[maxbrick]

My thomas model running in the train show from last month, as well as some other pictures I took at the train show. Why is the camera quality so “bad?” I recorded everything on my 3DS, obviously.

[thesteamw0rks]

meet Thomas!

he's our number one hero.

Rbs appreciated!

[theflyingkipper]

Faceless Duri

[maxbrick]

this looks really cool

[fanofmanything45]

Ironic statement.

[astro-tram]

engine body language…?

[maxbrick]

Test run of my Thomas model.

[skettchyartendeavours]

Guess what everybody? The world's most splendid red engine has just become the world's most splendid red plushie!!

I started making this James plush as a birthday present for my brother! And although I'm over two months late for the occasion (oops), I'm still glad to finally have this lad done ^v^

In terms of plushie features, the most notable thing is that the tender can be detached from the engine. I've also decided to put a coupling on the back of the tender which I've made to be comparable with any other train plushies I may end up making in the future.

In terms of plush construction, I should note that the baseboard is made of a block of upholstery foam I carved out, that way it'll keep its shape but still be squishy and huggable! Also, I used a thin sheet of acrylic foam for the cabin roof (but I'll probably use something else for the roof in the future since that thin sheet ended up warping at the edges and has a bit of a weird feel from the outside)

[maxbrick]

this is probably one of if not the best ttte plushies i've seen

[railwaysparrow]

As Spamcan backed down into the carriage shed scoft as he saw the sea right beside him.

"Pah!" he grumbled "All this sea air will rust my wheels off!" The coaches could only laugh at the grumpy diesel as they set off.

[maxbrick]

added lamp irons but havent painted em yet

[maxbrick]

Work in progress… It got partially destroyed earlier, even after glueing and puttying it back together I had to “rebuild” some of it by making parts out of plasticard, especially on the cab. Now it mostly just needs the paint to be touched up, a few areas here and there filled, and some extra detailing.

[maxbrick]

I drew this loco pulling a coach. It’s still WIP, gotta draw more coaches. Also I have since updated the perspective of the front of the engine slightly but I’m too lazy to take another picture so eh.

Engine is a 2-4-2 saddle tank engine built in the Rogers Locomotive Works. Photo from an old book (late 19th century I think) I read from Internet Archives.

The coach I drew by looking at my physical scale coach model. The prototype is a Sierra coach, built with a short wheelbase to compensate for sharp switchbacks or something. I had a physical model of this made by AristoCraft but that, despite after countless hours of tinkering trying to fix the thing, decided to finally stop working. I’ll get another one or fix that one.

Thank you for reading this far, have a nice day

[20th-century-railroading]

CB&Q Minneapolis Union Station, MN 08-04-1968 by Hiawatha Rails

[20th-century-railroading]

NH train, engine number 1397, engine type 4-6-2 Passenger train; 5 cars, 35 MPH. Photographed: at New Haven, Conn., August 18, 1937.

[aryburn-trains]

BM train, engine number 3687, engine type 4-6-2 Train #11, Kennebec Limited; three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, 8 cars. Photographed: approaching Portland, ME. station, August 16, 1937.

[maxbrick]

Steam is beautiful :O

Also TIL #90 has blind center drivers (see first photo)