Showing posts with label challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label challenge. Show all posts

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.

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

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.



Watch video: Click Here!

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.

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