#poppa McCoy

[tabooi]

Starlight Express, Bochum 1989

[phopollo]

Poppa & Memphis draft designs for my Stex cartoon idea upon ye

Let's hear it for old people and the other 2/3 of the parental polycule <3

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STEX APPRECIATION MONTH DAY 16: (POPPA/MOMMA) MCCOY

spent a lot of time deliberating on whether I should draw Momma or Poppa but ended up deciding on Poppa since I feel like he gets less art

Favorite Actor(s):

Poppa: Lon Satton, Steve Fowler, Lothair Eaton

Momma: Reva Rice!!! Jade Marvin also does really well :)

Favorite Song/Scenes: I love all of their scenes with Rusty and the freight sooo much. Also Light At The End Of The Tunnel is such a good and underrated scene with some great vocal moments for McCoy!!

Favorite Costume(s): When it comes to Poppa, I think the Japan/Aus Tour really nailed the shapes and colors!!!! For Momma I like her Bochum costume except I don't like her skirt she wears in act 2. I don't understand their insistence on all the female characters wearing skirts just let her have overalls!!

Favorite Ships/Friendships: McCoy x Memphis Belle goes hard ngl. We could have had old lesbiansss. And of course I love them as a parental figure to Rusty and the freight!!! But I think they would offer advice and affection to anyone who came to them :)

Headcanons: The reason McCoy is still in such good condition despite their age is that they're kept around as one of those touristy steam train tours.

Unpopular Opinion: I like Momma and Poppa equally!!! In my ideal world it would be a genderblind role. On that note I am a #poppadefender4life I've seen people be so mean about him in the past, calling him manipulative etc and I really just think people need to examine why they really feel that way <3

[montygatorguy]

the reason that rusty hears the voice of momma/poppa when he hears the starlight express is because he’s projecting the voice and image of the person who kept telling him to believe in himself, the person who thought he could be a champion from the start, the person who probably taught him about the midnight train onto the very being.

so when the starlight express tells him the same things that momma/poppa told him, he hears it in their voice. he understands now that everything they’ve been telling him is true, that if he believes in himself he can achieve his dream. he sees his parent and mentor in god itself.

[waksworldrebooted]

“Rusty, why are you feeling sad?”

“I got no hope!”

Doodle of the bit after Poppa’s Blues and before Belle’s introduction.

[engine-of-love]

Stex Appreciation Month 2024

Day 16: Poppa/Momma

Favorite Actor

Poppa: Lon Satton, David Moore

Momma: Reva Rice, Maria Jane Hyde, Jade Marvin

Favorite Song: Poppa/Momma's Blues, Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Favorite Costume: Poppa's original London and Bochum costume. Wembley Momma's costume honestly looks cool.

Favorite Ship(s):Poppa/Belle, Momma/Belle

Headcanon: Both Poppa and Momma were brawlers back in their racing days, and they can still throw down, especially if their 'kids' are threatened.

Unpopular Opinion: Got nothing

[starburst2000]

Some say: Poppa x Belle

Others say: Momma x Belle

My school of tought says: Poppa and Momma are 2 separate characters, and they're in a lovingly poly relationship with Belle!

[ruhrgoldie]

POPPA

[pooonnyboooyyy]

PART 2: Freight and Coaches, HUMAN! AU

Lon “Poppa” McCoy.

He is 53 and is the Husband to Belle and father to Rusty, Flat-top and Hopper. He was the 10 reigning reigning champion in he’s mid teens to late twenties but retired after the birth of his eldest, Flat-top. Is very religious and is often preaching the importance of the Starlight Express. He is a very good man

Belle “Momma” Memphis-McCoy

She is 53 and is the wife of Poppa and is the mother of Rusty, Flat-top and hopper. Was the reigning partner champion until the birth of Flat-top. As much as she loves her family she can’t help but miss the glory days of her and Poppa. Is a bit jealous of Dinah (she sees her younger self in her).

Fredrick “Flat-top” McCoy.

He is 27, he got his nickname because he was born with a flat head and needed a helmet. Very rebellious and is a greaser, but loves his brothers and Momma (he thinks he’s gone crazy) has a pet brick, he loves his pet brick. Hopper is his favorite brother, but loves rusty too. A old friend of Derek “Greaseball” Russell and used to be apart of his gang, until he got arrested and now he spends most of his time at the scrapyard.

Dustin “Hopper” McCoy

He is 24 and is the middle son of Belle and Poppa. He’s is very shy and is insecure about his size, he is also very kind. Loves his aggregates and gets upset when people call them rocks. Loves his family and is very faithful to his father, he got his nickname because as a little kid he’d always be hopping around.

Rodney “Rocky 1” Retford

23 and is the oldest of the Rocky triplets, he and his siblings are prominent in the boxing ring and have won multiple awards. He and his siblings often hang around the McCoy’s scrapyard.

Raymond “Rocky 2” Retford

23 and the middle triplet, a world class boxer alongside his siblings, one of Rusty’s only friends. Is often seen boxing “friendly” matches with his siblings. Is often around the McCoy’s scrapyard.

Rochelle “Rocky 3” Retford

23 and the youngest and only girl triplet. Spends most of her time boxing and training (she’s the most physically strongest of the Rocky triplets). Can (and has) benched Rusty, is also often seen around the McCoy’s scrapyard.

COACHES

Buffy St. Clair

Buff is 24 and works at a buffet downtown near the disco. She is best friends with Dinah, Di, Pearl and Ashley. She and Dinah often compete for the “Best Cook” title, (Dinah has won four times in a row, but they are still besties). Loves going to the disco after work with her friends. Hates Derek (greaseball) and wants Dinah to end the engagement. Will often hide Ashley’s cigarettes from her.

Ashley Winston

She is 24 and works as a waitress in the smoking section of the buffet. A chain smoker, uses smoking to calm her nerves. Is oftentimes at the disco with her friends. Also hates Derek and wants Dinah to end their engagement, but won’t intervene in their relationship as much as Buffy.

Next part is the Components!

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[finleyforevermore]

2023's StEx Appreciation Month!

Day 12: Poppa and Momma McCoy

Lothair Eaton in the first picture and Maria Jane Hyde in the second picture.

Favorite Actor: Steve Fowler (Broadway, 1987-1989), David E Moore (Bochum, 2009-2016), Mica Paris (2017 Off-West End Workshop), Reva Rice (Bochum update, 2018-2023), and Maria Jane Hyde (Bochum update, 2021-2023, understudy)

Face Claim/Voice Claim: Lothair Eaton (face) and Steve Fowler (voice), Reva Rice (face and voice)

Favorite Song/Scene: Starlight Prelude

Favorite Costume: For Poppa, Broadway/pre-2018 Bochum. For Momma, the one she has looks great! Though I never really understood why she wore a skirt for act 2, when she didn't wear one in act 1.

Favorite Ships: Poppa x Momma, Poppa x Belle, and Momma x Belle

Headcanon(s):

Poppa/Momma is not Rusty's biological parent.

This isn't a headcanon I personally believe, but I think the idea Momma being trans (MTF) is really sweet.

Unpopular Opinion: None for Poppa, and for Momma, I like her a lot!

[sweet-dining-car]

Poppa and Belle lore???

I’m glad you asked!

So, Poppa and Belle were a racing couple for many years until Belle became pregnant with Rusty. She went on maternity leave for one racing season so Poppa raced with someone else. While Rusty was barely 3 months old Belle wanted to go back to racing. Poppa said that Rusty was too young and a parent needed stay with him. Belle was so insistent that she would go back to racing that she raced with another engine. Poppa retired from racing to take care of Rusty while Belle traveled became champion coach again.

Poppa did his best to take care of Rusty and got lots of help from the train yard. Poppa always discharged Rusty from racing, even just from a young age. He didn’t want him to end up in a situation like he and Belle. Whenever Rusty would ask about his mother(not knowing who it was)Poppa would only say that she would eventually come back.

Belle had tried come back before the races when she saw Rusty again. Belle and Poppa argued about her return and seeing Rusty again. Poppa didn’t think she should see Rusty after all these years and that if she wanted to race then she should. Belle didn’t want to admit it but she eventually did but she had jumped around from race partner to race partner and the last one she raced with (just to happened to be Greaseball) said she was too old and too slow and needed a younger, faster coach that also improved his own image. When Poppa heard this he felt a bit bad and said that he would think about it.

They both continued to talk to each other for about a year then Poppa introduced Rusty to Belle. Naturally he was shocked but he eventually embraced her as his mother. Poppa and Belle did eventually get back together after a few more long talks and apologizes.

Yeah that’s about it

[starburst2000]

They're also up to something, judging by the way they look at each other.

Poppa/Momma body type, pls?

They're both short(ish) and stout. Still very strong tho! They've got an entire career of hard work behind them.

[goblin-iz-whack]

You know, I actually really like the idea that Momma and Belle weren’t the best parents to Rusty or The Rockies.

Momma seems very attached to being a champion, so it wouldn’t surprise me if she was one of those moms that wasn’t around her kids a lot because she was at a spa (or in Momma’s case, probably training and doing anything she could to stall the effects of aging).

And Belle worked all night, so she probably slept all day.

The two of them inadvertently caused their kids harm by pledging “Steam is Superior” any chance they got, which led to a lot of pride and them getting harmed by the Diesels. I’m not saying they can’t be proud about steam, but they dislike other forms of energy for just being other forms of energy, which seems hypocritical to me, because Greaseball is portrayed as bad for being proud of Diesel (I know it isn’t the same situation and GB’s actions weren’t good, but hating other forms of energy because they aren’t your own seems to be a universal issue with engines).

I can also picture Momma and Belle just naturally being free-range and hands-off parents, they’d let Rusty get beat by the Diesels because he needed to toughen up and learn to fight his own fights.

I’m sure they adore their kids, but that doesn’t mean they were super good parents.

Idk where any of this is going, I’ve just been thinking about it.

[wonderful-magician]

Oh hey it's a boxcar! Seems he used to race with poppa back when poppa was just known as McCoy, and was a champion racer! Y'know. He hasn't been seen in a long time, and he kinda looks like- *dies*

[waksworldrebooted]

My Starlight Express Designs Part 1: The American Engines

Rusty McCoy

Poppa McCoy

Greaseball

Electra

Design Notes

Rusty's design was influenced by three things: His costume's helmet, Casey Junior from Dumbo, and Linus from The Brave Locomotive.

Poppa's design was inspired by his costume and his helmet in the concept art, taking inspiration from Samson from The Brave Locomotive for proportions. His beard and mustache were based on those of Big Old Rusty from The Little Engine That Could 2011.

Greaseball's design was a hodgepodge of Trev from Pixar's Cars as well as a few Union Pacific designs save for the branding.

Electra was based on an Amtrak Acela to make him more futuristic. I even worked his mohawk into an air vent!

Hope you enjoy this! Part 2 coming soon