Great! I'm just getting started. Wish I could stop. Wish others would get started. Greek and Roman gods are OK; we've seen a few other cultures represented, at least in caricature. The train gods sometimes inspire me when I am not on the forum, but thinking about my latest success or disaster. I know there are subsets of the Track Gods, and the N Scale Gods and, in the case of me, Fothergill and the Grey One, The Benficient Gods for Unholy Disasters, which have truly protected us idiots from any lasting physical harm. Just remember--this is caricature! Now, Caricature was the god of what?
Fifer Poking Fun - (Vitriol+Backbiting) = Trainboard a/k/a Peaceful Valley This, indeed, was another Lesson Learned
Phinneus O'Bashin This nasty little leprechaun makes sure manufacturers don't announce previously unavailable paint schemes until seconds after you finish custom painting the very item that's announced. He is also responsible for delaying announcements of various locos until your incredibly difficult scratchbuild of the same loco is complete. Jim
Rapidos Incredulius, god of old coupler technology that just won't go away (temples at Bachmann and Con-Cor)
don't forget the goddess that summons you away from the train room, the great Mustgotohootersforthefoodite
Oflineus: the most dreaded god of all, known from he ancients to the moderns, who rules your connection to the Internet.
Yeah! and no one mentioned Tomix Maximus! The god of Japanese trains who blesses your completed shinkansen set with no more add-ons and lets all Tohoku shinkansen sets connect via the TOMIX coupler...Kato loses out!
That must be a relatively new God, Don. Most Tomix sets are short-changed requiring more add-ons than Kato's. Sometimes, one can be lucky and score a limited edition with a complete set (read 700 Hikari Railstar and 700 Doctor Yellow).
digitus expandus - god of thinking your fingers have grown to make handling of small N scale parts harder than usual. to overcome the power of this god, use tweezers but other gods mentioned here come into play and see part (esp coupler springs) magically fly across the room. This may also be the work of gravitus partus, who makes all small detail parts fall to the floor, this god demands that you kneel while "praying" which usually consists of alot of cursing.
The diety that claims your trains while passing trough inaccessible areas on your layouts. Montaloozium claims rolling stock or stalled engines inside of a mountain. Noreechum Smooshums claims your scenery and detailed areas when you attempt to fetch an engine or rolling stock farther than your arms length from the edge of the layout.
Felis- The God of swift destruction and costly train derailments. Only found in some homes, usually peaceful and playful but becomes destructive the moment a train begins to snake along the layout. Known to most as kitty.
Yet another god... I had a run in with Cloggednozzleus while trying to paint a structure last night. Today, I found a company that sells spray can nozzles and bought 50. :cat:
This one's been dormant for about a year, so I thought I'd bring it back up for those who haven't seen it or contributed. The new god of closing paint bottles is: Nopliers. I can imagine that with a French pronunciation. This is blackhand Pete calling redhand Steve!
