S.C. Ruffey's HO model's frames are grey instead of rusty orange. This was corrected on his large scale, and N scale models. Running is smooth, easily as good as any other RTR model, and it's possible to drive slowly for shunting. Our sample is an early example, which has seen many miles of testing at trade events, yet still works perfectly, suggesting a long life in the playroom.

Thomas, Percy and James' HO models do not have front couplers, unlike all the other HO scale locomotives.In addition, he is also the first character that was first made in Large Scale, unlike the other characters who were all first made in HO scale and then made again into large scale. I cannot see the original pictures you posted, so I am unsure of your desired end state, but I infer you want something closer to the books. Please, though, try not to be petulant just because you don't get the answer you want in the first five minutes; most people here are only too happy to help, in my experience. The steam pipes (not sure of correct name) on Bachmann Thomas's front do not reach all the way forward to his smokebox. The PDF version of Toby's blueprints incorrectly labelled him as "Toby the Big Express Engine". [1] This was intended for Gordon's blueprints.

The best advice, therefore, is that already given above; base it on a LB&SCR E2, with extended tanks. Currently, Thomas, James, Diesel, and Rosie are the only HO scale engines with more than one variant.Spencer's prototype had differently shaped eyebrows and did not have his whistle, buffers, coupling hook or lamp irons. As for rivets, CGI Thomas has them, but none of the other versions has, and this model's tanks are also plain. Spencer's footplate flattens out at the cab, unlike his television series model which keeps going at a slope. His boiler is also too thin. When the N scale Thomas and Percy models were first revealed, their faces had been switched around and had swapped eyebrows.