ANCIENT attempt at humanizing Bill and Ben…couldn’t get a grasp on my drawing style just yet, hence the weird designs on the faces…like the Brendam Bay sports gear and hoodies though…

Imagine if Class 40 as a human used a bowler hat to cover up a large bald spot?

Human Duncan would be a Chain smoker…also pictures are him with Rusty, Peter Sam, and Sir Handel from an aborted Hogwarts AU

*”One moment, he was on the track, the next his driver and fireman jumped clear as he rolled over. His coach stayed on the rails and the guard braked her to a stop”* ~Culdee From Railway Series No. 19, *Mountain Engines* #RWS80thcollab #RWS80thCollab

“Slowly, but surely, the snorting engines forced the unwilling trucks up the hill. But James began losing steam. ‘I can’t do it, I can’t do it!’ He panted ‘Lae it tae me, lae it tae me!’ Shouted Douglas ~Railway Series no. 15 “The Twin Engines” #RWS80thCollab #RWS80thcollab

Took a cursed AI generated image, a sketchbook, a mechanical pencil, a gum eraser, and a mechanical eraser pen to try and turn the picture on the left into something more pleasing. #pickupapencil

Did an illustration of Thomas somewhat in the style of a Studio Ghibli film.

“Engines come and engines go, but Granpuff goes on forever!”

Do you remember that time Pence tried to see Hamilton and the cast called him out. Or when McConnell was chased out of a resraurant and not allowed a peaceful meal. Or when Cruz abandoned Texas during the deep freeze and we shamed him into going home. That. Do that.

Basically traps AI crawlers and sends them down an "infinite maze" of static files with no exit links, where they get stuck and thrash around for months. Once trapped, the crawlers can be fed gibberish data, aka Markov babble, which is designed to poison AI models arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

honestly think some of the hesitation here is that no one wants to sound like a crank. i was talking at an event last night and even i felt like a crank while i was speaking!

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Don’t normally sketch TV series art, but when something strikes me…

Quick and dirty sketches for a potential Marthwaite layout extrapolating a bit from Irton Road on the R&ER

“To catch you on that hill, Thomas, I’d need wings like an airplane. So I had my driver pour Red Bull into my gas tank!”

Despite the wonky perspective, I love what I went for with the flashback in the thought bubble/steamcloud

Harold needs some love

Initial pencil sketch of Spinner!Emily

Duck and Percy calmly sat on the points outside the shed refusing to let the engines in. “Oh, you want to fight?” Asked Duck “Instead of running, you’re coming closer”

When Thomas tells you to “hurry yourself”

Another old Inktober prompt from many moons ago

“Cheer up Granpuff, we’ll find a nice railway and the. You can come and keep us in order”

“NWR no 4 ‘Gordon’ thundering across the Killercrankie Viaduct on the Highland Mainline July 1948”

Because it was a real missed opportunity we never got to retell the search for Duke in the show with Hatt and Sir Robert on explorer hijinks

One of my favorite Inktober pieces: you can’t convince me Mr Jolly wouldn’t have done something like this.

*Insert Michael Angelis dog noises here*

“Sometimes, the best travels are those we can only dream about” An old Inktober piece from 2019

Britt Allcroft was truly one of a kind. When I was 12, she gave me a chance to be part of something that millions of children — as well as adults — love. Warm-hearted, funny, and kind, the English grandmother I never had. May her memory be a blessing. ❤️

BR 61292, Macduff, or “Duff” by the other engines. A brash Thompson B1 from Dundee. He questions why express engines like Gordon and Yeovil are even running on the Mixed Traffic trials, but at least finds Gordon’s rebuild is sound for lack of a third cylinder and conjugated valve gear flapping about

MacFinlay, another Black 5 Gordon met at Inverness. An engine who is well acquainted with the steep climbs of the Highland Main Line and the dangers working them. Known for his piercing clear through eyes that have seen many a sleepless night, but few know why.

Gordon and 44799 aka “Young Siward”. A Horwich build fresh out of the shops and regular worker on the Kyle of Lochalsh extension. Siward has a rapier wit and is quite comfortable with his lot in life as a mixed traffic loco. He was an engine Gordon met at Perth on the Highland Exchanges. In 1948.

My very first drawing of Yeovil…Rhys initially suggested the character as an Audrey Hepburn lookalike, and I was trying to get a handle on drawing faces to match up with the Thomasthetic that were still recognizable.

Very rough sketch as practice for what’s to come @oldlongsign.bsky.social

Putting more time to learn and practice tradicional techniques :) my goal for 2025

Yeovil sketch from many moons ago

“This mountain rock is good for many things, although it’s dangerous up there.” “Why?” “Because of a big boulder. I think it’s watching me.” “How can it be, boulders don’t have eyes.” “Well, there’s something strange about this one…”

Battered, weary, but unbeaten

“NWR No. 4 ‘Gordon’ on a northbound train at Blair Atholl in July 1948. The train is waiting for a banker to assist on the climb to Dalnaspidal, instead of a pilot locomotive as per the stipulations of the Locomotive Exchange Trials.”

NWR No 26 “King Sigmund” on shed at Tidmouth, pictured with Driver Malcom “Mack” O’Lear and Reginald “Reggie” Taylor. Commission for @ChryNy79

Ex LNER 4479 “Robert The Devil” about to leave on a passenger turn from Tidmouth. Commission for @SeaSwine9

“(From left to right) Wellsworth and Suddery Railway Nos 1, 2, and 4 readying for the day’s work at the yard near the old Suddery Station. Note the cathedral overlooking the site. The original station was closed after WWI and a new one was built near the town centre by the NWR”

“Build, Buy, Borrow: the early policies of the NWR illustrated by a loaned Midland ‘Spinner’ piloting No 2, an ex FR loco, on a downhill express train west of Ballahoo, while a FR D5 waits in the goods loop to head east through the tunnel over the gauntleted section. Pre 1923”

Going into December soon. Not sure if I'll have enough time to do any winter themed art, what with work etc, but here's a digital painting from a few years ago I'm still quite fond of. Ashington Colliery in the50s/60s.

Some sketches for a stalled Arcade & Attica painting project.

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