Backdating Bachmann's Thomas the Tank Engine

Alright, my Shapeways shipment has arrived! I got some faces for Thomas and printed out the running plate I designed! It's really cool to see how the project is finally starting to come together now after a couple of years of work! I did forget to do the splashers, but I'll figure those out later. Something nice, though, is that the Bachmann chassis slots neatly into the running plate, something I was a little concerned about when designing it. Anyways, here are some pictures:






As you can see, he scales pretty much to how I wanted him to when I first started this project! Now I just need to cut the motor casing and try to figure out how to hold everything together, then put all of the little details on. I have lamp irons, brake gear, and handrails to put on, and I plan on making sandboxes as well!

Here are the faces. Some of them are the same as the ones I had before, and there are others that are new.


Before all of the serious work starts, here are some pictures I took just to see what he looks like!

It's like the TrackMaster Christmas set Mattel canceled for some reason. The tanker even has the face:



Here's the full fleet of locomotives that I have so far. One day, I'll hopefully build a layout for them!

Also, Bachmann announced their new Thomas products today, and the most interesting thing by far was proper OO Scale figures!


I definitely plan on picking some up when they are released!
I think that's everything for now. Thanks for reading!
-TM2001