Hong-Mei/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Hong-Mei is a fictional tank engine created by Ian McCue and Davey Moore.

In 2018, Hong-Mei made her debut in the twenty-second series of Thomas & Friends in the episode, Number One Engine.

Hong-Mei is voiced by Chipo Chung (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively. The character is voiced with a matching accent to her home country.

Hong-Mei is based on the China Railways GJ 0-6-0T class.

CGI Model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2017, Hong-Mei was created from scratch in CGI by Jam Filled Toronto for the twenty-second series. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

Voice Actors

 * Chipo Chung
 * Mikoto Nakai
 * Agata Skórska
 * Orly Tagar
 * Anna Kumosiak
 * Montserrat Aguilar
 * María Sánchez
 * Hanna Mönkäre
 * Bruna Matta
 * Gulás Fanni
 * Olga Kuznetsova