Toby (AEG)/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
Toby is a fictional steam tram engine created by Rev. W. Awdry.

Toby is currently set to make his debut in the second half of the second series.

2D animated rigs
Toby in All Engines Go uses a series of complicated 2D rigs created by Nelvana Studio. These rigs are made up of different assets, which can be stretched, squashed and posed to create the desired movements and poses. Toby's movements are handled by an animation team, with a posing team to create specific poses as required for certain shots.

Toby's 2D design has undergone many changes from the design used in the original series:
 * His face is slightly wider.
 * He now has brown irises.
 * His handrails are now dark grey instead of gold.
 * The wooden planks underneath his roof at the front are now a darker brown.
 * His window frames are a lighter shade of brown.
 * His bufferbeam is now trapezium-shaped.
 * He has lost his brakepipe outlets.
 * The bases of his buffer holds are now circular.
 * The bottom half of his headlamp has been removed.
 * The edges of his cowcatcher are no longer curved.
 * The pipe on his roof has been removed.
 * He is much longer in length.
 * His wheels are much closer together.

Voice Actors

 * TBA