The North Western Railway Part 2: Crankpins & Couplings
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- One year later, part two is here!
I hate that every time I upload a video, I always say something along the lines of, "I'm back!" or "It's been awhile." Well, I've moved back home and am working primarily at night, so I'm saying a little prayer that I'm able to upload videos regularly and that part three won't take nearly as long as to complete!
This story has been in the works for two years now. After seeing the season 18 episode, "Toad's Adventure," I immediately banged out a script, which varies quite a bit from the final product you see here. I have five different versions of this story on file, so no wonder!
I've filmed this episode three different times in the past year. Original footage of Boor's introduction and the hill scene can be seen in my "Thomas the Quarry Engine" and "Toad's Adventure" videos (links are below). The first time I re-filmed the episode (which I didn't re-film in full) was due to script changes, and the third time was because I just couldn't stand the quality of my camcorder, so I bought a new one. There are many, many upsides to the new camcorder, but because it's much bigger than my previous one, I can't get very low for ground-level shots. Ah well, not a huge deal.
The main reason I haven't been able to get this up very quickly is my career. In these last two years, I attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC to acquire my conservatory certificate in dance theatre and went on to perform professionally on Broadway, off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally as a dancer/singer/actor. However, I've come to the conclusion that theatre is not my love, and I've moved back home and, with my brother and sister, started my own dancing/singing troupe. I am SO MUCH HAPPIER at home, and now I'm able to spend my free time working on models and videos - YAY!
Finally, I must share my deepest thanks and gratitude with my fellow voice actors, loyal subscribers, and new viewers. I've been asked countless times when part two would be released, and thank God, she's finally here. Enjoy, my friends!
*Side note: Please disregard some of the animation flubs. I will try to fine-tune them next time.
Thomas the Quarry Engine: • Thomas the Quarry Engine
Toad's Adventure: • Toad's Adventure
The Adventures of Thomas & Friends playlist: • The Adventures of Thom...
-All footage was filmed by myself on my HO/OO scale model railway.
-All sound effects are recordings of real trains.
-All music was composed by myself.
-All voice overs were provided by personal colleagues at my request.
Clarabel is such a yes coach
Enterprisingengine93 WON'T BE YOUR YES COACH, NO NOT ANYMORE
ThomasFan247 Yay!!!
Also I noticed victor tanzig as the J94 Norman. Equally awesome 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Never has there been a love story with more woe than the one with short troublesome truck and sad faced troublesome truck...
Time for a real comment! Christian in addition to how technically proficient you are, the story is wonderfully constructed. All the interactions from the characters paid off and really sold Toad being juggled around from engine to engine. While it feels so thomas-y, it's also very cerebral to see all the pieces to come together for a satisfying ending. All the reshoots paid off, but your content always looks great. Well done man!
Enterprisingengine93 thanks so much, Matt! I'm very happy all the points came across while still maintaining style. I especially was worried about the Toad switch-off, but I'm glad it reads!
Daisy’s and Douglas’ convo is legendary
Definetly didn't expect a CGI series-esque piece from you, but it was executed quite well :) Has a strong 'day in the lift' sense to it all,
Favourite part had to be the brakevan exchange: Toad of all characters has never had a sort of rival or someone that looks down on him :)
All in all well done, your layout is always something I like seeing more of :)
TheBlueE2 thank you so much! The "day in the life" quality was inspired by Family Guy of all shows lol. The next episode is more along the lines of the classic series, but with a few comedic twists 😉
@@ThomasFan247 way was Annie and Clarabelle worried about being replaced by Emily's coaches.
also way was Daisy wearing less make up was she trying to make her driver's working day better.
Stumbled across this just now and what can I say, I loved every minute of it. The sets are amazing, as is your scripting. The voices are perfect too - especially David's voice for Douglas. All-round brilliant, earning you a new sub :)
Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! I have every intention to have another story out this year - fingers crossed!! 😁
"Crankpins and Couplings!" - Thomas The Tank Engine
This is amazing Christian! Every one of your stories are so unique. I bet the Reverend would be proud up in heaven saying: "Christian, you are making The Railway Series alive and running!" I understand you were busy so I don't mind if you upload your episodes a year later. All I care is the work you put into. I love how Toad was working everywhere, from Oliver to Neville, to Murdoch and to James! I think all the actors in this video deserve an award for collaborating a Railway Series lifestyle video.
What I'm trying to say is marvelous work! :) Keep it up my friend!
Steven Garcia118 thank you so much, Steven! I really do appreciate it! I'm very excited to share more content 😄
AHHHH so glad to see more from you! This is so great, your filmography and sets are all top notch. Can't wait to see more!
Absolutely magnificent! It was a privilege to be a part of this masterpiece. Well done, Christian. 😊
Victor Tanzig thank you, Victor! This one was really fun to put together - here's to many more! 😀
I knew that was you at 2:27 victor😁
Victor Tanzig I knew I heard you say "SEE YOU LATER THOMAS"!
Victor, do you approve of the Jeffreys reference?
It's so nice to see something this well executed being made. It's great to hear a variety of voices being utilised. It's filmed really well (shots like 2:49 and 9:58 jumped out at me) and the sound work, works!
I think the story gets a little lost because there's so much happening. It feels a little more 'day in the life' than I personally prefer. There's a good three or four different strands of plot I think could have been episodes in and of themselves and I'd have loved to see them get properly explored as concepts. I actually feel the characters speak so much for themselves that the narrator felt a bit out of place (doing myself out of a job, but food for thought?)
It's great to see you making stuff again though! More soon? :P
tardisrescue thanks a lot, Dan! Yes yes yes, the story line definitely does a lot of jumping. I purposely wrote the story in a Seinfeld sort of style, firstly just to see if I could pull it off, and secondly because I wanted to adapt "Toad's Adventure" without totally copying it. This one is by no means a Reverend's tale, nor is it one of my typical stories, and for those reasons I was a bit nervous about this release. But, after secluding it and not juxtaposing the storyline against my previous ones, I'm pretty satisfied with. HOWEVER, the narrator will redeem himself in the next one, which will be in the works very soon :)
Bloody masterpiece! Well done!
Wow, this episode was well worth the wait. Good work buddy, and once again, love the work you do with your layout.
Everything was so goof about this. The voice actors, the humour, the story, they layout... everything. Well done
Awesome story, written, produced , music (backgrounds), voice acting , producing and editing it ! :D
glad that you're back on tracks Christian and I'm happy that you're happy aswell
can't wait to see part 3 of it.
and I hope it will be a great time to do your own dancing/singing troupe :)
with friendly greetings,
Fallux
Thank you very much, my friend!
Another fantastic story. Great to see you back at it. Hopefully the next episode won't be quite as long a wait. :)
TT-N-PStudio thank you! Yes, let's hope!!
ThomasFan247 I like purcys " don't you have a stone train" haha
Great episode the character boor is very funny and I would love to see him on the future and every part was awesome cant wait for the next episode
I love how the brakevan just fell asleep as soon it stopped
Douglas and Daisy's dialogue together is amazing! They act like a family. They really do. Also points for Toad being a sweetheart! :D
This is amazing work, well done!
I'll be honest, the plot was less compact and noticeably more scattered here than in the previous installation, and I found it a little hard to concentrate on the diverse paths of the story. All the same, I'm impressed by how much the episode's carried three times along the Main Line AND the branch, with such a vast cast, yet not lose focus itself! The combination of the dialogue and angles give me true TATMR vibes without being too... well, TATMR. :P A plus by far.
Boor's grouchy, disdainful nature is an interesting and rewarding choice for a brakevan character. Never seen one of those in a fan production that's such a bully, and that bullying type he is contrasts well with the humble, polite sort we know as Toad.
Even though the plot was a bit more all-over-the-place here compared to in It Isn't Wrong, it was still a worthwhile watch and I got a good chuckle out of Daisy's fuse. WR Frank's face is something I hadn't seen used on Bear before and it does its job pretty well, as Tom does voicing him, and it was pleasant to get a glimpse into what Norman's personality is like.
If you don't mind me asking, where did you get BoCo's horn sfx from? In a video of the Heljan 28 Class I saw, its horn sound is higher in comparison.
Angry Austerity Tank Productions yeah, the difficult part about this episode is that there are multiple plot lines. Honestly it feels like an episode of Seinfeld to me 😂 regardless thank you so much! 😁
All I can say is one word, AWESOME! Everything in this episode is just handled wonderfully! From the classic character interactions, writing, music, models, and voice acting, it just feels even better than the actual CGI series as of right now! Yeah, I kinda feel this is better Toad's Adventure! I can't wait too see the rest, this just keeps getting exciting, not only that, I really like the character pallet you got too!
MikeD57s Thank you Mike!! I really appreciate it 😀
Thmoas
That was fantastic! Annie & Clarabel never stop complaining and whimpering XD
Rylan The Blue Pony such old fuss pots 😂
AHHHH THE TATMR MUSIC IS PERFECT
THIS EPISODE IS BRILLIANT
DOUGLAS AND DAISY'S CONVERSATION WAS SO GOOD
TrackMFan 'HarwickRyanStudios' AHHHHHH THANK YOU!!!
ThomasFan247 AAHHHH YOU'RE WELCOME
Has no one noticed this takes place DURING Toads adventure? Hello!
Yo know with the countless other Thomas fan related videos being uploaded each day and that I was busy with school and my life, I had completely forgot about you! But enough about me, your one of the best mate and this video shows it! Hope you find a new career in interest!
Jaime Giraldo thank you!! Thankfully the new career fell into my lap!
The realism in your sets is something to be admired (if you want to admire them that is) good work
god i love these cant wait for the next one
Very nicely done Christian! Your stories are always so wonderfully-written, it's a great pleasure to see how each one unfolds. I'll admit, at first I was a bit confused when I saw Toad on the back of multiple trains, but later on I realized that he was just being passed on from engine to engine over time. But anyway, I am very much looking forward to Part 3 of this, here's a wishing of dry rails and smooth running from me! ^^
Captain Rolls thank you very much! Yeah, a number of people didn't understand the Toad montage, but I'm glad you figured it out! 😄
I am always amazed when I see fan episodes like this, that use actual models and everything.
Also, Thomas really shouldn't complain about Annie and Clarabelle worrying: That's the price you pay for dating sisters. ^_^
This is really fab Christian, The character utilization, shots & music where absolutely brilliant! The Voice actors did amazing work too. :)
mallardfan62 Thank you Ben!! Overall this was a treat for me to work on. Next episode you'll be part as long as you're still up to it! :D
No probs and yes of course am up for it, Am always happy to help you out! :)
This was so beautiful man! The voice acting, editing, music and visuals are stunning. I look forward to your videos a lot man and this was worthwhile!
Thanks pal! Very glad you enjoyed it!
This is so incredibly good. From footage to cast, to editing and music, it is all to the highest level. Remarkable job, simply a joy to watch! :)
Ahhh I barely ever comment on youtube videos but this was just TOO GOOD. I am amazed by your whole setup, all the beautiful models, not to mention the huge environments you put together. The story and all the characters and their interactions just felt...right. It was like watching an actual episode, which to me is very special indeed for a 'home-made' project.
But I have to say that overall the humour was simply THE BEST. Dougie' conversation with Daisy had me laughing out loud this morning. "We're trrraaains Daisy, we dinnae have any hearts!" xD And Percy's face when talking about his non-existent brakevan -holy shit. You sire, are a genius, and I much look forward to any of your future videos!
NamuTheOrca thank you very much! I'm very happy you enjoyed it! The humor for sure was a big focal point in this one, so I'm glad it reads well!
This is QUALITY! Great job!
Excellent work. Everything in this episode seems rather witty and random.
Really love the distance echoes you've put in there. It's all about location, location, location.
Ah what a nice opening with Thomas, -OH HELLO VICTOR.
I quite enjoyed this episode, and it was very fun working with you! I'm honored to have been a part of this :)
Skarloey Rheneas I must say, your voice work was superb! Thank you for sharing your talent, and you know I'll be reaching out again soon about the next episode 😀
unless you like to ban your mods for banning James Paul with a reason, CONNOR
Great Video! Can't wait for Part 3! The only thing I was wondering about was that when there were 3 Toads
Bezerk Films thank you! That actually was all the same Toad - the montage is meant to show how he went from train to train throughout the day 😊
Ok, Thanks. Great job!
Two years later and its still amazing! Has got to be one of my favorite fan-produced videos. I just love the character interactions. You're able to utilize Awdry's character's, OC's & TVS characters very well. Its just so lovely to watch over and over, with the music, dialogue, scenery and just literally everything.
One more thing, intentional or not, I found interesting how whenever the foreground characters got in an argument/quarrel Edward just so happens to be in the background casually watching. I.E. the scene with Daisy & Douglas or when Toad stops the runaway train.
Certainly looking forward to when you release the next installment! Whenever it may be, ha ha.
I was wondering how you were going to top It Isn't Wrong but I now see! Every episode just out performs the other when it's already above and beyond any goal set! I am just stunned with the quality of writing, sound effects, editing, and filming and I now impatiently await the next episode in the series
HenryNWR3 Thank you so much!! Let's hope the impatient waiting doesn't last too too long this time!
This really was an amazing episode Christian. :)
Thank you so much! I am hoping to get the next one underway very soon! 😊
I can hardly wait to see it. I can tell it'll be fantastic.
Wow! Absolutely amazing! Love it! Very very well done, brilliantly written, great animation and great use of models! Makes the best of both CGI and Model series!!!
SteamandWhistleProductions thank you!! The main point of this episode was to combine the CGI, model, and book series, so I'm glad that came across 😄
Fantastic job Christian! Loved every minute of it :)
An amazing story, Christian. I love how this feels primarily like the television series during the Allcroft-Mitton era, with little elements from the reverend Awdry’s books peppered in.
Quick aesthetics question; what are those coaches Bear is pulling?
PizzaZombie thank you so much! There were a lot of things that inspired this episode, and David and Britt definitely were two of them! Those coaches are Ratio suburban coaches 😁
Wow, This is amazing!
I thought there was going to end up being multiple Toads. Great story!
3:24 the narration mixed with the visuals is very clever right here ;)
Wonderful video! I loved the cinematography and your animations are stunning too! I really loved the humor throughout as well, whether it be Annie and Clarabel, or the two trucks xD
Really funny man, can't wait for part 3!
Jadand247 thanks Jadan, I'm glad you enjoyed it! The humor was my favorite part when working on this episode 😁
Have you never thought about filing down the edges of Boors face? The flat bits of plastic surrounding his face have always been somewhat of an eyes saw to me.
Brilliant video BTW. Loved it.
AlSmithGaming thank you! I did consider that. However, because of his rough-and-tough persona, I figured I'd let him be a little rough around the edges, literally 😉
First Edward and now Percy who broke a crankpin
Oh, and if its okay with you, there are three questions I'm curious on;
1) What time period does your series take place in?
2) Favorite engine classes?
3) What kinda broadway productions were you involved in exactly?
MikeD57s 1) 1995 2) C4 Atlantic and Black 5 3) I was in Mamma Mia, Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, etc!
Impeccable work my friend. Can't wait for part 3 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I knew it
Woohoo! Another part to this magnificent series!
I can truly say that the wait was worth it. Great JOB :) Also would done the narration and the music it really fits :)
This was ever so enjoyable! Thank you for uploading it :)
James Williams thanks!! It's my absolute pleasure!
Wow the D&D theme was so good
Absolutely superb to watch. I can't believe a year has gone by since the last episode.
This was a joy for me to take part in. It's very rare to get a script and to naturally burst out laughing due to its well written comedy. The dialogue was so easy to work with, I felt right at home with this story.
Visually, it was another triumph. I especially liked the unconventional way of producing a montage for Toad. I see a few struggled to grasp the concept, but I and many others enjoyed this unique style. Something I'll definitely look out for again.
Your work always fans the flames of inspiration for many. I am certainly one of them. You have given me plenty of drive to write more. I'd love to write for you too one day.
Wonderful to hear from you. Glad to see you are happy again at home. Thank you for letting me be apart of this as Douglas. Next stop, part 3. :)
dcg12b This comment is exactly why I do what I do. Thank you for such a sincere, heart-warming comment. I am so excited to work with you again, and I definitely would love to put one of your scripts to the test! We will converse soon. Thank you again, David! :)
Well each time I watch this, I keep getting plenty of ideas in my head. Be good to hear from you soon. We'll discuss on what we can put together. :)
Nice one and welcome back.
Beautiful work. Stunning visuals!
Beautiful track work, my good sir!
NotYourAverageMellenial thank you!
This is absolutely amazing, your videos are so realistic, especially this one, please do some more like this I really love them.
CfcThomas 1 thanks so much! I hope to have at least one or two more episodes out this year!!
ThomasFan247 awesome I can't wait to see them, your layout is so inspiring too
Out standing work my friend!
Honestly, this is how the TV series should have been done 😂
I just came across this and haven't finished it entirely, but I must say early impressions are good. Particularly with the filming work. It's such a pleasure seeing an RWS fanwork done with good quality model sets and a decent camera for a change. Extra bonus points for locking the wheels on the bauxite toad when its brakes were applied. Not many folks would remember a detail like that.
This being said, first impressions are also that Thomas was being a bit of a jerk to all involved at the goods yard. And I do have to partly agree with Enterprisingengine; Clarabel is allowed to think for herself, you know.
sirrliv Thank you! Regarding Thomas and Clarabel, they were just character choices. Clarabel's persona in this episode in particular was meant to mock her recent appearances in the CGI series and specials 😊
This was such a great thing to see in my sub box, great job as always!
Top notch animation buddy
You deserve so much more attention :). This was amazing, and the sets and models just looked fantastic. This is one of the best Thomas fan creations I've ever seen.
Diesel Dave14 thank you so much! That's very kind of you 😊
It's no problem. I'm sure The reverend and his son would be proud.
who knew Victor tanzig was so good at voicing?
I love your sets this episode is amazing
Clarabel is something to die for XD
Tank Engine Studios 2017 she was so fun to act 😂
ThomasFan247 I can tell you had fun! It was a very nice surprise to be uploaded on my birthday too! Keep it up chum :)
Absolutely awesome!!!
Now I'm not going to make a comment saying how you're back, because I do know that you have a life to take care of and every time we have to wait for a new video, it will always be worth the wait. And I was right.
So from what I've read in the description, you've recorded all the sound effects and composed all the music by yourself? If that doesn't say true originality when it comes to content creation, I don't know what is.
As for the story itself, this was once again a thrill to watch. Boor brings some great interactions with the other characters, Percy was quite funny mistaking every 'Toad' brakevan he sees to be Toad and the various references to the official show (even the jab at Annie and Clarabel's interactions) gave some charm to it; almost like this was a real life event that the writers of the T&F based their 'Toad's Adventure' episode off (given Sodor existed in real life, of course).
Christopher O'Shea Thank you very very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it! 😀
Regarding the real life sound effects, I did not actually record them myself, but I did compose all the music!
Amazing work! The quality of your work is outstanding!
Thank you so much! :D
SOOOO worth the wait
TrainTank10 thank you! Unfortunately the next one is far behind in production...what else is new 😂
Take your time dude, do what is necessary to make part 3 the best it can be. :)
Well Done
Great Story!
This video has inspired me to make my own story! But I don't know where to start...
Awdry be proud this is a great episode. Even if it takes you longer than you want the result is well worth the wait. I have thoroughly enjoyed this and after watching this I went back an watched it's predecessor which I found a treat too.
I must also say David is perfect in the voice of Douglas here and I enjoyed your take on Toad too. I know all audio here was from actual trains and I noticed you were able to make long whistles into short "Peeps" as well as long "Peeeeeps" do you by chance think you could teach me how to do such sound manipulation? I have a project I'm working on and I want to be able to have my whistle sounds "play like a note on a key board" if that makes sense and I'm having the darnedest time finding out how to manage it.
Anyway enough of my problems and back to your work here. Your layout certainly has a Awdry feel to it and the mixing of Railway series and TVS I find a excellent thing. Having engines like Jinty and Bear alongside the likes of Murdoch and Emily is fantastic in my humble opinion and adding in your own Like Boar and Norman just add to it. As for the video and editing I'd say both Mr. Anderson and Mr. Mitton would be flattered and proud that their art is in such good hands. Models scarcely look this good when filmed my friend.
Plokman040 thank you very very much! I'm flattered 😊 regarding the whistles, all I actually did was stretch them out/condense them using my video editing software - essentially I just altered the tempo of the sound file. You can use software like Audacity to do this as well!
Your quite welcome. I'll have to experiment more with the files I've got and get them right. I had a feeling it was Tempo after all we don't want to change the pitch we just want longer whistle duration.
Plokman040 exactly!
This is brilliant! Love your work! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 can I find a track plan for your layout anywhere? Given me some great ideas for mine and my son's (much smaller!) project! Many thanks and keep up the fab work!
Adam Bradnick thank you very much, Adam! I probably have one on file somewhere. I will get back to you on that!
ThomasFan247 that would be amazing! Thank you so much! 😀
Also your so good at detail just look at those tar wagons on toads or Oliver’s train
YES! FINALLY!
This has got to be one of the best fan-series' on all of UA-cam! I'm green with envy! I cannot wait for episode three to come out. . . well, it'll probably come out soon. XD
One question, what program do you use to edit the eyes? The animation looks really cool, and I'd like to try it out myself.
GWR Oliver thank you very much! I use Sony Vegas Pro for both editing and animations!
Ah, alright! Thank you for the info. :)
Fantastic
Great video dude!
Your back
LOL GORDON got roasted 3 times poor old gordon!
now i gotta wait another year for part 3
Potato HD lol no, hopefully only until December!
Really! Can't wait
My god! Annie and Clarabel are so dramatic
the sets looks like real life
Shirley Lam thank you!! I strive for realism as much as I can 😁
Fans are better writers that the actual show writers!!! This is to all Thomas fans, keep writing original stories and I hope you be writing in the real show.
Railroad Million thank you! And that's a dream of mine!!
victor did i fine job with normen
its a very nicely ritten story ,but i think douglas have said railway engines insted of trains?
Another excellent video. These are just incredible and so much like the first and second series. All the attention to detail pays off. Could I just ask, where did you get Thomas' face? I've been searching for years for an alternative and never seen satisfactory enough results. But this one is a lot like a season 2 face
showboyninner thank you so much! The face is from the original Trackmaster R/C flip face Thomas 😊
ThomasFan247 oh great. So the Trackmaster flip faces fit the Bachman model perfectly ? Or did it require any modification?
showboyninner I had to cut the face in half, as attached to the other side was a surprised face, and I also had to sand down the edges a little bit as the face was slightly too big :)
If I'm to be strictly, and I mean strictly honest, this isn't per say the most well tied story in the world, but do like how we finally found out who that TOAD type brake van with Bulgy's face is, and Boor seems quite the spiteful type. I find it interesting how Thomas' line seems to be in a bit of rut during the duration of the story, Toby's nowhere to be scene, Diesel is not there, Percy and Daisy are both out of action and Norman is being hilariously not psychologically helpful at all. I'd say from a humor standpoint, this episode is just funny :P
PercyFan1998 thank you! Like I just mentioned to someone a little earlier, this episode is like an episode of Seinfeld if you ask me 😂
I got that station masters Jeffery's reference
So... when Oliver passed Neville, Toad passed Toad?
And then there were more Toads?
It appears the NorthWestern is standardizing its brakevan fleet.
Or was Toad just passed around a lot?
Patriot Works Toad was just passed around a lot 😉
I'M THINK OUR ADAPATION IS BETTER THAN THE EPISODE HIMSELF?
superb modeling!
also are Jame's trucks just close friends? or are they...gãyé?
Bolbi Stragnavowski thank you! And that's up to interpretation 😉