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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Sights of Sodor - The Hill

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the big narrow gauge hill! Watch as Sir Handel tries to make it up the hill by checking out the latest video!

Everyone knows Gordon's Hill that the standard gauge engines have to get over, so I wanted to have a similar challenge on the narrow gauge line. So I made a hill that the engines have to get over. So today's video is Sir Handel's experience of trying to take a goods train over the hill.

When I made the hill it was originally a lot shorter. It was suppose to be the height of two of the Tomy yellow plastic supports. The process of making the hill was me filling the area with newspaper and covering it in Woodland Scenics plaster cloth. The newspaper ended up making the hill much taller than I thought it would be so now the hill is much more difficult than I originally planned. If you look closely at my other sets you can probably spot the hill somewhere in the background being used as scenery. 

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Do you like the narrow gauge counterpart of Gordon's Hill? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

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Sights of Sodor - Restored Quarry

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see Bertram the Old Warrior at work! Watch Bertram shunt a train for Sir Handel by checking out the latest video!

Truth is I didn't even try to replicate the mine. I had fun making it my own original location.

I originally never planned to use any characters after season 4 of the TV series in my show, but when I saw Bertram was made for TrackMaster I knew that there was so much potential with his character that I decided to include him and the other season 5 characters. Bertram was a character that only appeared in 1 episode in season 5 of the TV series and has so much potential because he was never explored. So in my series, the quarry that he worked at has been restored and is up and running again like a normal quarry with Bertram running the whole show with the help of the other narrow gauge engines. 

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What do you think of Bertram? Do you want to see more episodes about him? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

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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.

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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.

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Sights of Sodor - The Slate Incline

This week on the Island of Sodor, we journey up the line to see the classic slate incline! Watch a remake of Peter Sam's accident with the trucks by checking out the sneak peak by clicking the link below!

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

When I first decided I was going to make season 2 more about the narrow gauge engines, I wanted to make sure that some of my favorite locations from my childhood were in it. So I took extra effort in making the slate incline as close as I could to the original season 4 set. I hope you enjoy it, especially the cool rock outcroppings. 

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Do you miss the old incline or do you prefer Owen up at the Blue Mountain Quarry? Let us know by commenting down below or in the YouTube comments section. I always appreciate feedback from my fans.

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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!