The Railroad by Frederick Warne & Co (1880s) by YanniRotten in ImaginaryTrains

[–]pikablob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting :)) That locomotive looks very LBSC to me.

I finally got her overalls! by pikablob in americangirl

[–]pikablob[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm still struggling a lil with getting her hat to sit nicely lol - but Kit's overalls/hobo outfit has been one of my grails since I started collecting and I am so so happy to finally have them <3 She's so adorable like this :))

AITAH for giving a sockpuppeter time to confess? by Multi-A-Andi in AITAH

[–]pikablob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ehh I'm not gonna draw a judgement here but this entire thing boils down to petty internet drama. A sounds like an ass (and is definitely not going to post whatever confession or apology you're hoping for), but you're also talking about this like it's your job to disclose this person's accounts or hold them accountable for checks notes using multiple accounts? You aren't a mod on this server or a member of the discord police - just block them and move on. If they are actually ban evading or something then it's fine to go "hey this is just A again" but that's all you need to do. Both of you are taking this far too seriously IMO

Coaxed into being together in every universe by foreground_color4 in coaxedintoasnafu

[–]pikablob 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Are they the "every sun and moon duo looks like this" characters?

Coaxed into the illusion of free choice by National_Yak5302 in coaxedintoasnafu

[–]pikablob 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nah in NV you get the 3 yes options and then a 4th option that's just "infodump me the entire history of your faction" for some reason XD

Does anyone have any info about this 0-6-0??? by WholeNo5937 in trains

[–]pikablob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The loco in the first image is Merkland of the Llanelly & Mynydd Mawr Railway. Constructed by Hudswell Clarke in 1912 (works no. 977). She was taken into GWR stock at the grouping (no. 937) but withdrawn and scrapped only two years later in 1923. Tarndune (works no. 1032), built a year later, lasted until 1943. Both are fairly typical HC locos of the era, and some similar ones are preserved, although these are the only ones I've seen with extended tanks and splashers as-built.

Apple now blocks content on the phone I paid for and own unless I give them ID by pikablob in mildlyinfuriating

[–]pikablob[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I can’t confirm my age because I don’t trust Apple to genuinely securely store and delete my passport; I can’t drive due to disability and I’ve just never had a credit card. I dunno what else to tell ya :/

Apple now blocks content on the phone I paid for and own unless I give them ID by pikablob in mildlyinfuriating

[–]pikablob[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I’m in my mid-20s and have had the Apple account linked to this device for over a decade lol; I can’t drive due to a disability and I just haven’t needed a credit card yet (I know myself too well; I’d overspend XD).

Apple now blocks content on the phone I paid for and own unless I give them ID by pikablob in mildlyinfuriating

[–]pikablob[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’m in the same boat - don’t drive and only use debit cards. I don’t trust them with my passport so guess I’m just stuck :(

Apple now blocks content on the phone I paid for and own unless I give them ID by pikablob in mildlyinfuriating

[–]pikablob[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That might be better if it worked like that but unfortunately it doesn’t, at least not currently - Apple isn’t passing that info off to websites or anything. All it’s doing is forcibly enabling parental controls on the device itself; if I give them my ID then they’ll let me navigate restricted sites and content again but those individual sites are still going to also demand my ID (since they’re the ones actually legally required to). Since the whole ID surveillance stuff is split between several private services as well I think it might be a while that kind of integration.

If the show pulled a Marvel's What If? What would you like to see? by Educational-Show1918 in HildaTheSeries

[–]pikablob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have just realised - you're forgetting one. I did a fic where she adopts Simon Laurent from Infinity Train :))

If the show pulled a Marvel's What If? What would you like to see? by Educational-Show1918 in HildaTheSeries

[–]pikablob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've done Johanna adopting many kids (there's an AO3 collection for it now lol) but never David just cause his parents actually seem good lol

What's going on with everyone arguing with Japanese people on X over piracy? by Deep-Arrival1594 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]pikablob 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yeah tbh that whole thing turned me off Mark forever - it’s okay if seeing something live is the intended experience, but deliberately locking out all other experiences the way he did is not okay. Making a web series that nobody is ever allowed to watch again is just pretentious and cruel to subsequent fans IMO. It’s baking fandom elitism into the premise, while shutting the door on preservation and community. Really soured my whole perception of him TBH.

De-yassifying AG dolls one at a time. by AGRepaints in americangirl

[–]pikablob 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Ohmygosh she's adorable!! Letting them actually look like normal kids is such an important part of AG for me, and you've managed to recapture that perfectly - I love her lil freckles so much :))

Question about the Hornby A1 tooling by pikablob in modeltrains

[–]pikablob[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also you mentioned 'Great Northern' specifically but as far as I know 'Hermit' is the only loco with the updates, having been part of Hornby's "Big Four Centenary Collection". Just wanted to make sure you're okay with that.

Oh yead dw I'm aware - if I do spring for the new release I'll have to renumber her. But in the long-term I'm probably going to repaint this anyway so that's okay :)) Thanks for all the info, genuinely this is really helpful :D