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Along with Spencer, Diesel is the engine I'm most proud of, and perhaps moreso as he is completely my own design. Originally designed with a cheese slope pattern on the sides, this was ditched in favour of stickers due to the lack of parts (dark tan clips don't exist) but also space, as this allowed me to also fit an M motor and gearing to make his claw spin around!
Top tier is vanilla buttermilk cake with vanilla buttercream filling, bottom tier is chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream filling, covered in fondant with all fondant details. Original design by Pink Cake Box :)
Former Southern Railway Class U 31625 is pictured in 'Thomas the Tank Engine' guise as '5' in the shed yard at the Mid-Hants Railway at Ropley, on June 2nd 2001.
Shortly after hard-starting his train on the grade at Ground Hog Cut, the Strasburg Rail Road's Thomas the Tank Engine claws his way uphill toward Esbenshade Crossing, pouring out an inky black plume and barking loudly with each cylinder exhaust beat. Although many railroad enthusiasts complain about the way in which this former Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal docksider was modified for this role, this engine serves a very valuable purpose in getting young people interested in trains, and most importantly, in steam preservation. As one prominent Strasburg official once put it, "If steam locomotives were animals, they would be on the endangered species list." Without new generations of fans to carry the torch, these machines will not be around forever. For that reason, Thomas is indeed a "Very useful engine."
The Mid-Hants Railway's Hunslet Engine Co. Ltd 0-6-0T (3781) is pictured as 'Thomas' at Ropely on August 11th 2001, during a 'Thomas the Tank Engine' event.
Another new engine for 2017 is Spencer. He's heavily based on Bricktrix's Mallard, but with several revisions and obviously in grey, which posed it's own challenges. The tender is completely my own and contains all the PF components.
This year, Cranky wasn't interactive, but instead was programmed to move his load back and forth from the wagon to the boat over and over again. The layout and positioning of the containers (where the brain is hidden) stopped me from being able to give the public 'free reign' on the controls.
Inspired by a few designs out there, and the addition of some newer pieces available, I figured I was ready to design a proper looking Thomas
Now 7-W, Thomas is less stocky, and feels like a much slimmer, more comfortable model.
At the end of the day DH5 waits on the train while 6A takes coal. Thomas can be seen in the distance.
RD7005. 0-6-0T No. 1 THOMAS departing from Ropley station with ‘Toad’ the brakevan on a shuttle trip to a nearby siding.
Can anybody tell me what ‘Thomas’ was before becoming Thomas?
Sunday, 15th April, 2012. Copyright © Ron Fisher.
I spent most of the morning yesterday helping my parents clear out their shed (no rest for the wicked! :)) It was a hot and grimy job, but I did have a nostalgic moment when I found a box of old Thomas the tank engines abandoned in the back of the shed by my now 16 year old nephew. It took months of searching back in 2002 to find this limited edition die cast shiny green Percy, and I eventually found one much to his delight at the time....ahhh where do the years go eh? 'Oh stick them on Ebay' he said yesterday....:)