1/.Here’s something I’ve wanted to release for a long time: a folder of 3D scans of all my face casts is now public!. Huge thanks to the donors who helped me get a scanner, and to my friends who provided the castings (thread below)🧵

Hi guys !! If anyone has won anything from the prop gallery lot and they’d be willing to work with me to get it 3D scanned, please reach out to me by messaging me on here! I really hope this auction can be a great opportunity to build our library of resources.

Here's a video of Bertie running, and a few other photos worth sharing. Thanks for reading through this thread, I want to do more of this where I explain all the work that goes into these models.

He was looking great at this point, but needed his iconic S1 face. I used a program 'Nomad Sculpt' on my iPad to modify a 3D scan of his S3 smile into the S1 expression. This was resin printed and painted to complete this model!

Then came the details. I painted a small driver, resin printed a steering wheel, and puzzled over the lights. I'm convinced the lights came from an 'off the shelf' kit, but I can't find them! Replicas were clear resin, sanded and masked strategically to keep some areas opaque.

Next came the chassis. The wheels were 3D printed with an O-ring stretched around them (which have the same moulding line as seen on the prop!). This provides grip for the model on all surfaces. Steering was servo controlled and it was all powered off a small LIPO battery.

Once the body was done, I masked off the windows for spray paint. The clear material would act as 'glass' in the windows, just like the original prop. An interesting note is that the grey primer coat can be seen on the inside of the prop, just like mine!

A clear sheet of PETG was vacuum formed for the shell. Cuts were made as necessary following a vinyl template for the overhang roof section, the doorway, and for the faceplate. 3D printed sections were attached as required for sections impractical to vacuum form.

Thank you to @The_lbsc_thomas for getting me started on this project and help with the CAD. Bertie was made in Fusion 360 and a vacuum form 'buck' was 3D printed.

Here's my latest project - Gauge 1 Bertie!. Bertie is vacuum formed from transparent PETG and spray painted red. He is fully RC and a refreshing build; he's very different from any of the trains! I've detailed more information about his build below.

Happy 80th, Thomas the Tank Engine

6/.I'm calling out to @MachanofSodor @DanCoffey1991 @Bostonthomasfan @RailwaySkarloey @OGThomasFan @TopPropsCO and anyone else with original faces. I’d love your help to help build a full library of all the faces we have collectively. I hope this is just the beginning!.

5/.I’d love to expand this collection and collaborate with others. If you have face casts I don’t, please DM me!.I’d be happy to offer something in return - possibly a trade or gift for your help.

4/.This is a living document. Some faces don't yet have a fixed version available - I'm working through them slowly. I’ll add new scans as I get new faces too. This is a big, ongoing project but I'm hopeful that it will help a lot of people.

3/.I felt it was crucial to share the raw scans. My fixes are of course, speculative, and could contain errors. If anyone wants to do this work themselves, I wanted to make this option available to you all.

2/.In this folder, you’ll find both raw and fixed versions of each expression. The raw scans are untouched - the faces are exactly as I received them - while the fixed versions are cleaned up, watertight, and ready for resin printing or as an underlay for digital recreation.

Hey guys, I’ve decided to part with my Thomas body shell in to finance a new model I’m making. I’ve painted up some faces for this model as an extra bonus for the buyer, and i’ve listed him here on eBay. I hope he finds a good home !!.

hi guys, for the last 3 years i’ve been studying Industrial Design at QUT. This semester, i’m graduating. i’d really love it if you all could check out my final project !! this is the link, i’d really appreciate your vote in the people’s choice awards !!.

Hi everyone, I want to talk about a new endeavour I'm trying to commit to. I post finished models to Twitter. I see it as a 'Portfolio' of my work. I want to share my progress in a different way, so I've committed to something new.

Hi all, I have something exciting to release. Thanks to the efforts of @ThomasTankMerch and kind donors/funders (image 4) we’ve been able to scan and release a resin cast of the Thomas prop made in the 90’s. Here are the downloadable files!.