Series 7/Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

This is a behind the scenes subpage for Series 7. This subpage contains all behind the scenes material relating to said article.

1 Concept Art by Robert Gauld-Galliers
- 1.1 Engines
- 1.2 Storyboards
2 Modelling
3 Episode Production
4 Character/Building Models and Faces
5 Backdrops
6 Recording
- 6.1 Japan
7 List of Sets
8 See also

Concept Art by Robert Gauld-Galliers

Engines

Storyboards

Emily's New Coaches

Bill, Ben and Fergus

James and the Queen of Sodor

The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop

Bad Day at Castle Loch

Rheneas and the Roller Coaster

Rheneas and the Roller Coaster Storyboard 3

Rheneas and the Roller Coaster Storyboard 5

Something Fishy

Modelling

Photos during Murdoch's construction

Gord Bray having a lunch break (Note: The Refreshment Coach under construction)

Episode Production

Emily's New Coaches

The Old Bridge

Edward's Brass Band

What's the Matter with Henry?

The Spotless Record

The Refreshment Lady's Tea Shop

Toby's Windmill

Bad Day at Castle Loch

Rheneas and the Roller Coaster

Salty's Stormy Tale

Something Fishy

The Runaway Elephant

Character/Building Models and Faces

Fergus

Narrow Gauge Broken Coach

Fordson Tractor's close-up model

The Intersection track

A cat

The Elephant Statue

Farmer McColl's dogs

Emily's model on display at the Tidmouth Sheds Exhibit at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Fergus' model in storage prior to being restored

Fergus' model on display in 2019

Fergus' close-up scale buffer beam as owned by Facebook user Steven Pond aka Bearded Skull Memorabilia (Note: the reference tag still on one of his buffers)

Arthur's model on display in 2021

Arthur with his nameboard from Five New Engines in the Shed

Arthur's close-up model in Mattel's storage unit in Southampton, England

Murdoch's model on display at Nitrogen Studios

Spencer's model formerly on display at Nitrogen Studios

Spencer's model at Drayton Manor Theme Park during the construction of the new prop exhibit in 2023

Spencer in his case

Spencer's model on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park in late 2023

Spencer's prototype model owned by Twitter user SeansModels

Emily's composite coach on display at Nitrogen Studios

Emily's brake coach on display in 2019

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

LNER 12 Ton Vans at Drayton Manor Theme Park during the construction of the Discover Thomas exhibition

A LNER 12 Ton Van in 2019

The same van with a face

A LNER 12 Ton Van on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 2020

A LNER 12 Ton Van on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 2023

A second LNER 12 Ton Van on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 2023

A third LNER 12 Ton Van on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 2023

A large scale narrow gauge coal truck on display at the Hara Model Railway Museum in Japan

A Fordson Tractor on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park driven by Farmer Finney

John Deere Waterloo Boy on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Sports Field Halt station building on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 2020

Callan Castle's model display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Various house buildings and shops from Norramby Fishing Village and The Mountain Village on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

The generator shed on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

The ship's boiler on display at the Clearwater Weekend event in 2021

The Elephant Statue as formerly owned by IsaacM691

The Statue as currently owned by Twitter user Thomas Wooden Railway Models

Salty's nameboard from Five New Engines in the Shed on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park in 2024

A small scale figurine of Sir Topham Hatt in a kilt prior to being sold by the Prop Gallery

One of Sir Topham Hatt's close-up figures as formerly up for sale on The Prop Gallery

The model owned by Top Props

The figure on display in the mid 2010's

Sir Topham Hatt's seventh series dented hat head (left)

The Refreshment Lady's close-up model in it's seventh series condition at the Awdry Extravaganza 2 at the Talyllyn Railway in 2022

Lord Callan's small scale figure on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

Dusty Miller's small scale figure on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

The Captain's small scale figure on display at the second Clearwater Event

The first school teacher's figurine (with a different head)

A Sodor Brass Band member's small scale figure in 2019

A boy figure from Three Cheers for Thomas and other episodes as prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery

An elderly lady figure from Bulgy Rides Again prior to being sold by The Prop Gallery

Pegasus on display at Drayton Manor Theme Park

A figurine of a horse (owned by SmurfyDan)

The Sodor Puddings logo (owned by SmurfyDan)

James' unused sixth series wincing face

Harvey's unused sixth series angry face

Diesel's unused third series annoyed face

Salty's unused sixth series annoyed face

Skarloey's unused large scale fifth series wincing/sleeping face

Rheneas' unused large scale pre-sixth series joyful face

Peter Sam's unused large scale pre-sixth series horrified face

Elizabeth's unused sixth series sad face

Thomas' current grinning face prior to being sold by The Prop Store

The face owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

Thomas' current confident face as first received by Production Treasures after being bought from the Prop Store

The face prior to being resold by Production Treasures

The face owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

Thomas' neutral face on display in 2021

Thomas' current wincing face owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

Edward's angry face on display in 2022

James' wincing face as prior to being sold by The Prop Store

The face owned by Twitter and Instagram user ThomasTankMerch

Arthur's smiling face before it was sold on The Prop Gallery

Arthur's smiling face as owned by Twitter and Youtube user Smurfydan

Arthur's angry face before it was sold by The Prop Gallery

Arthur's angry face as owned by Twitter user Machan of Sodor

Arthur's worried and cross faces on display in 2021

A scan of Arthur's sad face as formerly owned by Twitter user IssacM6991

Murdoch's sad face owned by Twitter user TheThomasFan

Skarloey's large scale horrified face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza 2 at the Talyllyn Railway in 2022 (Note: It still has its blush on the cheeks from Duncan Does It All)

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

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

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

Rheneas' large scale worried face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza at the Talyllyn Railway in 2021

Peter Sam's large scale smiling face on display at the Awdry Extravaganza at the Talyllyn Railway in 2021

Murdoch's eye mechanism controller as formerly owned by Twitter user IsaacM6991

Big Mickey's new JR Propo controller at the Halloween Clearwater Event in 2022

Backdrops

Countryside backdrop

Recording

Japan

Leo Morimoto recording the narration of Emily's New Coaches

List of Sets

Gauge 1 sets

A total of 61 Gauge 1 sets were constructed for filming of the seventh series. In order of their first appearance within this series, these are:

1 - Suddery Castle

2 - Henry's Tunnel

3 - Knapford

4 - Tidmouth Sheds

5 - The Watermill

6 - Tower Windmill

7 - The Runby Bridge

8 - The Mountain Village

9 - The Fishing Village

10 - Tidmouth Tunnel

11 - Maithwaite

13 - The Intersection

14 - Wellsworth

15 - Dryaw

17 - The Sheep Field

18 - Ffarquhar Quarry

19 - Brendam Docks

20 - Tidmouth Beach (1)

23 - The Muddy Field

25 - Elevated Town Runby (1)

26 - Elevated Town Runby (2)

27 - The Coaling Plant

28 - Brendam Canal

29 - Heavy Industrial Area

30 - Sodor Ironworks

31 - Maron

32 - Gordon's Hill

33 - Wellsworth Crossing

34 - Black Loch and Castle Loch Causeway

35 - Toby's Windmill

36 - Toby's Shed

40 - Callan Castle

41 - Tidmouth Beach (2)

42 - The Goods Station (redressed from 31 - Maron)

43 - Misty Valley (1)

44 - Oliver's Shed

45 - Knapford Sheds

46 - The Old Pier Rail

47 - Sodor Cement Works

48 - Maithwaite Quarry Mine

49 - Bulgy's Field

51 - The Three-Track Station

56 (redressed from 51 - The Three-Track Station)

58 - The Single-Track Halt

59 - Sodor Pudding Factory

60 - Misty Valley (2)

61 - Sports Field Halt

Gauge 3 sets

A total of 26 Gauge 3 sets were constructed for filming of the seventh series. In order of their first appearance within this series, these are:

1 - Sodor Castle

2 - The Old Trestle Bridge

3 - Valley View

4 - The Depot

5 - Passing Loop and Water Tower Runby (redressed from 7 - Skarloey Railway Yard)

6 - Narrow Gauge Iron Bridge

7 - Skarloey Railway Yard

8 - Tea Room Station

9 - Whispering Waterfall

11 - Rumblin Bridge

12 - Rocky Ridge Line (1)

13 - Rheneas Viaduct

14 - West Lakeside Junction

15 - The Old Wooden Bridge

16 - Rocky Ridge Line (2) (redressed from 15 - Rocky Ridge Line (3))

17 - Rocky Ridge Line (3)

18 - Rocky Ridge Line (4)

19 - Rocky Ridge Line (5) (redressed from 12 - West Lakeside Junction)

20 - Elephant Park

Gauge 3.5 sets (For Jack and the Sodor Construction Company)

A total of 50 Gauge 3.5 sets were constructed for filming of the Jack and the Sodor Construction Company. which was filmed during the seventh series In order of their first appearance within this series, these are: