[modeleng] Re: Shepperton Studios Modelmakers

Regardless of the chubby bloke's name (he's Sir Toppem
Hatt over here), their attention to detail is amazing,
at least to me.  The valve motions and the details in
the backgrounds and layout deserve a LOT of credit.

Al Messer


--- Dave Beaman <davebeaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 1948.... Must have been nationalisation!!
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "IAN BRAMBLE" <ian.bramble@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 6:51 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Shepperton Studios
> Modelmakers
> 
> 
> He was the Fat Director in the first two books, 'The
> Three Railway Engines' 
> (1945) and 'Thomas the Tank Engine' (1946) but
> became the Fat Controller in 
> the third book ' James the Red Engine' (1948) - 
> perhaps his job description 
> changed due to a reorganisation! So it was the Rev
> Awdry who changed it.
>   Interestingly in American versions he just Sir
> Topham Hatt!
> 
>   Ian
> "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   Hi there John,
> 
> When I encountered the Thomas books in the 1980's it
> was the Fat
> Controller then (and Thin Controller on the Narrow
> gauge railways!).
> 
> I also was given some copies from when my uncles
> were children in the
> 1960's, and from memory it was Fat Controller then.
> 
> Were the recordings you refer to produced by
> 'Auntie'. In which case maybe
> the BBC employees ditched the expression 'Fat
> Controller' lest they loose
> their jobs if it was felt they were having a dig at
> the bosses upstairs!
> 
> Yours,
> 
> 
> Rich.
> 
> On Mon, 29 Jan 2007, john.burridge@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > Al Hi, I would say also that Shepperton did a good
> job not only with
> > Thomas but many of the films and special effects
> that they have done and
> > that they currently do.
> >
> > Its a bit of a shame they needed to change the Fat
> Director to fat
> > controller as the records that i herd as a child
> as spoken by Jonny
> > Morris then by Ringo Star.
> >
> > It was not P.C. to have a fat director as there
> are many around creaming
> > off the profits from companies all around!!!
> >
> > yours for now.
> >
> > Regards John Burridge
> >
> >
> >> Message Received: Jan 27 2007, 03:11 PM
> >> From: "Allen Messer"
> >> To: "modeleng"
> >> Cc:
> >> Subject: [modeleng] Shepperton Studios
> Modelmakers
> >>
> >> I would like to take this opportunity to
> compliment
> >> the entire staff at Shepperton Studions that
> produce
> >> "Thomas the Tank Engine" series, especially the
> model
> >> makers. Their attention to detail is matchless,
> not
> >> only the models themselves, but also the
> backgrounds
> >> and scenery. If any of them are members of this
> list,
> >> please pass on my compliments to your co-workers.
> >>
> >> Al Messer, a 68 yar old "boy".
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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