Aye, but in the books, ye kenna see the valve motions in action!! Al Messer --- Alan Stepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A pal of mine (he is also a member here) is an > occasional film extra, and > last year I took him to Shepperton studios, where he > was having a costume > fit for the latest Peter O'Toole film. > I managed to get a stroll round, accompanied as > everyone has to be, and saw > the "Thomas" studio. > Shame there was nothing happening there that day. > I did see the model makers there, and what they do > is amazing. > One was carving beautiful "roman" columns, at a > speed and with an accuracy > that was surprising. > > As for the Thomas films, I still have the books from > my childhood, and, > should I want to, would prefer to read them than > watch the films. > > Alan Stepney > > http://www.alanstepney.info > Model Engineering & steam engine information pages > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Allen Messer" <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "modeleng" <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 3:11 PM > 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". > > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.