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Max Champion @troubleandtoil.bsky.social · 1d

#Witchtober Day 4 - Stab

Here's a new character (Sorta)! Abelia Violet "Abi" Normal is different to the other witch characters I draw - she lives a non-magic life, but practices black magic in her spare time. This makes for a nice escape from the people who try and pressure her into acting normal

We see a dimly-lit bedroom. To the left of the scene we see an 8-year-old girl (Abi Normal) with a pin in one hand and a voodoo doll (with a pencil moustache and a 1950s businessman hat) in the other. On the floor is an open spellbook, and on the wall is a framed picture of Abi's father who shares some details with the doll. A dart has been thrown at the picture, shattering the glass layer.

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Milos15Gameplays @milos15gameplays.bsky.social · 1d

It's been a while since posting a fully finished art, but here it is. The first illustration I did for Thomas goes Fishing.
#TheRailwaySeries #ThomasTheTankEngine #RWS #Thomasgoesfishing #TTTE

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · 2d

New video premiering very soon! This week I cover the narrow gauge engine characters introduced in the HiT Model era, and try and figure out how they'd worked if they were in the Railway Series

youtu.be/81Ib7e61h-E

Drawing NARROW GAUGE Engines from the TV Series in the Railway Series Style!

YouTube video by Rexeljet

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · 3d

What's the name of Germany's national railway again? Oh yeah

A picture of the Hornby Skaledale Dutch Barn in its box (The joke is that Dutch Barn sounds similar to "Deutsche Bahn". kinda. not really)

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · 3d

Sure, you can do that! (his name is spelt Kenny!)

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Max Champion @troubleandtoil.bsky.social · 3d

#Witchtober Day 3 - Root

I eventually decided to adapt this prompt by showing Penny's friends rooting for her as she zaps her enemy!

#Witchtober2025

On a stone bridge during the evening, we see a witch (Penny) zapping a witch hunter (Niall O'Neill), making him jump in the air and scream in pain. His assistant (Emile O'Neill) looks on, dumbfounded. Penny's friends (Josie and Cyril) cheer Penny on. Cyril is cheerleading with pom poms, and Josie is wearing a giant foam hand with "#1" written on it. The scene is lit up by a street lamp.

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Max Champion @troubleandtoil.bsky.social · 5d

#Witchtober Day 2 - Shadow

Penny and a couple of her friends have decided to put on a shadow puppet show using their hands, albeit employing a method that some purists would describe as cheating

#Witchtober2025

Panel 1: Cyril and Josie are watching shadow puppets projected onto a large rock. The shadows take the shape of a swan, a rabbit and a bat.

Panel 2: We see three witches- Penny, Bertha and Millie- in front of a campfire and with their hands taking the form of a swan, a rabbit and a bat respectively. Penny says to Millie "That shapeshifting hand spell of yours works a treat!"

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Max Champion @troubleandtoil.bsky.social · 7d

It's #Witchtober once again! I've got a very busy schedule this month so I'll be posting every other day this year. Day 1's prompt is "punk", so here's Sinéad listening to the infamous Punk compilation CD that doesn't contain any actual punk music (she doesn't know that though!)

#Witchtober2025

In a small room we see Sinéad (right) dancing next to a recovered boombox that has been crudely restored. next to the boombox is the box for the notorious "Punk" compilation CD released by Warner Special Products and Starland Music in 1996. This CD contains no punk music, as is evident by the fact that the boombox is playing Karma Chameleon by Culture Club. Penny (left) looks on, not knowing what to make of the situation.

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · 9d

It took a while to finish but this week's video is premiering in 25 minutes! To celebrate my channel reaching 20000 subscribers, I've decided to answer some questions

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20000 Subscriber Q&A!

YouTube video by Rexeljet

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DB's Mansion (Comms Work open on Ko-Fi & VGen) @dburch01.bsky.social · 16d

Funny..I don't remember Percy and the Oil Painting ending like this

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · 16d

New video premiering in half an hour! I thought it would be a fun idea to translate the bios of Thomas characters into a bunch of different languages, then back into english, and draw the results!

youtu.be/qD1rEXtgU6U

I Translated Thomas Characters Badly... Then Drew the Results

YouTube video by Rexeljet

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · 16d

New video premiering in half an hour! I thought it would be a fun idea to translate the bios of Thomas characters into a bunch of different languages, then back into english, and draw the results!

youtu.be/qD1rEXtgU6U

I Translated Thomas Characters Badly... Then Drew the Results

YouTube video by Rexeljet

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · 23d

New video premiering in about 35 minutes! Today we're looking at the infamous "scrap engines" illustration from Stepney's book and figuring out how they may have looked during their working days

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Drawing THE SCRAP ENGINES in their prime!

YouTube video by Rexeljet

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · 29d

The Follow-up to the Matchbox Thomas video is premiering tonight! Make sure to be there at 8PM BST if you're interested!

youtu.be/TMRBm4ltBP0

Making MORE Thomas Characters in the Matchbox Style!

YouTube video by Rexeljet

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · 29d

The Follow-up to the Matchbox Thomas video is premiering tonight! Make sure to be there at 8PM BST if you're interested!

youtu.be/TMRBm4ltBP0

Making MORE Thomas Characters in the Matchbox Style!

YouTube video by Rexeljet

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm currently working on a sequel to the Matchbox Thomas video. It'll probably release Tomorrow (i.e. Tuesday) and will feature more characters than the first part

A screenshot of the Material Preview mode in Blender, showing a Matchbox Duck the Great Western Engine (based on the Matchbox No. 47 Pannier Tank)

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · Sep 6

A new Rexeljet video at this time of the week? Well sort of- it's a compilation video but there's an original segment at the beginning and some editing errors from the original videos have been fixed:

youtu.be/VthBM2fWVWw

Over 2 Hours of Mystery Thomas Characters to Fall Asleep To

YouTube video by Rexeljet

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · Sep 1

I've been drawing TV Series engines in the Railway Series style for a while, but I've neglected to draw the ones that started it all! Here's a video on the engines introduced in Season 5!

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Drawing Engines from SERIES 5 in The Railway Series Style!

YouTube video by Rexeljet

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · Aug 26

Great news! The Matchbox Thomas video is done and will be premiering at 8PM BST!

youtu.be/HD_H13hogaY

What if Matchbox Made a Thomas & Friends Range?

YouTube video by Rexeljet

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Out of Context Biffo the Bear @oocbiffo.bsky.social · Aug 26

Beano #961, Dec 17, 1960

Biffo stomps along menacingly wielding a saw with malicious intent.

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · Aug 26

Great news! The Matchbox Thomas video is done and will be premiering at 8PM BST!

youtu.be/HD_H13hogaY

What if Matchbox Made a Thomas & Friends Range?

YouTube video by Rexeljet

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · Aug 25

Due to unforeseen circumstances the Matchbox Thomas video will be going up tommorrow at 8PM BST, provided that the video has finished rendering by then. Apologies for any inconvenience.

We see a 3/4 rear view of a Matchbox Thomas, looking out towards the horizon in a dimly lit room with flowery wallpaper and varnished wooden floor. To the left of Thomas is the text "MAN." in Beton BQ

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · Aug 25

The video is probably going to go live later than planned because the video is taking more than 2 hours to render for literally no reason

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · Aug 25

Here's the thumbnail for today's video! It will probably be premiering at 9PM BST

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rexeljet.bsky.social @rexeljet.bsky.social · Aug 25

Look out for a new video tonight! I've decided to take a short break from drawing to refamiliarise myself with Blender, and revisit an old concept of mine from many years ago...

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