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This was another old illustration I did two years ago based on "Thomas And The Trucks"

17.10.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œIt’s not fair,” complained Rusty. β€œI do love a good run through the bluebell valley at springtime. But Stepney’s gone home, you see. The line will close without him for sure!”
β€œIt’s no use getting grouchy about it.” said Skarloey. β€œBeing a crosspatch will get you nowhere, it never did for me when I was a young engine.”
The little engine thought back to long ago.
β€œIt’s a shame Neil isn’t around these days. I’m sure he would love to run that line. He’s not very strong you see, not like the big engines we see. He was taken out of service years ago, bless his soul.”

β€œIt’s not fair,” complained Rusty. β€œI do love a good run through the bluebell valley at springtime. But Stepney’s gone home, you see. The line will close without him for sure!” β€œIt’s no use getting grouchy about it.” said Skarloey. β€œBeing a crosspatch will get you nowhere, it never did for me when I was a young engine.” The little engine thought back to long ago. β€œIt’s a shame Neil isn’t around these days. I’m sure he would love to run that line. He’s not very strong you see, not like the big engines we see. He was taken out of service years ago, bless his soul.”

So off they set, past the bleak and brooding line of diesels. They soon realised that the box shaped engine letting off steam was not a diesel. All eyes glared at the little engines.
β€œWhere is he going?” the diesels hissed.
β€œJust down the line!” gulped Rusty.
The diesels took his word and their growls subsided. Rusty quickly guided Neil out of the yard, leaving an eerie chorus of engines purring contentedly in their wake.
β€œWe’ve done it!” cried Neil through exhausted puffs.

So off they set, past the bleak and brooding line of diesels. They soon realised that the box shaped engine letting off steam was not a diesel. All eyes glared at the little engines. β€œWhere is he going?” the diesels hissed. β€œJust down the line!” gulped Rusty. The diesels took his word and their growls subsided. Rusty quickly guided Neil out of the yard, leaving an eerie chorus of engines purring contentedly in their wake. β€œWe’ve done it!” cried Neil through exhausted puffs.

When Skarloey opened his eyes he was amazed!
β€œWell bless my soul!” he exclaimed. β€œIf it isn’t Neil!”
β€œI wouldnae be here if not for yer wee friend.” said Neil.
Skarloey looked at the little diesel.
β€œYou never,”
β€œI did!” grinned Rusty. β€œNeil will be perfect for the Bluebell valley.”
β€œYou lucky old engine!” chuckled Skarloey. β€œFancy being saved so long after retirement.”
The manager arrived to see what all the commotion was about. He was delighted to see Neil and promised his immediate restoration.

When Skarloey opened his eyes he was amazed! β€œWell bless my soul!” he exclaimed. β€œIf it isn’t Neil!” β€œI wouldnae be here if not for yer wee friend.” said Neil. Skarloey looked at the little diesel. β€œYou never,” β€œI did!” grinned Rusty. β€œNeil will be perfect for the Bluebell valley.” β€œYou lucky old engine!” chuckled Skarloey. β€œFancy being saved so long after retirement.” The manager arrived to see what all the commotion was about. He was delighted to see Neil and promised his immediate restoration.

#TAFcollab2025

Neil of Fortune

Rusty gets frustrated at the thought of the Bluebell valley line closing when Stepney returns to the mainland. While searching for another engine to run the line, he finds someone many thought was lost to time...

Happy 41st Thomas and Friends!

(story in alts)

09.10.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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09.10.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
End card illustration by KumataJDG

Channel null veil proteus OC sona train locomotive spooky ominous dark fog foggy forest woods eerie lamp lamplight supernatural ghost commission

End card illustration by KumataJDG Channel null veil proteus OC sona train locomotive spooky ominous dark fog foggy forest woods eerie lamp lamplight supernatural ghost commission

A commission for @vacenttest.bsky.social; an end card illustration for their channel! Appropriate vibes for Halloween month as their sona and OC travel down a foggy dirt road in a dark forest...

#SpookyArt #ChannelArt

08.10.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
"Using every ounce of steam and strength, Stephen pulled and strained against the heavy ballast trucks. Rex and Mike watched in amusement.

Wheels gripping the rails, his funnel shot out clouds of smoke high into the air, showering all over Duck, who was taking a passenger train. Poor Duck!"

"Using every ounce of steam and strength, Stephen pulled and strained against the heavy ballast trucks. Rex and Mike watched in amusement. Wheels gripping the rails, his funnel shot out clouds of smoke high into the air, showering all over Duck, who was taking a passenger train. Poor Duck!"

Stephenson's Ballastβœ¨πŸš‚

Back again with another Gunvor and Peter Edwards artwork, lemme know ya thoughts!^^

#TAFcollab2025 #Thomasandfriends

09.10.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

07.10.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Love this, very accurate to the original which speaks to how great your quality is!:)

05.10.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Full image fanart illustration of a painting of the character 'Lady' from the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends film 'Thomas and the Magic Railroad.'  The setting is a brownish yellow, grassy hillside with small red and white flowers dotted about. A small magenta steam locomotive with four wheels, a purple roof and frame, and gold smokebox and lining, with her name 'Lady' in gold script lettering on her sides is climbing the hill towards the sunrise in the background, which has fluffy pinkish-white clouds and lilac purple colored mountains with a bit of snow on their peaks. Smoke swirls out of the steam locomotive's chimney against the medium blue sky with a sun coating it in yellow from the left side. In the bottom right in script black lettering says 'In loving memory of Britt Allcroft' - indicating it is for the passed on creator of the television series adaptation of Thomas the Tank Engine a.k.a. The Railway Series books.

Full image fanart illustration of a painting of the character 'Lady' from the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends film 'Thomas and the Magic Railroad.' The setting is a brownish yellow, grassy hillside with small red and white flowers dotted about. A small magenta steam locomotive with four wheels, a purple roof and frame, and gold smokebox and lining, with her name 'Lady' in gold script lettering on her sides is climbing the hill towards the sunrise in the background, which has fluffy pinkish-white clouds and lilac purple colored mountains with a bit of snow on their peaks. Smoke swirls out of the steam locomotive's chimney against the medium blue sky with a sun coating it in yellow from the left side. In the bottom right in script black lettering says 'In loving memory of Britt Allcroft' - indicating it is for the passed on creator of the television series adaptation of Thomas the Tank Engine a.k.a. The Railway Series books.

A very late tribute to the late Britt Allcroft, but after the recent auction, I was inspired to do my own version of the famous Lady painting from Thomas and the Magic Railroad.
I'm very satisfied with the end result. It's exactly how I wanted it.
#thomasthetankengine #ttte #fanart #thomasandfriends

04.10.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Duck at Dartmouth poster by KumataJDG

The Railway Series RWS fanart Thomas tank engine TTTE Great Western GWR Paignton Goodrington sands beach summer sunny vintage poster print commission illustration digital art steam locomotive train railtour colourful nostalgic nostalgia British

Duck at Dartmouth poster by KumataJDG The Railway Series RWS fanart Thomas tank engine TTTE Great Western GWR Paignton Goodrington sands beach summer sunny vintage poster print commission illustration digital art steam locomotive train railtour colourful nostalgic nostalgia British

A commission of a vintage-style railway poster featuring Duck on the Dartmouth steam railway! He enjoyed his summer visit pulling GWR railtours 😁

The client ordered a physical print for a private gift, but I'm able to share the artwork with you all πŸ™‚

#TheRailwaySeries #RWSfanart #VintagePoster

25.09.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Emily: Wow Henry! Neville was really useful today. Maybe he should join the Steam Team.

Henry: What nonsense. That ugly duckling might spoil our image.

Neville: Steam Team? Now that’s a cool name.

Henry: You’re in.

20.09.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
Devon by KumataJDG

Thomas the Tank Engine TTTE Railway Series RWS OC fanart illustration steam locomotive train colourful cartoon cartoony commission branch line woods forest

Devon by KumataJDG Thomas the Tank Engine TTTE Railway Series RWS OC fanart illustration steam locomotive train colourful cartoon cartoony commission branch line woods forest

A commission for @thedocktank18.bsky.social of his tank engine OC Devon puffing along a branchline with two coaches!

#ThomasTheTankEngine #TheRailwaySeries

18.09.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Season 6 duo!

16.09.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello! It’s that time again!

16.09.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A drawing I abandoned for three months and finished last night, happy late 80th to this little engine and his friends #TTTE #TheRailwaySeries #art #illustration #fanart

19.08.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Thought you were around, someone said that you weren’t though so I didn’t go looking to say hi. Shame, but hoping you had a good time that weekend:)

02.09.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œHullo Jinty! Hullo Pug! They’re friends of mine!”

02.09.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hope everybody who was able to attend #AwdryExtravaganza5 had a great time! πŸ’™βœ¨

20.07.2025 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Albert

Albert

A huge well done and THANK-YOU to the @talyllyn.co.uk team for organising yet another Awdry Extravaganza!

Happy to say I'm 5/5 with attendance and enjoyed every one.

It's been great meeting so many people (again); sorry if I didn't talk to you for long enough, or for too long!

20.07.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Probably will be going to that yes! Have a lot more done by then!:D

20.07.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our one and only Gallant Old Engine - still steaming strong!

πŸ“Έ Luke Ryan

20.07.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 166    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Shame we didn’t speak this year (either at the wrong place at the wrong time, or just too busy to talk!) hope you had a great time:D

20.07.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting some sketchbook sessions in. It's always the chassis that gives me trouble but hopefully not anymore in a week's time 🀞

17.07.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A Home for Boco - Audio Production
YouTube video by Narrow Gauge A Home for Boco - Audio Production

New audio story is up!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcM-...

12.07.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Railway Series Illustrations in the style of the comic strips bits in the take on me MV (part 2 because some of ye folks liked the first one)

#TTTEFanart
#ThomasTheTankEngineFanart
#RWSFanart

09.06.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 105    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Shocked!
YouTube video by TheBuriedTruck Shocked!

If you’re find them… foreign, have this superb story that introduces them in a shocking manner!

youtu.be/B7pIE2BYRkc?...

10.07.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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These two were fun to make!

When first listening about them in TheBuriedTruck’s stories, they really struck me.

So have Eleanor and Edith:)

10.07.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Best blue boys!

Here’s my finished Thomas and Edward!

09.07.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Glad someone noticed by little orange tribute to the og look!:D

09.07.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reopening print sales for those going to Awdry Extravaganza 5! As this second batch is limited to 1 of each, it's first come first serve! If you're after any of these just let me know which letter and the prints will be handed to you personally in Tywyn. Orders will close July 17th!

07.07.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
80th anniversary poster by KumataJDG

The Railway Series RWS Rev Wilbert Awdry 1945 2025 Thomas tank engine Edward Sir Topham Hatt Fat Controller steam locomotive train colourful fanart poster design illustration

80th anniversary poster by KumataJDG The Railway Series RWS Rev Wilbert Awdry 1945 2025 Thomas tank engine Edward Sir Topham Hatt Fat Controller steam locomotive train colourful fanart poster design illustration

To commemorate the Railway Series' special anniversary, my latest poster design is packed with references- some obvious, some not so obvious. Some are easier to spot in the physical print.

Let's go through them!

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#TheRailwaySeries #RWS80th #RWSfanart

08.07.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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