Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Sights of Sodor - Dried Up River Bed

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see Dried Up River Bed! Watch a time lapse of the little narrow gauge engines doing their day's work by checking out the latest video!


In the TV series this set didn't get much air time, but I specifically remembered the scene where Rheneas is pulling one coach and a brake van over the bridge in the song "Gone Fishing" and I've really like the look of the set and how it was in contrast to the river bridge. So I decided to make the set because I thought it would make a fun addition to my series.


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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Sights of Sodor - Narrow Gauge Countryside

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the countryside that the little narrow gauge engines travel through! Watch as Skarloey tries to figure out what to do when a cow strays onto the line by checking out the latest video!


As I was writing season 2, I ran into a problem with my stories. There were only so many different locations that the narrow gauge engines could chat because there were only so many locations where there were tracks that ran side by side. To make things easier for me while writing I added a new location of my own that had 2 tracks running through it so I could have 2 engines go side by side and talk to each other so that they didn't always need to be at a station or yard in order to chat.

Today's short is based off of the TV series' episode "A Cow on the Line" watch and see what the narrow gauge engines do to solve the same problem that Gordon and Henry had. 



Do you like the narrow gauge countryside? Should I use it in more episodes? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Sights of Sodor - Rheneas Station

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see Rheneas Station! Watch as a workman tries to get home, but accidentally misses his train by checking out the latest video!


What do you think? Did I do a good job remaking this set from the TV series?

I'm really proud of the turnout of this set. I didn't think I would be able to replicate it that well, but I did a side by side comparison and wow! Not just the station, but the shed, the road, the hill, the watermill, and everything else turned out fantastic!

For today's video, you get to see a workman who accidentally misses his train home and has to try and figure out how he will get home. This one was fun to make. After I had filmed all the scenes for Season 2 on this set I got to play around with my camera and make this little short. Hope you guys enjoy!


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What do you think of the custom buildings I've made? Also, what do you think of the little story of the workmen? Do you think I should do more little stories revolving around human characters? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Sights of Sodor - The Tunnel

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the Skarloey Railway Tunnel! Watch a time lapse of the little narrow gauge engines doing their day's work by checking out the latest video!


What do you think? Did I do a good job recreating the set from the TV series?

In the TV series Duncan gets himself trapped in this tunnel and calls it a "rabbit hole". It's also the place where an icicle hung down and knocked off Peter Sam's broken funnel. I thought it would be fun to make a video as if you were sitting on a bench besides the line and spent the day train spotting. So hope you all enjoy this video!


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What do you think of the time lapse of the whole day? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Sights of Sodor - The Mountainside

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the track running along the mountainside! Watch as Peter Sam tries to figure out what to do after a landslide by checking out the latest video!



What do you think? Did I do a good job at remaking this set from the TV series?

In the TV series the mountainside is an enormous set depicting a huge mountain with a tiny ledge for the narrow gauge track to run around. It was here that Rusty and Harold had their chats. I did not have the space to make something of the same size, but I tried to recreate it the best I could by using camera angles. The mountainside was made by putting a bunch of giant rocks I found together and running the flexi track across it.



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Do you like the mountainside? Should I use it in more episodes? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

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