This modification was done for all narrow gauge steam locomotives except for Sir Handel. The secondary crank pin hole on the drive wheels was cut off to avoid collision with the rods during wheel rotation. Skarloey's wheels were sourced from Slater's Plastikard with the drive wheels being 3'1" Manning Wardle wheels (7837MW) and the trailing wheel being an 8 spoke bogie wheel (7832HR). The number and nameplates were custom printed foil stickers. It was painted using glossy car body paint and lined with white and gold Letraline pin-striping tape. Skarloey's small model was custom built from brass by model maker, Peter Eves to run on O gauge track to the Gauge 1 Scale Standard during production of the fourth series.
Awdry's model of Skarloey O gauge model ( Small scale) Skarloey's model is now on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Tywyn, Wales, UK, located near the Talyllyn Railway along with the other Skarloey Railway engines and rolling stock. The model was made from a GEM Dolgoch kit with a PECO James saddle tank and new cab. The Reverend Wilbert Awdry built an OO9 scale model of Skarloey. Keith Wickham gives Skarloey a Welsh accent, reflecting his basis' origins. Since his return in 2012, Skarloey has been voiced by Keith Wickham in both the British English and American English dubs of the series. He is also one of the fewer narrow gauge engines to gain a speaking appearance in at least one episode per series probably due to the fact he's the leader of them. In the CGI series, his classic personality returned and he is seen frequently working at the Blue Mountain Quarry, but still pulls passenger trains daily when he is not working at the Quarry. Skarloey later returned in the 2012 special, Blue Mountain Mystery, along with Rheneas, Sir Handel, Peter Sam and Rusty. When the show transitioned into full CGI in 2009, the narrow gauge engines were absent for three years. The narrow gauge engines took a full absence in 2004, but returned the following year. However, as the series progressed, Skarloey's character gradually became altered to a more younger personality under the influence of HiT Entertainment. In the classic era of Thomas and Friends, Skarloey is portrayed as an old and wise engine. Out of all the narrow gauge engines of the Skarloey Railway, Skarloey is the only one to keep his original Railway Series red livery (albeit with different shades as the series progressed and different coloured lining).
It should also be noted that Skarloey and Rheneas have never been referred to as brothers in the television series adaptation and have been called "friends" in most episodes. The series placed a great focus on him and the other narrow gauge characters, with a number of stories from the original books adapted for the television series. In 1995, Skarloey was introduced in the fourth series of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends. Talyllyn disguised as Skarloey Television Series
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