S.C. Ruffey

S.C. Ruffey is a troublesome ballast truck.

Product Description[]

1999 Character Card[]

Pronounced "Scruffey," S.C. Ruffey is an old experienced truck with a bad attitude and rough habits.

2006 Character Card[]

S.C Ruffey (pronounced "scruffy") is an old freight car with a bad attitude. He encourages the other Troublesome Trucks to cause the engines as many problems as they can. After his trick on Oliver backfired, though, S.C. Ruffey learned a valuable lesson.

Changes[]

1996 (thin wheels, static plastic ballast, and black wheels)
1997 (thick wheels)
2001 (name on chassis)
2006 (updated design and face with magnetic removable ballast, and orange wheels)

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2017 (black wheels, hollow plastic body, pop-up feature, only in Demolition Team)
2018 (new face, spark decorations, only in Dynamite Ryan)

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Trivia[]

S.C. Ruffey's prototype was first approved on 28 April 1995.
A prototype S.C. Ruffey seen in the 1996 yearbook features flat magnets, printed decals and a much smaller face that was developed from Boco's.
- Another prototype from the same yearbook features a different, smaller face which is raised up on his body, as well as retaining the flat magnets and the printed decals.
- A third prototype features crossed eyes.
The original S.C. Ruffey was sold separately in New Zealand in 2006. This was also the case with the 2001 Rusty and the 1997 Stepney.
The 2006 S.C. Ruffey was never released in Europe, although his 1997 version was sold separately there at the time. This is also the case with the 2004 Oliver.
The 2006 S.C. Ruffey has a slightly longer chassis than other similar trucks.
The first prototype Troublesome Trucks and Sweets depicts S.C. Ruffey as the Sodor Sweet Shoppe Troublesome Truck.

S.C. Ruffey

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