but the happiness on your face is even better. Way to go!

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u/HaugerTheHunter 3h ago

I'm not a train guy, not a super lego guy either.

But this, look at the joy in that mans eyes. Look how happy he is.

Legend.

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u/Popepepe 3h ago

I really like how happy you look! This post made my day. Thanks for sharing!

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u/Most_Structure9568 3h ago

It'd be cool to see that thing moving again.

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u/Saruvan_the_White 3h ago

This post made me smile. Thank you!

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u/dont_hurt_yourself 3h ago

god damn, that is one handsome engine

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u/Starkiller32 3h ago

As a train guy, hell yeah!!!

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u/peanutstand 3h ago

Brilliant! Very nice job.

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u/strangecabalist 3h ago

This is awesome!!

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u/JustChangeMDefaults 3h ago

I've never seen this thing before, I'm not a train guy, but this would have looked awesome going down the rails back in the day

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u/Bra-D-Shaw 3h ago

Nice to see poiple still have hobbies.

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u/ShiDiWen 3h ago

Is it functional as well?

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u/Aslipthroughtime88 3h ago

Not a train guy, but man that looks awesome dude

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u/hold_the_packet_loss 3h ago

Very nice! Love it!

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u/PrestigiousPhoto8486 3h ago

damn, dude. that's quite meta, and badass!

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u/No-Heart-3585 2h ago

matching that curved yellow streamliner nose piece for piece right in front of the real 490 in baltimore is next level dedication

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u/pigpen4444 2h ago

Now this is cool. Thanks for sharing.

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u/Hobbes604 2h ago

Absolutely love the streamline steam trains. Nice build.

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u/Bennely 2h ago

Living your best life man that’s awesome

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u/knife-and-nib 2h ago

That thing is gorgeous. Any photos of other angles of it?

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u/Moist_Phrase_6698 2h ago

Kinda reminds me of the iron giant. Thats an epic train.

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u/WNJohnnyM 2h ago

That. Is. Awesome!

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u/supershredderhobo 2h ago

The lego equivalent of life drawing, insanely cool my dude! Now do one in front of the millennium falcon 😆

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u/WilliamMButtlickerIV 2h ago

Very nice! This is the kind of content I'm here for!

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u/contrail_25 2h ago

Apparently we didn’t need tickets to the gun show. lol

Also badass work!!

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u/carpetmopping 1h ago

I’ve been at that museum. That locomotive is massive and blew me away!

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u/genepotter 1h ago

This rocks!!

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u/kindaretiredguy 1h ago

Beautiful.

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u/14Burning_Buildings 1h ago

I like… trains.

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u/AyeGimmeGimme 1h ago

This is so good!

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u/Count_Zeiro 1h ago

I hope you were making train noises while doing it.

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u/ShogunHaruki19 1h ago

Nice work dude... I bet LEGO would be very interested in making one into an official set.

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u/Hungry4Toast 1h ago

So sick 🔥 Great build!

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u/tweetyonetwothree 1h ago

That's sounds like a great day!

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u/zrkl 1h ago

Love how happy this made you. So cool!

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u/Imaginary-Method7175 59m ago

Wow this is cute

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u/Easy-Operation-2105 45m ago

so ehh, how did the driver look ahead?

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u/PhinneousPhingerz 44m ago

Tremendous! And man, you were in Baltimore! You should've texted!

[please know if you, a stranger, actually HAD texted me it would freak me the eff out, lmao]

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u/fuckyouijustwanttits 43m ago

So when I first opened this photo I didn't scroll down and it cutoff right around your chin. I was like, "Holy fuck THAT'S a model?!?!?!?!?....oh."

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u/Popeye_Spinach 30m ago

This is awesome

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u/WheredoesithurtRA 29m ago

I thought I would see more train facts in this thread

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u/HolyTrinityBLC 28m ago

Thank you for sharing—joy!

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u/BatManhandler 27m ago

You've got a great train and a great smile. Also, you look like the English actor Paterson Joseph.

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u/AllenGladfelter 21m ago

I love how happy you look! Wholesome fun!

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u/Fuck_it_ 17m ago

Bro this is AWESOME and I am jealous of the set, the train, and your happiness lol.

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u/thewindupbird91 8m ago

My autistic gay brain is having a lot of feelings right now

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u/turtlelord 4h ago

Wow it's uh.. not exactly to scale is it? Seems like you were a bit of a Cheapskate when you made your little Chesapeake eh?

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u/feedmejack93 2h ago

Do you shave your head and the trim you beard to a separate length? Or just shave your head everyday and beard every 3rd?