In the book version, his livery is blue, he has a golden funnel and the same type of buffers as Gordon.
So… What do you guys think?
This is my attempt at replicating how they appear in the early books prior to their respective rebuilds.
James had bigger splashers, shorter windows, a gap under his boiler, a deeper cutaway frame, a flatter roof, his roof also used to be depicted as black sometimes, he had black lining, he had 10 wheels, and a 0-6-0 configuration.
Thomas had a shorter footplate, small windows, the top of his running board was white instead of black, smaller tanks, a bigger and rounder nose, smaller wheels, a shorter and slightly wider funnel, a flatter roof, a smaller cab, a curved smokebox and a curved running board (which remained permanent in the show).
How did I do?
For context, in the book version of "Troublesome Trucks" he is the tank engine who teases Jame about the bootlace instead of Thomas. This photoshop is meant to depict how I think he would have looked like if used in the tv series.
Thoughts????
Thoughts?
In his first appearance in the books, he had a black coat of paint with red stripes, his boiler, roof, splashers and dome were all black, his front cab windows didn't have yellow lining, he had two red boiler bands, his roof was longer at the edges, he had 10 wheels instead of 14, and a fully square tender.
How did I do?
This edit was my attempt at depicting what the character would have looked like if he appeared in the TV series.
This photoshop is meant to replicate how Thomas appears in his first four appearances in the book series. In the first four stories (the original Reginald Payne illustrations) he is depicted with a paler shade of blue with slightly darker stripes, as well as the stripes on his tank consisting of a curve attached to a rectangle next to the doorway.
So… How did I do?
In the books, (right after "Edward, Gordon And Henry") he was repainted blue to match Gordon and Edward, which lasted until "Henry And The Elephant" (in the books that story happens right before "Tenders And Turntables") where he was painted back to green due to complaints of him looking too similar to Gordon. This photoshop is meant to replicate that and show what I think it might have looked like if in the tv show.
How did I do?
For further details, they're meant to replicate their book versions based on how they look for the rest of the stories after "Edward, Gordon And Henry".
Here's a link to a previous post of mine for more context.
In the book version of "The Sad Story Of Henry", an unnamed red engine who resembles James tries push Henry out of the tunnel instead of Thomas. This photoshop is meant to depict what I think he would have looked like in the show.
Thoughts?
In his first appearance (the original William Middleton illustration) Henry's paint coat was a slightly darker shade of green, he had only two red stripes, his cab roof was green, his buffer holds were black, his valances were black, his wheels were black and his buffers were white.
How did I do?
In the books, they vary in shape and colour, these photoshops are meant to replicate that. How did I do?