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Another batch of requests done! I'm considering a mini break from TTTE art as to focus on my characters but in the meantime I hope you like these :D

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Hi 👋 if requests are still open how about Nia or one of the narrow gauge engines like smudger if that’s alright?

I chose to draw Nia if that's okay! I wanted to give a shot at drawing a CGI character! And Nia's design is so interesting and colourful! I hope it's alright :D

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Found this in an antiques shop today and had to take a picture.

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I love sodor lore so much tf does this have to do with thomas the tank engine

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Additional context: say you'd like to show a Thomas film (or collection of episodes, perhaps?) to a friend who's mostly unfamiliar with the franchise. What has the highest chance of leaving a good first impression?

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which one were you this Valentine’s Day?

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Ah yes, my favorite Thomas and Friends antagonist from season one: Human error.

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They had that mini-montage of Hiro bonding with all the 'Steam Team' one by one and legit ended it with a super-lame "... and [he] saw how special Toby was."

I would laugh, but I guess I need to give them credit that they didn't just say 'Toby square' and call it a day.

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Thomas is messing around in Wellsworth Station

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Hey hey what's up with the trivia game, can you one by Fergus Duncan :^?

I'm sorry but the ask game is closed. I'm just running through what's left in my inbox

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Brenda the bulldozer?

She seems nice

1. Brenda was bought due to Byron suffering from increasingly frequent engine troubles. Once they were sorted out, he and Brenda worked quite well together.

2. When she first arrived, there was a little bit of fear that she was replacing Byron, but Kelly very quickly shut that line of thinking down, ominously telling everybody that they'd know when someone was being replaced. Brenda quite hopes she doesn't find out what he meant by that.

3. Brenda is the only member of the Pack who can say she's worked on the railway. Well, kinda. Once, Percy broke down near the Pack's latest worksite, and Brenda shunted him and his train (Which was thankfully small) into a siding out of the way. He took it in good stride, at least until the big engines found out.

4. Brenda has little love for animals that burrow through her nice, level ground, and practically declared war on a family of rabbits that were on site once. The others thought her silly for getting so worked up over them, but Byron was sympathetic.

5. Brenda can be a little too focused on her work sometimes, and can end up not paying close enough attention to her surroundings. Once, Brenda backed into a train of building supplies while she was inspecting her work. Given that Ned had just done the same five minutes ago, Brenda was mercifully spared from Max and Monty's teasing.

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It has been over a year since I answered this and I'm still haunted by the fact that I made his almost-nickname 'Trout' and not 'Kipper'

Our first engine for the ask game! Although for future reference, please send me characters through the ask box.

1. Arthur may have forgiven Thomas, but his spotless record is still a bit of a sore point for him. Best not to mention it to him.

2. Like Percy, Arthur was named by The Fat Controller himself. He expected to only be referred to by number, but Hatt quickly told him that it was only right for him to have a name.

3. Arthur isn’t the only engine on the Norramby line. While he handles the fish trains, another engine that I haven’t decided on yet runs passenger services to Crovan’s Gate.

4. The big engines began calling him ‘Trout’ since he likes working with fish so much. Arthur didn’t take very kindly to the nickname, and is thankful it never caught on like Duck’s did.

5. Arthur knows the names all of the fisherman and their boats by heart. He’ll often listen to their stories of the sea as he waits for his vans to be loaded.

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Oh for the ask game what about Gina?

My girly! Out of all of the Great Race returnees, Gina is by far my favorite. 11/10, would have bought all her merch if I knew how much I was gonna like her.

1. She doesn't dislike Thomas, but she'd be lying if his visit in Italy wasn't one of the most stressful experiences of her life. Between Thomas' shenanigans and Lorenzo's rather - for lack of a better word - loud personality, Gina wasn't sure she'd ever find peace.

2. That being said, you'd sooner find Gina in a scrapyard before you ever caught her genuinely speaking ill of either of them. They're a little obnoxious sometimes, but those are her friends dammit!

3. Unlike Lorenzo, Gina isn't one for singing. If she's working alone, she's content to let the steady sound of her pistons pumping fill the silence. But when she's on long journeys with other engines or Beppe, you can hear her quietly singing along with them.

4. Gina once visited Sodor for an exhibition the Earl was holding. She helped out on Thomas' branch line for a little while where she, much to his amusement, fell down a mine. Unlike Thomas however, Gina fell because somebody thought it a great joke to move the sign.

5. She has a friendly rivalry with Ivan, something that originated when the pair once tied for first during the shunting competition. They try to settle it at each railway show afterwards, but they either tie again or somebody else wins, much to their amusement.

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Hey you're still doing the ask game thing? If so can you do Diesel 10?

The love of my life. I told my self that if I ever try getting everything from the Take Along/Take n Play ranges, he'd be at the top of the list.

1. Most of the engines believe he's given up on destroying Lady in exchange for being a general nuisance, but they couldn't be any more wrong. When he's not collecting scrap or terrorizing his fellow engines, he's on the prowl for the magic buffers.

2. Given Thomas' role in helping Lady escape, Diesel 10 kinda really hates Thomas. If given the chance, he'd scrap the little puffball on the spot, but Thomas is much too noticeable for him to ever go through with it.

3. Arry and Bert are probably the only engines on the island Diesel can wholeheartedly call his friends. Their shared disdain for steam engines have made the trio kindred spirits, much to the disdain of the others.

4. D10's a favorite among visiting children, given Pinchy and all. James often feels his boiler pressure rise dangerously when he sees children clamoring for Diesel 10.

5. The Fat Controller was very reluctant to bring Diesel 10 back to the island, but a series of heavy storms brought the need for another engine to help clean the mess up. 10 promised to be on his best behavior, but everyone quickly realized that his 'best' didn't mean much. He had a habit of 'accidentally' dropping branches and scrap on the line when Thomas was nearby, but to the tank engine's disdain.

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Can I have Hiro for the ask game?

I'm usually drawn to brightly colored engines like Percy or Molly, but god, I can't take my eyes off Hiro.

1. Much like Arthur, Hiro has never had an accident prior to coming to Sodor, though Hiro's wasn't as bad as Arthur's. He just derailed a few trucks when the points were set against him.

2. Hiro's post HOTR visit was only supposed to be for a little while, but then Henry had an accident and Hiro volunteered to help out for a while. Then, when Henry was repaired, Murdoch had an accident, and then Gordon once Murdoch was repaired and so on. Luckily, Hiro took it all in stride.

3. Hiro is the only engine who spends as much time in Henry's Forest as Henry himself. In fact, Henry's the one who showed him the place (And silently scoffed when he learned Thomas had taken Hiro to Misty Island)

4. This man tells so many stories when he's not working. He doesn't have as many as Edward (Rusting away in the woods for decades will do that to ya) but he tells them way more often than the older engine. Someone even suggested he write a biography.

5. Hiro doesn't mind silence or being idle, but he hates it with a passion when he's alone. Thomas and the others have picked up on it and try not to leave him alone unless he asks them to.