Thomas was one, because… you could do any kind of toy train, but the personality of that thing and the eyes moving back and forth give it a whole vibe and took it to another level. There are certain things I was going to be devastated about if we couldn’t have them. I didn’t know what we were going to do if we didn’t get the rights to that. New Skyrim Mod Replaces All Dragons With Thomas The Tank Engine 'I'm Thomas. Like anybody, they’re protective of their brand. Thomas had to stay neutral in the battle, which was always our intention. Thomas couldn’t be doing anything that could be perceived by children as evil Thomas. For example, nobody could be tied to the tracks and run over by Thomas. Thank God they agreed and found it funny, but there were definite stipulations. We had to do this whole thing where we did this presentation for the people who own the rights to Thomas. As I came on, they had not secured the rights to Thomas. A mod for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has replaced the Xbox 360 game’s dragons with a disturbing, fire-breathing version of fictional steam locomotive Thomas the Tank Engine. At some point in the process that predated my involvement it became Thomas. Funny Followers, a mod that gives you Thomas the Tank Engine as a companion, might be made for a laugh, but it’s a laugh that only Xbox One (and PC. 'I believe in Edgar and Joe Cornish’s original drafts it was a train set. I fully expect that now with Skyrim on PS4. Director Peyton Reed told FilmSchoolRejects: