Ttte Headcanon - Blog Posts

-Clear Afternoon-

Ferb's mind wandered as it often did, thinking about what he was to do later that day, these thoughts were interrupted by the sound of an approaching train.

Picking up speed, a Stone Compound rushed past, the rhythmic chop of the exhaust made it clear that it was a Three Cylinder machine, the large green engine thundered past, red and white carriages slicing behind it.

Ferb's mind focused back in on their previous thoughts.

Sodorgust: Day 2 Express

They don't understand anything about the human body, but do understand the replacing of their cells every seven years, that just sounds rational to them

Human biology must freak the hell out of engines.

Like, engines are "born" fully grown and everything in place. And everything should stay in place. No parts falling off. Everything is perfectly secured and everything is the exact size it should be. Nothing changes except their mental age.

So imagine when they find out that humans grow from tiny to well, slightly bigger (Compared to them.) and everything inside them, organs and all, grows with them??? Or their teeth just fall out at a certain age and then regrow? Or that we can't just replace parts? Or at least, if we lose something, it won't be like before. Or how bout that we basically have no protection? We're just skin and bones? No protective metal and super strength to protect us. Unless we build it ourselves. But most people don't have a suit of armor sitting around their house. And yet, we somehow survived this world? What is this witchcraft?!? Lol! These must be weird concepts to them.

New Thomas design?

New Thomas design, quite frankly if you have ever seen my old Thomas, I am sorry it was sooo bad.

This one is better.

So did a flat colour of one of my OC's, this is Annabeth, art style is very much not mine as this was a part of a set of illustrations done by one of my friends sister, simply did a flat colour to test FireAlpaca.

She will get her explanation in due course.

Probably one of my oddest contributions to the Thomas Fandom is USAR Light Mikado Mike.

Seriously this sprite is surprisingly popular, mainly as Churchill and Dr. Syn have still yet to get sprites, I've seen this become Jock a few times which I think is fun.

The whole reason why Mike is even an American is S734 is due to his portrayal by EE93, the voice and mannerisms were just so distinct, like his voices that was officially given were fun, the weirdly Gordon Ramsey sound from Tim Whitnall was fun but I figured that the brash American voice was rather fun.

So lore surrounding him, Mike doesn't show up with Rex and Bert (Otherwise known as Wallace in S734) he's the eighth engine purchased for the Arlesdale, he was contract built for Hanson Moore, one of the more railway interested investors, and he was the first brand new steam engine built for the railway, everyone else up until that point had been pre-owned. Mr. Moore really went all out on the livery, Red, White and Blue, and a nameplate reading Scarlet Fire, the other engines thought Mike's overall appearance was gaudy, and trying to get peoples attention, and Rex nearly exploded from laughing so hard after Mike's first passenger train, when afterwards he claimed he hated them, and would prefer goods work, Ragnar said that you could practically hear Mr. Moore shrink when Mike said that.

Mike loves the heavy Ballast work due to the fact that Ragnar and Rex are Atlantics (Will explain them in their own post) and Wallace was rather old, it was down to Franka and Braid (Basset Lowke Pacific) to work those heavy trains, but when Mike came along he took to them like old Roosevelt to a horse, he loves the job, mainly as it shows everyone how strong he is, and well he's right he is the strongest one.

In terms of his relationships with the others, they find him rather funny, if a bit brash and argumentative and glad that he showed up to haul Ballast.

Wretch and Sprocket (Blisters) like Mike, even if he finds the two slightly unsettling but nice to talk to.

Wallace doesn't quite know how to feel about Mike, or Michael as he calls him, a privilege reserved only for those who Mike deeply respects, like the Small Control or Mr. Moore, so the fact he doesn't throw old Wallace a look of death shows he respects the old codger, but old Wally as Mike calls him, doesn't like how Mike treats the passengers.

Ragnar finds the 'Big Yank' as he calls him rather cumbersome but respects his self assuredness and strength. 'Well placed confidence he has' is what he says about him.

Rex loves ripping into Mike, as he knows he has the ego to recover, but even then his remarks are only paint deep, he has a lot of respect for Mike, but finds it very funny that he just can't with passengers.

Franka's relationship with Mike is really odd, the two argue like they need to live, the others would always yell 'GET A SHED!' even Rex who loves to argue with him, practically broke over an argument about lubrication oil, and he practically screamed at them to just get together needless to say the two have been dating for awhile.

Braid, she tries to actively avoid interacting with Mike, mainly as she knows that if she engages in conversation, she'll realise that she hasn't move for an hour.

Jock, they treat Mike like a big brother, did something stupid with a ballast wagon, accidently stole Ragnar's beard wax, old Mike has you covered.

Old Big Scarlet is for lack of a better term the big brash glue that holds the crew together, mainly as he does the heavy lifting most of them can't.

He is the best Good Boy

any peter sam hcs ?

*calls a 9 ton machine a "good boy" repeatedly*

Sidenote, apart from the asks I still have to answer, I’m calling a lid on these questions. Hope ya’ll understand!

He’s always had a knack with charming coaches, both on the MSR and SR. Trucks, barring that one accidental time, hardly act up with him either. On both railways, he took it upon himself to name every truck that wanted a name. (Spoiler alert: You’ll hardly ever find a truck that prefers being anonymous. And how can you blame them?)

Impressively, he seems not to have forgotten a single one. In 1955, several ex-MSR trucks were bought by the Skarloey Railway Preservation Society from Marthwaite Quarry. Peter Sam first brought them onto SR metals, and eagerly crowed his whistle for the other engines to meet “Ax, Ginny, Scrag, Chocks, Cobbles, Princess, Warpy, Whippy, Teahouse, Froghead, Twobits, Snappy, Alex-Vander, O’Tool-“ you get the point.

Peter Sam, then named Stuart, got along with his last driver on the MSR so well that said driver applied to the Peel Godred Works Railway to keep working with him. You should’ve seen his face when Driver Shaugnessy first turned up at the Aluminum Works with his rags and tools, it’d bring tears of joy to your eyes. They recrossed paths and worked together again when Shaugnessy was later a volunteer on the SR. I’d say his continued presence during those tumultuous years wherein Peter Sam moved between railways twice was a huge, huge boon to the little engine’s mental health. Shaugnessy retired from the footplate in 1976, meaning he was still around to see Peter Sam and Sir Handel reunite with their Granpuff.

oh this is beautiful, hahahah

Bill, Ben, Burn.

The Suddery Coracle

The Gävle Goat is a traditional Christmas display erected annually in Gävle, Sweden. It is a giant version of a traditional Swedish Yule Goat figure made of straw, and has been the subject of repeated arson attacks (many of which have been hilariously creative) throughout its history.

There is actually a similar tradition in Suddery on the Island of Sodor. Every year on the first of December, a giant straw model of a coracle, a type of small one-person boat, (see below picture for an example) is erected in the car park of the town's railway station, and is kept in place into the new year until the end of January. It is meant to symbolize the coracle which local tradition claims carried the Irish missionary St. Luoc to the shores of Suddery Bay.

Much like its Swedish counterpart, the Suddery Coracle has been the victim of several arson attacks ever since its first year. Perhaps the most spectacular of these was when the tank engine twins Bill and Ben sent a truck loaded with burning oily rags (plus several fireworks for added effect) hurtling off the rails and into the Coracle!

The twins have not been able to successfully burn down the coracle themselves since then (though they have certainly tried), but it is speculated that they continue to be involved in the planning of arson attacks on the coracle to this day.

Sketchbook drawing

Sometimes it happens that my hands hurt to draw heh ^^"