Lady: Behind The Scenes & The History Of Her Models- The History Of TTTE

[@ItsTrainBoy]

Note: Allcroft is not the creator of Thomas and no that’s not what I meant; I mean the creator of the show itself and Lady 🤣

[@Coolman_14_Sid]

Do you have the magical gold dust

[@KitsuneCentral]

@@Coolman_14_Sid Sparkle sparkle sparkle!

[@jockdouglass3824]

Did you know that lady life sized model has tilting windows.

[@dbzdoctorwho4580]

Hello I'm the doctor

[@dbzdoctorwho4580]

Twilight sparkle sparkle sparkle

[@mattevans4377]

I like how polite you are trying to be to Britt while still giving off the vibe we all feel towards her at times. Just because she started the franchise doesn't mean she didn't make mistakes.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

It's nice getting this Matt considering some individuals I respect such as Jacob flying pringle are throwing her under the bus for interview footage on the magic railroad where she's credited as Thomas's creator despite that only applying to the tv series and an old 1995 interview where she mentions magic today on Twitter

[@NeidhardtDerBlitzschnelle]

She's just a Human, after all.

[@lexiconmorrison7902]

@@NeidhardtDerBlitzschnelle That's right and mistakes are what make you human.

[@TheP725]

Britt didn't just make a mistake. She fucked up the entire franchise.

[@Kryssi-o8j]

TATMR didnt do that- BWBA did that

[@lpclassic60]

It's so bizarre to think that the actual, legit Lady is probably sitting in somebody's garage in Los Angeles as we speak. What a strange world we live in.

[@TheBrickGuy7939]

She could have been a great leading female character had they decided to do a more realistic take on her later on like they did with Diesel 10 in Calling All Engines.

[@TuShan18]

Lady and the movie holds a very special place in my heart. Me and my sister were also excited to get the lady wooden railroad model. I got the character from the movie, and she could play with me since there was a girl engine now. Really wished she was used more, even if she didn’t have magic.

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

Even if she didn't have magic, it would be great to see her more in the series without it, even in CGI.

[@Stiiizz]

I think lady would of worked as a private engine similar to spencer they prob would of had good banter spencer being more rude and brash lady being more formal and polite just an idea but if we get rid of this special magic crap and use lady like this as an example I think it'll be okay

[@GillyRose55]

My heart is so full that I’m not the only one who thinks Magic Railroad ISNT trash. 🤩

[@lexiconmorrison7902]

I know in my heart that Thomas and the Magic Railroad is as special as any movie can be.

[@Dbecker082]

i didn't even know people haed until now, I thought the movie was great when I was a kid

[@noahdavidson8733]

You absolutely should do videos on the other MR characters; that movie was a huge part of my childhood (among countless other fans) and it would be interesting to take an in-depth dive into all of the characters not previously mentioned. Great video as always.

[@engineboy53productions15]

Thanks for covering my favorite female character. Lady has a good freelance design and colour scheme. She has a lot of potential to be part of the main original show.

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

I agree. She should appear in the main show, regardless of Chris Lloyd's words, helping Thomas and his friends with things and avoiding Diesel 10.

[@eliotreader8220]

@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 as normal engine you mean? it looked like Lady's no longer magical in calling all engines

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

@@eliotreader8220 Even if magic is not involved any more, I'm fine with it.

[@RinalynOperana]

Lady is actually the God of all the talking vehicles and rolling stock

[@chazzywaz]

Maybe lady could be a character that believes in magic or something

[@yeoldeseawitch]

Lady, the first true self insert thomas OC

[@LeaveTheMark_YT]

It's finally here! :D Quite a fascinating character Lady is. Thank you so much for making this video, TrainBoy!

[@Ollimus]

Thank God lady's prototype face wasn't used. Do splodge next!

[@hollyclarkesfm]

Agreed, I can see why Thomas and the Magic Railroad had some negative reviews and costed Britt Allcroft’s career in a way, but to me, this movie is a favourite of mine. Even if I haven’t heard of the other railway series Shining Time. I watched it on vhs as a toddler and boy I loved it! Lady is still one of my favourite engines :)

[@hornbylee]

I'm still so puzzled as to why Lady isn't featured anywhere nowadays, especially with the push for diversity in Thomas and freinds. Like, here is a engine with a very marketable design, why not use her?

[@bow-tiedengineer4453]

Probably because she was basically Alcroft's self insert OC, and Mattel doesn't want to open that controversial can of worms. I really like the various reimaginins of her in fan stuff, such as Kate in Tanzig's stuff, and I saw someone else use a version of her as an abandoned industrial engine that was rescued to shunt on the little western, but if Mattel had tried to put her into the actual cannon, it would have been a pain, because they could either reimagine her character without all the magic railroad stuff, which was much more integral to her character than diesel 10, as he wasn't magical, or they could put her in as is. If they reimaginged her, a bunch of the fans who loved Thomas and the magic railroad would have complained that they changed her, and if they put her in as is, a bunch of fans would have complained that they were making all the magic stuff cannon, so it was easier to just not. On the subject of things Alcroft did that I wish they had kept, though, I would love to see the world where her nonbinary Rusty stayed in the TV cannon. She tried so hard, but in the end, they ended up gendering Rusty. But imagine if that had come back in the modern day. It would have been such a thing for inclusivity. I'm surprised I haven't already seen a fan story to the effect of "Rusty finds out what nonbinary is, and realizes that it's them." There's so much you could explore with that.

[@YuukaKazami241]

@@bow-tiedengineer4453 non binary rusty wtf

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

@@bow-tiedengineer4453 I wouldn't mind Lady without magic in the series as long as she appears in it.

[@bow-tiedengineer4453]

@@YuukaKazami241 Yeah, Allcroft made an active effort to leave Rusty genderless in her cannon. That's why, during the later model years, the original US dub used female pronouns, while the UK dub used male in line with the books: Rusty was never referred to using pronouns during the classic era, as they were agender nonbinary in Allcroft's cannon, so the various studios grabbed whatever pronouns they wanted at first, until they brought it in line with exclusively male pronouns. I do appreciate the fact that Allcroft's solution to the nearly all male cast was to make a character genderless nonbinary instead of making them female, it shows that even 30 years ago there were at least a few people who understood that not everyone is on the gender binary, and I find it cool that she was willing to put in the work to slip it into a fairly large and high budget TV series.

[@YuukaKazami241]

@@bow-tiedengineer4453 Lol

[@AlecWheelweld]

I'm glad you actually covered my favorite character in the movie, even more so, my favorite female character in the show. Period.

[@inkywright]

Lady is the most underrated character in Thomas history. Sue me. Also, yessss, you should definitely do Splodge

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

*”well my Lady, the lights all green for you, Green For Glory”*

[@lmtnemesisgamer3707]

Splatter and Dodge next? Definitely! I love those two!

[@greycatturtle7132]

Ye

[@elliottsaucedo442]

SPLODGE

[@retro_cam925]

@@elliottsaucedo442 SPLOODGE

[@tamitate2009]

I’m just happy her gauge 1 model is still what it is. Rip giant lady prop 2000-2017

[@MelonRWM]

one of my favortate characters . thanks for covering her! btw keep up the content its amazing!

[@tsurumi_desu]

I still wish the Life Size model gets restored, despite being in very unreliable hands right now who has pretty much left the internet after one of their projects were done. It would be such an experience to see it one day, if only... Thank you for talking about Lady, she's such a neat engine with a pretty interesting backstory to her. Really is special to me

[@BigLadStudios]

I can't believe I never even made the connection of Lady as a kind of self insert for Britt.

[@bardock7738]

In Honor of Burnett stone aka Peter Fonda may he rest in peace

[@blueraccoon1088]

I'm from LA and I saw it on offerup I didn't believe it. It was last year and sold

[@mrmoviemanic1]

I adore that the model of Lady was turned into a christmas symbol for a period of time, just feels precious to the character of Lady.

[@crimsondynamo615]

I honestly didn’t know Lady was voiced by Britt. Little child me thought Lady had a beautiful voice.

[@TheBallWithTheShield]

I think it was supposed to be someone else, but they chose Britt Allcroft's voice over her's probably because of the whole "Director's Cut" situation; first picks tried for the cast's voices, and then they'd sometimes turn to others to voice the characters because of the (mostly awful) test audience's opinions. I don't have any judgement toward Lady being voiced by Allcroft since she didn't speak much in the film. I kinda prefer Thomas' and Diesel 10's final voices compared to their TV series counterparts, tho.

[@AnnaBananaBricks]

I loveddddd Thomas and the magic railroad as a kid and just rewatched it and am now hyper fixating on looking at content of it as you do and lady is my favourite ever, she’s an icon

[@train4292]

I would’ve loved if Lady came back in the CGI series. I get that she’s technically “not canon”, but she’s been retconned into apparently an engine people can see in their dreams since Calling All Engines? If that’s the case, why not just have more dream sequences with her or something?

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

I prefer if Lady appears in engine in the CGI series if you don't mind.

[@rokamayono2312]

Good point

[@train4292]

@@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967 Believe me I’d love that too. But they never used Lady like that because of the whole debacle with TATMR. So why not just use her like that so everyone can be happy?

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

@@train4292 I prefer her just appear in engine instead of dreams if you don't mind.

[@johndelaney5197]

I can remember having a Ertl lady (which i still have BTW) and being to young to have grown up with TATMR I just assumed that she was Thomas' sister. No idea why, i just did.

[@itsheather2131]

I remember getting the wooden railway Lady model as a kid and loving her to BITS. I actually used to chew on her funnel since it was rubbery lmao (I still own her, actually, but her funnel has since gone missing 😔)

[@TheGreyTurtleEntertainment]

Lady has got to be one of my favorite Thomas characters, and is probably my favorite TATMR characters.

[@SaulsSodor]

The big model looks like something you would want in your room

[@rokamayono2312]

Indeed

[@graydizzle8499]

Bro I was so hyped for this one it’s so sick!!! I love the videos man! I love T&tMR so I would love to see sploge!

[@Simba-1996]

Thank you so much for doing this! Lady is one of my favorite characters in the Thomas universe. Keep up the great work with this series!

[@a.m11558]

When i was very young there was a railway here in Victoria, Australia, and on it (or perhaps just on the side, i can’t remember) there was a wonderful, life-sized model of Lady. I was a fan of the movie as a toddler so i went on her with my sister (who loved her because she was a female engine) and i specifically remember feeling like she was real. I don’t know where this happened exactly, and my attempts since then to find out have come up pretty short, but my sister and mother both remember it, so it did happen. I wonder where that model of Lady is now. By the way, i remember that she was made out of metal, not wood, which is why i thought she was real, she felt so heavy and sturdy, like a real locomotive.

[@MrDankEngine1999]

Lady was one of my favourite characters I enjoyed playing with the most as a child. I remember having her in Take Along and Wooden Railway, except the funnel broke off because it was made of rubber.

[@user-dk5xn4sl7r]

Ay I love lady. She is my favourite ❤️

[@RUNAWAYTRAIN3010]

WELL DONE THOMAS WELL DONE

[@aaronochoa-fernandez2726]

Splatter and Dodge for the next video since it was also there only appearance in The Magic Railroad and never appeared anywhere afterthat.

[@DavidBContentExtravaganza3967]

And planned to appear in the main show twice but dropped each time sadly.

[@theunownknight]

fun fact Lady's whistle sound effect was eventually brought back and reused in CGI for Lillie's (Sir Robert Norramby 's narrow gauge engine) whistle

[@bfitz005]

I just checked this out, it’s actually Millie’s whistle but you’re 1000000% correct. I loved hearing that whistle again

[@umairashraf5167]

Millie*

[@Lighting_Desk]

It was also one of the last performances from mara Wilson before she retired from acting to get into writing.

[@Im_here170]

I had her wooden railway one but the funnel broke off 🤣

[@greenchevy5764]

As a rail fan who grew up with Thomas and this movie, some may call this a guilty pleasure for me. I can’t help but still have a soft spot for the Thomas world and franchise as it is just too sentimental to me. I’m sure I’m not alone in this 😊

[@metal_wheels]

i can't imagine my childhood without TATMR

[@rokamayono2312]

I really like Lady’s design and color’s

[@Thomas_Morse]

You are essentially GOD for being able to make this wonderful masterpiece!!! Thank you so very much for making my week so amazing that my own magic is starting to be restored as well!

[@chargoesboom6990]

I really love TATMR I don't really care about the plot I just want to watch it

[@georgecole28]

This is like one of my favourite KZbin series I get so nostalgic and hyped up on I know what's happening to the models and where they are now ((Even tho some ended up better off then others

[@eliotreader8220]

its a shame we never saw the face of Lady's full size model in the actual film. she never got that many speaking lines either. Lady only spoke at the very end so we learned very little about her personality. what do yo think

[@cybertroniccustomz998]

I remember my mom took me to see the movie back in 2000 then she took me to day out with thomas in Cuyahoga Ohio I'm 23 years old but it still feels like yesterday

[@Hercules658]

the more i think about lady,the more i think about what tomska said about her.she symbolizes that the franchise cant survive without britt

[@Brickticks]

If I would’ve ever seen that wooden massive freakshow, I would’ve screamed bloody murder!!! That thing was terrifying!!!!!

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

Only Splatter and Dodge left then.

[@chasethespongeking395]

Lady was one of my first purchases when I started working in September last year and one of the first cardboard engines I made. I always wanted her as a kid but never did until now

[@Dockside_shunter]

Woohoo My favourite engine from my favourite movie :DD

[@Mile_Noukin]

That prototype face is gonna give me some nightmares lmfao

[@volcanionhare2740]

I miss lady so much she needs to be back on the island

[@TheEerieMaster]

An absolute fascinating character... knowing Mattel however, they'll probably shove her into All Engines Go if they haven't already.

[@LolLol-xy4rh]

I never knew that lady’s life size model survived

[@BlakesTrainsandMore4014]

Splatter and Dodge next please

[@brenlc1412]

Do a joint episode on 'Arry and Bert/Splatter and Dodge

[@dragonblaster-vu8wz]

Doesn't this make Lady like Percy, in that her design isn't based off of any real life steam locomotive?

[@Kukaak]

Percy was based on a real engine, the illustrator just drew him incorrectly

[@bow-tiedengineer4453]

@@Kukaak actually, Percy was explicitly a kitbash of an engine, with parts from various manufacturers, and not based on any particular engine. He's a generic cobbled together from spare parts pug, rather than any specific type of 0-4-0.

[@Kukaak]

@@bow-tiedengineer4453 I believe Awdry originally intended for him to be based on the Trojan but had to change his backstory and make him a kitbash to explain him looking different

[@bow-tiedengineer4453]

@@Kukaak I can see the resemblance, although I've never heard that version before. Do you remember where you picked it up? I know Thomas through James had their classes decided on after the fact, and everything from Toby onward had solid basis from the start, but I don't know for sure on Percy.

[@Kukaak]

@@bow-tiedengineer4453 I checked and I was wrong about the Trojan, apparently he was a kitbash but still looked different that what Dalby made

[@KarlthefirstofAustria]

I think the life sized model actually got an easter theme instead of being restored

[@celestialfox1357]

I don't care if people are hating on TATMR but is was a bug part of my childhood, I still have a DVD of it, and I still like it, even if its not considered canon

[@JamesHarris-xi4lv]

Lady had so much more potential, shame she was cut from the series

[@J50Tank8905]

Great video man! And yes please, do Splatter & Dodge next! 2 of my favorite diesels, and you may as well. xD (Also, I see that custom Splatter...noice B) )

[@sushifox3931]

Honestly, the eyeless face models for the engines look terrifying. Can anyone else relate? 😅 also, WHAT IS THAAAAAAAAT??😅: 4:30

[@brandonharris7516]

I miss that

[@mikrieltje]

You should make a video about splatter and dodge+ arry and bert together cuz they use the same model

[@trainlover74]

That was amazing Thomas and magic railroad is my favorite Thomas movie

[@robnewman6101]

Four Friends together in Lady's Cab.

[@jaimeespitia9112]

I remember lady loved Thomas in the DVD cover

[@_casey_idk_]

I've been waiting for this one for a while lol

[@luizhenriquesouzasilva970]

2:49 LADY, WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@terencewilliammckenna6121]

Lady and TATMR deserve to be cannon, and her basic remains a mystery

[@patricklenigan4309]

Thomas and the magic railroad is, legit, totally underrated

[@spring626]

I always wanted to see you do lady. I hope more are along the way. I like to see molly next or upcoming

[@Melody_Ninjago_Lover]

My favorite character!!!

[@karlrovey]

I loved the movie as a kid. It would be nice to see a video on Splodge.

[@JamDread99]

I would love to see Splatter and Dodge next, as you said.

[@c.c.studios835]

Lady is by far my favorite character in Thomas & Friends.

[@Leonardo-cw1dd]

oh no poor lady's life size model being repainted and taken apart

[@LightningTheLMS3FJinty2020]

Nicely Done!!! I Think You Should Do Splatter And Dodge Next!!!

[@thomasformerswars101]

nice work on lady & yes you should do splatter & dodge next

[@chesapeakedproductions3009]

I personally see Lady as an overhated character in the fandom. Yes, she really only says one or two sentences in the entirety of TATMR and nothing else ever again, and she recons the lore of Sodor already established by both Awdry and Allcroft, but I have the same opinion on Splatter and Dodge: they are all very underrated and underused characters. Splodge had proposed appearances in Season 6, Day of The Diesels, and The Great Race, however all of those proposals were cancelled. I see all 3 characters with potential character development if written correctly

[@Rusty-the-datsun]

i would imagine lady being in the cgi series as thomas's love interest

[@SBDC_YT]

Love It! by the way, have you done Stanley yet?

[@jodiewilliams2060]

WOW THANKYOU!!

[@warrior3456_]

finally no cgi part at the end

[@warrior3456_]

not that I dont like some cgi things but I feel like its less a railroad and more a cartoon railroad

[@harrisonderr1317]

I've do hope she will make a comeback in the movie and series in the future? Same thing as dodge & splatter.

[@slatetruck3240]

Id love see a video on stanley if you haven't already

[@mrmoviemanic1]

Of all the flaws I can see with The Magic Railroad, Lady isn't one of them. Beautiful enginee that I can clearly see where the Disney like magical experiance of the film was going for and to me as a child achieved, but even as a kid the biggest flaw to me was the voices and the fact it wasn't as focused on the trains as much as it could've been.

[@ThomasAndRandomRobloxGames]

3:50 ok that actually scares me more than diesel 10 would 4:20 ok even more 4:30 AHHHHH MAKE IT STOP

[@jjcuriel]

Do a history of splatter in Dodge

[@thatboiluigi4465]

Honestly the first proto face for Lady feels wierd because I'm to just to her regular face

[@alexandraroman4121]

Do a splatter and dodge history

[@RazorFrost680]

yes please please please do splatter and dodge

[@dokushi]

Tatmr deserves a remake

[@Nephalem2002]

Never knew the fandom shitted on Lady so much, and I don’t even know why. Yes I KNOW Britt Alicroft can be a bit of a…nutcase, but she’s part of the reason why Thomas survived so long, and has such a large fandom to this day.

[@ThomasAndRandomRobloxGames]

DO MAVIS RIGHT NOW ok maybe not right now but like very soon pls. also more tugs ones

[@MonopodMan]

You should do Splatter and Dodge for a future video

[@mamarussellthepie3995]

Epic vid bro