Samson/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Samson is a fictional standard gauge tank locomotive created by Ian McCue, Andrew Brenner and Sam Wilkinson.

In 2014, Samson made his debut in the eighteenth series

In his introduction Samson was voiced by Robert Wilfort (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively.

Samson is based on a Neilson 0-4-0 saddle tank engine

CGI Model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2014, Samson created from scratch in CGI by Arc Productions for the eighteenth series. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.