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WOW these were a long time coming.

I turned my no longer recent impulse purchase, BronCo (right) and Craig (left) into Legos.

I've been sitting on these for a while. Thought it was about time to show them off.

Look at my boys!!

And as always, these characters were inspired by @asktrio516 .

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So

If you were an engine in your AU What type would you be?

She exists her Sodor name is Ella the Pannier Tank👇👇👇

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My recent impulse purchases are now siblings. I don't make the rules.

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I have been having way too much fun with this thing.

BOMUS:

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What has my life come to?

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More photos I took with my recent impulse purchase.

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Oh, I bet I can make it weird-er!

I must say, she scales very nicely with the Tomy line.

I may have done another impulse purchase...

While I stand by my less than positive opinions about AEG and it's merchandising...

I mean come on, it's f*king adorable!!

Bonus:

They're conspiring.

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I regret nothing.

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I may have done another impulse purchase...

While I stand by my less than positive opinions about AEG and it's merchandising...

I mean come on, it's f*king adorable!!

Bonus:

They're conspiring.

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The Sad Tale of Henry the Engine

The amount of effort for the sake of commentary is astounding!! 👏

Plus it's bloody HILARIOUS!!!

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A funny

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Today I learned that the Lego Santa hat fits perfectly on the dome-thing of the newer Trackmaster tankers.

Clearly this changes everything.

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YEAH!!!

🇺🇸 MURICA!!! 🇺🇸

🇱🇷USA, USA, USA 🇱🇷

Are we gonna forget Rosie’s American?!!!!

(She’s based on a SR USA Class 0-6-0T tank engine)

LEVI WATCH OUT! ANOTHER AMERICAN’S IN TOWN!

nah they’d team up

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As a long time Sam's Trains viewer, I can safely say that I was not expecting this to ever happen.

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250 posts!

Um...cool.

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So the other day, I made a little impulse purchase on Amazon. That being the 2021 Percy and the Tanker set.

The Percy that came with it was mid (hence why I replaced it with my 2002 Trackmaster Percy in the provided images). What I was interested in was the rolling stock.

Especially this guy, who I have named BronCo.

Not only was this the first desent looking tanker we've gotten for a while, IT HAS A SEASON 4 FACE!!!!!

I do still have my grievance, though. The proportions are still off, lack of detailing, and it reuses the normal truck chassis, making it taller than it needs to be.

I may make more modifications in the future, but for now, I've added some black lining, several coats of matte clear, and I even came up with some lore (what else was I suppose to do, something "productive" with my life? Lol.).

In the early 20th century, a hydraulics company, known as the "The Brohn Company", commissioned a number of specialized water tankers. They were built in a way that would would work better with their machinery (hence the strange proportions). Unfortunately, the company would go belly up fairly quickly, so only one prototype was built. This tanker would eventually go on auction, eventually being purchased by the NWR. This tanker eventually gained a bit of a reputation amongst work men and engines alike, mostly for his squashed look, bright orange livery, and water themed decals held over from builders. He would also be dubbed "BronCo" (again, after his builders).

I also imagine he's less troublesome than your average truck. Like, he would still go along with mischief if it happened, but he never starts it.

As much as I hate Mattel's handling of the merchandise, I have to admit, there was a definite rise in quality before the AEG rebrand.

Oh, there's also this guy.

Idk, it's fine, I guess. I'll call him Craig, or something.