Janet taking a passenger train along the NWR mainline. #STMY #TTTE

Thank you to @planetkid32.bsky.social for making Janet's faces.

Faces made by yours truly. 😉

Janet is completed. I'll be doing a series of videos about how I made her, most likely after season 3 of #STMY. #TTTE

Further information. Janet is a LNER K2, one from the Scottish region, with an extra window cab. When her class were being withdrawn, her crew hid her in a barn. Decades later, when British Rail was disbanded, they contacted the Fat Controller about restoring her. #STMY #TTTE

This is Janet, a new character who'll be introduced in #STMY. She's based at Barrow along with Neville and Caden, and is the NWR's current no. 11. I'm using Bandicam to record my modelling of her, and will be doing a multi-part video series showing my techniques for modelmaking. #TTTE

#STMY Season 3 was originally going to be 9 episodes long. It'll now be 13. I may need to do another casting call for the extra 4 episodes. (Including a reworked 'Harbour Engines') As for why an odd number, it's because season 2 finished on an odd number and this will get it back to even. #ttte

To start of 2025, here are the links to the ENTIRE CYT Reskin Collection from Part 1 to 2! PT 1: drive.google.com/drive/folder... PT 2: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

youtu.be/8VPJZeCqwC4 Here it is, the 15th anniversary special for Sodor the Early Years. Following a trip to a heritage railway, Duck finds himself sad and bothered. Meanwhile Bert is having his own problems on the Arlesdale Railway. #TTTE #STMY

youtu.be/b1Gd5pxwbPE Here's the trailer for the upcoming #STEY 15th anniversary special, 'Fallen Flag'. #STMY #TTTE

Filming for the #STEY 15th anniversary special, 'Fallen Flag', has finished. Here are the final four screenshots. #STMY #TTTE

youtu.be/gZQBjQzusMs?... Here are the results of the Henry casting for #STMY. #TTTE.

Here are the next four screenshots from the #STEY 15th anniversary special, 'Fallen Flag'.

Here are the next four shots from the #STEY 15th anniversary special, 'Fallen Flag'. #STMY #TTTE

One last update on Rosie. After posting that thread about her backstory, I realised the red livery should have yellow boiler bands. So here's a minor update. #STMY #TTTE

Here’s Rosie’s full backstory for #STMY. She was originally built as the prototype of the USATC S100 class, and was test-run in Bigg City port between 1941-1943. After her test runs, her sisters were built. She was shipped off to Europe with them to help with WW2. (1/8) #TTTE

A slight update to Rosie's NWR livery. Just a bit more colour on the running gear. #STMY #TTTE

Here's a bunch of Rosies. These liveries are canon to her in #STMY. In order from left-to-right: Bigg City Port, USATC, BR Black (Early), BR Black (Late), BR Green (Late), Industrial Red, Industrial Red (scrapyard), Preservation Green (Rose Logo), Preservation Green, NWR Green. (1/2) #TTTE

Slight tweak to #STMY lore. Rosie is now a NWR engine, no. 18. #TTTE.

Wow I should really post here more.

Here are the next few shots from my #stey 15th anniversary special, 'Fallen Flag'. #STMY #TTTE

Here's all four variations of Bradford the brake van. LMS, British Rail, NWR and TVS. (I'll be correcting the BR number). Thank you to Knuckles Productions for the faces. (1/2) #TTTE #STMY

Tucked away in a corner of the Ffarquhar Quarry sits a former LMS brakevan, converted into a shed. #TTTE #STMY

I've had a few comments about the fowler tenders on the engines. As such, I've decided only Henry and the Scottish Twins had theirs upgraded. With the others, they tried it. But Alice found that the extra weight didn't help. Peter declined as he wanted to look different from Henry. #ttte #stmy

Before I decided to return to a seasonal approach for STMY, I did edit together the full first episode for the 'Harbour Engines' mini-series. It's now been uploaded to Youtube, and you can find it here: youtu.be/p6__aNC6H20?.... #TTTE #STMY

Another shot from 'Fallen Flag'. Then and now. #TTTE #STMY

I've started filming 'Fallen Flag', which was a cancelled episode of Season 4 of Sodor the Early Years. I've also worked a cancelled Arlesdale episode into the script. I'll be releasing this for STEY's 15th anniversary. Here's the first shots from it. #STEY #STMY #TTTE

Hi all. There's another casting call up for #STMY, this time for the role of Henry. His current voice actor has withdrawn from the role. youtu.be/6rFRAqrBvjQ #TTTE

Does anyone know where I can find a Little Western route for Trainz? I already have the SI3D and CGW ones. #ttte

Here's a fanart I made of Pip and Emma, to draw them I was inspired by @wildnorwester.bsky.social's models. I hope you like it! #ThomasandFriends #ThomasTheTankEngine #TheRailwaySeries #RailwaySeries #PipandEmma

Righto. I've just realised that the 15th anniversary of Sodor the Early Years is coming up in February next year. Now, for the 10th anniversaries of STEY and STMY, I did remakes of previous episodes. But this time around, I'm thinking I may try something a bit different. #TTTE #STMY (1/2)

The stories from the Harbour Engines mini-series have been moved into season 4. However, I did produce a full-length version of Fast Goods, which was the planned mini-series opener. It'll still be in season 4, cut down. But I'm thinking of releasing the original, as a bit of a glimpse. #TTTE #STMY

Here are the first four screenshots from the #STMY season 3 opening episode, 'Percy and Toad'. #TTTE

The casting call results for #STMY season 3 are now up: youtu.be/u3w6vpOVCZU?.... #TTTE

It's taken a while, but I've finally figured out all 9 episodes for Season 3 of #STMY. 7 of them will take place in the past. #TTTE

100 years ago James proved to the others his amazing capabilities as a goods engine...to which nobody cares.

I've decided to make Manx Island Rescue a post-season special. So I've now got two more episodes to write. One will be on the Arlesdale Railway, the other on the Skarloey. Right now, I'm writing a scene where Sir Handel and Peter Sam do a 'good cop, bad cop' routine on Duncan. #STMY #TTTE

Hi all. I've decided to return to a seasonal approach for #STMY, as the mini-series format was not working for me. Full details and a casting call for the upcoming episodes are here: youtu.be/69vnjZJ4VFQ. #ttte

More shots from 'Manx Island Rescue'. By now, the story has moved into 1945. #ttte #stmy

Some more shots from Manx Island Rescue. That first one shows the first time Ten Cents met Gordon. #TTTE #STMY

Hi all. There's been a minor update to my Tumblr blog. The address for it is now www.tumblr.com/wildnorweste.... This is where I'll be posting all my updates and so on. #TTTE #STMY

As Edward ran ahead with the train Locke stayed at the back, as brakevans often do, and kept an eye on the trucks as they trundled down the mainline. If ever one tried to play a trick he's ring out his little bell & Edward would promptly bump them to make them settle down.

During WW2, when Thomas had to go into the works, Neville looked after the Ffarquhar Branch Line. Thomas didn't mind. After all, he and Neville were cousins. #TTTE

I just realised, they would've had to cut through some bits of Henry during his rebuild, to make him into a Black Five. So would this mean he's had a Crewe cut? (Pun intended.) #ttte

During WW2, Armstrong was requisitioned to help with the war effort on the mainland. Following the war, The Fat Controller tracked him down and brought him back to Sodor. He returned to service in 1950, and continues to serve the NWR to this day. #TTTE #STMY

After his rebuild, Armstrong was put into service on the Norramby Branch. He looked after goods traffic, while Emily handled passengers. After Norramby Harbour was bombed in 1941, Armstrong ran the line solo. But traffic declined, so the line was closed and he was sent to the mainline. #TTTE #STMY

Armstrong's rebuild took a while, due to the damage to his engine and the unfamiliar at the time technology. So it wasn't until 1935 that he rolled out of the Steamworks under his own power, with a new brown livery. #TTTE #STMY

One day in 1934, Henry had a special load on his train. A strange new engine named Armstrong, who had been bought for the railway by Mr Hatt. Armstrong was delivered to the railway's works at Crovan's Gate to have his engine rebuilt. #TTTE #STMY