TheAusterityEngine

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26 | Bi | I post about things that interest me (mostly railways and TTTE)

So what the hell was going on with Percy's smokebox saddle anyway?? Why is it a different design on both the die-cast and motorised toys? Why does the weird promo art have the slab underneath painted black but only sometimes?

Promotional image of Percy's 2026 design, featuring his original smokebox design but with the slab underneath painted black on the frontPercy's 2026 motorised toy, featuring a redesigned smokebox saddle which is larger and connects cleanly to the smokebox itselfPercy's final design from the Really Helpful Engines trailer, where his smokebox saddle has its original design again??

The fact people use the phrase "you can't put the genie back in the bottle for AI pissss me off because A: Genies offer some kind of benefit B: Most Genie stories end with it back in the bottle And C: ones that dont usually involve the Genie being a slimy trickster that fools and hurts the user.

Long before they came to Sodor, Rosie and Bruno, were two peas in a pod. She'd always remind the other engines "Don't you leave behind, Bruno!" to which, he'd always appreciate. They'd often be called "The Red Rascals" with how cheeky they'd be to the other engines, as well! #TTTE

A cartoony illustration of a colourful red/yellow caboose with a gray face smiling at a steam engine who shares a similar appearance smiling back at them. 

They are both in an off-gray background.

I got A Bumpy Ride on day one, and I adore it. It's got a very nice art style, and overall it's a nice cozy game to sit down and relax with. Comet's an adorable little engine too.

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Nia enjoyed her life on the fat controllers railway. Some things were very new to her but many things were the same no matter where you were, trucks were one of them. "If you stop bumping I'll tell you stories from home" she told them & the curious trucks relucantly behaved.

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Something interesting I haven't seen many people bring up about the new die-cast Toad is that the bluish-grey colour they've changed him to is seemingly based directly on the GWR's standard goods stock livery, rather than the BR-ish grey colour the TVS went with

Thomas & Friends 2026 die-cast of Toad the brake vanGWR Diagram AA23 'Toad' brake van No. 950592 in the GWR's standard goods stock livery