Grinder & Gears

Grinder and Gears are two trouble making siblings. They work at the Motor Car Society as mechanics and are the reluctant lackeys to Bernard Martin Williams. Whenever trouble happens on the miniature railway, they are usually behind it.

Grinder
Grinder, born April 22nd 1994, is the eldest fo the two and often sees himself as the main leader of the two. He usually comes up with the schemes to cause havoc for the railway and isn't afraid to let his voice be heard. Though at times when the inquisitive finger is pointed towards him, Grinder sees no obligation to let his younger brother, Gears, take the blame. Despite pestering Gears at times, he is sometimes known to have a caring side and looks out for his young brother whenever things get serious. His relationship with his boss Bernard, is very dogsbody-ish. Whenever he and gears are given tasks to do, he is always the first to voice his opinions of the matter-only to get either a clip around the ears or and extension to their current task.

One of Grinder's main features is that he speaks with a voice that sounds remotely like an angle grinder, hence the name. He got this voice at the age of 3, when his parents were in the MCS's workshop and a hot chipping cut off from an actual grinder got lodged in his vocal cords and as a result of this his voice was permanently changed.

Appearance

 * Spiky jet black hair, concealed within an oil stained grey cap, turned backwards. The cap has MCS in faded black stitching on the front.
 * Green eyes.
 * Black and grey, once white, t-shirt with grease and oil stains.
 * A sleeveless jacket, with MCS in black stitching.
 * The bottom half of brown overalls, patches covered with duct tape.
 * Grey steal caped boots.
 * Always wears black fingerless gloves.

Gears
Gears, born May 14th 1995, is the main brains of the two. He started school a year before Grinder in 2000 and earned a masters in mechanics. But despite wanting to go to college, his parents enrolled him to join the family in working for the MCS. Because of this, many of Gears' talents are wasted and none of his suggestions to enhance the MCS were looked over by Bernard. However, Gears is always the first of the two to be asked on their opinions whenever Bernard devises a scheme and wants someone to give their views on the matter.

Many of Gears's schemes to cause havoc for the miniature railway actually work, but something finds its way to disrupt them and have the smoke blow back in his and Grinder's faces.

Part of Grinder and Gears' family decent from the Yorkshire Dales and as such he has developed an accent that sometimes crops up in conversation. But never says the common phrase "Eee-by-gum!" as he finds it pointless.

Gears gets his name due to his well focussed brain. "Always has the gears in motion" his mother sometimes says. Like grinder he doesn't like the name and sometimes would like to change it - but was forbidden to do so.

Appearances

 * Combed back, jet black hair. Wears the same type of grey cap as Grinder, but properly. Has MCS in clear black stitching.
 * Brown eyes
 * Dark grey t shirt, with light grey sleeveless jacket, with MCS in clear black stitching. Always has either a pencil or pen in a concealed pocket for note taking.
 * Black jeans with grey padded kneecaps.
 * Grey steel capped boots.
 * Always wears grey fingerless gloves.

Trivia

 * Grinder and Gears are the only characters not to have surnames. Very little about their family is revealed except that they work closely with Bernard. Some people believe Bernard is their uncle, but it is not confirmed.
 * On rare occasions does Grinder and Gears work alongside the railway society.
 * Gears is the only one of the two to have a love interest.
 * Series creator, Michael White, based Grinder and Gears off the characters Sly and Gobbo from Noddy's Toyland Adventures and Jasper and Horace from Disney's 101 Dalmatians.