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Background Information
Television Series
Glynn is a fictional standard gauge "Coffee Pot" locomotive created by Sam Wilkinson, Ian McCue and Andrew Brenner.
In 2015, Glynn made his debut in the special The Adventure Begins.
Glynn was voiced by Keith Wickham (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively. Rackstraw gave the character a Welsh British accent to match his country of origin.
Glynn is based on the Head Wrightson & Co Ltd. Type 1 "Coffee Pot No. 1".
Behind the Scenes
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, Glynn was created from scratch in CGI by Arc Productions for The Adventure Begins in 2015. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.
Glynn has some modifications compared to his basis:
- His water tank is taller than to accommodate his face.
- He has the same whistle design as Charlie.
Voice Actors
- Keith Wickham (UK/US)
- Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan; The Adventure Begins only)
- Tōru Akiyoshi (Japan; twentieth series onwards)
- Maciej Kosmala (Poland)
- Ingo Mess (Germany)
- Francisco Colmenero (Latin America; The Adventure Begins only)
- Guillermo Rojas (Latin America; twentieth series onwards)
- Thibault Lacour (France and French speaking Canada)
- Anton Savenkov (Russia)
- Baek Kyung-hoon (South Korea; Series 20/Series 21)