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Somebody has to be the favourite!~ Happy James day everyone!! ^^ I'm keeping the trend going and drawing yet another charrie I've never drawn before, and had quite a bit of fun with it, too! It ended up being a bit rushed but I'm still pretty happy with it hehe I can't say I've always been a huge fan of James, but I've seen SO much good fan stuff with him that I've definitely come around a bit more. (Trampy's James in particular is a BIG favourite of mine; love that characterization so so much!) And you can't deny he's a pretty splendid engine! ;3 hehe Plus I've honestly just been having so much fun with these monthly character drawings, I couldn't help myself. xD I had to do something for his day too! So enjoy this fabulous James! <3 And happy James day everyone!!

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"Haha we totally got you!" "Oh yeah you should've seen the look on your face!" "I bet you thought we were gonna prank you ALLL day yesterday-" "-but instead we pranked you… by NOT pranking you!" "Bet you didn't see that one coming, eh?! Haha!" Surprise! I didn't forget what day it was yesterday. Turns out a particular pair of troublesome little tankers just had a different plan this year. ;P This year April Fools day down at Brendam was spent with BoCo squinting at the bees warily, but every time he asked what they were up to they'd just go "we're not doing anything!" but then give each other these little looks and giggle as they carried on doing what they were doing (which ended up literally just being their work.) Of course, their so-called dads know them better than that and knew something was up, but the last thing they expected was this little stunt I think LMAO And you just know Bill and Ben felt like they were being sooo clever with this little plan of theirs. But hey, at least everyone else got a reprieve from their usual antics for a day (with the exception of some mild dread and confusion I suppose but that's pretty par for the course I think lol), so I guess it's a win-win! xD Anyway I had a lot of fun with this! I missed drawing my beloved bees. <33 Still need a lil practice with Eddie but all things considered, pretty happy with how this all turned out! Enjoy the sillies, everyone! xD

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EDDIE DAY EDDIE DAY EDDIE DAY!! :D Happy 2/2 to everyone's favourite old Seagull hehe Something small but that I think encapsulates Eddie pretty nicely <3 For funsies, I tossed some glasses on him, with the string-y things to make sure they don't immediately fall off. Or something like that! xD He prolly doesn't actually need them, but he does look quite sharp in them, I think! <3 Hope you guys enjoy! ^^ And a very happy 2/2 to you all!! And no matter what, you can do it, Steady Eddie! ^^

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HAPPY PRIDE MONTH Y'ALLL!!! <33 I've been frantically trying to prepare for Artfight (as is tradition LMAO), but I did manage to doodle something for pride month hehe! And since I've had Murville on the mind again lately, here they are! ^^ I personally HC both of them to be Cis, with Murdoch being Bi-Ace and Neville being pan. ^^ But really there's just something about two almost kindred spirits, both incredibly gentle in nature but with their own sets of issues, who come together and bring out that kindness in each other. Who have that sense of familiarity and shared gentleness but also acknowledge that they both have room to grow. Neville is earnest and kind but often lets himself be pushed around, whereas Murdoch struggles with his own issues that cause him to instinctively push others away. But underneath everything else they're both gentle souls who have tons of love to give, and love each other they sure do. <33 Hehe Plus you just KNOW Neville thought Murdoch was so tall, and strong, and handsome... KLASHGAS

(I mean just lookit that silly lil Neville go! Aww dw buddy, you got this <3)

All that aside, these two have definitely become one of my newer favourite ships. <3 I love them smmm and I definitely hope to expand even more on them (and their potential dynamic hehe) in the future!) But for now, I hope y'all enjoy the art! ^^ And happy pride everyone!

(Also Murdoch... buddy... I love you, but you are such a pain to draw LMAOOO /lh /aff )

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Behold! A couple of Lauras (ft. a flustered Duck ;3) for the lovely @dilemmaverse / @dilemmaart / @asktrio516! ^^

Been a bit lacking in motivation to draw again lately, but I knew I wanted to try and doodle Laura one day. And I genuinely ended up having SO much fun with it!! <3 (And maybe perhaps might've gone a bit overboard... LOL /lh) So here she is, in all her mermaid (and non-mermaid) glory!! :D She's genuinely so pretty I had a blast drawing her hehe. Plus it's been a good long while since I drew a mermaid so it was a fun challenge for me to boot! ^^ Certainly helped me get back into the groove of things. And ofc I couldn't help myself, I had to doodle her with Duckie too! Idk if I captured their dynamic exactly but I still think they came out pretty cute!! <3 What a catch indeed! ;3 I hope you like it Emma! ^^ You've been such a great person to work with and I love your designs so so much, I'm more then happy to gift u all the art hehe <33 /gen Enjoy!! :D

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HAPPY PERCY DAY!! <3 Here's to everyone's favourite little green caterpillar with red stripes! /lh /aff Still been struggling a fair bit with artblock (and life's many curveballs... LOL), but I had to draw Percy for his day! ^^ I love this silly lil guy hehe, and I had a lot of fun drawing him! Kept everything relatively simple 'n sweet, maybe a tad rushed lol, but I'm happy with the result nonetheless! ^^ And I hope y'all can enjoy it too! ^^ Happy 6/6 everyone! :D

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If it’s bee shenanigans you’re looking for, then perhaps they can steal Oliver 😅

OLLIE NOOOOOOO

Alas, it's too late. They got em. Poor Oliver is now another victim of the bees. 😔 /silly Don't worry, I'm sure they're gonna bring him back... eventually... maybe they just want to hear all about his little 'escape'?? ;P On that note, it never ceases to amuse me seeing just how tiny the bees really are. Like, I honestly feel neither the TV show models or CGI eras truly do it justice, but you look at Judy there and she's literally half the size of that Autotank!! x'D The bees being roughly only half as tall as Oliver of all engines is so funny to me. I knew they (and their basis ofc) were fairly small and short, but it's only when you see the IRL basis against another engine that you truly realize, oh, they are TINY tiny!! xD (Let alone the frickin rollingstock like... my goodness xD I love that so much for them, they truly are tiny terrors-) Genuinely didn't think I'd have it in me to doodle more silly antics, but here I am! xD Thank you for sending this in! This is such a delightful picture I love it sm (And ty for the art idea too, ofc ;P hehe)

(Also yesssss more pictures of Judyyy my beloveddd <333 Love that lil lady sm!) Thank you so much for the ask!! ^^

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Keeping the ball rolling, it's Gordon day, so hey! What better time then now to try and draw big bad Gordo? ;P I've always loved Gordon's arc throughout the RWS especially, going from the young pompous express engine to a retired, gracious older engine, and I've absolutely ADORED seeing what the community has done with his character in particular! <3 Of course, that doesn't mean he's not still the Pride of the Line, though! He's still the big bad premier express engine, and don't you forget it! Hehe xD I do really like him though, hell, I like most of the charries. And he was fun to draw! <3 So I hope y'all will enjoy him too! Ended up a lil rushed but for a first full attempt at drawing him I'm quite happy with it! ^^ It's been a fun challenge drawing both him and Henry last month, so, who knows, maybe I'll keep it going and actually draw every character. I guess we'll have to wait and see! xD Enjoy! ^^ And happy Gordon day everyone!! (Now I'm gonna go pass out LMAO)