Chocolate Thomas sculpture

A chocolate Thomas sculpture was on display at King's Cross Station during the Easter weekend in 2017. The 6ft tall, 7ft long sculpture was commissioned by Mattel and designed by both She Bakes and Plunge Creations. Made out of real Belgian chocolate, it was first sculpted out of polystyrene and then enveloped in 100kg of chocolate, with a mixture of white, milk and dark chocolate being used to create the intricate details of Thomas. It took three chocolatiers 250 hours to create the final product, and the sculpture was surrounded by a TrackMaster layout featuring different engines such as James and Emily. An actor portraying Sir Topham Hatt was on hand to hand out easter eggs to children.

Trivia

 * The different mixtures used to create Thomas consisted of 60kg milk chocolate, 30kg dark chocolate, 10kg white chocolate and 25kg cocoa butter.
 * At one point, a child broke through the security and ripped a wheel arch straight off of Thomas.