Mike (T&F)/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
Mike is a fictional miniature gauge tender locomotive created by the Rev. W. Awdry. He lives and works on the Arlesdale Railway.

In 2015, Mike was introduced in the special, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure, along with Rex and Bert. Their appearances marked the first production since the fourth series to introduce engines from The Railway Series as new characters. He last appeared in the twenty-fourth series episode The Great Little Railway Show, which was released in 2020.

Voice
Mike is voiced by Tim Whitnall in the CGI version of the series in both the UK and US dubs.

CGI model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2015, Mike was modelled in full CGI by Arc Productions for the 2015 film, Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure. The model was "hand-sculpted" in Maya, a 3D animation and modelling software.

Mike's CGI model has a few changes from his original design in The Railway Series. These include:
 * Red wheels.
 * A grey running plate.
 * He now has a brakepipe and a lamp-iron.
 * He gained a headlamp above his smokebox.

Texture variants
In addition to his standard livery, a few other texture variants exist of Mike's CGI model. These texture variants include:

Fonts
The following fonts are used on Mike's CGI model:
 * Franklin Gothic Bold
 * Bell Bold

Trivia

 * Mike's model reuses Hiro's siderods and valve gear meshes.

Voice Actors

 * Tim Whitnall
 * Tomohiro Tsuboi
 * Kiyonobu Suzuki
 * Waldemar Barwiński
 * Stan Limburg
 * Sergio Gutiérrez Coto
 * Christian Strempler
 * Juan Navarro Torelló
 * Dor Srugo
 * Gadi Levy
 * Bjørn Eivind Aasland
 * Constantin von Westphalen