Paxton/Behind the Scenes

Background Information
Paxton is a fictional standard gauge diesel locomotive created by Sharon Miller.

In 2011, Paxton made his debut in the special Day of the Diesels. His last appearance was in the twenty-fourth series episode, The Great Little Railway Show, which was released in 2020.

In his introduction Paxton was voiced by Keith Wickham (UK/US) in the CGI version of the series on both sides of the Atlantic, respectively. Since 2012, Paxton has been voiced by Steven Kynman, also in both English dubs.

Paxton is based on the BR Class 08.

CGI Model
In 2009, the series introduced Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) as a replacement for the show's long-standing live-action models. In 2010, Paxton was modelled in full CGI by Nitrogen Studios for the 2011 film, Day of the Diesels. 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.

Paxton has had a few changes in the television series as the series progressed on:
 * Series 19:
 * His siderods gained a metallic hue.
 * Big World! Big Adventures!:
 * He gained a headlamp and tail lamp.

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

Voice Actors

 * Keith Wickham
 * Steven Kynman
 * Martin Brücker
 * Tobias Diakow
 * Kōichi Sakaguchi
 * Kunihiro Kawamoto
 * Martial Le Minoux
 * Dariusz Błażejewski
 * Scott Maurstad
 * Christian Greger Strøm
 * Dor Srugo
 * Reinder van der Naalt
 * Kaihiamal Martínez
 * Troells Toya
 * César Emilio
 * Carlos Moreno
 * Jukka Voutilainen
 * Antti L. J. Pääkkönen
 * Alexander Kotov
 * Anton Savenkov