Norramby Fishing Village/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
The Norramby Fishing Village is a fictional village near Norramby on the Island of Sodor created by Britt Allcroft and David Mitton.

The village first appeared in the fifth series episode Horrid Lorry, which first aired in 1998. Its last appearance was in the nineteenth series episode Toad and the Whale, which was released in 2015.

Gauge 1 models
The Norramby Fishing Village was originally built for the fifth series. Norramby Church Station was originally going to be above the Fishing Village, but was likely moved beside it because of complexity.

Close-up sets
close-up sets for small portions of the village were built to be used for scenes involving the close-up scale figures.

CGI set
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. Norramby Fishing Village was recreated from scratch in CGI by Nitrogen Studios. The 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.