Christopher Lloyd was the sound designer and model maker of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends at Shepperton Studios from the fifth to twelfth series. Besides Thomas and Friends, he worked as a model maker for Tugs at Clearwater Features as well.
Biography
He worked on the models of Cranky, Butch, the Horrid Lorries, the fire engines and Caroline. During the production of the sixth series and Jack and the Sodor Construction Company, Chris ran the model workshop and built the large scale models of Thomas and Percy as well as Alfie, Byron and Oliver the Excavator. He also constructed Elizabeth's large scale and small scale models, Salty's close-up model and Fergus' model. He would also paint the models of Freddie, Billy and Whiff.
In July 2005, Chris was interviewed by model railway magazines about his early contributions to Thomas and Friends from the first series in 1984.
Chris is currently working on a lot of TV props ranging from programs like Harry Hill, The Royal Bodyguard, and adverts for Virgin.