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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I moved house a couple months ago, and finally got the chance to re-display my prewar Lionel set, including the freight cars which haven’t been out in at least a decade. This set last operated about 30 years ago. What I wouldn’t give to be able to give it another spin…

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Also, how did I manage to find art of an LNER Pacific in the US and it’s NOT Flying Scotsman

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Ah, yes, that’s my favorite Thomas character

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

It was two days before Christmas

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Only legends will understand the connection between these two items

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Can I interest you guys in a story this weekend?

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Fun fact: this is the first Thomas-related thing I’ve purchased since 2007

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Special shoutout to @firecooking.bsky.social for being the first person ever to draw “me,” even if I am about to have an actual tramper yeeted my way 😝

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Suddery Station Master @sudderym.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

I'll be sharing another preview of my next project to members of my porter tier tomorrow at 9pm gmt

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Suddery Station Master @sudderym.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I’ll be sharing an early preview of my next project to members of my porter tier patreon, tomorrow at 10pm gmt

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Dalton @thetrainiac123.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

"They call me the Super E.D. and I looooove lasagna" Series 5 - Super E.D. (Canned) Happy Halloween Eve, everyone! Yeah there was no way I couldnt throw my hat into this ring, the moment he was revealed I know what I had to do lol based on a BR Class 74, it's a shame he died :(

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

A new engine comes to cover for James, but is he really as “super” as he claims? Presenting SUPER E.D.! Did something a bit different this time; both TV and extended versions included. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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SUPER E.D.

THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE AND FRIENDS Episode: SUPER E.D. TV Length Written by Philbert From an idea by David Mitton OPENING TITLE SEQUENCE EXT COAL MINES, Day Gloomy grey sky. We open on a shot of J...

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Here are two photos of BR 74006, which was withdrawn early because it caught fire. Not sharing this for any particular reason whatsoever 😝

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

I’m doing it lads I threw out *everything* from the draft except a few barebones things and I think I can make Super Ed work. First draft in progress now And yes, I’m aware this subjects me to nuking lol

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Super Ed was so crazy he made you all forget about OLIVER HOUSE

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Matt @mh1994.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

OH NO.

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Burnt Bleghk 🎃 @brentalfloss.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

In honor of Nintendo's "Mario Paint" announcement... may I present a video I created on Mario Paint 29 years ago and finally edited last year:

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Story prompt. The trucks are acting up as usual; when engine X has to arrange them, they do their standard “we want engine Y” bit. As it turns out, engine Y *is* available and takes over, leading to a civil war between the trucks who were making excuses and those who *actually* wanted engine Y

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ZANTHERA @zanthera.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Reverend Awdry's magnificent books that led to a brilliant TV series, I am pleased to share 27 newly scanned and restored photographs taken of the TV series models by model maker David Payne on the morning series 1 began filming. Here mega.nz/folder/P0ZiH...

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

This setup makes so much sense from a storytelling perspective. There’s two boards in the pilot; perhaps the intent was to give Thomas an additional bit of motive… “why is it that I can pass the first board but not the second one?”

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

NOT MY IMAGES Found on Facebook. Someone at the Montreal Model Train Exposition customized some Lionel stock to be double sided, representing multiple characters. Novel concept, but the end result is…definitely something.

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Something something Thomas story

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Had a dream involving TUGS last night…found a promo tape in a library where they had Sunshine pitching the series to kids, sort of like a fake interview sort of thing

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

“The tugboat, for its size, is the most thrilling amusement ride afloat.” Kursaal Southend, date unknown

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Had a really trippy dream last night which involved someone discovering a behind the scenes reel for TUGS. It would’ve been a continuation/soft reboot that was worked on in the mid-late 90s before getting scrapped. It was animated, BUT all the boats/cranes/etc were filmed on a chroma key background-

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Anthony Iannaccio @mrtonynacho.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Mister Rogers never misses

You know, your own imagination is far more wonderful

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Than any computer could ever be. You know why?

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

You’re a living human being. And a computer is just a machine.

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Human beings are far more wonderful than machines.

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Just realized I didn’t post this here, so… I don’t have many positive memories of my childhood, but most of the ones I do have can be linked back to Thomas in some way. Thank you, Britt Allcroft, for giving me something to look back on in fondness. I am just one person, but your vision was…(1/2)

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

It was two days before Christmas

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Yes, posting this today may have been intentional. Added a childhood toy to my knick-knack shelf recently to represent this fandom and what it can achieve. Involving Tiger Moth doesn’t automatically make it good, but several peak fan projects have involved Tiger Moth in some way.

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Completely off topic for literally everything I typically post buuuuut I just bought a Switch game I’ve been considering playing for a while solely because the blue box store has a Black Friday half price sale on it and I’m just like…I have no time to play it and a huge backlog

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

As I just posted on the “other” site, I’ve begun revising my TUGS stories to better fit my current standards as well as our current understanding of the series. All current versions will remain up on said site, but I will be sharing the new ones here. I am editing and will post them chronologically.

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Philbert @philbertbuoy.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Hello, all. I’m not sure I’ll be *leaving* the other site yet, but I figured I would be hopping on here just in case. Feel free to follow me if you also jumped ship; will take me quite a while to find everyone again I’m sure.

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