#Thomas the tank engine and friends

[duskstargazer]

'Some things never leave you, they stay in your mind. Some things never leave you, even when you've left this world behind.'

In memory of Britt Allcroft, 1943-2024. A storyteller and a guiding hand in the minds and hearts of us all.

[edwards-exploit]

It's... it's...! Or, the big main line engines show their displeasure.

[cinnabowlii]

HAPPY 12/12 DA- wait, what do you mean im 3 days late? impossible, im covering my ears so i dont listen to you （￣□￣；）

joking aside, this will teach me to start drawing things weeks in advance.... but YES, Emily is so underrated I love her. I wanted to go all out for her, why? ofc, shes the best engine on Sodor, not arguing (￣▽￣)ノ

(lil bit of lore for this piece, that smol stirling single replica you see on her cake? in my AU, Thomas crafted it for her as a gift, the gift on the table is from Mavis, the tea brewed by Edward)

some close up shots incase of tumblr compression

[red4dee]

GAY WESTERN RAILWAY

[caledonian-twins]

Thank you, Britt Allcroft

[daisywithnomakeup]

The Shooting Star is coming through!

[lomotunes2008]

[v0id-c0rroded]

Britt Allcroft, creator of the Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends TV series, has died.

We must thank her for enriching and influencing all of our childhoods. It was she who persuaded the most guarded and stubborn of characters, our Reverend Awdry, to bring his books to life. No mean feat when the Rev had veteod this premonition at evey turn, but Britt knew what she wanted to create and had the confidence and grit to bring Awdry on board.

It was also her plan to have Ringo Starr narrate it right from the beginning. She specifically wanted it to be him. And more magic was weaved, via the appointment of two musicians (Mike O'Donnell and Junior Campbell) with necessary Starr connections. Ringo would stay aboard for the first two series in 1984 and 1986, but these probably remain the most iconic of the lot.

Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends is firmly embedded in our psyche and has had a long lasting influence to just about everyone you know. Obviously those of us with a railway interest will carry it with us in particular, but you only have to look at its presence in online meme culture to understand how significant an impression it made to multiple generations.

Britt, thank you. RIP

[vhshistory]

Happy belated 40th anniversary, Thomas & Friends!

[masterj]

Man Donald and Douglas' themes SLAP so hard bro🎧🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🔥🎧

[thesteamw0rks]

exploitations

if that's the word? dunno. don't care. have an Edward.

Rbs appreciated!

[duskstargazer]

Content Warning // Talk of death

[1967]

“I can't, sir. I keep thinking about the dreadful state of the world, sir…”

“They boast that they've… abolished steam, sir.”

Gordon felt sick. Nauseous.

His class, his siblings, the family of celebrities he never got to meet.

Gone. All of them.

Except one.

Him.

He was all that was left. His class had been withdrawn and scrapped, all while he obliviously pulled his express day in, day out.

It was suffocating.

He wanted to share his feelings, he really did, but who here would understand?

No one, that's who.

Edward would try and comfort him, but would probably be completely out of touch. Henry had no family to draw from. James had made no mention of his life before Sodor, and had dodged the topic whenever it did come up. It was safe to assume he would be of equally little help.

Gordon was alone. Alone to bear the strife of a dead family he'd never gotten to meet.

[edwards-exploit]

THOMAS&! FRIENDS!!!! DTIYS

So, this is a late blogiversary + been in the ttte fandom anniversary drawing... as well as a 300+ followers post!!!

That's a lot, and its counting!!! Thank you everyone, it's so delightful to be here!!! Anyway, this is a dtiys, so go wild with your interpetation of it!!! make it sketchy or doodly or have slightly different poses, i dont mind!!! Just tag me!!!

individual poses + textureless version under the cut

[cinnabowlii]

okay i was very insistent in making sure this was done before christmas, cuz i hate being late to everything. i was gonna fully render it, but oh well at least i done it. i enjoyed drawing this a lot so it was worth it (✿◠‿◠)

merry christmas/holidays to you all!

close up of paper dolls (the whole steam team is here, finally! (henrys design isnt final, btw..) (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄

[red4dee]

LADY LAA LAAA I love her so much she's one of my favorite dames ever

[questionableresponses]

All episodes of Thomas the tank engine compiled

In case anyone is having trouble there are two sources I found where you can view all of the episodes :) https://archive.org/details/thomas-friends_202212/1984-10-09+-+Thomas+the+Tank+Engine+%26+Friends+-+S01E01+-+Thomas+%26+Gordon+(9+October+1984).mp4 UK dub only (including all engines go)

All episodes, movies, and Jack and the Pack all available in different languages (well a few episodes are missing but it's mainly from other dubs)

Hope this helps anyone who wants to binge the series :)