Faces for Thomas Models?

[thomasj219]

Does anyone know where I can find good faces you know like sad for the Bachmann Thomas Models print out or otherwise???

Please help needed for series.

[SmokeyNSteamer]

I don't know... you probably have to make them yourself.  If you have experience casting resin, then you can have a shot, but they can also be made with paper cutouts as well.

[panniertankboy8751]

I think you should probably make your own faces so they can be costomized to your disire. Look at Sparkshot/Knuckles on youtube. He makes wikid good faces for his hornby engines.

[thomasj219]

I dont really know how to do that

[panniertankboy8751]

All you do is make a mold of the engines face (I think you use clay for this)
and let this harden, before this, make facial features i.e. sad, happy, mad. Then you pour something like plaster? into the mold. When it's hardened, take it out pant eyes and secure it to the model's smokebox.

Hope this helps

[thomasj219]

how do i make the expressions

[SmokeyNSteamer]

To make expressions, you need still-shots of the faces from the episodes, and use that as a reference for sculpting the face for your engine.  I cannot guarantee accuracy, though, it depends on your sculpting skill.