Yellow Rheneas and the engine he would becomeBack when Yellow Rheneas was first announced I'll openly admit I rolled my eyes abit. But as more time passed by I realised the potential he has and how I could make something pretty special. These are my first steps.
Firstly tho an obligatory photo of Yellow Rheneas on my layout. Skarloey and Rusty where shocked.
Now meet
Rhodri the Mining engine
Now Rhodri is exactly what you think, a Yellow, weathered, cabless version of Rheneas. But with a full backstory but more on that later. Firstly how I made him and turned him into the engine he is today. Also I will say this isn't him 100% finished. I made mistakes and I want to fix them and not just with weathering but that's a later subject.
Now Rhodri clearly has a better side. The left. I had a few issues with his right hand side. For some reason when I applied the first coat of matt clear spray his paint began pealing with is totally my fault. I moved him and touched things upon applying the spray becuase I accidentally knocked him over and he sat on the board I was using which probably caused that issue. However I will try and fix it but for now weathering covers it up.
The face is from Ertl Godred and fits him beautifully. Also becuase of his back story I feel it suits him not to have a name or number but you can see the remains of what was once there.
As a runner he is exactly the same as Rheneas
Backstory/head canon
Rhodri used to work on the Mid Sodor as a Mining Engine. However he had an accident within his first week. In those days Engines were brand new and the Mid Sodor couldn't afford to repair him. So he was left aside. A few years later a new engine came and one of Rhodri's brothers started work too. He was called Jennings. Smudger also joined but he's another story.
As time went on Rhodri was forgotten or so he thought. The mines closed and the railway did too but a very wise engine made sure to tell two other scallywags Rhodri's tale.
Fast forward to now and Rhodri works hard on the Skarloey railway. His duties usually involve Quarry work but he's also a very good maintenance engine and helps Rusty when needed.
He's not one for Coaches, the passengers love him but the big engines tease him especially Gordon who doesn't think its appropriate to pull Coaches when you worked in a mine.
However he's always on hand shunt Coaches or tidy up the yard.
I hope to do more with him very soon. I'd love to make a cleaner version but this is him for now. I plan on doing alot more with him and feature him on my channel in the future.
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