Smokebox: Central Pacific Railroad #60 "Jupiter" 4-4-0

[NYWhiskey]

I made good use of my new graphics pen and tablet

Yup, you're a sick puppy.

[buzz456]

I made good use of my new graphics pen and tablet

Yup, you're a sick puppy.

Is this some sort of New York compliment?

[BKRR605]

I made good use of my new graphics pen and tablet

Yup, you're a sick puppy.

Is this some sort of New York compliment?

[mrennie]

I made good use of my new graphics pen and tablet

Yup, you're a sick puppy.

Is this some sort of New York compliment?

I thought it must be, until I found this:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sick%20puppy

But maybe the meaning has evolved

[Ericmopar]

Good lord, it's a compliment. We say similar in California. "That's sic man!" when something is bad a$$, boss, cool, righteous etc.

[mrennie]

Good lord, it's a compliment. We say similar in California. "That's sic man!" when something is bad a$$, boss, cool, righteous etc.

(some things get "lost in translation" in the journey across the pond )

[buzz456]

Apparently somethings get lost just crossing to flyover country. (That's the midwest and other interior regions for those of you in Rio Linda).

[RickKfoury]

Good lord, it's a compliment. We say similar in California. "That's sic man!" when something is bad a$$, boss, cool, righteous etc.

And the correct term up here in lobster and moose country would be "Wicked Awesome"

Very happy with the way this loco is looking! Great work Mike

[Griphos]

In this case, it is, I believe, a colloquial way of saying that there is clearly a dedication to result that far exceeds normal human endurance. :-)

As usual, the work is indeed deeply impressive.

[Ericmopar]

In this case, it is, I believe, a colloquial way of saying that there is clearly a dedication to result that far exceeds normal human endurance. :-)

As usual, the work is indeed deeply impressive.

Translation: "I like it."

[NYWhiskey]

Is this some sort of New York compliment?

Exactly.

A puppy unlike the rest of the litter.

[TheEmmaSweeny1]

come to think of it, after you make jupiter and 119, maybe this could be your next project

by the way, are you still planning on doing one with l&P and no air brakes, and one with knuckle(janney type)couplers with air brakes?

[ZekTheKid]

come to think of it, after you make jupiter and 119, maybe this could be your next project

by the way, are you still planning on doing one with l&P and no air brakes, and one with knuckle(janney type)couplers with air brakes?

But that would require permission from the studios of BTF3 to grant permission to release a model of that as payware. And I don't think anyone is interested that much of such a fictional steam loco, besides G of G and The HE.

[Rbsanford]

But that would require permission from the studios of BTF3 to grant permission to release a model of that as payware. And I don't think anyone is interested that much of such a fictional steam loco, besides G of G and The HE.

It would also have to be able to fly and travel through time, and as far as I know that's not possible.

[buzz456]

Can we please stop wandering off on silliness and try to keep this on topic before I have to delete a ton of posts?