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His face is an absolute disaster but on the flip side I'm almost finished with his outfit. I just need to make the scarf and collar.

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My concept of a copycat squishmallow based on junior from thomas and friends. I i want to branch out of my comfort zone by making my own stuffed animals and im not supporting jazzwares financially.

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conductor family hijinx

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Headless Junior conductor

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so silly guy……

Request for friend ^~^

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"Lying in bed as a child I would hear a heavy goods train coming in and stopping at Box station, then the three whistles, crowing for a banker, a 0-6-0 pannier tank engine, which would come out of his little shed to help the goods train up the gradient... I would hear in the puffing and panting of the two engines the conversation they were having with one another: 'I can't do it! I can't do it! I can't do it!' 'Yes, you can! Yes, you can! Yes, you can!'"

-Rev. W. Awdry

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Thomas the Tank Engine usually worked at the big station. But he always wanted to go out and see the world.

After "escaping" the yard with a goods train, he spent some time working at Edward's Station.

A scene of Thomas and Edward resting in the shed in Wellsworth Yard in 1925.

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Happy 80th anniversary to the Railway Series! Percy's finding all these anniversaries to be a little confusing. Can't blame him really.

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RWS 80th

Well, it's upon us and it is something. Funny how a series taught me so much about friendships yet I still struggle with them.

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Fanart of Thomas the Tank Engine, drawn to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Railway Series! The first book (The Three Railway Engines) was released 8 decades ago today on May 12, 1945 despite Thomas not appearing until the second book. I retraced a CGI era screenshot of him but drawn to match his OG RWS illustration.

I honestly don't think I'd be the same man I am today if it weren't for this franchise coming into existence, and when I'd be first exposed to this franchise when I was only 3. Thomas & Friends will forever hold a special place in my heart, as it was pretty much my all time favourite franchise growing up. I never really got into other major franchises or cartoons at a young age, mainly because I was limited with what I was allowed to watch back then, so Thomas felt like it was always there for me. It was the show that got me into locomotives at a young age, and I even feel I learnt most of my railway terminology from watching Thomas.

Even in the roughest periods of my life I still held on to my devotion towards him, despite when I reached adolescence and almost felt as if I was too old to still continue liking the series. I've found it better now to just try and distance myself from most of the fandom, but I'm really thankful to have made the strong friendships that I've gotten in the past few years thanks to Thomas. (Quite fitting for a franchise that has "the power of friendship" as its central theme.)

The franchise as a whole has had its fair share of ups and downs, no denying that. But in all honesty, I don't give a f*ck anymore towards any of the dumb discourse surrounding this series, whether it be towards the mediocre to lame HiT/Miller/BWBA seasons, TATMR, All Engines Go, or even the perspective of people who aren't fans of this series. Is it just a silly British show for kids? Yeah, at the end of the day there's no denying that regardless how you persuade otherwise. But it's MY silly British show for kids, and the only person who can truly control what I love is myself.

Happy 80 years to Thomas & Friends. Thank you so much to Wilbert Awdry, Britt Allcroft, David Mitton (may all three continue to rest well eternally), and everyone else who was able to bring this franchise to life and give me, and everyone else, a better childhood even in the most minor of ways. And I hope people will still continue to respect this franchise for many more decades to come, regardless whatever direction the series will go next. 🚂💙

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Happy 80th anniversary to the railway series 🥳🎉

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“Once upon a time, there was a little engine called Edward, who lived in a shed with five other engines…”

Happy 80th Anniversary!

And here's to 80 more!

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Happy 80th anniversary, The Railway Series!

The Railway Series, written by the Rev. W Awdry, was published on the world 80 years ago today!

That fact these beloved stories have been around for eight decades, shaped so many people and made such an indelible mark on the world that it still has a dedicated fanbase to this day is beyond spectacular.

I was NUTS about Thomas the Tank Engine as a lad, both the TV series by the wonderful Britt Allcroft and the original books. I adored reading and watching the adventures of these classic characters over and over again, to the point that I could recite practically all of them by heart. I had an entire section of my family's bookshelf for my Thomas VHS and DVDS, as well as a toy tub filled to the brim with wooden train track pieces and Thomas toys, both Wooden Railway and Ertl. I drew the characters, went along to that Day Out with Thomas event and even the All Aboard live stage show in Birmingham.

And I'm happy to admit it: although I'm not that fanatical "knows everything about trains" kid anymore, I still own these books written by both Wilbert and Christopher Awdry. I will always cherish these stories that left such an enormous impression on my childhood.

Thank you, Wilbert.

"There was no doubt that steam engines all had definite personalities. I would hear them snorting up the grade and little imagination was needed to hear in the puffings and pantings of the two engines the conversations they were having with each other: 'I can't do it! I can't do it!' 'Yes you can! Yes you can!'" - The Rev. W Awdry

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Happy 80th anniversary to the railway series(!!)

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The Railway Series: Book #31 - Gordon the High-Speed Engine

my entry for the RWS collab :3

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Happy 80th anniversary to the Railway Series!

Here is my extra book for this year's collab. I just HAD to take my spin on Skarloey Remembers from Book 10, "Four Little Engines." These are my BOYSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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Happy 80th Anniversary everyone!!!! Here's my collab piece for the RWS Art Collab :DD

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