Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The Simplex is a shunting locomotive boiled down to the bare essentials. The Nederlandse Spoorwegen took one look and said "Hold my Heineken" and built a locomotive that is, somehow, even more simple to work with. Today, we take a look at: the NS classes 100 and 200 - The Sik!
Now, what's with that nickname...
Many thanks to Antony Coulls and @NatRailwayMuseum for the inspiration! Watch their video about the Simplex here: youtube.com/watch?v=aCSBR44MQ3w
SOURCES & CREDIT
Agricultural narrow gauge tramway yard by Unknown photographer - Una piblicacion de la revista del Ferroclub Argentino. Sobre los paperos de Sud, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91792904
Ex WDLR 20hp Simplex by Unknown author - FacebookEl Ferrocarril del Sud y el Transporte de Mercancías: El Decauville. Buenos Aires, 1929-1931., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82943506
Works photograph of an NS 8700 by 165804 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief. - https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeld/463C08E88B9B54378794F11234AD6E94, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90096278
Literary sources:
'Mijn Eerste Echte Treinenboek' by Peter & Perry van der Meer, published by De Alk bv
Website sources
bbc.com/news/articles/c5y43ygj19no
https://www.detreinenwereld.nl/oersikken
https://www.folst.nl/de_locs/sik.htm#:~:text=Continu%20vermogen%3A%2064%20kW.%20Max.%20snelheid%3A%2060%20km%2Fh.,door%20een%20locomotor%20vanuit%20een%20centraal%20gelegen%20punt
http://www.industriespoor.nl/SpoorijzerOersikken.htm
keymodelworld.com/article/how-did-diesel-shunter-develop-br
https://miljoenenlijn.nl/artikel/loc-248-08-sik/
https://www.spoorwegmuseum.nl/ontdek/de-collectie/onze-treinen/sik-ns311-ns345/
https://www.spoorwegmuseum.nl/en/ontdek/de-collectie/our-trains/oersik/
Video sources:
youtube.com/watch?v=JvFhJ6maG8Y
youtube.com/watch?v=aCSBR44MQ3w
LINKS
Discord server - discord.gg/ED4FdkUVc9
Twitter - twitter.com/TeaWithCaramel1
Outro music: Kevin MacLeod - Fiddles McGinty
(Fiddles McGinty by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400051
Artist: incompetech.com )
Channel icon by Dean Walker - https://bsky.app/profile/ohlookitstrainart.bsky.social
Thumbnail art by:
- @RoseAffogato twitter.com/RoseAffogato
#ns
The Simplex is a shunting locomotive boiled down to the bare essentials. The Nederlandse Spoorwegen took one look and said "Hold my Heineken" and built a locomotive that is, somehow, even more simple to work with. Today, we take a look at: the NS classes 100 and 200 - The Sik!
Now, what's with that nickname...
Many thanks to Antony Coulls and @NatRailwayMuseum for the inspiration! Watch their video about the Simplex here: youtube.com/watch?v=aCSBR44MQ3w
SOURCES & CREDIT
Agricultural narrow gauge tramway yard by Unknown photographer - Una piblicacion de la revista del Ferroclub Argentino. Sobre los paperos de Sud, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91792904
Ex WDLR 20hp Simplex by Unknown author - FacebookEl Ferrocarril del Sud y el Transporte de Mercancías: El Decauville. Buenos Aires, 1929-1931., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=82943506
Works photograph of an NS 8700 by 165804 / collectie Het Utrechts Archief. - https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeld/463C08E88B9B54378794F11234AD6E94, CC0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90096278
Literary sources:
'Mijn Eerste Echte Treinenboek' by Peter & Perry van der Meer, published by De Alk bv
Website sources
bbc.com/news/articles/c5y43ygj19no
https://www.detreinenwereld.nl/oersikken
https://www.folst.nl/de_locs/sik.htm#:~:text=Continu%20vermogen%3A%2064%20kW.%20Max.%20snelheid%3A%2060%20km%2Fh.,door%20een%20locomotor%20vanuit%20een%20centraal%20gelegen%20punt
http://www.industriespoor.nl/SpoorijzerOersikken.htm
keymodelworld.com/article/how-did-diesel-shunter-develop-br
https://miljoenenlijn.nl/artikel/loc-248-08-sik/
https://www.spoorwegmuseum.nl/ontdek/de-collectie/onze-treinen/sik-ns311-ns345/
https://www.spoorwegmuseum.nl/en/ontdek/de-collectie/our-trains/oersik/
Video sources:
youtube.com/watch?v=JvFhJ6maG8Y
youtube.com/watch?v=aCSBR44MQ3w
LINKS
Discord server - discord.gg/ED4FdkUVc9
Twitter - twitter.com/TeaWithCaramel1
Outro music: Kevin MacLeod - Fiddles McGinty
(Fiddles McGinty by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400051
Artist: incompetech.com )
Channel icon by Dean Walker - https://bsky.app/profile/ohlookitstrainart.bsky.social
Thumbnail art by:
- @RoseAffogato twitter.com/RoseAffogato
#ns
![[SFM] Crash Bandicoot Test Animations](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MC3wlKtHRYI/mqdefault.jpg "[SFM] Crash Bandicoot Test Animations
Three proper test animations; to see whether I could make full-length Crash Bandicoot animations sometime in the future. Testing my skills as an animator isnt something I frequently go out of my way to do, but this exercise required me to show my abilities in stop-and-start movement, as often seen in 2D animations, lip syncing and exaggerated facial expressions.
Happy 25th anniversary Crash, heres to many more!
LINKS
Discord server - https://discord.gg/PtekEPJ
Twitter (For more updates on these projects)- https://twitter.com/TeaWithCaramel1
Outro music: Kevin MacLeod - Fiddles McGinty
(Fiddles McGinty by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400051
Artist: http://incompetech.com/ )
Channel icon by - https://twitter.com/ShirahoshiD
2D avatars by:
- https://twitter.com/InkSilvery (Green coat Caramel)
- https://twitter.com/star_blood827 (Witch Caramel)
#CrashBandicoot #SFM")
![[15.ai] Spy Does Not Like Splatoon](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MvSkKOh24fE/mqdefault.jpg "[15.ai] Spy Does Not Like Splatoon
After seeing the Splatoon 3 trailer, Spy goes to vent his frustration.
LINKS
MADE USING - https://15.ai/
Discord server - https://discord.gg/PtekEPJ
Outro music: Kevin MacLeod - Fiddles McGinty
Channel icon by - https://twitter.com/ShirahoshiD
#TeamFortress2 #Splatoon3")
![[SFM] The Big Ham](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NNPquyMOVWY/mqdefault.jpg "[SFM] The Big Ham
IM MISTER WHITE CHRISTMAS;
iM MISTER SNOW~!
LINKS
Discord server - https://discord.gg/PtekEPJ
Twitter - https://twitter.com/TeaWithCaramel1
Outro music: Kevin MacLeod - Fiddles McGinty
(Fiddles McGinty by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400051
Artist: http://incompetech.com/ )
Channel icon by Dean Walker - https://twitter.com/lookitstrainart")
![[SFM] Redmond Mann Doesnt Get It](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NXvio2jmOJs/mqdefault.jpg "[SFM] Redmond Mann Doesnt Get It
Happy Halloween, mortals!
LINKS
Discord server - https://discord.gg/PtekEPJ
Twitter - https://twitter.com/TeaWithCaramel1
Outro music: Kevin MacLeod - Fiddles McGinty
(Fiddles McGinty by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1400051
Artist: http://incompetech.com/ )
Halloween Channel icon by - https://twitter.com/RoseAffogato
#TF2 #SFM #teamfortress2")
![[SFM] Meet The Alchemist](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OMt0mZd5HrY/mqdefault.jpg "[SFM] Meet The Alchemist
Happy Halloween, mortals!
Tales tell of a haunted mansion deep in the muirs, occupied only by terrible monsters. Those who do find it, have no memories of the place... So where do the stories come from I wonder?
Well, there is indeed an old manor somewhere in those woods, but thats just the home of the local alchemist, Cara Drummond. They would not spread such tales about her, would they?
Ever since I started designing a roster of my own characters, these types of animations were always what I wanted to end up doing. The end result of all the art pieces and models I have commissioned over the years, will all culminate into this.
This video has been quite a journey for me. I started work on it in May 2025, after having looked for voice talent to bring my characters to life, but sadly, SFM disagreed with my system so I had to shelve the project until August. Happily, I could tinker away at it for the coming months, with only minor hiccups between the recommencing of the project to uploading. Including quite a lot of faffing with the audio!
But, enough of my waffling, Ive been typing this for longer than the animations runtime already. I hope you enjoy my efforts, and I can only with youll be there for whats to come :)
Voice talent:
Hannah Hebblethwaite as Savannah - https://www.hannahhebb.me/
Kaitie Aitken as Cara Drummond - https://www.voiceoverkatie.com/
Music used:
Dauntless OST - Veiled Air
Inscryption OST - Grimoras Crypt
Inscryption OST - The Scrybe Of The Dead
Monster Hunter Generations OST - As Blood Curdles
LINKS
3D assets by - https://x.com/SorooshKing
Artistic support - @doccamed3243 https://twitter.com/DocCamed01 / https://bsky.app/profile/doccamed.bsky.social
Various pieces of pictureframe artwork by @RoseAffogato - https://twitter.com/RoseAffogato
Discord server - https://discord.gg/PtekEPJ
Twitter - https://twitter.com/TeaWithCaramel1
Channel icon by - https://bsky.app/profile/ne-railwayartist.bsky.social
#SFM #oc #animation")
