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Day 12 of 12 Days of Sodormas and it all comes to an end. This time, I present not one but two new future projects and a bonus one on the way. But first...here are the official Bachmann Donald & Douglas models. Both models are gonna have detailing added to them as well as their Caledonian blue livery as seen in the books. And now, as a special treat, we have the first look at my RWS Gordon model! It was made with a Margate Hornby A1 body with modifitcations and adapted to fit an LMS Duchess Chassis which is more accurate to the character with the correct valve gear according to the illustrations. Please let me know what you think of these models. Feliz Navidad, Joyuex Noel & Merry Christmas! Happy New Year and I'll see you all in 2018! Stay safe, happy and Really Useful!

Day 11 of 12 Days of Sodormas and here we are with another Season 7 Character...Arthur! This was made with a Bachmann Ivatt 2MT tank and the face came from a Wooden Arthur model. It was an early model of mine I might re-do in the future. Day 12 is the final one and expect a bonus at the end...

Nice Henrietta model. What are your thoughts on the Bachmann model?

Day 10 of 12 Days of Sodormas and here we are with Murdoch! I know, he hasn't been seen since Season 12, but you never know one day. Anyway, here he is with his running-board painted black in keeping with real-life British steam locomotives. I was going to add some decals to his tender, but I have to find the right shade the official Hornby model has first. I hope you like the model of him, so expect day 11 tomorrow! We're almost at the end!

Day 9 of 12 Days of Sodormas and here I am doing what I can to keep this thread active. Here I am with another model I just improved a bit and made more RWS-esque. It's Montague, better known as Duck! Made from a Bachman 57xx Pannier with face and sandboxes made from Milliput; I haven't given him his running number yet, so that has to be commissioned. His number in the books is 5741 and that is the version I have gone for. I hope you like what I have done so far, so please let me me know what you think of it. Expect Day 10, tomorrow...

How did you get all the valve gear, pistons and cylinders for the Percy model?

What a lovely little tank engine you've done there, Sir! May I say, what a great and marvellous runner it is, too!

Day 8 of 12 Days of Sodormas and thanks to those who rated and commented on my posts so far. I love to hear all your feedback, I really do! But wait...did somebody order Silver Bells...or, at least...a Silver Streak? No, it's...Spencer! As you can see, I was fortunate to get this model a few years back as it was just released at the time same as the Hornby Murdoch model. The wheels on the model were black so I painted them grey to better match the character on TV. Recently, because of his re-introduction into the CGI series, I gave him a make-over with silver paint to match his shining likeness. As you can see on the tender, I have tried to keep clear on the lining, though I might give it a bit of a touch-up. So, please tell me what you think of the model, and as always, stick around for more updates and stick around for Day 9, please do!

Here we are and it's Day 7 of 12 Days of Sodormas and here is the 7th Day with the seventh engine of Awdry's Magnificent Seven...Toby This was made as an especially commissioned model by John at Silver Fox and a big thank you goes out to him! The face was made by me years back, but now I finally have finished the modle at last. I hope you all like it very much. So, expect Day 8 tomorrow.

Day 6 of 12 Days of Sodormas and here we have is a double-whammy! This time, it's rolling stock! Annie and Clarabel were made from two LNER Thompson Suburban coaches and the decals were made by me. And now, as a special treat treat, here's a taster of what's to come... Let me know what you guys think in the comments section. Expect more over the next six days. Six down, six to go...

Day 5 of 12 Days of Sodormas and here we have is Rosie in her new livery! This was just a repaint of an earlier model I completed and improved on. I hope you'll like her. Only 7 more days until Xmas Eve, so expect more on the way!

Good news - I am working on an RWS Thomas model with a Bachmann Jinty and a spare Hornby Thomas body.

Day 4 of 12 Days of Sodormas and here is the engine who started it all...Edward the Blue Engine! He was made with a Hornby T9 with a six-wheeled tender and the cab sides came from an old Hornby Hunt Class I had lying around. The model has the face made from scratch with Milliput and the decals were designed and printed like the other engines I've done. Okay, so maybe the model's not finished yet, but I thought I'd show you something I'm currently working on right now. I hope you like my Edward model which is better than Hornby's official Edward model, so expect Day 5 tomorrow!

Good luck attempting that in 00 Scale.

Here we are on Day 3 of 12 Days of Sodormas. Next up, we have Molly the Lovely Yellow Engine and she's just had some new decals added on. I hope you all like the model. I may re-do her a bit sometime in the future, but maybe someday. I hope you'll like her and she'll like you all, too. Expect Day 4 of the 12 Days of Sodormas

Oh, thank you very much! Such kind words, too! Besides, I saw what the fans of TTTE were doing so I incorporated several elements into one.

Ho, ho and ho - no, no and no. I am keeping the model in its original condition as it once was. I am already taking the Bachmann Emily model and detailing it up.

Day 2 of 12 Days of Sodormas and now... Heeeerrrrreeeeee'sssssss JAMES! As you can see, nothing much has been done to him, except for a new set of decals. They came from the sprite of him and I like them much better as with the same on the Henry model I previously covered. And here we go - another splendid model of Sodor's splendid red engine, no doubt! Expect Day 3 to come where we see another character along the way. Who is it? We'll just have to wait and see.

As it's Christmas, I thought I'd give you a Christmas treat - up until Christmas, I give you the 12 Days of Sodormas. Starting with Henry (HEN-RAY! OH, MAH GOWAD!), the model I just recently re-done: The model has new decals added onto it and some improvements have been made it it. Now, the running board is entirely squared like the John T. Kenney illustrations merged with a hint of Dalby sprinkled all over with Clive Spong. The tender has been improved with no more slight gap at the bottom and the green colour is different. As for the custom decals, I got them from one of the sprites used by TTTE fans on DA, so they were much better than what I interpreted. Anyway, I hope you like the model and how it looks right now. It may lack front steps and front coupling, but that's another story.

I got mine ordered at Warley 2017.

Percy is in the planning stages along with Thomas, Gordon and the other engines of the NWR metals.

I have actually thought about making a Percy model.

What a splendid job you did, there.

Marvellous demonstration video! I didn't know you had a YouTube channel.

Interesting. I normally make the decals on art software programs and print them off and cut them out.