Merrick/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Merrick is a fictional rail-based travelling gantry crane, created by Sharon Miller.

In 2012, Merrick made his debut in the special, Blue Mountain Mystery.

Merrick is voiced by Matt Wilkinson (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively.

Early concept art of the Blue Mountain Quarry reveals that Merrick was originally named Bradley and was positioned spanning Owen's incline.

CGI model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. Merrick was created from scratch in CGI by Nitrogen Studios in 2010 for production of the 2012 special Blue Mountain Mystery. His model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

According to Greg Tiernan, the CGI models are subjected to many rounds of review before they are submitted to HiT Entertainment for final input and approval.

Voice Actors

 * Matt Wilkinson
 * Andrés García
 * Luis Alfonso Mendoza
 * Tomohiro Tsuboi
 * Achim Buch
 * Jürgen Uter
 * Øyvind Borgemoen Lyse
 * Christoffer Staib
 * Leopoldo Ballesteros
 * Jukka Voutilainen
 * Alexander Kotov