I can’t believe you were a part of this

Ahaha thanks mate, means a lot :D

@Sammy’s silly and awesome adventures Thank you! :)

Ahh cheers mate that means a lot :) Happy to be an inspiration!

@@TheBlueE2 Hi there, TheBlueE2.

@@ryanlister1244 hello!

@@TheBlueE2 How are you doing today, TheBlueE2.

@@ryanlister1244 Not too bad man yourself?

Seeing Duck almost getting blamed for the crash was the breaking point for Gordon, and that's how I've always seen him: his caring side emerges when it's needed most :) The inspiration image came with a bio about the error of putting empties in the middle of trains, as they literally can throw themselves and others off the rails! Cheers btw man :)

Thanks Joey :) Had based that last bit on a few things, foreshadowing to the Diesel trilogy and how people in general tend to show more of their true personality upon properly settling into a new job/class/relationship etc Hope all's well with u btw :)

Ha! I like that! ;D

Same here mate! Tbh with all the response I'm gutted to think I can't slowly whack out another story! I would defo say that if that wasn't the case I'd defo tackle something like a branch line story to get out of the big yards. Thanks btw :)

TheBlueE2 Thank you for making this! :P

Cheers mate! I'll have a "bonus features" video for this up soon :) It's the last from me i'm afraid though,

Ahahaha thanks man, thats what I had been aiming for :) filling in a gap that the Rev chose not to focus on (Considering once Duck arrived, we too left with Percy to focus on him on the branch)

Thanks man, glad people are noticing what the epilogue scene was for :D Heha I hadn't thought of that mindset, it had been more of Gordon's way of properly apologizing without having to actually say it :)

The top brass_ aha James ;D I left James in the dark a little bit, since I was eager not to reuse engines from the last episode too much but none of the big engines could really be sidelined in a story like this :P That and given the scene with Gordon & Henry, I figured Henry'd be the most forgiving and easy going to basically boost Gordon's dislike. If anything I'd imagine James would've had a mindset like, "Hmph, just get my trucks ready and stay out of my way." Thanks anyways mate :) Heha, its the only engine from the collection I have, wouldn't have the budget to have had bought every copy ;D

Lol that's actually pretty clever. I never thought of it that way! I actually meant top brass in the context of those three engines thinking they are authority. Though now that I think about it; that description fit's James both physically and mentally :D Henry would definitely be the most easy going; he seemed to mellow out as the series progressed. He's less likely to get in trouble for arrogance than the others.

Thanks mate:D

No prob man, don't think I need to say why I credited you ;D Won't be the final *video* but most likely is the final episode I'll ever make. Not a choice but more-so reality just taking over, college, future work and potential engagement in the next few months...! Thanks again:D

Thanks man :) I'm regretful to say that yeah its just that I don't have much time anymore to make content. On the plus side at least I'd be going out on a high note like the likes of CaptainPunjab :)

Thanks mate:) Fraid to say this will be most likely be my last episode though. Not so much a choice but more of not having the time. This year for eg I'll be starting a job abroad for a while in a few weeks

TheBlueE2 what w ont you be able to make short vids on your holidays ans spear time tho

Not really I'm afraid :/ See 'Old Grump' and this were possible because for the last 2 years once college ended for the summer, I had only a part time job, my GF had a full time one and most of my friends went on holidays. That insane amount of spare time's what got me motivated and capable of making these :) This time it's different though, since I got a job abroad that I'll be heading off to pretty soon. And in the mean time I used my spare time (at the time haha) to get this put together ;D

@@TheBlueE2 Hi TheBlueE2, there is something I was wondering in the events of "Waddling Respect".

@@ryanlister1244 Yeah fire away what are you wondering?

Cheers! Have to give Dcg12b credit for that part; I gave him a few 'opening' lines for that part and he improvised the rest!

Yeah, of all my vids I'm relieved that the ones on this one are intact :D Could never understand KZfaq's silly rules for it Heck given I resisted the urge not to title this 'Duck it Up', it was already kid friendly from that decision 😄

@@TheBlueE2 Ha Ha yeah I remember that or was that "Ducking it up"?. Not sure if you said that to me in an earlier comment but I mind you said something like wanting to keep the title clean :D

Thanks! :)

You're most welcome.

Sorry I just realised it was the final countdown

Ahhh you're thinking of when I used that song in an older ep of mine right? Thanks btw :)

Thanks, thats what I was aiming for :)

Thanks man, cheers for the music usage btw ;D

Cheers :D Might I ask which music pieces did you think were unfitting? I had been abit apprehensive about some myself and just wondering what your thoughts are :)

the final countdown, and some of the ditties used were just really odd to me

I had actually considered doing a live chat, due to it being a common thing with other users lately :) But it would be a freaking disaster :L I don't have a place anywhere that I could do it without being interrupted by either friends or family going, "WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO DANIEL, HEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I NEED HELP WITH THIS OUTSIDE IT'LL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE" Hell I'm honestly amazed I was able to film without interruptions, though I tend to time doing that quite well and discreetly ;D

Thanks:) It most likely will be I'd say D: I'll be working abroad soon, then there's college again in September onwards, and I might be moving house next summer also, (that last one'll change my model train collection's future)

In a strange sort of way it's something I liked writing :) I miss the old days of Thomas where characters could be outright pricks to each other before being brought back down to earth. Nowadays it's just a softie PC tease every now and then :/

TheBlueE2 I couldn't agree more

Thanks :)

Thanks man :) Well there's a lot involved, but I'll tell u how I tend to do it :) Nail your story down first. Think of what characters you have and can use (and do the models work smoothly in my case). You don't necessarily need to have a script typed up straight away, but you'd need to have a story you're happy with and are willing to devote a lot of time to (a year in this ep's case!) Filming wise, I did a new trick with this ep, which was using as much of each set as possible. Take the sheds for eg, I put that set together, filmed all the shots I needed on it, and then took it down for another setup! ;D Another thing is confidence and knowing what you're capable of doing. Never any need to stress yourself out if you can't film a shot the way you'd imagined, just try a different way instead :) Same if a music track doesn't suit, look for another and see if that works better :) ....then there's editing, my least favourite part, where face editing, eye movement and putting the episode together took *forever* to do xD In a way, a lot of it is really down to your gut feeling and imagination, be it in all aspects of making an ep :) if you're ever stuck ask me again :)

'Fraid not man, this is the last one from me. I honestly would like to do more but i don't have the time anymore :/ Last summer I spent *filming* this and this summer I was working abroad, so its basically the end of an era for me

Corel VidStudio Pro X3 :) I think there's a version X9 out now, which would probably be better to get. It's not an app also, it's a program you have to install onto your laptop. Only catch is, it's freaking expensive, (100 euros in this case) Harvey Normans or PC World are the only places I've ever seen them in also!

What exactly do you mean? Do you mean how the position of Gordon's trucks stayed the same? If so: I took a reference picture of the train so that I wouldn't position them incorrectly when filming each shot Do you mean the way the trucks derailed? If so: Since the vans were the reason for the crash, those and everything behind them were to derail. Between each shot of the crash I placed them and the truck&tanker behind them off the rails and dragged them along the track, and then basically flung them over with a piece of fishing wire :P Took ages to do and was the most stressful part to do, which was why it was the last thing filmed :p

Nope, that had been made by an old user called SkarloeyRheneas

I didn't make it, I'm afraid the person who made it deleted it I also then don't have it saved on my drive or laptop anymore sorry :/

It's a music piece from either Mike or Junior's official youtube channel. Was hesistant to use it but I couldn't find a better suiting piece for the scene (that and I doubt they care that a random irish 20 year old used a 15 year old piece of kids show music in a video haha)

TheBlueE2 About the video, I decided to delete it. Though I can't erase the damage of my stupid, idiotic decision making, I hope there is no bad blood between us. I will assure you, I will not plagiarise yours and other people's work ever again. I again apologise for all this.

SkarloeyRheneas I suppose that's all you have to say after watching this... :L

TheBlueE2 ??

No idea who Connor is All i'm saying is that 'SkarloeyRheneas' is where (or well, who) I got the music from and it kinda sucks to see thats all you said in a comment here

***** I'm not very original with compliments, and I don't comment on every vudeo I watch. Sorry if that offends you for some reason, but it was a lovely story, and it's sad to hear you're giving up.

As time's gone on I've had less time to make videos, When i started college I thought, "That's Thomas finished then.. :/" but come summer time I bounced back with 'Old Grump' and then filming this last year :) Now though I just have more going on in my outside life, like eg, I've just come back from working abroad, which is something I definetly want to do again, It's more or less *forced* on me in a way D: I've never really had a chance to think "Am I getting bored of this or not?" because it's always been "Crap, i just don't have time to make Thomas vids now,"

Huh? I've never remade that episode man, sorry :p Never will also, this video was my last ever Thomas production

Kindof. I have a separate non-Thomas channel where me and some of my IRL friends have made some videos, where I've used the same camera and editing software as my Thomas vids But I prefer to keep them separate since i don't want my IRL friends to know about my Thomas account in any way

None taken lad, interesting thoughts on it! The mindset was essentially, Gordon was fuming at a newcomer, a tank engine at that, barged in and essentially demanded the system be rejigged in his eyes. As for the orders bit, well I saw it that Gordon did secretly have an issue with it, "The Fat Controller isn't here everyday to do that for him!" In the end I'd more-so see it as Gordon not so much rebelling the system, but needing a little bit of time to adjust to it

@@TheBlueE2 I see. Thank you for your explanation

I just feel Gordon should have explained all that at the end. Just my opinion, of course

I had never copped it until I saw it in the final edit xD I had heard a strange rattle when filming that part but I must've been too tired/lazy to have checked what it was haha

I'll still be around seeing what everyone else is up to, but yeah video wise I'm cutting off at 100 :) It's a nice number to end on, and with how I struggled to find time to edit this together, I knew it's an end of an era in my life