Bluff's Cove/Behind the Scenes

Television Series
Bluff's Cove is a fictional seaside village of the Island of Sodor, created by Marc Seal It has as a station on the The Little Western.

The station first appeared in the ninth series episode Thomas' Milkshake Muddle, which first aired in 2005. Its last appearance was in twenty-fourth series episode Thomas' Fuzzy Friend, which was released in 2020.

Gauge 1 model
Bluff's Cove was first modelled in the ninth series of the television series.

Close-up models
Close-up models of some areas of Bluff's Cove were built to be used for scenes involving the close-up scale figures.

CGI model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. Bluff's Cove 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.