Thomas gets "the treatment" total de-anthropomorphication

[Vitto]

Got Thomas, poor Thomas, he didnt even make it out of the shop without having his face bartered away.
 
Here he is with new Chief Mechanic Homer

 
Using the same Face-ectomy technics learned on Percy, a short stand at the workbench ended thus:

This time using a brass Trackside Details smokebox door. took forever to sand the styrene round to fit right, now onto the cab
 
PS after complaints about Cheif Mechanic Jigsaw were investigated he was subsequently discovered to have a rather disturbing past and as such was let go and is now working as an Cheif Executive at NBC. :O
 
Besides Homer works for donuts :lol:

[Vitto]

Painted

 
Added air compressor to the front of the tank


 
Next comes adding the footplate

 
Should add, to replace the face on Thomas, unlike Percy, its necessary to remove the eye moving mechanism as it sticks about a 1/8inch beyond the boiler face, its only 4 screws.

[Tommy Two Strikes]

That's very nice, a job well done I'd say! And there is still room for Homer if'n he becomes a engineer!!

[Bill Wray]

Quite an impronvement. Now if you could lose that gawdawful blue, you'd have something.

[Emettman]

Quite an impronvement. Now if you could lose that gawdawful blue, you'd have something.

There's always the LBSC colours... Thomas was a Billington E2, after all.
http://www.pegnsean.net/~railwayseries/thomas.htm

Chocolate, or even the "improved railway green"= Yellow Ochre (!?) of Stepney, also a LBSC engine. See below, with the loco *acquiring* a face, and well-done, too!
http://www.lbscr.demon.co.uk/photos/Stepney-55.html

[Vitto]

LB&SCRwy "Stepney" colors are definetly on the radar, the main issue I have is I hate pinstripping, so I need to find a way to do that then I'll think about repainting

[Vitto]

Pics dont show how much has been changed, cut of the front splashers, added a sheet styrene cover over the remaining gap where it was cut, added a pair of airtanks (ex-MDC Big Hustler mufflers) onto the footplate:





Does a fair bit to further change the appearance away from the kiddy show, working on the backhead now, very tight space, its been more a bit a pain that the red striped catapiller was.

[Vitto]

Progress:

New backhead in place


Crew added, tight quarters


side opening cut out, side grabbars added



Added additional panels under the footplate to fill it out and make it less toylike
I do beleive its finished



Thomas has attracted a couple railfans


All thats left is new nameplates, and maybe a new coat of paint, but till it warms up a bit and is easier to paint here, I'll keep the color as is.

[bkbates]

AN outstanding transformation. Although I am a bit concerned for the young lass posing near the smoke box. It would be a shame for her to get burned.

B2

[otherunicorn]

Thomas? Get real would you...  oh, sorry, that is exactly what you were doing!

I have some of those lasses too - partying in one compartment of my 16mm Isle of Mann coach.