Judy and Jerome/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
Judy and Jerome are fictional cranes created by Ian McCue and Andrew Brenner.

In 2015, Judy and Jerome made their debut in the special, The Adventure Begins as the cranes in the Thomas and the Breakdown Train scene. When Rocky arrived, the cranes we're semi-used and when the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre opened, they we're disused. Until the twentieth season episode, The Missing Breakdown Train, Judy and Jerome was used again sharing halves of the island with Rocky.

In their introduction Judy was voiced by Teresa Gallagher and Jerome was voiced by Tim Whitnall in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively. Judy and Jerome we're based on Cowans Sheldon 30 ton breakdown cranes.

Cgi Model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2015, Judy and Jerome we're created from scratch in CGI by Arc Productions for the 2015 film, The Adventure Begins. The models was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.