N-Orbo is the God of N-Scale. Actually he’s a demig…well more of a semi demigod, pretty low on the totem pole though he is ahead of those in charge of such things as mechanical pencils, Styrofoam packing beads and toaster ovens. He along with HO-Orbo and O-Orbo etc. keep things in O-Order. There used to be an S-Orbo but he gave up and became an actor.
Diginoncompos: God who delights in rendering decoders useless upon programming CV5 to any value. Has had his way with three. All have been replaced under warranty and reinstalled and operating and I'm not touching CV5. Ben
some really funny gods around here.... but.... you guys forgot the most important, most feared god of all (actually it was more of a ghost, daemon).... most of us have to fight/tease/bribe the nine-headed hydra first. other common names for this : cfo, wife.... there's no chance to get in contact with any of the trains gods without passing hydra first.... ;-)
Sandro! are your crazy?! mentioning that diety here, of all it is _Goddess_! Get it right. Second if she reads this anyone who posted here is doomed! I can only pray Rrrr does not read this thread //Shudders, runs for cover
Besides the Trinity of Fu (SNAFU, TARFU and FUBAR) which can wreak havoc on one's work, there is the Navajo creature for mischief, Coyote. This critter has visited my layout more than once and has caused things that were functioning well before to malfunction. Couplers won't couple, smooth-running locomotives jerk & lurch, in-gauge wheelsets hit the ties, turnouts juuuuust don't quite open & close causing derailments......and in the background, I hear Coyote snickering. I think he snuck a ride back with me from New Mexico, and brought his ally Ohsh*ticus, whose name is invoked when the above mishaps take place. When the Trinity of Fu is provoked, I have been known to call on the name of the Profanities (of which Ohsh*ticus is one), whose names are so horrible that I dare not mention them here.
Let's not forget the god (or demon) who causes you to smash a model structure while you're trying to work on scenery or rerail a locomotive: Edifice Wrecks.
(inspired by an earlier post) Boing . . . who promises life after Sproing. It's a clear Spring evening, the air is still, the stars and moon are shining. You're about to go back inside, but pause to listen to the crickets chirping. Only, it's not the crickets. Suddenly, you realize it's the sound of hordes of MicroTrains Homing Coupler Springs, boinging their way back to Oregon, en masse - yet, somehow, you just can't see them - the disciples of Boing! mg:
Here in Texas we have the Spanish god....El Missing Part......that god lives in every kit that we purchase. We also see signs of the south of the border....Mucho Missing Tool....he visits my work space at lest twice a week.
Not exactly a god, more of a mortal hero, even more a non-lethal but pesky anti-hero-- Cyano de Buggeron. Appears when attaching a micro-part with superglue that is not absolutely brand. First, the superglue will not flow from the tube. Then too much will exude, and something (or someone) that shouldn't be stuck IS stuck. It is like that famous poem from the 1950s- "Shake and shake the ketchup bottle, None will come out, and then a lot'll." When dealing with Cyano de Buggeron, remember the literary character from the 16th century with the similar name and don't get your big nose too close.
I am supprised one of you board admins didnt stickey this! TOO FUNNY!! How about Heasus Insert Nameofpart, Invoked as a part ppings off into Neverfindit land. Invoked by the instaneous exclamation Heasus! whered that, insert name of part (usually acompanied by Explatives) go? P.S. the springs have a toll free Super fast lane through Neverfindit land! It is aparrent that because of the high volume of departing coupler springs, several gods are required in this department. Oh and dont forget Misspellious youlookadumas! An internet god who is an equal oppertunity deity. See what I mean!
Visitorius: A cunning she-devil that waits... ever so patiently waits to wreak havok on your layout. You've maintained your locos and rolling stock with surgical precision... Your spotless trackwork is a masterpiece of modelling skill... Everything is running in absolute harmonious perfection... Ahhh, but it is all for naught Grasshopper... For she will inflict the beloved layout with mayhem and chaos of unequalled proportion.... The VERY moment company comes to see your trains run!
Imagona Makeamess, the Native American totem god whose carved icon has been translated to "Spectacular Specticled Specticles". This god usually is accompanied by Pssssst and Imamoron. As a parent and finding out that my son & his friends have been playing on the layout, I have found myself evoking the curse from the god Ibroughthimin Todaworld Anditakenumout.
Pete sorry it's taken me so long to respond but as you know research take a good bit of time. Here is the primary Train god of N and HO scale. The gods have no interest in the other child like scale. Now folks don't get mad at me it's what NHODIN said to me as I begged and scraped on the ground pleading for mercy. He wishes me to tell the history of the other six major train gods. I just got untied and I'm starting on it. Here is the history of NHODIN. See ya Ron NHODIN The Great and Powerful God of North America and Europe Model Railroads. NHODIN has many names and disguises. In actuality Nhodin has hundreds of names, all referring to different attributes, aspects and activities of Model Railroads. His day of the week is Wednesday, and named after him. Be especially careful installing decoders on a Wednesday. He is the Father of all the Model Railroad Gods. He lives in Augtrainland on top of MountHliatlasskjalf from where he can look over all the Model train manufactures. He has two Ravens, Buginn and Broken, who fly out over the world each day and return with the news of the Model train bugs added to each line of model trains. As well as the UPS/Fedex,USPO boxes smashed. He also has two pet cows, one n scale and one HO scale. And they fly out on a seven legged horse. Their speciality is causing derailments just after the train show starts. His wife is Friggatrains, a goddess and mother of Runetrainagin They both hate all kinds of model trains. Do not speak the phrase “My Layout is finished” out loud. For you will invoke their wrath. As Nhodin wanders in North America during the winter months, and has contact with his fellow demon’s who serve him. They enjoy setting traps in new layouts to wreck trains and rolling stock. The only traditional sacrifice to Nhodin is by hanging a 2-6-6-2 or a 2-10-2 by the caboose and setting it on fire. This is the only way to save your model railroad. Nhodin sometimes appears as a very wrinkled old man caring a coal depot kit. And sometimes as a bearded, middle aged man with a black F3 in his hands. He can always be identified by his one missing eye, which was put out when he was a child god. He bent down to get a closer look at a 0-4-0. Some have seen him with his left eye missing, while others have seen the right one gone. Nhodin is easily approachable. but beware, do not talk about model railroad trains. He accepts no such conversation — If you do, it is to late to simply walk away. Running may help but I doubt it.
We have a couple supernatural beings that intervene in various ways at our N scale club. When we are having one of our open houses on a hot day, Warpit the All-Powerful can literally derail our operating session. Most of our trackwork gets done during the Portland, Oregon, season of FALLWINTERSPRING, which runs from about the second week in September up through about mid-June, characterized by damp weather and temperatures usually ranging from about 32F/0C to about 60F/15C, so when it suddenly hits 90F/32C plus, as it so often does, our track warps all over the place. We also have Bendo the coupler trip-pin deformer. He seems to favor locomotives and rolling stock that worked "just fine at home" but which can't make it over the code 55 Peco switches on the layout. We also have another one that seems to strike when we are working on our modules. We have a couple cordless drills that seem to just disappear right when we need them. The club members tend to blame it on a god called HOO, as in "HOO took my drill." HOO also grabs plastic boxes for locomotives, with a particular affinity for swiping just the lids. Adam
In alphabetical order, we also have: Absentia: The god of quality ready-to-run DCC Pennsylvania Railroad steam in N. Also known as Precision Craft Models. Accumedes: The god of lost coupler trip pins. Ballisticus: The god of jammed turnouts. Cacophonus: The god of overly loud sound decoders. Also the god of analog locomotives running on DCC. Dominosus: With one bump of the staging yard, Dominosus can level every car and locomotive. Brother of Gravitus. Europedes: The god of oversized flanges. Ironysis: This is the god of that product you've always wanted with all the bells and whistles being released.. ...but in HO, not N. Megamedes: The god of oversized rail. Pollyscalossis: The god of permanently sealed paint jars. Even mighty Atlas (the god, not the company) cannot open one visited by Pollyscalossis (not even with a rubber jar opener!). Rapideous: The god of incompatable couplers. Smokenholus: The god of improperly hardwired DCC decoders.
HONRRADIN, The Mighty and Powerful. HONRRADIN is the god of the HO railroaders. He has no day of the week, they are all his. And he can ruin projects like a Walters Blast Furnace any day of the week. He is the protector of the older kit building second generation of model railroader rivet counters. And the destroyer of N and Z scale. He also takes great pleasure in creating rust in the motors of Large, O, and TT scale locomotives. His sacred Hammer, Scalemorails is used to spread false tales of N and Z scale model railroads.. His mother is, Friggatrains and he is the brother of Runetrainagin. He often travels with LokiwhatIdid , the god of mischief and trickery. They drive around the world in chariot pulled by his three goats, Dropem and Stompem and Chewem. All three have an appetite for large articulated steam locomotives The next time you are showing off your new N scale Brass 4-8-8-4. And it slips from your hand, falls to the floor, you jump and step on it, then fluffy grabs the tender and shakes it to and fro. You’ll know who to blame. It is for this reason HONRRADIN, is also called "Chariot God," and "Lord of the goats." Beware of any man, large in stature, with a flaming red flock of hair and beard, with a great thirst for Australian beer. This is what HONRRADIN looks like. His greatest enemy is the Manufacture of NScale model railroad detail parts and scenery called, The SenicSerpent. He hopes to eventually kill SenicSerpent at or before the next Nscale National convention. With SenicSerpents passing he believes N scale will also be gone. His image is sometime reflected in the clouds on stormy days. Stay away from your trains on days like this. See ya
And then there's Suckitupius. A rather well known God to any other part of the household. However, a layout room visit every once in a while has been observed. Whether full size, or battery handheld, Suckitupius will eat any and all parts it can find!! Like those finely scratchbuilt structure details, as you attempt to remove dust and such. Also eats ALL parts, regardless of where they came from - locomotive, structure etc......Once eaten, they are forever held in a filter bag, never to be seen alive again!! Pity the one that violates the bag, in search of those much wanted or needed parts. Possibly related to Officechairius, the god of wheeled office chairs. The one that pefectly destroys a scratchbuilt part, before a master mold can be made. The kind of part that required 75 different pieces of styrene, 6 bottles of glue/super glue, 3 file sets and enough small sand paper strips etc.....to side half your home! Just a bit too much time to think before going to bed for the day!
