Series 6/Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

This is a behind the scenes subpage for Series 6. This subpage contains all behind the scenes material relating to said article.

1 Behind the Scenes
2 Production Measurement References
3 Others
4 List of Sets
5 See also

Behind the Scenes

Concept Art

Concept art of Harvey

Concept art of Salty

Concept art of Little Giant

Concept art of Elizabeth named "Grumpy"

Nelson (Did not Appear until Jack and the Sodor Construction Company)

Concept art of Jack with a backhoe arm and bucket

Concept art of Alfie

Concept art of Oliver named "Buster"

Concept art of Max

Concept art of Kelly

Concept art of Byron

Concept art of Ned

Concept art of Nigel

Concept art of Isobella

Buster (Did not Appear until Jack and the Sodor Construction Company)

Concept art of the Sodor Construction Company Yard

Concept art of the Office Building

Concept art of the Vehicle Sheds

Episode Production

Salty's Secret

Harvey to the Rescue

A Bad Day for Harold the Helicopter

Elizabeth the Vintage Lorry

The Fogman

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Jack Jumps In

(Note: Thomas is missing his eyebrows)

Twin Trouble

The World's Strongest Engine

Percy and the Haunted Mine

Middle Engine

Gordon Takes a Tumble

Percy's Chocolate Crunch

Thomas, Percy and the Squeak

Thomas the Jet Engine

Edward the Very Useful Engine

Dunkin Duncan

Rusty Saves the Day

Faulty Whistles

Promotional Shots

Callan

The Mountain Line

Modelling

Thomas' new CNC Chassis

Diesel 10's model being restored after falling from the viaduct and two large scale blue narrow gauge coaches

Jack's chassis with a backhoe arm and bucket

Buster without his paintwork and face

Character/Building Models and Faces

Thomas' original brass model

Henry (2001)

Gordon (2001)

James (2001)

Duck (2001)

Donald (2001)

Douglas' tender (2001)

Harvey

Mavis (2001)

Salty

Thomas' plastic model and Percy's brass model

Elliot Killck-Ward with Thomas, James, Gordon, Edward, Stepney, Toby, Oliver, Henry, Duck, Harold and Percy

Stepney, Toby, Percy, Oliver, Henry, Harold, Donald and Douglas' models in the background (Note: Percy is wearing his shocked face and Douglas is wearing his sad face)

Elliot Killck-Ward with Percy, Harvey's two models, Salty and remote controllers

Sir Handel and Skarloey's small scale models (2001)

Duncan and Rusty's small scale models (2001)

Duncan's new large scale model in Dunkin' Duncan

Bertram (2001)

Brass Flatbed

The Hot Air Balloon in a flatbed

Elizabeth's two models

Oliver

Alfie, Isobella, Oliver and Patrick's models (Patrick did not Appear until Jack and the Sodor Construction Company)

Max, Jack, Ned and Kelly's models

Buster

Green and cream cars

The Pudding Ship

Miniature Crane

Sodor Construction Company Yard

The Viaduct

Signal Box Type 4

The Lighthouse

Large scale narrow gauge water towers

Phil Fehrle with Sir Topham Hatt's small scale and close-up models

Workbench with some workmen, drivers, firemen and various passenger figures (Note: Crovan's Gate building in the background)

An owl

Thomas' unused fifth series gauge 3.5 model (used for interacting with the Pack)

Thomas' gauge 3.5 model on display at Thomas Town

Thomas' gauge 3.5 model on display at the Hara Model Railway Museum in Japan

Thomas' gauge 3.5 model on display at the Thomas the Tank Engine Exhibition at the Uesugi Museum in 2020

Thomas' gauge 3.5 model on display at Thomas Town in 2023

One of Harvey's models on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Salty's model formerly on display at Nitrogen Studios

Salty's model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

A unused spare large scale nameplate for Rheneas, as formerly owned by Twitter user IssacM6991

A set of unused spare large scale nameplates for Rheneas prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery

Duncan's new large scale model on display at the Hara Model Railway Museum in Japan

Two resin red branchline coaches on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Two resin red branchline coaches owned by Twitter user TomsProps

Two resin red branchline coaches on display at the Clearwater Weekend event in 2021

A gauge 3.5 7-plank truck owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

A piece of the Jet Engine's close up model owned by Twitter user TomsProps

A large scale slate truck owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

The model beside its small scale model

A large scale red narrow gauge van owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

A large scale grey narrow gauge brake van and small scale blue narrow gauge brake van owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

Elizabeth's model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Elizabeth's model during construction of the new layout at Drayton Manor in 2023

Elizabeth's model on display at Drayton Manor in 2023

A green estate car at Clearwater exhibition in October 2021

One of the old lorries models at Drayton Manor Theme Park during the exhibit's construction

The lorry on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

The Hot Air Balloon during construction of Drayton Manor's new prop exhibition

Bulstrode's new model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Bulstrode's new model on display at Drayton Manor in 2023

Lucinda's model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Lord Mountevans' model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Lord Mountevans' model during construction of the new layout in 2023

Lucinda and Lord Mountevans' models on the new layout in September of 2023

Big Mickey's new model on display

Big Mickey's new model on display in 2018

Big Mickey's new model on display in 2021

Big Mickey's new model on display in 2022

Big Mickey's new model on display in 2023

Dryaw station's new model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Elizabeth's Shed on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Rheneas Viaduct's large scale model after the model series ended

The new Sodor Shipping Company building during construction of Drayton Manor Theme Park's new model layout display in 2023

Sir Topham Hatt's gauge 3 figure owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

One of the Railway Boardmember's small scale figurine on display at Drayton Manor

One of the Railway Board member's head attached to the small scale body of one of the the Hatts' Butler's small scale figure on display at Drayton Manor

Farmer McColl's small scale figure as formerly on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Farmer McColl's small scale figure during construction of the new prop exhibition at Drayton Manor

Farmer McColl's close-up figure at Drayton Manor in 2023

The figure on display in 2023

The Fisherman's small scale figurine on display in 2022

The Fisherman's close-up figure at the second Clearwater Event

A small scale figurine of Farmer Collett prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery

A stationmaster's gauge 3 body prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery

A workman's gauge 3.5 figure on display at Awdry Extravaganza 2 in the Talyllyn Railway in 2022

A pack workman's figure prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery

Mid scale site workman three quarter front

A banksman's close-up figure owned by Twitter user EDsTrainz

A banksman's close-up head in 2019, owned by Twitter user TomsProps

A second banksman's close-up head before it was sold by The Prop Gallery

A third banksman's close-up head before it was sold by The Prop Gallery

The same banksman's body as formerly owned by a private collector

A banksman's close-up body also owned by TomsProps (attached to The Mid Sodor Railway Manager's head)

A child's figure owned by Twitter user ThomasFan01

The same child figure prior to restoration (Photo courtesy of ThomasFan01)

Another child's small scale figure prior to being sold on auction on eBay in 2023

The organ boy's close-up head owned by Twitter user TomsProps

Figurines of some garden gnomes in both close-up and small scales owned by Twitter user SmurfyDan

A prototype garden gnome owned by Sean Hedges-Quinn

Centre Island Quarry sign owned by Twitter user TomsProps

Sodor Construction Company props formerly owned by Twitter user IsaacM6991

Mr. Jolly's Chocolate Factory Logo owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

A lantern from Crosby owned by Twitter user TomsProps

A piece of track from Gordon Takes a Tumble owned by Twitter user Elliot-KW given as a birthday gift in 2011 by Ian McCue

Thomas' unused gauge 3.5 fifth series original smiling face

Toby's unused fourth series depressed face

Diesel's unused third series snarling face

'Arry and Bert's unused fifth series sly face

Rheneas' unused large scale fifth series content face

Peter Sam's unused large scale fifth series sad face

Cranky's unused fifth series sad face

Percy's gauge 3.5 grinning face

Cranky's angry face

Henry's annoyed face on display in 2022

Six of Gordon's faces after the model series ended

James' current smug face on display in 2021

Percy's grinning face owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

Toby's drowsy face on display in 2022

Toby's original wider depressed face in a primered state owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

Harvey's concerned face before it was sold on The Prop Gallery

Harvey's concerned and sad faces as owned by Twitter user Machan of Sodor

One of Harvey's prototype smiling faces prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery

The other prototype smiling face prior to being by The Prop Gallery

One of Harvey's semi-complete laughing faces as owned by the Top Props preservation group

Salty's smiling face owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

Salty's content, shocked and unused angry faces in storage bags previously owned by a private collector

A production-made cast of Salty's happy face before it was sold on The Prop Gallery

Skarloey's large scale sad face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 2 at the Talyllyn Railway in 2022

Skarloey's large scale sad face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 3 at the Talyllyn Railway in 2023 (Courtesy of Twitter user The Crankster)

Skarloey's large scale cross face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 2 at the Talyllyn Railway in 2022

Skarloey's large scale cross face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 3 at the Talyllyn Railway in 2023 (Courtesy of Twitter user The Crankster)

Skarloey's large scale smirking face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 2 at the Talyllyn Railway in 2022

Skarloey's large scale smirking face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 3 at the Talyllyn Railway in 2023 (Courtesy of Twitter user The Crankster)

Skarloey's large scale happy face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 3 ta the Talyllyn Railway in 2023 (Courtesy of Twitter user _Crankster)

Rusty's large scale happy face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza at the Talyllyn Railway in 2021

Duncan's large scale smirking face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza at the Talyllyn Railway in 2021

A Troublesome Van's laughing face on display in 2019

Elizabeth's grumpy face on her model at Drayton Manor

Elizabeth's grinning face in 2022 before it was sold on The Prop Gallery

Elizabeth's grinning face as owned by Twitter user Machan of Sodor

Elizabeth's happy face prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery

Elizabeth's worried face in 2022 when first received by The Prop Gallery

Elizabeth's worried face before it was sold by The Prop Gallery

Jack's angry face owned by Twitter user TomsProps

Jack's shocked face owned by Twitter user ThomasFan01

Alfie's smiling face as owned by Twitter user Machan of Sodor

Alfie's unused snarling face in 2022 before it was sold by The Prop Gallery

Alfie's unused snarling face as owned by Twitter user Machan of Sodor

Resin casts of Isobella's cross and unused joyful faces owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

Some semi-complete faces for Jack and Salty and Harvey as owned by the Top Props preservation group

The faces alongside a second semi-complete Harvey and an semi-complete Alfie face on display

Some resin casts of Jack and Alfie's faces owned by Sean Hedges-Quinn

Cranky's sad, shocked and smiling faces in storage bags previously owned by a private collector

Face Reference Sheets

Thomas' faces (Note: Two of Thomas' unused faces; snarling and frustrated on the last two left bottoms)

(Note: Thomas' unused jovial face next to his depressed face on the last left bottom)

Edward's faces

Henry's faces

(Note: Henry's unused exhausted face between his drowsy and astonished faces on the middle top)

Gordon's faces (Note: Gordon's unused yawning face next to his sulky face on the right bottom)

James' faces

Percy's faces

Toby's faces (Note: A repainted version of Toby's original frightened face instead of the recasted version between his surprised and worried faces)

Duck's faces

Donald and Douglas' faces

Oliver's faces

Bill and Ben's faces

Stepney's faces

Lady's faces (Note: Lady's unused concerned faces on the left row and duplicate shocked face on the middle bottom)

Harvey's faces (Note: Harvey's unused sleeping face on the bottom)

Diesel's faces

Daisy's faces

BoCo's faces (Note: BoCo's unused laughing face that only appeared in a promotional image of him from the eighth series next to his happy face on the top left and his sleeping face that only appeared in a deleted scene image next to his shocked face on the middle right)

Mavis' faces

Class 40's faces (Note: Class 40's unused cross face next to his smiling/content face on the left of the second row)

Derek's faces

'Arry and Bert's faces (Note: 'Arry and Bert's unused depressed face next to their cross face on the top left)

Diesel 10's faces (Note: Diesel 10's unused cringing face next to his smirking face on the middle left)

(Note: The same faces are present, but some of them appear to have cracked slightly sometime during production.)

Splatter and Dodge's faces (Note: Dodge's unused chuckling/happy face that only appeared in a deleted scene image between Splatter's smiling and cross faces)

Salty's faces (Note: Salty's unused sleeping face on the top left and his angry face between his laughing and content faces on the bottom)

Skarloey's small scale faces

Skarloey's large scale faces

Rheneas' small scale faces (Note: Rheneas' unused laughing face next to his happy face on the top left and shocked face next to his angry face on the middle right)

Rheneas' large scale faces

Sir Handel's faces

Peter Sam's small scale faces

Peter Sam's large scale faces (Note: Peter Sam's unused wincing face next to his joyful face on the top right)

Rusty's small scale faces (Note: Rusty's unused horrified face between his happy and shocked faces)

Rusty's large scale faces

Duncan's small scale faces (Note: Duncan's unused concerned face between his horrified and sad faces and his horrified and angry faces on the bottom left)

Duncan's large scale faces

Duke's faces (Note: Duke's unused shocked and horrified faces on the bottom right)

Smudger/Bertram's faces

Old Slow Coach's faces (Note: Old Slow Coach's unused smiling face next to her happy face on the top right and cross face next to her sad face on the bottom right)

S.C. Ruffey's faces (Note: S.C. Ruffey's unused singing face next to his sad face on the top left)

Square Standard/Large Scale Narrow Gauge Troublesome Truck faces

Rectangular Standard/Large Scale Narrow Gauge Troublesome Truck faces

Troublesome Van faces

Troublesome Tanker/Small Scale Narrow Gauge Troublesome Truck faces

Toad's faces (Note: Toad's unused angry face next to his wincing face on the first middle top)

Terence's faces (Note: Terence's unused concerned face between his happy and content faces)

Bertie's faces (Note: Bertie's unused angry face next to his smiling face on the top right)

Trevor's faces

Bulgy's faces (Note: Bulgy's unused worried face between his smiling and annoyed faces)

George's faces

The Horrid Lorries' faces (Note: Lorries 1 and 2's unused worried faces on the top right and next to Lorry 2's offended face on the bottom)

Butch's face

Thumper's faces (Note: Thumper's unused worried face on the left and angry face on the right)

Elizabeth's faces (Note: Elizabeth's unused clenched face on the right in the second row, angry face on the left of the third row, and sleeping face on the bottom)