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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Coming back to modelling with something different to get my skills back up. Can you guess the engine already?

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Oh yeah, just marked as depreciated. I'd never kill a save

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

As I'm familiar with TpF2 modding and how it all works, I won't have to relearn everything so I'd hope this means Project Century, in some form, will land pretty soon! Hopefully Within reason

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

So for those curious, as I'm not getting TpF3 yet, what of Project Century? Well, I am looking at making it a mod for TpF2 now, replacing all my older Early Rail mods and simplifies everything into one mod that can be easily supported and expended. Working on getting myself back up to speed

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

That reminds me I need to make the 2-2-2 rebuild at some point

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Thank you! Nice to know they're still enjoyed years later 🙂

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

You know, it crossed my mind. Depending on how many people stick around on TpF2... Who knows what will happen

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I am thinking of getting back into modding and making 3D models, though unfortunately not for TpF3 though, as my hardware is not up to snuff.

LNWR 4-2-2 Cornwall and a rake of coaches

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Wow Bluesky exists. Time to post there I guess.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

To whom it may be of interest. The insides of a SEGA MegaDrive

Lots and lots of capacitors. YM2612 and Z80 visible in the background.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Infinitely more pleasing to look at.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

It can't be that bad It can't be that bad It's probably just AI It's not going to be that bad just some AI Oh That's disgusting

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I love the pertinent paragraphs at the end of ancient Railway Magazines. Unexpected gems in there

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Why never? Surely as steam engines go thats one of the more simple ones to keep going right?

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trainlover16.bsky.social @trainlover16.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Also, here’s Standard Class 4 Tank Number 80151.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Obviously you need to invest in Lego counselling hampers.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

This week, I have mostly been rendering Blenkinsop Rack Locomotives.

Salamanca on some tracks in what looks to be a PS2 render

Salamanca looking away from camera, probably moody. Also with a PS2 low poly vibe to the background.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Project Century update: Done nothing. Had the morbs. Will probably hyperfocus on some random evening and a bunch of new vehicles will appear.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Putting all this effort into Project Century is fun and all, but will people really play Transport Fever in 1800 with very primitive steam engines?

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I have finally updated my BETA version of Project Century. Want to play the mod before everyone else? Get on my Patron and support this absolutely bonkers idea!

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Project Century BETA Update | Steve Emfore

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Which incident specifically because this could align with a few things

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I don't claim any effort or anything. It takes absolutely no skill to do this. Making the models, taking the screenshots in the first place and framing etc That's the effort bit. It's literally just applying a filter.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Shove them into chatgpt with the prompt of "make it look realistic"

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Here are the original four screenshots. They still look nice. Proud of the boat one.

Forrester 2-2-0 entering a platform. Still no idea where that guy is going.

Pennsylvania Q2 in the low sun. Lighting makes sense because it's an actual 3D engine.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Four more enhanced Transport Fever screenshots, featuring my models. This is how TpF2 looks in my head when I play 😁 I'm not claiming any effort here btw. I know this is lazy but I'm just having fun.. already spent hours making the mods as it is. Original screenshots to follow.

Forrester 2-2-0 entering a very TpF2 looking platform.

Where is that guy walking to?

A Pennsylvania Q2 in the sunset... If the sun is there though I'm not sure what's lighting this side of the locomotive...

A Crampton and a Sturrock early in the morning. Lighting makes more sense this time.

My Nelson model at sea. This actually looks really nice. Not the very TpF2 town in the distance!

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Oh that Midland Mainline takes me back!

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

So I messed up my version control with Project Century and kinda broke the mod. Was going to release a new Patron BETA today but looks like I'm spending my time bug fixing. May have one for tonight but it's looking flakey.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Using it as an enhancer to human produced material is probably it's best use as a tool

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Introduce yourself with five gigs you've been to: OMD Reunion OMD Metroland Ultravox Midge Ure Howard Jones Yeah that sounds about right

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I realise that this may lose me favour or followers, and I respect that. I had a staunch anti-ai standpoint until recently, but I think I need to learn acceptance and learn to use this technology as a tool to aid in creativity than something to pretend doesn't exist.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

This one looks okay, but it spawned another lamp out of the aether. Just sharpened up and added some kind of filter to TpF2. This is my favourite of the three, and I'll probably use this prompt again.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Another one, note how it thought the cylinders were lamps. Obviously human intervention is still needed in the process, thank goodness.

TpF2 screenshot of my American 4-4-0 model

A generative image of the same screenshot, but at night. Note how the model thought the ends of the cylinders were lamps.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

There are many opinions about image manipulation technology, mostly to do with consent, training data and human involvement. Despite that, I have fed one of these models some of my own TpF2 screenshots featuring my own 3D models to see what happened. Feel free to hate this. These are the results:

Original TpF2 screenshot featuring my Stirling Single mod

A generative models reinterpretation of the same screenshot

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Midland Railway 156 perchance?

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The next addition to Project Century is this tiny little engine from 1814, Blucher.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Would be an honour to supply some visuals or renders

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

It's great seeing you back creating videos Ant :) Your videos directly influenced my want to do 3D modelling, ever since the L'Aigle video

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Want to know what is in Project Century as of right now? Here's a little vehicle list. It is expanding quickly. My older models are getting either extensively reworked or just remade from scratch entirely. www.patreon.com/posts/148350...

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Project Century - Current vehicle list | Steve Emfore

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Why do the national rail links have the most random pictures.

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Steve Emfore @steve-emfore.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I'm very proud of that one. Managed to make the all animations work in game too... Needed custom code and some cosine calculations but I got it. The rack is part of the model, it moves backwards at the same speed it goes toward, it's the only way the game will let me do it!

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