The Max Man

Modeler of digital funny trains, LNER J52/2 man, professional Bonmeister, may or may not remind you sometimes that they like non-train things

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

"So the first Gresley Pacific design never proceeded beyond the paper stage. For the sake of Gresley's reputation, this is probably just as well, for the curious combination of Ivatt with Churchward was very unlikely to have achieved the outstanding success" - Cecil J. Allen

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

Mattel... is back in the series for the fans!!!!!

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

Well, uhhhhhh...

I mean, I suppose I correctly guessed the cheekbones and the lack of wrinkles?

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

Not exactly an artist here, but this is my (really rough) guess on what this face might look like from the front.

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

@DatCartoonist Truthfully, there's nothing to prove this is 100% what would've happened, but if it weren't for the publishers demanding Chris write more Thomas-centric stories, they likely would've had the chance to be properly developed as characters and also appear in more than 3 books.

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

It seems I must make a slight amendment to the quoted tweet:

You two also probably got screwed over by the publishers, but I forgot to even consider that because you at least got the chance to speak more than once 💀💔

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

Forever doomed to be called nothingburger potential men because the publishers got too lost in the TV series sauce 💔

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

@TomTeeLegend @Leonard07816662 @Andre_85_HIR Funny you mention a 0-4-0 version of the B3, as that's essentially what No.1563 was when it was first outshopped in 1908.

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

@SodorPro It would've been, but I think Pug would've been turned out more interesting because there's no RTR Kitson Pug models out there

It would've been kind of like how people used to convert the OO Bachmann Emily into a normal Stirling Single before Rapido released theirs

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

Crazy to think that Bachmann could've been announcing Jinty and Pug models this year if they had shown up in season 21

[Jerome @starlightfan02]

Percy, Jinty and Pug would have been such a banger episode
Percy in a more uniquely boastful role?
Jinty and Pug?
A very classic RWS/model series type ending where the main lead gets embarrassed for being a dumbass?
God we were robbed

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

I don't get why, in recent years, people have started disliking how much fan content there is surrounding them.

It's not often that the brand has such blank slates like these engines, of course people are gonna wanna take a crack at making their own interpretations of them!

[TheLocoPosm @FlashSapp_375]

Unpopular opinion on RWS loaned engine takes?
(Again, no Alf*ed mentions. Instant block)

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

However, I DON'T actually regret accidentally leaving it in the final release, because it ended up being really funny seeing some people get weirdly upset over Ethel's bellsound being rap music.

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

Fun fact this video reminded me that this was a texture I left in the facepack

[eviee @evelyas_outlet]

DAH-

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

And before anyone asks, yes, that face was always meant to be a part of the final released version of the Ethel model. I thought it was funny.

The bellsound, however... yeah, I'll admit that was genuinely something I forgot to replace for the model's public release, oops!

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

Forever doomed to be called nothingburger potential men because the publishers got too lost in the TV series sauce 💔

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

Sometimes I think about a universe where Chris Awdry didn't get screwed over by the publishers every single step of the way during his tenure as author of the RWS and I silently weep

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

@killdane1 -letters, the E2 as a potential basis for Thomas was brought up. And since most of these letters were from the 60s and 70s, the earliest Awdry could've made E2 Thomas canon was in the mid-to-late 60s.

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

@killdane1 Although if we were to get into stuff that wasn't meant to be publicly released, iirc during one of the Awdry Ex private evening livestreams, they read a bunch of letters that Awdry had written, which is why we know about stuff like M&SWJR 2-4-0 Edward, and in one of those-

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

@mintyfresh2490 This is genuinely an insane edit for MS Paint hoooooly

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

"You SUCK, and I'm AWESOME and CRIMSON, which is why YOU SUCK and are DUUUUUUUUMB. By the way, did I mention you STINK and I'm going to TAKE OVER YOUR RAILWAY???"

[The Max Man @MaxMan1245]

Sometimes I think about a universe where Chris Awdry didn't get screwed over by the publishers every single step of the way during his tenure as author of the RWS and I silently weep