#ruhrgold the ice

[trainqueen379]

So according to Wikipedia today (June 1st) marks 24 years the ICE 3 has entered service, and I decided to doodle Ruhrgold with a cake

[suppenzeit]

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[bunnyjoyce-blog]

It looks like Ruhrgold’s PR team paid off Duolingo, haha.

[goblin-iz-whack]

Turnov, internally: They are all very pretty...No, too obvious. Let's see...

Turnov, to Ruhrgold: Your eyebrows, they are like mountain.

Turnov, to Brexit: You are short like baby yak.

Turnov, to Coco: This outfit, I think you try much too hard.

Ruhrgold:

Brexit:

Coco:

[thisismondaymood]

This would definitely be the real-life-engine version of if Electra and Ruhrgold had a child with the punctuality of Brexit.

[ruhrgoldie]

Please watch ruhrgold and pearl hit the griddy

[marastriker]

Favorite Ruhrgold Actors! 🇩🇪

1) Cole Dunn

2) Tom Nihill

3) Sam Gallagher

[green-planets]

I know I've mentioned the idea of StEx themed soda/drink mock-ups, but I have no idea when I'll have the time or motivation to draw them. For now, I want to at least share what I've associated with each character! (This is purely based on vibes. List is below the cut because it's long)

Rusty- Root Beer

Greaseball- Cola

Greasebabe- Dr. Pepper/Moxie-esque "burnt rubber and battery acid but sexy" flavor

Electra- Blue Raspberry

Momma- Birch Beer

Elektra- Lemon-Lime

Pearl- Strawberry

Dinah- Blueberry

Buffy- Cream Soda

Ashley- Sarsaparilla

Carrie- Pineapple

Brandi- Club Soda

Belle- Lavender

Tassita- Peach

Bonnie (Revival!Belle)- Grape

Dustin- Blackberry

Flat-Top- Black Cherry

Rockies- Fruit Punch

Hip Hoppers- Tropical Punch

Red (Toy Soldier/Clown Caboose)- Sour Watermelon

BV- Blueberry Pomegranate

CB (OLC!Caboose)- Ginger Ale

Volta and Zero- Winterberry

Joule- Chili Lime

Wrench- Kombucha

Killerwatt- Strawberry Kiwi

Krupp- Blood Orange

Purse- Cranberry

Ruhrgold- Apple

Espresso- Iced Coffee

Hashamoto- Melon

Brexit- Dandelion & Burdock

Bobo- Orange

Coco- Grapefruit

Turnov- Pear

Slick- Malta

Lumber- Maple

Porter- Charcoal Lemonade

Hydra- Energy drink

[sweet-dining-car]

Ok ok ok now I love Carriebee just as much as the next person but I mean Carrie and Ruhrgold is cute too

I mean just

It’s cute! 💕

They also need a ship name too. German Luggage? Ice Cooler(cuz a cooler carries thing and ice and ICE is a little funny thing) yeah idk for sure

[trainqueen379]

Saw Starlight Express in real life last friday and I just had to draw my man

Lineart

[starburst2000]

StEx Appreciation Month 2023!

Day 25: National Engines!!!

Phew! This took me 4 days to make!

Row 1: 🇯🇵 (Hashimoto, Nintendo & Manga) & 🇫🇷 (BoBo & CoCo)

Row 2: 🇬🇧 (Milton Keynes, Prince of Wales a.k.a. Roderick Keynes & Brexit a.k.a. "Union" Jackie Keynes, Lady Earl Grey) & 🇷🇺 (Turnov, Vladimir & Boris)

Row 3: 🇮🇹 (Espresso & Faustus a.k.a. Pendelino) & 🇩🇪 (Weltschaft, Fliegende Hamburger, Ruhrgold & Rhinegold)

Row 4: 🇧🇷 (Carioca) 🇦🇷 (El Pibe) 🇲🇽 (Cesar) 🇨🇦 (Canuck) & 🇭🇺 (Conan)

I gave some of them a redesign, and a name, in some cases.

As you may have noticed, I also added the Nationals from Mexico 1997, On Ice 1996, and 2017 Workshop.

[finleyforevermore]

2023's StEx Appreciation Month!

Day 26: Ruhrgold the German Engine (Nationals 1/3)

Yes, I'm only doing 3 Nationals because I only really have thoughts on three of them.

Jan Apel in the first and fifth pictures, Chris Barron in the second picture, Daniel Joey in the third picture, and Cole Dunn in the fourth picture.

Favorite Actor(s): Kristian Jacobs (Bochum update, 2019-20, 2023-present, principal actor in 2019-20, swing in 2023) and Owen Broughton (Bochum update, 2020-2023, swung the role, then became the principal actor in 2023).

Face Claim/Voice Claim: Cole Dunn (face) (I've yet to find a voice claim for him, truthfully-)

Favorite Song/Scene: Him racing with Joule (or Carrie for post-2018) during the second heat.

Favorite Costume: His 1993 and onwards ICE costume.

Favorite Ship(s): Ruhrgold x Carrie and Rustgold (Rusty x Ruhrgold)

Headcanon: He teaches [insert name of whoever you ship him with] German!

Unpopular Opinion: None at all!

[goblin-iz-whack]

StEx Appreciation Month Day 26: Nationals

Turnov:

Favorite Ships: Brexnov

Headcanons: Really just needs love, has had a pretty difficult life, and deserves to settle down

Unpopular opinions: Idk

Coco:

Favorite Ships: French Wine

Headcanons: The "5" is because she was the fifth in her litter of siblings, Bobo is her overprotective Dad

Unpopular opinions: I hard-core dislike her skirt- You can make a feminine/female character without shoving them into a skirt.

Espresso:

Favorite Ships: Iced Coffee

Headcanons: Is Gay but flirts with anything that moves and talks, even humans and sentient machinery that aren't trains

Unpopular opinions: Idk

Brexit:

Favorite Ships: Brexnov

Headcanons: Real name is "Windermere", Dad dancer, Smallest of all the Nationals

Unpopular opinions: I don't think it's Unpopular that his name and tie need to go.

Ruhrgold:

Favorite Ships: Him and Bobo tbh

Headcanons: Twins with Rhinegold, One of the few Nationals that doesn't get caught up in racing drama

Unpopular opinions: Idk

Manga:

Favorite Ships: ...him and Dinah

Headcanons: Real name is "Hashimoto", uhhh idk what else he really likes arcades?

Unpopular opinions: Tbh I hate the name Manga-

[nekotato]

if you could make any of your stex ocs canon which one would you pick (excluding blossom because hes already canon. to me)

SJJDJJ Blossom is canon.... To us <3

Let's see... the ICEs wouldn't make much sense, Ruhrgold deserves to go with Carrie or Joule. Electra needs to be the one electric, so no Echo... I would've said my old postal ocs but they've been scrapped. I'd say let's add a freight and put Hanno in, the show needs a cowboy 🤠

[marastriker]

My StEx HC Looks

Ruhrgold the German National

Bodyclam: Graham Harvey Face and Makeup Claim: Brad Corben Standard ICE costume with update makeup A tall man, stable and good He's very lowkey, laid back, doesn't speak much But he still has a wonderful personality and sense of humor once you get to know him, he's just a little awkward Driven and determined He do be having that blonde hair blue eyes thing going on but he has been persuaded to dye his hair in the past, he does not wish to be problematic. now it grew out to look dirty blondish (he still keeps his hair neat and combed) A genuine smile, kind eyes

[green-planets]

StEx Appreciation Month Day Twenty-Six: The Nationals!

I'm blowing the dust off of another ancient draw the squad meme. Grouping them all together here:

Favorite Songs/Moments: Coda Freight (this song slaps so hard), Entry of the National Engines, and the races

Favorite Costume: I like all of the current costumes (but I'm in the Brexit needs a different tie camp)! Orange Bobo > Blue Bobo. I actually like Espresso's current costume more than the yellow base one. Hashamoto did look good in blue and Ruhrgold's ICE costume is soooooo much better than anything Weltschaft had going on

Favorite Ships: Bobo x Espresso, Coco x Brandi, Coco x Pearl, Brocky, Ruhrgold x Joule, Ruhrgold x Carrie, and Rustgold is cute

Unpopular opinions: I know it's not unpopular, but some of their names have really sucked (I'm looking at you Japanese Engines and Brexit). Ofc this doesn't affect my enjoyment of the characters but the writers could've tried harder