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(late) valentine’s exchange for @stealthkragen !!! olc flatdust with their brick and gravel :)

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hahaha this is my video!!!!! im glad people like it! there is a longer (40 min) video of this performance on vimeo, it should show up if you search 'starlight express'. really good stuff in there

guys gyuys have any of you seen this if no PLEASE watch im on the verge of tears over this video

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oh mickey you're so fine you're so fine you blow my mind hey mickey

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arms out ranch + conduit (krupp) & her as friends

they bond over being workaholics, and being too untalkative for the rest of the components. wrench teaches conduit how to reattach a limb and conduit teaches her how to suplex someone

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might post chess fanart We will see

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components, finally! i've been working on these designs since december. subject to change.. lore hcs below cut

electra is a famous pop star who occasionally races, & the components are his tour crew. most parts of her design can light up and the wings are detachable. i consider her a bug of some sort.

i hc appearances are really easily customizable—characters change appearance when starting a new job, or start work in a different yard. or just for celebrations/holidays! when trucks become components, they get their shoulderboxes removed and legs reinforced. so their legs are sturdier and appear more mechanical. company rules is that u should have your legs out

volta is like a personal assistant & designs all the makeup looks. wrench is their doctor and coordinates w/ others to make sure stunts, pyrotechnics, and sets are safe. purse is an accountant and bc he's the Money truck i gave him fish fins. joule is their light designer & pyrotechnics operator. i based her legs off of long fall boots, to protect her from falls and stunts. krupp (who i have renamed conduit) is a security guard. his eyes are scary

my oc bevel used to be electra's construction truck; she designed stage sets and props

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unveiling some ocs

gaiwan the tea carriage (he/it), a vain first class coach who specializes in traditional chinese tea ceremonies. his outfit is like a modernized hanfu and the makeup is opera mask inspired

bevel the rebar car (she/her). formerly a component, but an injury led her to become a semi-retired freight truck. she's flat-top's cousin and they hate each other

if your OCs want to interact w mine, please talk to me!! :D

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happy late valentine's day @op3ra!!! DOUBLE rust repair attack. 2nd is opera's role swap designs which i love sooo much

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they like to dance and they also like each other

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it looks just like her!

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difference between shy & introvert

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posting wips before i get pulled under by my theatre group's opening night

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im sorry I havent posted art in a while, if i did it would all be wips that id rather finish first. theatre is kicking my ass </3

what am i working on? las vegas style freight designs. this has ben a month long ordeal... i just have dustin & the rockies left to color :-) the rockies didnt need much changing. i also have sketches of all the components and a list of design notes & hcs for them!..

i think after these i will actually do some full pieces w backgrounds because i want to establish the scenery of their world and also.. draw backgrounds.. which are always fun for me

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a couple different productions!

DOES ANYONE HAVE A PHOTO OF DINAH’S BACKSIDE?

ITS VERY IMPORTANT

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i figured out my component designs better now!!! i will digitalize them soon. obvs soo subject to change because im never 100% happy with my character designs. krupp is in heels!

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agreed, I think Krupp deserves scary eyes. i draw his as light gray personally and keep his shades off. There's this photo of him (actor Todd Bowers) that I love where he looks like a little porcelain doll

Krupp is forced to wear shades.

It's just to hide how horrifyingly blue his eyes actually are...he looks like Cillian Murphy but worse

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was briefly possessed to draw some wembley art again, featuring hastily redesigned freight! notes under cut

i tried to keep the futuristic vibe and make their designs more individualized. i also kept with slade's design prompt—no train resemblance, and little/no napier design language

why is lumber green? because trees are green and he's into sustainable logging. i was aiming for a casual park ranger/forestry outfit. he wears his suspenders properly when he's working, but they're otherwise down. he has climbing gaffs (insp by @/honey-dont) and wears high top skates w/ the tongue down for ankle mobility

porter is a woman because when i first heard of her i thought she'd be female. so my version of porter has transitioned (she/her)! i intended her outfit to suggest welder or mechanic. she has lots of minor burn scars! she also wears low-cut derby skates because she likes to be FAST. she zips up her jumpsuit when working

slick is relatively unchanged because i think the bulky athletic costume fits her quite well. it's slightly modified to more resemble a hazmat suit or oil rig uniform. she & hydra are both tankers, so they share some outfit similarities

hydra is blue because 1) they swapped colors w/ lumber, and 2) they're a cryogenic tanker, and cryogenic aprons are blue. also blue just works better because he's cold. he has the tail for balance and because he thinks it looks cool. they're hi-vis because they want to show off, and for safety, because you would NOT want to crash into a hydrogen tanker. also he's nonbinary (they/he)

thank you stex artists & writers discord because thats where i got the idea for green lumber & blue hydra from!!!! it is genius!

also idk if they still have their backpacks. probably only when they're working?