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The dude from "9" is directing this. SO MANY CONFLICTING VALUES!
Another famous icon gets a gritty remake
- Thread starter Truemac
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Taken from: http://www.worstprev...ne.php?id=21928
The dude from "9" is directing this. SO MANY CONFLICTING VALUES!
Well, there is a lot of detail on the pic here, unlike with the old Thomas which barley had any. When I mean old I mean the LIVE ACTION and none of this animated nonsense that the children of America is watching now. I still got the good stuff on VHS! Thats my 2 cents on this.
SantaFebuff
That's So Trainz Forum
"Hello Percy! KA-BOOM! Fwooosh! ZAP ZAP ZAP! Rata tat tat tat! BA WHAM!
Oh...hello Thomas!"
Someone fell out of the bed?
Cheers,
Joshua
so THAT's what Thomas looks like in real life.:hehe:
As i understand it, the RWS books were all drawn off the real engines, but when it came time to make the series (at least in the US) they for some reason chose to use Marklin frames for the locomotives, and they had to modify the bodies of the classic engines (E4, Black 5, Peckett, A3, etc.) to fit on the marklin frames. the look stuck, and now, we have bachmann making HO scale models off the TV series models, instead of the real ones (which i would have personally preferred them do...I'm a rivet counter, what can i say?)
Now someone's going to come along and tell me i'm wrong :hehe: hey, this is only as it's been told to me (i've got an ancient Model Railroader article that talks about it).
As i understand it, the RWS books were all drawn off the real engines, but when it came time to make the series (at least in the US) they for some reason chose to use Marklin frames for the locomotives, and they had to modify the bodies of the classic engines (E4, Black 5, Peckett, A3, etc.) to fit on the marklin frames. the look stuck, and now, we have bachmann making HO scale models off the TV series models, instead of the real ones (which i would have personally preferred them do...I'm a rivet counter, what can i say?)
Now someone's going to come along and tell me i'm wrong :hehe: hey, this is only as it's been told to me (i've got an ancient Model Railroader article that talks about it).
Retro00064
New member
Uhhh, take a look at the link below that picture in Truemac's post. It is an official movie preview taken from that link, not a Trainz screenshot.
Regards.
Torpedo423
Steam Forever
If you look at the model in the poster, it appears that they're sticking closer to Thomas' prototype rather than the TV-model.
I never understood one thing about locomotives with this type of piston set up. Is the bar just there to keep the wheels in line or does it actually do something. If its just there to keep them in line then what makes the wheels turn? Im used to seeing american locomotives with the cylinders right out on the side, but that design pictured confuses me
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The locomotive's cylinders are between the wheels, usually driving the middle axle. The siderods are there to transfer power to the other axles. It works the same way with American locos, only you can see everything.
Torpedo423
Steam Forever
Ah ok, thanks for explaining it to me
Woah woah, I see brake shoes, rivets, steam lines, sand lines, injector lines.....are you sure that this is actually Thomas??????
I grew up with Thomas......this looks like a great way to reboot everything!
Think of what Transformers looked like when some of us were kids......and look at it not (ok, well it would have been better without Micheal Bay)
Near real life Thomas gets a thumbs up from me
I grew up with Thomas......this looks like a great way to reboot everything!
Think of what Transformers looked like when some of us were kids......and look at it not (ok, well it would have been better without Micheal Bay)
Near real life Thomas gets a thumbs up from me
Torpedo423
Steam Forever
ugh, gag
Agreed, and if you think I want to see this movie. Your dead worng.
Welcome to my latest (and Fastest) obsession.
WipEout HD.
Google that.
Edit:I'm starting to think I done something wrong.
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