Thomas the Tank Engine - Sodor:87

[@KeeperofToast]

Some things that I accidentally left out of the video's script: -I added a TCS KA-1 Keep Alive after the running session was filmed. I have yet to bring it back to the club for another run but I anticipate improved performance. Why the Bachmann J72 didn't have a sprung center axle is beyond me. -The counterweights are 3d prints of my own design. They are a little chunky, but I wanted to have an accurate representation of the E2's counterweights. -The tanks, boiler and dome are stuffed with tungsten putty to give him traction. -The method I devised to keep the body on as mentioned at 12:45? Gravity and friction. I unfortunately could not re-use the J72's body screws.

[@rantdmc]

mmhmm

[@firstnamlastnam2141]

Your explanation for the nebulous "wartime mix-up" makes so much sense that I wish it'd occurred to me before.

[@Dakodmiesier407]

Tbh I’ve actually learned to be ok with having Thomas be the full length of an E2. I went back and forth on this for a while, but came to my conclusion after taking the story triple header into consideration. In that story, Thomas Percy and Duck triple head the express. Percy’s at the front, Duck’s in the middle, and Thomas is coupled to the coaches. The E2s were about 33 inches long while the panier tanks were I think 31 inches. So if Thomas was a full sized E2, and slightly bigger than Duck, it’d PROBABLY make sense to have him next to the train instead of Duck. If Thomas was supposed to be smaller than Duck, to me, it doesn’t make sense to have him next to the train. Plus it just looks visually wrong to me; small engine, big engine, small engine? So that’s how I came to my conclusion. Feel free to tell me what you think to whom ever reads this! 👍🏾

[@Lnerfan1]

I love the E2 Thomas better than the tvs style Thomas

[@BringMayFlowers]

This is obviously just a Clive Spong thing, but Thomas is depicted as nearly as tall as Green Arrow, which just about fits the height difference between an E2 and an A1/V2 in real life.

[@Dakodmiesier407]

@@Lnerfan1 me too!!

[@MrNoUsername]

Inches? I think you've got your measurments a little muddled.

[@Dakodmiesier407]

@@MrNoUsername I meant to say feet 😭😭

[@eevee_pog7026]

I love how unique your scale for these models are! I've just decided that I'll probably just go for OO scale as I'm not head over heels for any american locos. But scaling down the models to HO is really cool to see!

[@kupferbergbahn7952]

The LOK-Sound and custom coaches are really nice to see! And I'm in agreement with you on Shapeways discontinuing the materiel. It's never been great, but it was much better than filament printing. I've heard from some that the new resin material warps due to ambient heat, like in the summer. But I could be wrong on that.

[@elijahstevenson2546]

24:37 You and Me: Little Engines Can Do Big Things.

[@comicfan1324]

If it’s possible, I think it would be really cool if you could program the DCC sound effects to have some Thomas voice clips. Whether it’s Ringo Starr, Michael Angelis, George Carlin, Edward Glen, or one of his other numerous voice actors, I think it would be an interesting touch. Of course do whatever you want with it, it’s your model

[@KeeperofToast]

That is actually a really good idea!

[@bennickss]

I have a very different idea of what engine Thomas is; I say there were three. 1: E2 1915-1935 2: J50 1936-1960 3: Jinty 1961-present Thomas I was brought on as normal. In 1935 he was deemed unrepairable and uneconomical and so he was gutted for spares and a J50 was brought on to replace him. This was Thomas II. Thomas II crashed into the Stationmaster's house in 1960 and was sent away, replaced by a Jinty from Barrow in Furness- Thomas III. This engine continues to run today.

[@ericjr.4310]

I feel like the 1950s attempt at thomas the tank engine was A success and never will we forget the basis designs of the NWR engines

[@stephaniegiacco7524]

SEVERELY underrated

[@TankEngine97]

An absolutely amazing model. 👍

[@DavidScholz-bu1ix]

EXCELLENT WORK WITH THIS OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR SURE!

[@Harrisonidk]

I really like your take on Thomas ,nice work I’ve gotten things from Shapeways as well and the Texas heat sucks

[@MacsensRailway]

OMG idk why but people don’t use blue bell for Thomas but this is what I’m going to do you are a HUGE insporashon to me

[@Jediah-s6p]

inspiration*

[@MacsensRailway]

@@Jediah-s6pI’m.. Stupid XD

[@jaredhebert942]

Still surreal to see the video names have "Sodor:87" bolted on

[@JC_Productions]

Keep up the good work man, they all look really good so far! :)

[@gingeronrails]

Excellent video! Entertaining, educational, and a fantastic model!

[@JohnnyKobayakawaTV]

Tbh, your Thomas model looks awesome. I was hoping you do James next one day

[@KeeperofToast]

Much appreciated! James is one I have planned for the near future, after I have a handle on building custom chassis.

[@davewilliamson5609]

I want you to make James Gordon and Henry, it’s been my dream to see them and what they look like

[@MoonlightRailfaning]

Your Thomas model looks great and the sound to though I think a LBSCR E2 whistle will fit better then a TV series one do to your model being RWS style

[@KeeperofToast]

I do agree that a more realistic whistle would be better. Only problem is, there aren't any recordings (at least as far as I can find) of the actual whistles the E2s used. Ideally, I'd like to find a real steam whistle that sounds close enough to Thomas' whistle in the show, but that's gonna take a while.

[@abbeyroadfan94-J.P]

amazing job

[@mrcoffeepot0968]

vary nice thomas

[@Mr.toasterandclay]

This is amazing thomas model

[@sparkshot]

Subbed! Enjoyed this greatly. I would say though wouldn't I? 😅 End result turned out brilliant 👌

[@KeeperofToast]

Thanks for the loco bodies! It was great to work with you. I plan to have Mavis done soon as well!

[@sparkshot]

@@KeeperofToast - You're welcome :)

[@The_Carpetonic_Musketeer]

Why can't you use a normal Jinty Chassis? H0 scale is just 00 but the models are bigger. You can run 00 trians on H0 track perfectly fine

[@LucaandThomasProductions]

the intro is great but the music was louder than what Awdry was saying

[@FunAngelo2005]

Aren't OO and HO the same thing????

[@KeeperofToast]

HO is 1:87 scale. OO is 1:76 scale trains running on the same gauge of track as HO, which is 16.5mm. They are the same gauge, but they are completely different scales.

[@eddierools]

Thomas looks absolutely magnificent! Nicely done, Toast! Once the two diesels are done, do you have any plans on making any of the other Sodor engines? Or are you going to settle with just your Ffarquhar fleet?

[@KeeperofToast]

Oh, I absolutely intend to make the rest of the NWR engines. Duck is next on the docket after I finish Mavis, and I've got Paxton set aside if I need a break from a larger project.

[@Zombiehunter2_0]

Interesting, I've never seen anyone tackle British engines in HO scale, as opposed to OO which most use for British engines.

[@thegermanfnaffan3848]

Actually the E2's were faced out from 1961 to 1963 not the 1950's. One thing that always bothers me when people critize them is that if they were so useless, than why there they used for 50 Years from 1913 to 1963?! Useless Engines are not used for half a century.

[@Alec90001]

bro are u the same keeperofthetoast that me and absolutley0 used to play minecraft hunger games with like 12 years ago

[@1471SirFrederickBanbury]

I very much like the fact that you are making everything h0 instead of 00. the ridiculousness of the scale/gauge discrepancy for the sake of super tight curves has gone on long enough. I am glad more people are trying P4, EM, and h0. Maybe one day, it will be mainstream, and we will look back at our old 00 models warmly, with appreciation of the priorities of the past, and the advantages we have today and in the future...

[@metalkidleo]

Flat running board?

[@benscott8782]

That was quite Brilliant Mate! Though I must ask about the layout: That an old one of yours or do you plan to make a more Sudrian-based one in future?

[@KeeperofToast]

The layout seen in these videos belongs to the Texas Northern Model Railroad club, of which I am a member. I don't have much room for a layout at the moment, sadly. The best I can do is the 2'x4' 009 layout I'm currently working on.

[@jadondinobile4403]

the bachmann j27 and the bachmann 1f is the same langth

[@Thesuperdave894]

Hello, have you considered making hawin?

[@Thesuperdave894]

Also I love all your models your amazing

[@KeeperofToast]

If you're referring to the character Blue Snowplow made out of the engine from The Monster Under the Shed, I have no current plans to make him. He might be fun as a side project, but my main focus is on engines I've incorporated into my big Sodor master document, of which Hawin is not a part.

[@Thesuperdave894]

@@KeeperofToast okie dokie, I was just thinking,because he seems like he would fit your style.

[@joshuabrown6791]

Question for you, if the NWR had a unified paint scheme what do you think it would be?

[@scifiguy9000]

I'd say blue with yellow and white, like the flag of Sodor.

[@KeeperofToast]

I think they would go with some shade of blue. The guy who does the Railway Mania podcast has his own project called Sudrian Histories, and his take on the NWR uses a unified blue-and-black scheme with white lining that looks incredibly classy. I'd recommend taking a look at that because his videos and models are very well crafted, and they inspired some aspects of my own NWR.

[@joshuabrown6791]

@@KeeperofToast Awesome, thanks for telling me about that. I'll definitely have to check him out now.

[@Serial__DesginationN]

In my opinion, I’d like to think that somewhere around when the E2’s were relegated to Southampton docks a distinctive person would’ve taken one of those E2’s when they began to get phased out around the 1950’s as pity for their entire class being withdrawn was that this person would’ve brought in a E2 for a rebuild, shortening the length, making the water tanks wider and just a bit thicker while maintaining the correct coal capacity, doing this would’ve maybe reduced the shaking of the tanks. (It partly did, but didn’t fully do the idea of rebuilding the E2’s never took off as LBSCR didn’t take interest as not all the designs were fixed and didn’t want to risk one of their horrible designs being another flop, and so when the war rolled around and prices went high, the E2 (Thomas) was sold off to a certain *island.*

[@CampDweller]

Plz make Neil next !!!

[@KeeperofToast]

Neil might be a fun one to do in the future, but at this time I don't have the experience making the mechanical components he would require. Though he might be good practice when I do get around to making crossheads and slide bars...

[@ollysee3656]

Why did Hornsby not make an E2 Thomas?

[@ollysee3656]

Like actually I need answers

[@greatwestern57]

They did, the hornby thomas is a retooled version of their e2

[@darthknuxward3220]

$500 for the prints? Ouch

[@jadondinobile4403]

are you ganna redo percy at some point in time?

[@KeeperofToast]

At some point in the future, yes. That will have to wait until I learn how to make crossheads and slide bars, though.

[@jadondinobile4403]

what about edward ?@@KeeperofToast

[@KeeperofToast]

@@jadondinobile4403 Edward is also going to be a while off.

[@mumumaaaah]

How long will it take for your next upload?

[@KeeperofToast]

Certainly much less than four months! :D

[@Sudriantank743]

Do Gordon next

[@uncertain_tug]

Cann you do pleas do Gordon

[@Tombi3bros12xd]

Thomas Is e2 tank engine

[@unknownname1631]

KeeperofToast are you G.I. Joe fan?

[@KeeperofToast]

I'll be honest, most of the things I know about GI Joe are things I've learned from its proximity to Transformers.

[@TTG1st]

It OO gage

[@KeeperofToast]

Yes, OO and HO use the same gauge of track. However, they are different scales. OO/EM/P4 are all 1:76, while HO is 1:87.

[@TTG1st]

Oh sorry lol I'm a train fan as well. Do you have any suggestions for starting a model railway I'm new to it I just have a tomus look a like 0-4-0 e2 Coca-Cola train OO Gauge BTW yesterday I look it up and it just the size of train.

[@MichaelMcKinnon-jf1yy]

I'm pretty sure Thomas is a Pannier Tank Engine

[@DutchPresdient8]

Where’s Duck? Your no.8 is Emily,why

[@KeeperofToast]

Duck is listed as No. 5741 since that's the number that appears on his cab. Same goes for Oliver as 1436.

[@DutchPresdient8]

@@KeeperofToast oh that makes sense,Cool

[@isaiahjolin7178]

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