#i love skarloey

[sirduck48]

I feel so bad for Skarloey when he is upset. His poor little face. I'll give him an enormous slice of chocolate cake to make him feel better.

I also headcanon that everyone immediately looks after Skarloey when he is upset and makes sure that he is alright. Rheneas brings him tea, Sir Handel brings him crisps (he tries. It does amuse Skarloey though, so it technically works), Peter Sam gives him a hug, Rusty has a positive pep talk with him, and Duncan pats him on the shoulder (he also tries, and Skarloey understands what he means). Skarloey appreciates it greatly.

The narrow gauge engines are like an unofficial family to me. Duke is the great-grandparent, Skarloey and Rheneas are the grandparents, Sir Handel and Duncan are the children, and Peter Sam and Rusty are the grandchildren. Luke is the great-grandchild that was taken in later.

[naurasweetarudesu]

Skarloey Railway x Limbus Company part 1

I'm still new on Project Moon franchise but already kinda brainrotted abt it. Have Skarloey as Sinner No. 1

Hope i can actually finish this to Duncan. Next is Rheneas Jennings Fahrenheit 451!

[ferlost]

this episode brought to you by my 61 day streak on duolingo.

[ladychandraofthemoone]

💚💚I’m running this line-💚💚

Teeny Peter Sam/Stuart I did while back, I’ve messed up on his nose and wheels but it’s fine, I’ve also given him freckles 🤩🤩💚💚

[ryan1014n2]

Traintober Day 19: Revolutionary

Two pieces of revolutionary technology from two different eras working together on the same railway

[vita940124]

Fine I’ll post some skarneas doodles here

[anonymousboxcar]

Ever since hearing about/watching the 2021 Awdry Christmas lecture, I’ve been thinking about how Awdry’s notes refer to Duke as both a “he” and “she.”

In my headcanon/AU, I imagine Duke hearing that typo. Maybe it’s in a monograph that’s going around. Maybe it’s still a YouTube video in that universe, streamed on a laptop for the SKR’s engines. Regardless of how, Duke blinks at being called a “she.”

The others ask if it bothers him. He tells the truth: no, it doesn’t. There’s no harm behind it. “It was simply an accident,” he says. Yet he feels a pang in his cylinders.

Soon, he realizes that he didn’t want it to be an accident.

All his life, Duke assumed that he was only a “he.” His builders and managers told him so. He did feel like a “he” a lot of the time, and he didn’t have the space or energy to probe any deeper on the MSR.

But he’s on the SR now. He knows nobody’ll kick up a fuss, trusts everyone here. So he asks them all to call him a “she” some days — on days when “he” doesn’t settle quite right.

And it feels wonderful. It’s the same joy she felt when Stuart and Falcon called her Granpuff for the first time. “I’m not one for sentimentalities,” she says one evening, “but I truly feel… fuller, in a sense.”

Later, Rheneas and Rusty suggest the idea of different lamp irons for Duke. On days when Duke’s a “he,” he can wear a lamp with a copper handle. On days when Duke’s a “she,” she can wear a lamp with a brass handle. Duke loves this, taking it up once the works have the lamps ready. It’s quick and efficient communication.

“For once, ye’re plain-speakin’,” Duncan says once he sees the lamps. But he’s smiling. Duke smiles back, chuckling at Rusty’s eye-roll.

The only real bit of angst Duke feels over this whole thing is her name. She wants to keep it because she’s very proud of it, but she worries that His Grace wouldn’t think it proper anymore. “I couldn’t bear it if he asked me to be ‘Duchess’ on those days,” he admits.

“He won’t do that,” Skarloey tells him. “And even if he asks, you don’t have to give him anything. This isn’t a train to pull, after all. It’s something entirely yours.”

“We’re with you, Granpuff,” Peter Sam says, soft and gentle.

Sir Handel sits up tall. “He’ll have to get through us.”

In the end, Sir Robert expresses happiness on Duke’s behalf. “A title is supposed to empower you. If you feel strengthened by it, emboldened by it, then I’d say it’s the right fit!”

Duke is grateful. (So are Sir Handel and Peter Sam, who shelve their plans of vengeance on Sir Robert for saying anything different.) And life goes on even brighter and richer than before.

[skarloeyspa]

im so original (linkie for the thing)

[imitation-steamroller]

Been thinking of the engines growing facial hair again and like, I've been struck by the idea of James or someone overhearing someone say that beards are distinguished or something and deciding to grow one.

Cut to a month later, and James (Or whoever else) has this ugly, patchy mess that he's trying desperately to pretend is cool, only for the other engines to loudly tell him to get rid of it. Some even going so far as to try convincing their crews to shave it off while he's asleep.

[mean-scarlet-deceiver]

Nia is, technically, narrow gauge. So though it's probably easier to regauge her up about a foot, what of instead she was regauge down, how she fair on the skarloey?

You're so big-brained, nonny.

The more I think about this, the more I love it. Definitely feels like Nia (I'm thinking the clever, composed, self-directed Nia of the BWBA special, not the Nia of TVS or AEG) would have a chemistry with the narrow-gauge gang that she sorely lacks with the standard-gauge crew.

Her sense of humour feels very like Skarloey and Rheneas; I bet they would get along like a house on fire! They would have loads of stories to swap and share too. She would also be great at slyly keeping Duncan and Sir Handel in line. And Peter Sam would basically have a mum. Oh my gosh, I love it.

[naurasweetarudesu]

Rheneas Has Lost It

Idk how to draw blood splatter. I remember my TTTE humanized AU is having psychological horror as one of its main genre.

This actually inspired by my silly tweet:

[ferlost]

bad news.

[ladychandraofthemoone]

Since the RWS and early TVS depict coaches as sentient, even the faceless ones, are the coaches, including Emily's coaches, sentient in this universe? If so, what are their names and personalities and what do they think of one another (for example, what do Emily's coaches think of Annie and Clarabelle?)?

Hello 👋

Yes, a majority of the coaches are sentient, non-faceless coaches are more common on the narrow gauges railways like with Skarloey, Rheneas, Sir Handel/Falcon, Andreas (a few being faceless like with the miniature gauge lines there’s still some with faces along with trucks but it’s not as common as other gauges)

As for Emily’s coaches, they are sentient and have their own personalities and names (I’m torn between Elodie, Elliot, and Elwyn or Morgan, Martha and Martin/Marvin for their names) they get along swell with Annie and Clarabel plus the other coaches though two of them, (I’m not sure which names cause I’m still thinking but it was the guy and the girl of the group) had a bit of negative attitude towards the other coaches, thinking of themselves as superior and were quite a terrible influence, I’ve based it off a fanfiction I’ve on DA where it was during Emily’s HiT era persona and it rubs off of them though I’m changing it a lot)

Over all they along quite splendidly like with Dexter the mobile school coach despite him being an oddball (sure it’s the classic case of them thinking he’s strange but have come around to accept it) I’ve even made some coaches oc for certain characters as well (names are still a WiP though pfft-)

Thank you for the ask 🤩😊

[ryan1014n2]

A saga, of sorts

[str33tydr1ft]

Im bored so heres something wholesome about Zander

He can Pick Up the narrow guage engines

HE CAN CARRY THEM

MOTHERFUCKER CAN HOLD THEM

LIKE YEAH HE IS 6'4 BUT STILL HE CAN FUCKING H O L D T H E M

I got bored and i drew and example of him holding skarloey

[biggsodorcitystories]

<3

Somehow fell into the TTTE fandom and came across your blog. I love your art (actually have a few that are a personal favorite) and the head-canons you have on such classic characters. Plus some of your art for the TUGS fandom have made me curious about the show. So, here's to you always being inspired to create and/or write, regardless if you share it with the fandom! <3 Got a question for you; how come Stepney the 'Bluebell' engine isn't with the Skarloey Railway Crew?

Oh my DAYS!!! 🥹🥹🥹

Thank you so much for your lovely, beautiful words! I've had a few DMs telling me they like my blog, but this is the first ASK I ever had, and I woke up to find it waiting for me!! I truly never thought that my little blog would get one, so thank you for making me grin like a Cheshire cat all the way to work!

Welcome to the TTTE Fandom (I hope you didn't hurt yourself when you fell in!). I hope you're enjoying yourself? You should absolutely watch the TUGS series - it is such a treasure of a show, and maybe if it gets enough interest, we'll get a DVD release!

Now...onto your question about Stepney the Bluebell Engine:

Stepney will never be part of the Skarloey railway team in my AU for two reasons:

1. Stepney, when I get around to introducing him, will be based on his Railway Series rendition, which was about the very real engine and his very real Bluebell Railway. As he has his little railway to run on the mainland, he only came to visit, like in the book, the Sudrian engines.

2. Stepney had no interaction with Rusty (that was concocted to get around Britt Allcroft's allergy to using real engines in her tenure) or the Skarloey railway in the book and wouldn't be able to do much if he had, given that he is standard gauge (No idea how Rusty could, though it does justify me making him a magical engine).

I hope that helps answer your question, and thank you for asking!