UKBL ran from around Trainz 2006-2009, then shut down, prohibiting the redistribution of their models and selling what remained. Permission, and the site closed down a second time. One user in particular, TheFattHatt, reskinned their 2012 models without While after people began reskinning their models, just like they did with MSTNoodle. Everyone was downloading content and remaking classic Thomas and Friends episodes in Trainz Simulator, and soon some began making their own stories. After they released their Trainz 2006 models, the Trainz community and Thomas fandom seemed to merge like two SodorIsland3D is where the next stage began. Some of the most famous to spring from this era (around Trainz 2004) where SodorIsland3D, After he got famous for his TTTE models, other people tried to do the same. Why he wanted this is unclear, but many say he doesn't want his models redistributed because many people began reskinning them, mostly into fan characters or Sadly, after his retirement from Trainz, he asked people to stop distributing his models, and wanted them to vanish from Some argue he is the father of Thomas in Trainz. The earliest known history of Thomas content in TRS begins with MSTNoodle, a retired Trainzgineer who made simple yet lovable models and exported them to the game, eventually making themĪvailable for download.