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Trainfanz @trainfanz.bsky.social · 3d

the 4 types of tidmouth grand tour player

TheAusterityEngine @austerityengine.bsky.social · 5d

Since MIPJunior's coming up next weekend there's a good chance we'll get our first looks at the untitled 2026 series from there (we got early previews for BWBA and AEG from there before), so I made a bingo chart of potential returnees in anticipation of that

A 5x5 bingo sheet of several Thomas & Friends characters, who are potential candidates for the as-of-yet untitled 2026 series.

Row 1: Henrietta, Toby, Edward, Henry, Bertie
Row 2: Hiro, Bruno, Diesel, Gordon, Emily
Row 3: Ashima, Nia, Thomas, Percy, Harold
Row 4: Duck, The Fat Controller, James, Annie & Clarabel, Cranky
Row 5: Yong Bao, Rosie, Flying Scotsman, Terence, Salty

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* Hisui 🎀 @demonofnowhere.bsky.social · 6d

* ( TTTE )
* steamies and diesels need to work together!

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Muff!🐞 @itsmuffins.bsky.social · Aug 31

yuri

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John | TheWelshEngineer @welshengie.bsky.social · 8d

"The newly formed North Western Railway's first locomotive. Recently acquired and fitted with both steam and vacuum brakes. Here No.1 stands in ex-works condition in the company's new livery."

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Wigwam @wigwamsoot.bsky.social · 14d

Just slapped the last touches on Malkavian.

For an unplanned model made from scraps, I'm incredibly proud of it and so excited to find a place to run it.

#ModelTrains #ModelRailroading

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TheAusterityEngine @austerityengine.bsky.social · 18d

Original face textures by @tinesaeriel.bsky.social

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TheAusterityEngine @austerityengine.bsky.social · 18d

Behold: The Montacube
"We both know how he was: angry, vengeful and squared"

My 3D modelling career has peaked here I think

A render of a cube in Blender with one of Montague's face textures from "TOBIAS AND THE HALF-PARIAH" textured on each side.

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TheAusterityEngine @austerityengine.bsky.social · 25d

IT IS MY YAOI, MINE, I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BISEXUAL ENGINE, IT IS MY RIGHT

Montague screaming from the climax of Tobias and the Half-Pariah

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Wigwam @wigwamsoot.bsky.social · 28d

Thistle!

This little gremlin was built on a whim using a spare tram chassis, plasticard, and some other scraps. Very incredibly happy with how its come out.
#ModelTrains #ModelRailroading

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TheAusterityEngine @austerityengine.bsky.social · Sep 9

Perhaps they specifically wanted rolling stock for whatever reason - maybe bc Harvey's historically been difficult to integrate into motorised ranges, or just to suit whatever story Jay debuts in

TheAusterityEngine @austerityengine.bsky.social · Sep 8

In my mind's eye he looks something like this: a four-wheeled railway crane that can easily fit into a smaller pack and works as an independent character, since Rocky's quite big and Judy/Jerome are a duo

A Hornby-Meccano four-wheeled railway crane; red with a black chassis, white text on the side reads "TO LIFT 10 TONS"

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · Aug 24

Soooo, as a little surprise for the 11th anniversery of Tobias And The Half Pariah - a custom ERTL Designers' Coach from #TATAM!

My collection of coaches grows.

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DukeOfBenreBay🏳️‍🌈✨ @dukeofbenrebay.bsky.social · Aug 24

𝘕𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴
𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵
𝘈 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘢𝘺

happy 11 years of Tobias ~

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TheAusterityEngine @austerityengine.bsky.social · Aug 21

#tobiasandthearcanemerchant

The meme template of the man on the bicycle putting a stick in the front wheel and falling off, edited to have Tobias' face from Tobias and the Arcane Merchant. In the last panel, he blames it on Oliver.

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Luna Rose @whirligig-girl.bsky.social · Aug 14

My take on Lady from Thomas & the Magic Railroad. I wanted to try to keep her proportions and shape language the same, but detail her as a realistic steam locomotive.
#ttte #tatmr #train #trains

Digital painting of a small magenta maroon tank engine on an overgrown piece of track near a hill. She has the name "Lady" in cursive written on her side tanks. She is Lady from Thomas & the Magic Railroad, a small 0-4-0 side tank engine with magenta boiler, tanks, cab, bunker, and wheels, a black smokebox, and golden lining. She has many golden or brass accents, including a fluted dome and chimney cap, safety valve, whistle, wheel cranks, connecting rods, and buffers. She has a black smokebox door and no face, and a screw link hook and chain coupler on her front. Various other realistic details are seen in various nooks and crannies.

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TheAusterityEngine @austerityengine.bsky.social · Jul 20

So an interesting piece of information I got from Sam Wilkinson during my exhibition slot at AE5

"Conrad's Bridge" was apparently the production name used for the Castle Tunnel from S3; I'm unsure how this factors into "Tidmouth Tunnel", which is also marked separately on the map