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Dear Friends,
Here is Duck the Great Western Engine. When he arrived on Sodor, he was painted black. “We can’t have that!” the Fat Controller said. Duck was soon repainted in full Great Western colours. Although - between you and I - a few liberties were taken!
The Modeller
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Dear Friends,
Here is Percy the Small Engine. He works on the Farker Branch with his friend Toby and his colleague Thomas. Percy waited patiently for many months and at last he has received his green coat. He likes it very much and I hope you will too.
The Modeller
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OMG it’s the Fabulous Hudson Hornet!!!!!!!! He won THREE Piston Cups you know
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Can’t believe we finally have confirmation on Barry’s canonical basis!
#AwdryEx3
#AwdryExtravaganza
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“He smiled as he dozed for he was dreaming, as old engines will, of happy days in the past.”
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IOS deniers will criticise Awdry and then have stuff like this run the Kirk Ronan line
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The Ffarquhar Roster (thread):
Over the weekend, Thomas MkII took charge of the branch. Quite apt given what we learned in the lecture.
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Something that's overlooked about the IOS is the fact it's written from an 'in-universe' perspective. Awdry can't speak as Sodor's creator and outright say "Edward is a K2" despite the fact this is what he means. He instead writes from the perspective of an in-universe historian.
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This is now my favourite illustration from the Railway Series
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I think Duncan has just been told he has to do it all again tomorrow.
#AwdryEx3
#AwdryExtravaganza
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Awdry’s best model by far is The Donald - still can’t believe he made it from a Tri-ang 3F. It was a real treat to see No.9 on the saloon train over the weekend.
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I have just realised that this is the first decade since the 1930s with no new RWS book
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Everyone is loco about BoCo
Anyway here's the real one refuelling at Farker
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This picture is very strange because there are hardly any rail over rail bridges on Sodor. Why, the only line Henry could possibly be on is the one to Knapford Harb-
Oh no
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If Thomas being older than Gordon upsets you, I'd like to remind you that Bill and Ben are ten years older than BoCo
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Thomas fans will say “They had so much wasted potential” and it’s literally Old Bennett
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Series 7 is not very good but it did provide the most usable set of new characters. All four of them could slot into the RWS canon quite nicely - even The Fergus.
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Britt Allcroft: Thomas is told in a way that would literally be in tune with the natural rhythm of a small child’s heart and thought process.
Awdry: Thomas will call Percy ugly in this one and Toby will watch.
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This is the only Thomas, Percy and James interaction penned by the Rev. W. Awdry. It’s so insignificant that there isn’t even an illustration.
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Everyone wants to talk about TR engines that look worse now but nobody wants to talk about how No.1 looks better now than it ever has
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Reminder that his name is not Arry. It is ‘Arry, which is just Harry said in a cockney accent
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Headcanon: Duke would not call Sir Handel and Peter Sam by their old names on the Skarloey. Duke has great respect for people in positions of authority, and thus he would make it his business to call them by their new names. He would see it as a great honour.
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None of yous want to hear it but this is my favourite No.4 condition
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Never forget that this was the canonical James the Red Engine for a good chunk of the RWS
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Never forget that Topham Hatt was still running a fleet of these during BR days
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Toby peaked here, both aesthetically and as a character
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Why is there so much war and horror-based fan fiction about these children’s characters created by a pacifist?
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“It’s our turn now, you’ve done more than your share of hard work.”
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Here’s a weird fact - in the original 26 books, Thomas and James only speak to each other twice - ‘James and the Top-Hat’ and ‘Old Iron’.
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Whoever first came up with the idea that these two engines from this illustration set in 1923 were a B17 and a B12/3 needs to be found and fined £20
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Why do you need a magic railroad when you could be experiencing all the magic of the Railway Series?
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“Thomas the Tank Engine is very proud of his branch line. He thinks it is the most important part of the railway.”
I had the privilege of helping WhitehouseFilms operate his Ffarquhar MkI replica over the weekend. I took plenty of photos so I thought I would do a short thread.
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“Clearly you don’t own a Mike’s Models Corris Saloon.”
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A - Gordon
B - Thomas
C - Henry
D - Edward
E - James
F - Douglas
H - Duck
K - Oliver
J - ?????
G - Percy
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For years I thought Gordon was saying, "I'm the cows!" to scare Edward and I'm kind of disappointed that he isn't.
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Something I only noticed this week - square buffer, copper cap Henry actually originates from the Payne illustrations. This was later amended in the Dalby version.
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Henry only had the weight of one train. Stop making out like it was two
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Headcanon: Daisy has never once looked over at one of Mavis’ shunting displays and doesn’t actually know her name.
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Thinking about the Hornby Donald and Douglas we'd have got if Hornby had made this
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It's taken me quite a while, but I've finally fulfilled the prophecy.
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Here are some of my favourite pictures of Ffarquhar MkII that I’ve taken over the past two years.
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Everyone’s so busy trying to figure out how to fit Emily into the Railway Series that they’ve forgotten Emily isn’t even worth fitting into the Railway Series
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I had the honour of helping to operate Ffarquhar MkII at Warley today!
First time I’ve been through the whole sequence in one session which was a great experience. It is absolutely my favourite layout ever - there is nothing like it anywhere.
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Thinking about how The Fergus was probably on Sodor during the events of Series 1
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Hey everyone I really hope you like my latest custom - DOWT Spencer
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Contrary to popular fan belief, Donald and Douglas do not work together on the Arlesburgh Branch. It is said in 'Donald's Duck' that they take it in turns to help Duck. The only times that we see them there together are before Oliver is mended and when Oliver has his accident.
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If Bear had been in CGI there would’ve been an episode where everyone hears a growling noise and all blame Bear but it’s an actual bear making the noise and only Bear knows this and at the end of the episode he takes the bear back to the animal park and they growl together.
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Thomas fans will be like “I don’t like Edward being a rebuilt K2” and then make James a completely fictional one-off
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Thomas got to venture out of the yard only two or three times when he was station pilot, and all of those were irregular trips. But Duck, he got to go out all the time.
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The decision to have Donald and Douglas repainted blue is symbolic of the fact that they had been rescued from an uncertain future and the uniformity of British Railways, which many detested at the time. Having them stay in the black livery would defeat the purpose.
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Personally speaking, I find it very hard to get upset about the reboot. The real Sodor is still there - nothing has changed. This reboot has absolutely no bearing on that.
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WhitehouseFilms’ fantastic Awdry model replicas running on the test track this morning
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The TV Series version of 'A Close Shave' makes me laugh. In the Railway Series story, Duck is on Edward's branch for a few weeks. In the Series 2 episode, he crashes probably around an hour after leaving. Diesel is sent away minutes after Duck.
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People are always putting the Sodor engines into very dark shades of blue because light blue is apparently unrealistic.
On a completely unrelated note, here is the best livery of all time (no, this is not up for discussion).
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The only illustrations of Brendam town and station can be found in one of the Famous Engines colouring books.
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Fun Fact: Emily is actually canon to the Railway Series. She worked on the AMR
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Donald is absolutely one of Awdry’s best models. Amazing to think it came from a 3F
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“The engines on our old line used to be blue,” remembered Donald, “but nae so sickly as we are.”
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Finally, after about six months the Skarloey Sheds are complete. I’ve taken elements from all its appearances in the Railway Series, as well as a little something from the real sheds on the Talyllyn Railway.
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Some more photos taken on WhitehouseFilms' wonderful Ffarquhar layout at the weekend. Operating it was a lot of fun - can't wait to do it again later in the year.
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Making James Great Western is really silly because then you have to explain why he finds Duck as irritating as Gordon and Henry do
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"I know it is a kind creature, but I fear it greatly for it is so ugly!"
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“Edward doesn’t look anything like a K2.”
No, of course he doesn’t. He’s been rebuilt to the point where his ancestry is uncertain (although undoubtedly a Furness loco). This is in the IOS; there is no point in looking for an alternate basis based on the pictures. He is unique.
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Headcanon: Donald is painted blue just before the events of ‘Bowled Out’ (the first time he is seen in blue). The model was in the middle of its repaint into blue when the reference photograph for the first illustration of that story was taken.
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Henry must’ve put a very good word in for this sort of reaction
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Thomas fans stop acting like your AU makes more sense than this 2022 challenge
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When the big engines are away, Percy will go about his day
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DID YOU KNOW?
Edward is a lot like Toby.
In the books, Toby seems to live at Ffarquhar but the IOS has him based at Knapford (as on the layout). Edward appears to live at Wellsworth in the books but the IOS implies he may be based at Tidmouth (as on the layout funnily enough).
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‘A Day on Awdry’s Railway’ is absolutely wonderful. I think it’s fantastic that in the same year where the television series has strayed from its roots, the Railway Series and Awdry’s modelling are more popular than they have been in a very long time.
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Which A4 is Spencer? (A short thread)
This is a question which has plagued humanity since 2003. In my mind, there are only two A4s that work.
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Headcanon:
There comes a point in the Railway Series when the colour of James’ cab roof changes almost from volume to volume. My explanation is that he is repainted very frequently. I’m sure it would be a difficult enough livery to keep clean.
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"The NWR has some eighty locomotives with which to work its system..."
While it's fun to imagine most of these are steam locos, the fact is that the IOS was published in 1987. We're probably looking at >20 steam locos, the Peel Godred locos and 50+ diesel/diesel-electric locos.
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I forgot it was the Railway Series’ birthday today so I didn’t get it anything, but I thought I may as well show off what I’ve been working on of late
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Dear Friends,
Here is Oliver. When he first arrived on the Fat Controller’s railway, his paintwork was dull and worn. Now he has been repainted in full Great Western colours. The other engines think he looks splendid. Unfortunately, this has gone to his smokebox!
The Modeller
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