Full Episode Narrow Gauge Christmas

All the narrow gauge engines are excited for Christmas the next morning. They hear that Sir Topham Hatt has a special gift for all of them, but when they wake up the next morning the refreshment lady needs their help delivering goodies. Will the little engines learn the true value of Christmas?

Since I made all these episodes surrounding Christmas, I knew that the story about Christmas day itself had to be great. I couldn't fit all the characters into one grand Christmas episode, so I decided to divide it into 2 episodes, one standard gauge, and one, narrow gauge.

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If you enjoyed Christmas episodes, be sure to comment down below or in the youtube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

Hope you enjoy this new adventure! Come back next Wednesday for more adventures from the Island of Sodor!

SNEAK PEEK! Narrow Gauge Christmas

This week we have a sneak peak of our upcoming episode Narrow Gauge Christmas! To check out the sneak peak click the link below!

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In the next episode, All the narrow gauge engines are excited for Christmas the next morning. They hear that Sir Topham Hatt has a special gift for all of them, but when they wake up the next morning the refreshment lady needs their help delivering goodies. Will the little engines learn the true value of Christmas?

Come back next Wednesday to watch the Full Episode!

Full Episode Little Red Friends

Sir Topham Hatt has exciting news for the little engines. He tells them that the Talyllyn Railway has requested that one engine come help them. Sir Topham Hatt sends Rheneas to help out. Skarloey is sad to see his best friend leave. Will the other engines be able to cheer him up?

This episode hits home to me, I have a very close friend who left to the Philippines to do service. Anyone who has said goodbye to a very close friend understands why Skarloey was so sad. And Skarloey had good reason to be sad. Last time Rheneas was gone he was gone for a long time. The great thing about life is that there is never truly a goodbye, it's only just a 'see you later!' I know that for sure.

Also, the title is a play on the classic story 'Little Red Hen.' I wouldn't be surprised if not very many people got the joke.

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If you enjoyed a story about the close friendship between Skarloey and Rheneas, be sure to comment down below or in the youtube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

Hope you enjoy this new adventure! Come back next Wednesday for more adventures from the Island of Sodor!

SNEAK PEEK! Duncan's Dilemma

This week we have a sneak peak of our upcoming episode Little Red Friends! To check out the sneak peak click the link below!

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In the next episode, Sir Topham Hatt has exciting news for the little engines. He tells them that the Talyllyn Railway has requested that one engine come help them. Sir Topham Hatt sends Rheneas to help out. Skarloey is sad to see his best friend leave. Will the other engines be able to cheer him up?

Come back next Wednesday to watch the Full Episode!

Full Episode Old & Wise

This week on the Island of Sodor, some of the other little engines have been teasing Skarloey about his old age. However, after a series of accidents and bad luck, it's up to Skarloey, the Old & Wise Engine, to come to the rescue three engines at once! Will Skarloey be able to handle it?

When I was younger I knew Skarloey from watching the season 4 episodes about him and the other narrow gauge engines. I knew he was old, but didn't realize that he was over a hundred years old, until I read the Railway Series. The best stories of Thomas & Friends are found in the railway series and that is why I wanted my series to stay as close to the original 4 seasons of Thomas & Friends because I knew that they were the best stories, with the best morals. 

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If you want to see more episodes about Skarloey and the other narrow gauge engines be sure to comment down below or in the youtube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

Hope you enjoy this new adventure! Come back next Wednesday for more adventures from the Island of Sodor!

SNEAK PEEK! Old & Wise

This week we have a sneak peak of our upcoming episode Old & Wise! To check out the sneak peak click the link below!

Watch video: Click Here!

In the next episode, some of the other little engines have been teasing Skarloey about his old age. However, after a series of accidents and bad luck, it's up to Skarloey, the Old & Wise Engine, to come to the rescue three engines at once! Will Skarloey be able to handle it?

Come back next Wednesday to watch the Full Episode!

Sights of Sodor - Picnic Area

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the Picnic Area in the forests of Sodor! Watch the little narrow gauge engines doing their day's work by checking out the latest video!

This area is one of the famous scenes of the Skarloey railway and I had fun recreating it. I hope you guys enjoyed it and all of the other shorts featured leading up to the release of Season 2.

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Season 2 is almost here!!! After a long time of waiting, Season 2 is only 2 weeks away from finally airing. So let me explain how things are going to work with Season 2. There will be a video released each week and it will alternate between a short sneak peak of the next episode and the full episode. So be sure to still come back every Wednesday for the latest from Sodor!

Which filming set was your favorite? What are you most excited for about Season 2? Have you been waiting for Season 2 since the ending of Season 1? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

Come back next Wednesday to see a special sneak peek of the first episode of Season 2!!!

Sights of Sodor - Snowy Quarry Junction

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the snowy Quarry Junction! Watch as the little engines try to make their way through the snow by checking out the latest video!

So this is another set that is totally made by me and not a replication of any TV series set. Because of the Restored Quarry location that I made for Bertram, I needed to have a track that allowed the engines to get to the quarry. So this is what I came up with. I really like it, especially the valley look in the back. 

Today's short is the little engines trying to make their way through the snow. The latter end of Season 2 will have a lot of snowy/Christmas stories so to promote those I decided to show this off. Hope you guys enjoy!

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Do you like the sets that I've come up with? Should I use them more episodes? Do you like the snowy scenes? Are you excited for the snowy/Christmas episodes? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

Come back next Wednesday to see another amazing location on Sodor!

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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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.

Come back next Wednesday to see another amazing location on Sodor!

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.

Come back next Wednesday to see another amazing location on Sodor!

Sights of Sodor - The Skarloey Railway Viaduct

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the Skarloey Railway Viaduct! Watch from the sidelines as the engines go about their work on the viaduct by checking out the latest video!

 How well did I do at recreating this set from the TV series?

I've never had such a large and difficult set to work with until I had to film on this. The Skarloey Railway Viaduct has always been an iconic part of the Skarloey Railway, even reappearing recently in the TV series' 18th season. This bridge is huge! And very difficult to film with. If you can't tell, the bridge itself was taller than the sky background that I had so I had to make a special blue background poster that was big enough for the sky background to sit on. 

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What do you think of the Skarloey Railway Viaduct? Wanna see more episodes with the viaduct in it? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

Come back next Wednesday to see another amazing location on Sodor!

Sights of Sodor - The Lakeside Station

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the Lakeside Station! Watch the little narrow gauge engines doing their day's work around the lake and village by checking out the latest video!

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

This set has always been one that has fascinated me and I'm really glad I got the chance to remake it. In the Railway Series, the lake that the narrow gauge engines run around is just a simple lake, but in the TV series there was this awesome village that was situated around it. I loved watching the different scenes that take place here. I'm still very impressed with the modelers from the original TV show and what they made to bring Thomas & Friends to life.

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When I was replicating the village I tried to get as close as I could with each of the buildings. I think I did a pretty good job, but you guys will have to let me know what you think. Sadly it was too hard to try and remake the blue bridge that normally appears on the left side of the village, so instead I added a little customized area of my own that has a shed for the narrow gauge engines to stay at. 

What do you think of the Lakeside Station? Would you like to see more of the Lakeside Station in future episodes? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

Come back next Wednesday to see another amazing location on Sodor!

Sights of Sodor - Sodor Castle Causeway

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the Sodor Castle Causeway! Watch the little narrow gauge engines journey up and down the line throughout the whole day by checking out the latest video! 

Did I do a good job trying to replicate the castle in the TV series?

I don't know of anyone else who has remade this castle, but it was pretty fun to do out of foam. I drew up a design of what the  castle looked like and cut it out of foam and painted it and made the island that it is on. The building itself is actually a façade. The building is only painted on the front side just for filming these scenes. I was disappointed that the castle itself was never actually used as part of a story in any of the earlier TV series episodes so I made at least one episode that centers around the castle. I think you guys will really enjoy it.

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What do you think of the time lapse of the whole day? Would you like to see more of the Sodor Castle Causeway? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

Come back next Wednesday to see another amazing location on Sodor!

Sights of Sodor - Glennock Station

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see Glennock Station in the evening! Watch the little narrow gauge engines hurry home at the end of the day by checking out the latest video!

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

When I wrote the scripts for Season 2 this station was known as Glennock, but I guess since then there has been an official map of Sodor and now it has been confirmed that this is technically Skarloey Station, but I kept the original name that I used all throughout Season 2. This is a really nice looking station. I made it out of foam like most of the other buildings.

I mentioned back in the River Bridge post that I had a couple of new ideas I implemented into Season 2. Well on top of cloudy skies, I've also added evening skies and lighting scenes. I'm really happy with the way they turned out, they add a little extra to the story. 

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What do you think of the custom buildings I've made? Also, what do you think of the evening scenes? Would a whole episode taking place during the evening be cool? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

Come back next Wednesday to see another amazing location on Sodor!

Sights of Sodor - S Track

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the S Track! Watch the little narrow gauge engines journey up and down the line throughout the whole day by checking out the latest video! 

Does my set look like the one in the TV series?

So truthfully, I don't actually know the real name of this location. It is seen in several Season 4 episodes of the TV series, but it doesn't have a specific name. If you watch the comparison of Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady you will probably be able to see which location I'm trying to replicate. The name I gave this set, S Track, is because of the way the track bends in the TV series location. It isn't entirely and S, but I didn't know what else to call it.

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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.

Come back next Wednesday to see another amazing location on Sodor!

Sights of Sodor - River Bridge

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the River Bridge! Watch the little narrow gauge engines journey up and down the line as they pass by this bridge by checking out the latest video!

Does my set look like the one in the TV series?

I said before that the first episode I ever saw was "Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady" and I loved this scene as Peter Sam went over the bridge with the blue coaches. For this little sneak peak I wanted to be creative and show off one of the new ideas that I came up with after season 1 was completed. This idea was using a gray backdrop to represent an overcast or cloudy sky. This allowed me to have stormy scenes without it being nighttime like in "The Plumber's Express." I'm really happy with the way it turned out and it sparked a couple of other ideas that I've implemented into Season 2. I won't spoil anything. I'll just let you guys spot them later.

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What do you think of the gray sky? Wanna see more episodes with a storm going on? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

Come back next Wednesday to see another amazing location on Sodor!

Sights of Sodor - Narrow Gauge Sheds

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the Narrow Gauge Sheds! Watch the little narrow gauge engines bustle about getting ready for work by checking out the latest video! 

When I started making plans for filming Narrow Gauge episodes I knew right from the beginning that I wanted to use the same style of shed that is seen in Season 4 of the TV series. It was my favorite. I especially loved seeing all the bigger engines bustle pass the little engines who were having some conversation. In later seasons of the TV series the sheds were changed into a different form. They were situated more in the mountains, but I didn't really like that version.

It was interesting to see these sheds return right behind Crovan's Gate Station in the 18th season of the TV series.  

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What do you think of the custom buildings I've made? Do you want to see more of them? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

Come back next Wednesday to see another amazing location on Sodor!

Sights of Sodor - Crovan's Gate Station

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the large Crovan's Gate Station! Watch the little narrow gauge engines bustle about the big station by checking out the latest video! 

Does my set look like the one in the TV series?

The first full episode of Thomas & Friends I ever saw when I was 2 years old was Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady. So this large station to me was the original "big station" instead of Knapford Station. I still love the look of Knapford Station, but hardly anyone ever has tried to remake this station, so I hope you guys like it!

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What do you think of the custom buildings I've made? Do you want to see more of them? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

Come back next Wednesday to see another amazing location on Sodor!

Season 2 Release Date Announcement!

It's been almost 2 years since the end of Season 1 and in my opinion it's been far too long to keep you guys waiting. I feel really bad about how long it took to produce Season 2, but I had several unexpected things come up, but I was able to take the time and finish up Season 2 so that it is ready to be released now.

I'm sure a lot of you thought that Season 2 was going to actually start today, but that's not the case. Some of the episodes still have to have the eyes animated so it won't be until November 4th that you will get to watch the first episode of Season 2.

But! I don't want to leave you all disappointed. When I was filming all the Narrow Gauge episodes I was in love with all the new sets I had built and replicated to look like the TV show. So every Wednesday leading up to the release of Season 2 I will have a new video uploaded showing off one of these fantastic sets!

The names and titles of all the episodes for Season 2 are going to be kept a secret until the week before each episode is released. I will have a special sneak peak uploaded the week before to tease the next episode and get you guys excited!

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Come back on Wednesday for another new video!

Side by Side Comparison: Peter Sam and the Refreshment Lady Remake

I tried as hard as I could to replicate the season 4 sets for my narrow gauge episodes. See how close I got with this side by side comparison!

Sadly, this will probably be the last remake you will ever see from my series. I hope that this gets everyone excited for all the awesome adventures that are coming in season 2!

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Check back often, the release day of season 2 will be announced here soon!