Happy Birthday Ian McCue! 🚂🎂🚃
It was lovely meeting you at @talyllyn.co.uk’s #AwdryExtravaganza. Thank you again ever so much for all you’ve done for #ThomasAndFriends and for your autographs.
I hope you have a blessed birthday Ian. 🥳
Only three days left till my vlog about my adventures at #AwdryExtravaganza at @talyllyn.co.uk for Thomas’s 80th Anniversary and for 200 years of Railways/ @railway200.bsky.social. The premiere is set for this Saturday at 3:00PM Central Time.
youtu.be/AdNxg2iKwuI
Heres a little sneak peak for Tjoc Escapades trilogy of vlogs for Awdry5. Coming soon to YouTube. #AdwryEx5 #AwdryExtravaganza t.co/4xnUXSquUZ
Its been a month since I visited the latest #awdryextravaganza event which served as the final one for a while.
Thank you everyone at the @talyllyn.co.uk for everything after the last five years. Highly recommend going for an ideal summer holiday every year!
#TalyllynRailway
🚂📹 #AwdryExtravaganza2025 Day 3 - Sunday July 20th, 2025 | Filmed on Video8 at the @talyllyn.co.uk by SmurfyDan 🚂📹
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#talyllynrailway #awdryextravaganza #video8 #smurfydan #railway800 #thomas80 #thomasthetankengine #thomasandfriends #therailwayseries
🚂📹 #AwdryExtravaganza2025 Day 2 - Saturday July 19th, 2025 | Filmed on Video8 at the @talyllyn.co.uk by SmurfyDan 🚂📹
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#talyllynrailway #awdryextravaganza #video8 #smurfydan #railway800 #thomas80 #thomasthetankengine #thomasandfriends #therailwayseries
🚂📹 #AwdryExtravaganza2025 Day 1 - Friday July 18th, 2025 | Filmed on Video8 at the @talyllyn.co.uk by SmurfyDan 🚂📹
youtu.be/UML4b6gc9c0
#talyllynrailway #awdryextravaganza #video8 #smurfydan #railway800 #thomas80 #thomasthetankengine #thomasandfriends #therailwayseries
Evening everyone! While I’m gone to #TheGreatestGathering event, I got some new videos tomorrow from 3:00 to 9:40 PM BST as follows:
3:00 - Troublesome Trucks Puppet Read Along
3:30 - 8:30 - @talyllyn.co.uk #AwdryExtravaganza Video8 tapes
8:40 - Awdry Extravaganza 5 4K Clips
I've actually managed to film and edit an entire video in under a week (about a month faster than usual...) all about our visit to the Awdry Extravaganza 2025.
Join me tomorrow at 1pm for the premiere on YouTube
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#awdryextravaganza #Awdry #Skarloey #talyllynrailway
a shaky and squiggly scribble sketch of the Awdry Extravaganza 5 logo
the finished logo
Sketch vs Final
#trainstuff #illustration #myart #sketches #awdryextravaganza
The Awdry Extravaganza 2025 at the Talyllyn Railway was an unforgettable experience, celebrating Rev. Wilbert Awdry & 80 years of The Railway Series! Such a fantastic event, I had a truly lovely time 🚂✨ #AwdryExtravaganza #TalyllynRailway #ThomasTheTankEngine
#TTTE #RWS #AwdryExtravaganza
BONUS IMAGE:
Here's me getting into a fight with George.
It was on sight.
#TTTE #RWS #AwdryExtravaganza #TalyllynRailway
Moving onto day 2 now!
I took a trip up the line with Peter Sam, then encountered Gerry, Rusty and Sir Handel.
#TTTE #RWS #AwdryExtravaganza #TalyllynRailway
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Alright, time for my thread of photos from the Awdry Extravaganza!
We start with Dolgoch at the station and Fred and Tregwn facing off.
Even though I couldn’t go to the event, #awdryextravaganza did surprise me with this!
Thank you NerdyNorwegian for the lovely Twitter message! It’s an incredible honor that my artwork was noticed and appreciated by Veronica Chambers! 🥹💙✨
I do hope she got the picture I sent of it!
#ttte #AwdryEx5
Gathering engines together for the whistling finale - amazing way to wrap up a great weekend. Stellar work from all the staff and volunteers
@talyllyn.co.uk
#AwdryEx5 #awdryextravaganza
#awdryextravaganza #TTTE #RWS
Just wanted to let you all know my time at the Awdry Extravaganza is going great. I'm such too shy to approach people, nor do I know what most of the bigger fandom members look like, but I can recommend the bacon sandwiches.
I will post photos when I'm home!
Day two at the Awdry Extravaganza was a BLAST! 🚂✨ Chilled out day. Saw Albert & Gerry's brilliant new faces! Visited the amazing exhibition at Tywyn & saw the picnic train at Dolgoch. Appreciated incredible modelling talents! #AwdryExtravaganza #TalyllynRailway #ThomasTheTankEngine @talyllyn.co.uk
I driven Thomas the Tank Engine!!!!! #awdryextravaganza #thomasandfriends #youtubeshortd
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Awdry Extravaganza 5, day one, has gone very nicely!
Found other conductors, Isambard Inkblot finds the arrangements satisfactory, and my models have had a go on the running line
#awdryextravaganza #awdryextravaganza5 #awdry5 #talyllyn
Fantastic first day at #AwdryEx5 #awdryextravaganza
@talyllyn.co.uk
really pulled out all the stops to make it an event to remember
As the #awdryextravaganza begins tomorrow I have decided to pause work on James and bring him as he is. There is still a lot of work to do but I would like to take my time with no pressure or deadline to get him finished. I will also be bringing Thomas and his two coaches, see you all tomorrow! 😀
Two NEW videos will be released on my YouTube channel at 5:45 PM BST to kickstart #awdryextravaganza at the
@TalyllynRailway
on Friday!
Watch this space!
youtube.com/@SmurfyDan1991
#thomas80 #thomasandfriends
A red narrow gauge locomotive dressed as Sir Handel from the Railway Series pulls a rake of coaches
I'll once again be taking on video duties for the Talyllyn at this weekends #AwdryExtravaganza. If you see a purple shirt running around with far too much camera equipment then feel free to say hello. If you're lucky I'll even tell you my favourite Skarloey Railway loco.
Thomas didn't take the news well.
#AwdryEx #awdryextravaganza
