inky james?

can someone tell me about this train, as related to its origin in the episodes?

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I am really no expert on things that are Thomas but haven't I heard that the black James is his original color so wouldn't that mean he is from a very early show?

From Wiki

Bio in the Television Series
According to The Adventure Begins, James arrived on Sodor some time after Gordon, at which time he was painted black.

http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/James

Never heard of an "Inky" James and no picture is showing for me, if you did link any. But, yeah, James was in a black livery with red lining from 1912 until sometime in the 1960s.

so... james was originally black? was this in any episode? or just in books?

so... james was originally black? was this in any episode? or just in books?

The only time James was shown in his original livery in the TVS was in the early 2015 special, The Adventure Begins.
He was also only in his original livery for one story in the RWS, that being Thomas and the Breakdown Train.

EDIT: I also just was notified by a friend after becoming unsure about the year of James' repaint. It's actually in 1925, not the '60s. Thought something was wrong there, since I'm pretty sure Thomas wasn't on Sodor for 50 years before rescuing James. xp
1960s was when James' black lining was changed to blue.

is there a link for either? i gotta c it!

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In the Wikia link I gave above this is what it says...

Livery

James was originally painted in L&YR's mixed traffic black with red lining before his accident and was given his red coat with yellow stripes and black lining to cheer him up. Sometime during the 1960s, James' black lining was repainted blue and gold. James has the number "5" painted in bright yellow with a blue border on his tender sides.

In the television series, James has always been painted North Western Railway red with gold stripes and black lining, with three exceptions: in the tenth season episode The Green Controller, when he was painted yellow and black, like a bumblebee, on Percy's orders. Then, in the thirteenth season episode, Tickled Pink, James was painted in a pink undercoat. Though he was painted red in his official debut episode, he was painted in his black livery from the Railway Series in The Adventure Begins and had lining on the back of his tender. This disappeared when he was given his red livery. In The Great Race, golden linings and certain flowers were added to him for the best decorated engine parade.

In the Railway Series, he carries two builder's plates on the sides of his cab.

In the Wikia link I gave above this is what it says...

Completely missed the link, sorry.

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is there a link for either? i gotta c it!

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and or read it

You should be able to find the US version of The Adventure Begins very easily and quickly with a quick YouTube search, but there's also the option to buy it on YouTube or Amazon for 12 bucks in HD.

wow. too much information. but great information!
dont where to start.
my first is wht yr was "tickled pink"?

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this is inky james

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now someone tell me about "tickled pink"!

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if you do not have this train, i highly encourage u to get it.
this is how legends r made.

wow. too much information. but great information!
dont where to start.
my first is wht yr was "tickled pink"?

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this is inky james

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now someone tell me about "tickled pink"!

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if you do not have this train, i highly encourage u to get it.
this is how legends r made.

i would get it but its like 100 dollars ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
*is dead inside*

Tickled Pink... A lot of people want to forget that episode, and have forgotten it, along with pretty much all of the bad seasons. No one knows what date that was and it's probably not particularly impacting if we ever find out.