The takedown notices were declined by YouTube, with the company referencing parody law. He also claimed that the legal activity by Mattel was the reason for his Fallout 4 Thomas the Tank Engine mod being taken down. In May 2019, Kevin 'Trainwiz' Brock told The Face that an intermediary law firm based in Makedonia, acting on behalf of Mattel, issued takedown notices on the videos of his Thomas the Tank Engine mods.
Starting in 2019, Thomas the Tank Engine mods replacing in-game models, sound effects and music were created for multiple games, with notable examples including Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Grand Theft Auto V, DBZ Tenkaichi 3 and Resident Evil Village.
