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STEX APPRECIATION MONTH DAY 15: CB

Favorite Actor(s): Michael Staniforth, Micahel Ebborall, Hans Johansson, Jeremy Kocal, Oliver Rhoe Thornton

Favorite Song/Scenes: What scene of his don't I love. He's so cute in Freight I love seeing him interact with the others. There's Me is SO IMPORTANT as a moment for both him and Dinah. And then of course Wide Smile, High Style is one of the best songs in the entire show go white boy go.

Favorite Costume(s): 80s-90s toy soldier Caboose goes SO HARD and they got the proportions so good. Early London CB also has a huge place in my heart. The headphones, the radio belt, the silver pants........ banger.

Favorite Ships/Friendships: Fav ship is ofc Electraboose those freaks are made for each other. His bestest friend ever is Dinah and he's also close with Dustin and the freight in general!! I love the freight being a little family :)

Headcanons: CB was genuinely trying to help Electra win the race. He was originally helping Greaseball but decided to turn against him out of defensiveness of Dinah. The big crash was an accident as Rusty pulled into the lead and Greaseball got more aggressive.

Unpopular Opinion: If they ever bring CB back I don't want them to bring back toy soldier CB (as much as I adore him). I want them to bring back grimy little trucker CB. For fun.

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StEx appreciation month!! Day 15!! CABOOSE!!

( can you tell he's my favorite? )

Favorite performers ( not ordered )

- Michael staniforth

- Todd Lester

- Oliver rhoe Thornton

- hans Johansson

- Kapa kitchen

- Ramon visser ( for being cute )

- thierry gondet

- Daniel Ellison ( 2018 )

- Michael eborall

- Andrew prosser

- Jeremy kocal

Favorite songs/moments

uhh every single time he's on screen I NEED wide smile and there's me injected into my veins

Notes

He's my silly bunny. And also I don't really like Vic ( 2018 ) i mean like I like him as a separate character cuz he's such a silly guy especially when played by Dan Ellison who basically owns the role. But toy soldier caboose is just! Peak!

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2023's StEx Appreciation Month!

Day 17: C.B. the Red Caboose!

Thierry Gondet in the first picture, Oliver Rhoe Thornton in the second picture, Kapa Kitchen in the third picture, and Craig Perry in the fourth picture.

Favorite Actor: Todd Lester (Broadway, 1988-1989), Kapa Kitchen (Bochum, 1996-1998), Oliver Rhoe Thornton (Bochum, 2001-2002), Ben Draper (Bochum, 2008-2010), Michael Eborall (Bochum, 2013-2015, swing), Andrew Prosser (Bochum, 2013-2016), and Dan Ellison (Bochum, 2016-2018).

Face Claim/Voice Claim: Thierry Gondet (with a skin tone similar to Kapa's) (face) and Kapa Kitchen (voice)

Favorite Song(s)/Scene(s): There's Me and Wide Smile

Favorite Costume: The only real option since this is specifically toy solidier CB skhdjkhg: Broadway/pre-2018 Bochum.

Favorite Ship(s): My all-time favorite CB ship is DinahBoose (Dinah x CB)! But I also think CB x Joule is super cute! I also really love Ice Braker (CB x Volta)!

Headcanon: He's totally pan in some way. While he only actually wants to be in a relationship with [insert name of whoever you ship him with here], he will not deny that he finds about 90% of the yard, regardless of gender, very pretty.

Unpopular Opinion: I'm not actually all too big a fan of the Rusted Brakes (Rusty x CB) ship.

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extremely specific post that makes sense to like 3 people but. oliver rhoe thornton as cesare

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FINAL ROUND!

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At the back, on every piece of track

I’m right behind you,

If I can be of help at all, then simply call

On me!

For CB Day I wanted to put together an assortment of various Clown Bimbos we’ve had over the years. Click on individual gifs for more info on the actors shown!

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Red caboose - Starlight Express

Costume Details.

Specifically looking at his “Trophy logos”, and the placement on his shoulder boxes.  It varies between productions - The top pictures are all from Germany, then we have Japan/Australia Tour, two Las Vegas, then the NZ leg of the UK Tour.

This is one costume piece that sure does get some damage - but I guess it adds to his character!

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CB...... CatBoy........ Clown Baby.......!!

Favorite Actor(s): Theres a lot. Gordon Gesatzki, Thierry Gondet, Oliver Rhoe Thornton, Michael Eborall, Kapa Kitchen (with a serious soft spot for him in the early 2000s). And of course, Michael Staniforth :) (and then there are like a million others im fond of but wouldnt call my faves)

Favorite Song/Scene(s): C.B./Wide Smile and also I Was Robbed where he screams at Rusty

Favorite Costume: He's had 2 and they're both great!!! The OLC costume has such grimy trucker vibes and it really is one of the best OLC costumes, while the red twink costume just is one the best designs in the entirety of StEx!!!!!!

Favorite Ship(s): Electraboose (OLC), Rusted Brakes and Greaseboose (but only for the comedic value)

Headcanon:

CB - Very good climber, likes to be high up

OLC CB (or well, I call him AV) - You know those candies that market themselves on being gross? Yeah he likes those

Unpopular Opinion: Tall CBs and old man CBs are good yall are just haters /hj

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Which starlight characters makeup is your favorite and what actor has your favorite version of that makeup?

ooooOOOOOOOO anon you ask an awesome and very difficult question hrrnnnggg

First of all, because I'm a dependable slut, the characters whose makeup I love most are Electra and C.B. skdjfhsdjkfh

For Electra I have multiple options: either 2016 Bochum Richard Woodford or 2007 UK Tour Mykal Rand.

I'm very partial to the star and the amount of glitter that transforms into the cap on Richard (and those lips hrnngggg), but I also love the lightning bolts on Mykal's cheeks. And I know it's not makeup, but I really love Mykal's darker complexion, it suits Electra so much better and also please more POC in StEx hrnngggg

As for C.B. my favourite look is a very close finish between 2001 Bochum Oliver Rhoe Thornton and 2016 Bochum Dan Ellison.

The C.B. look has barely changed between them, but there are some subtle differences, like the red patches on Rhoe and the chin bolts and more defined lips on Dan. And if we're talking non-makeup facial features: I prefer Dan's blue eyes (make him look more piercing) and vivid orange hair colour, but the amount and placement of hair with Rhoe (Dan's looks fake, which enrages me cause he actually has gorgeous orange hair skdjfhsdkjfhsd).

Thanks for the ask, darling, I loved it!

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Stex Appreciation Month: CB!

Can’t trust anyone these days, remember I can face both ways!

Ah yes, my url’s namesake, i finally had time to finish and post something lol i’ll post the others soon

Questions answered under the cut! This is extra long because he is my Fave and im Biased 

Fave song: There’s Me hands down, the whole scene including That Was Unfair is just so good in establishing CB’s, Greaseball and Dinah’s characters so well, plus the melody is just*chef’s kiss* and the fact that its technically a villain song?? Love that, plus the parallels of him finding Dinah alone and upset and comforting and supporting her and lending her a hand up and sending her on her way after she’s cheered up, with post race 3 where he’s the reason Rusty’s alone and hurt on the floor, kicking him when he tries to get up (looking at you 1991 boot) and mocks and insults him, leaving him alone with his confidence broken as he leaves laughing. What an absolute bastard!! But when There’s Me is taken out, you don’t properly see his two sides, both the bad and good sides are important to his character! He’s a contrary dude but that’s just him! Plus the actual song has one of my fave melodies of the show, I can and do listen to the intro from the ost on repeat, plus that lil bit in the japan vid?? So cute?? And the contrasting styles to that and Wide Smile?? Amazing, love it

Fave actor: Once again my fave actor list is gonna be like 5 people lol, the great thing about C.B’s material is that his attitude and demeanour can change based on his inflection, movement etc so! Michael Staniforth is a given, his Wide Smile really demonstrates his range which imo not many others have been quite as good, plus what extremely little footage and photos there are of him he was extremely expressive and just fun to watch! I’ll also go with Peter Rees, Andrew Prosser, Hans Johansson, Oliver Rhoe Thornton (and what the heck let’s also go for early Kapa Kitchen and Daniel Ellison)

Fave ship: Ohh boy this is super self indulgent but CBGB honestly (has the fandom given it a nickname? Greaseboose?? idk) I love that in the older scripts him and GB high five (that us boot where cb does a lil jump to hit GB’s high five?? Adorable) and actually talk like friends?? Like Greaseball is a jerk to pretty much everyone and for him to be friendly with him is just sweet. Not to mention its Greaseball who tells his gang that CB’s a “mean machine”, is always calling out to CB in the races and a recent thing that clicked in my brain is that when CB says “what a race, what a team!” and GB’s like “shhh! ohhh you mean me and dinah?” like did he just think that CB was about to out that they were working together during the race to crash the other engines in front of Dinah so he shushed him, then realised he was talking about GB and Dinah?? then just the whole exchange after sabotaging Rusty?? Duet One Rock and Roll? That GB just lifts him up like its nothing then they just kinda sit on eachother?? Those two are in cahoots I tell you!! Plus to me i get the vibe that they’ve been working together for years?? I just love their dynamic haha (and CB’s the only one i think who calls him GB that’s so cute) oh and platonic CB/Dinah is top tier, I feel like Dinah’s a very emotionally honest person so CB would feel like he could actually trust her?? And thanks to the new megamix Canoose/Elektra can have one right, as a treat

Fave thing about him: His independence! All the other characters are very much driven by either winning the races or finding love (or both), and C.B. just...doesn’t care. What you “are” is a big deal in Stex, like the engines, coaches and freight all have their identities shaped by their titles, and that can influence how they feel about the above two subjects “nobody can do it like a steam train”, etc and looking at when C.B. does participate in the races him and his partner tend to take the lead so he is good at racing!! But he chooses not to in order to make his own fun (at the expense of pretty much everyone else). He also seems to have a level of self-awareness, take his verse in Freight for example, he knows that as a brakevan he has to essentially serve the freight train, perceptually at the back of the train. But instead he uses his “purpose” aka his brakes to not do what he’s been told and to disrupt the train, and gets away with it by presenting himself as the innocent helpful brakevan! He’s just doing his own thing, (poor Rusty but,,) good for him!! And of course I have to say again, his two sides, and the ambiguity of it?? Like is he good, bad?? He’s both and neither?? An absolute force of chaos, but it only really works when both sides are present. Plus he a cutie tehe

Random headcanon: I think he’s unnervingly observant, even moreso than Pearl, and has amazing peripheral vision. That and taking notice of things like vibrations on the rails he’s very good at telling whose around before they’ve fully come into vision. He’s always watching everything around him, and isn’t necessarily being creepy, he’s just trying to get as much info on the current situation as possible. I think he likes to have some control and be on top of things?? I also really like the ex-boxcar theory (I first saw this theory on the old bellesdomain forums, rip) and I think that maybe when he was converted it was very difficult for him, having to deal with people, and having the CB radio to control what he hears helps ground him and keep his thoughts less cluttered?? He might’ve also forgotten a lot of his boxcar days, so when he says “you know I’m to blame but you don’t know my name” maybe he doesn’t even remember his original name?? And never got a new one as just the Red Caboose, so he clung onto the CB radio to give himself a sense of identity when his previous identity was stripped from him?? IDK

Unpopular opinion: This wagon can hold so many spicy takes he’s not a murderer lol but at the same time i can see where people can think that considering the lyrics reference several real-life train crashes even if they don’t make sense for CB to be there which tbh I put down to Stilgoe going tehe railway incident reference! I think he’s travelled around a lot and done a lot of questionable things, and maybe he was responsible for those crashes in the stex universe?? or maybe he’s just lying?? he’s definitely responsible for some shit, but considering he crashes 5 (!!!) engines during that one race night and being publicly humiliated after race 4 he doesn’t get in trouble and besides, all those engines are back for light at the end of the tunnel, they’re fine lol. Another thing is that I haaaate how CB has like no agency anymore in the current version like everything he does is for money, he’s basically a henchman for the engines (and everyone knows what his deal is and he isn’t in train jail?? what??) and they got rid of the pre-race 4 bit “just for me, I’m in this just for me” (in that slightly twisted there’s me melody) and Electra desperately pleading “help me caboose, help me caboose” to just the generic “I’ll help you win” at the end and not really its own little bit anymore like he barely has his own motivations anymore, it actually makes me really sad :( it really just doesn’t feel like CB anymore, though his character has been really disjointed since like 2007 when they got rid of there’s me. He’s just kinda bland now, like before he instigated a lot of the conflict, now others tell him to do something and he does it. I could like him more if he had an ounce more depth, like why is he so motivated by money? Maybe go into that old vs new tech theme and bring up that now that there’s new tech that can do the job of a brakevan he’s now antiquated and has to go into crime to get by?? Idk just please give me something, I think CB’s always been a bit of a fan favourite because he had multiple layers to his personality but new boose just has a whole lotta nothing :/ 

Anyway let’s end on a positive note at least we got pride lighting and a solo in the megamix so that’s something I guess XD 

[something-short-of-paradise]

“I Found a Country” / Moses Man sung by Oliver Thornton

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXJRL2MaPw0)

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Love Oliver's style. vintage all the way!

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StEx Appreciation Month Day Seventeen: Pre-2018 Caboose

CB

Favorite Actor: Kapa Kitchen, Hans Johansson, Micheal Staniforth, Mikey Eborall, Anthony Kirwan, Oliver Rhoe Thornton, Todd Lester

Favorite Song/Scene: wiDE SMILE- Oh, so good. I love Kapa’s little squirrel laugh, I could listen to the ‘89 recording all day (I think it’s still my ringtone)

Favorite Costume: As much as I love and appreciate the commentary with the OG trucker look, I am a SLUT for the toy soldier look. It is IMMACULATE and probably one of the most well designed looks in the entire history of the show. And he looks cute <3 

Favorite Ship: Rusted Brakes, Electraboose, Dinahboose 

Headcanon: He has strawberry blonde, curly hair, freckles, and a tooth gap : ) He used to not be able to pronounce his R’s as a kid, due to a speech impediment, but it hardly ever flares up now. 

Unpopular Opinion: He really isn’t a clown, that’s just what the toy soldier/doll makeup looks like pfpfpf