#rusty the little diesel

[ladychandraofthemoone]

Saw this meme going on about and had to join in, it fits them so well

Bonus: some alternative rws Duncan pic icon concepts & the og:

[galinneall-dearg]

Happy Pride Month! And give it up everyone, for the only canon lgbt+ character in TTTE

[uncoupledengine]

Yep, it’s a Ruscan sketch, mixed with one of the best sections of dialogue from Starlight Express. What happened to Duncan is up to your imagination not mine :p

Rusty: Duncan you’re hurt.

Duncan: No Rusty. Please don’t cry. I’m washed up. I’m finished. But Rusty I… I… I don’t know how to tell it.

Rusty: come on Duncan. You can spell it.

Duncan: okay Rusty. I’m S-O-R-R-R-Y.

[seaswine]

A little diesel in Autumn

[masterjarthub]

Here are my old drawings of The Skarloey Railway engines 1-6 plus Proteus all made in June, 2021. (^ー^)

I'll be remastering these at some point.

[steam-beasts]

What relationship do Duncan and Rusty have in your au? Do they hate each other? Are they neutral acquaintances? Friends? Besties? Lovers?

-sincerely, crazy anon hardcore Ruscan shipper

Hmmm...

Well...their relationship is questionable

Duncan seems to dislike Rusty, but seemingly likes them as he's sometimes seen blushing when they're interacting with him. It's hard to tell if he has a crush on them or not. The others are placing their bets ^_^

[dragons-and-magic]

THIS ONE WAS SO FUN! It's one of my favorite designs! Here's a Rusty! I based him off a Tatzelwurm! (Basically a Cat/Snake dragon.) I wanted to do Duncan too, but I haven't figured out his design yet. And I'm still pretty sick.😅 Hope this art is satisfactory! Thanks for the request!

Bonus: Extra notes are below the cut!

I actually based his design slightly off FireStar from the Warrior Cats™ franchise!

In the AU canon, he's known as a Star Speaker. Basically, he has very strong connections to the supernatural realm. It's given him some slight clairvoyance, so he has the ability to have visions of the future! He can also understand the messages sent through the stars by the Golden Spirit Dragons. (Lady, Proteus, etc.)

He is one of Skarloey's most trusted advisors.

[lomotunes2008]

THEY GAVE RUSTY A FACE????

[angelfoodscake]

ok time to actually work on my rusty gijinka

[number1spongebobfan]

Rusty is in her orange costume.

[kittypinkmaryrusty]

This is a Skarloey Railway, you in clothing dress. Everyone to keep is Rheneas and Rusty, but if The Female Characters here.

Rheneas is a Dress in Sky Blue if Flowers, Color in Pink, Yellow, and Green.🌺

Rusty is a Dress in Light Yellow if Heart, Color in Light Pink.❤

The Little Animals Pets AU, This it Rheneas is a Cat,🧡🐱 and Rusty is a Fox.🧡🦊

Everything as well people are so cute in the characters you're a fan of don't have is pretty much, maybe we I love you all Friends.

[ladychandraofthemoone]

Rusty’s my beloved!! They’re my fav (though all the NG are lmao)

[mmmrrreeeooowww]

I really want to ship Rusty and Stepney but also keep my au more accurate to real life history and Rusty to the Rescue just doesn't fit that tone, fml

[uncoupledengine]

The best narrow gauge engine - Rusty!

The little diesel was one of my favourite engines of all time. They are amazing!

[asimpledreamwanderer]

this scene makes me think a lot. we know lady is deity-like and lady funny enough isn't actually canon to ttte so there's already the thought of like. do engines have deities? is she a concept? if so, what of to the engines? freedom? free will? safety? but also rusty being here, except rusty is canon to ttte- but in thomas' dream, rusty is here working together with lady- so is rusty also an engine deity? a concept? iirc skarloey and rheneas thought he was a gift for how useful and cheery he was- so is rusty an engine deity? this would be really funny if he was like a diesel engine deity though because he does exist in canon but (at least to this point) has had little to no interactions with standard gauge diesel engines

[busting-buffers]

please do the car (wusty sketches because i love them????)