Old Grump - Original Story

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As promised, here's a new episode from me right on time! It's been in the works since May and I'm really glad I was able to complete it before the summer ended.
I had a concept like this in mind for a while, as one of those stories I came up with but knew I would probably never bring to life. I think it started when I thought one day "Given the Flying Kipper has fitted brakes a brakevan is unnecessary. Heha what if though one was coupled to it by mistake?' To me it would be very plausible for someone to make that error. And the plot and Old Grump came afterwards!
Being honest, Old Grump is without a doubt partially based on someone from work. Never really satisfied at all and just seems to complain even when things are going smoothly!
Big thanks to Dcg12b for narrating. I wanted a single narrator this time around and he was immediatly the first choice I had. I don't think I need to advise you to check out his channel but here's a link just to be safe haha :) / dcg12b
Big thanks to all the music creators/adapters who allow their music for free use. They are all brilliant and well, they're already known for that so 'nuff said! Haha
Anyways I'll leave it at that, and I hope you enjoy this. As you can guess this will be the last video from me for a while (again), but time will tell as to whether another episode can be made again...

[@Calebtrain]

What a lovely surprise seeing this in my subscriptions! Enjoyed this through and through, another of your classics, I'd say! I'd have to say I really enjoyed Henry's Kipper Run bit, the camera angles and high speeds just made for a visually stunning scene. Overall, fantastic work, and I loved the little after credits scene. :)

[@TheBlueE2]

***** Same here, that's probably my favourite part from this (even if keeping continuity of the yard part was a pain!) Thanks btw :)

[@Enterprisingengine93]

Wonderful narration, stellar music choices, great sets, and most importantly, nice to have you back. :) This was a great episode. It just goes to show a brakeman isn't always "accordion'd" into a heap every time one acts out.

[@TheBlueE2]

***** Haha true that! Ticking off this one was the limit this time. Had I decided to destroy him though it would've been possible given that I've 3 of his model! Thanks btw!

[@mercury7590]

True. I thought the term was “telescoped” though.

[@ilikecheeseilikecheese727]

6 years old while this is still amazing

[@TheBlueE2]

Cheers!

[@Damocles178]

That was absolutely brilliant. I got a right laugh from several moments in this "I'd push you off the quay if I could" and James being accused of hiding the brake-van among others. This must be the famous Kippers smoothest run yet. Camera angles were an absolute delight. Honestly I'm astounded how you manage to make such beautiful sets despite not having a permanent model railway; as long as you have innovation nothing will ever stop you. DCG12B's narration was great too :)

[@TheBlueE2]

+Damocles178 Thanks :) I liked writing bits like that in, I dunno, seeing the bigger engines as well, adults (or the inbetweeners grown up in my mind) was something I really liked. Hahahah despite the Kipper's smooth run though Henry still crashed during all this xD (Shot forward and backflipped off the set and survived without even a scratch)

[@Bunbiichuffn]

Old Grump's an interesting fellow, I'm glad you introduced us to him. Really enjoyed the story, and the many dynamic shots of Henry and the other engines running about. That extra end scene was rather nice too. Not such a grump anymore!

[@TheBlueE2]

Lightninging63 Dcg12b can take the credit for that last part! I still wrote it but hadn't the happy delighted tone of voice in mind when I did haha :) Thanks once again, glad you've enjoyed it

[@ThomasFan247]

I can't tell you how excited I was when I saw that you had uploaded this! Lovely plot, humorous tone, and fantastic camera work! This was the perfect way to top off my night :)

[@nzardoin]

I continue to watch this video a few years down the road. DCG12B continues to narrate beautifully to this day. And back then I wasn’t fully aware of his “golden voice.” This continues to be one of my favorite videos that you have made.

[@TheBlueE2]

Heyyy man good to hear from you, how've you been?? 🔥 Cheers again, and dead right. Him alone truly makes each scene with his delivery

[@nzardoin]

@@TheBlueE2 I’ve been wonderful! Rewatching a lot of new and old Thomas fan made content to put me back in the mood! I haven’t made content in years, but I’ve definitely been consuming it. I’m happy to see you’ve made a return to KZbin! You’re “wavering whispers” video was phenomenal! Keep up the good work

[@TankEngine97]

This was very well written, it's like a Daniel Long video

[@TheBlueE2]

+TankEngine97 Thanks :) I had been a little worried of accidently drawing vibes of his works, but I remembered a troublesome rolling stock was done plenty of times in the books. (Spiteful brakevan, Scruffey)

[@TankEngine97]

***** I see

[@MysteryMan17]

There's not much I can say that hasn't been already. This video was great, and I look forward to future ones.

[@Varoon1]

I don't know if you remember, but I'm CHR652 from a while ago. :) I'm glad you're still making these videos. I couldn't take my sets to college, so I had to keep them away. Your camera work improves with each video. The drawn faces are the same though! :D Nice to see a new video from you.

[@TheBlueE2]

+arctichare1 Hey mate its been ages:D Hope you're keeping well :) Thanks very much btw, and yeah the drawn faces'll never go away :) I wouldn't know where to start with sculpting ones!

[@Varoon1]

+TheBlueE2 Haha it has been. I'm doing great. Studying what I love most. Still haven't lost my love for trains though. ^^ How've you been?

[@TheBlueE2]

+arctichare1 Been grand, just plugging through college as usual :)

[@Varoon1]

Same here.

[@RoseSupreme]

8:10 Clever use of the Blue Mountain Mystery theme there!

[@TheBlueE2]

+Sergeant Sunflower Thanks!

[@RoseSupreme]

***** No worries. Good job having Jimmy the Jinty's narrator guest star here as your narrator. ;)

[@therailwayinspector3]

A very nice surprise seeing this in my feed today. You never fail to deliver, that said, I felt it was a little too long for the subject matter. Otherwise - excellent mix of angles, sets and the lot. Makes me miss it all myself...

[@TheBlueE2]

therailwayinspector3 Do you mean the Kipper part, or the story as a whole? (Not offended just curious) Thanks mate, I know what you mean, I thought it fun to go back into it, though I was relieved to get the last bit of filming done :p

[@therailwayinspector3]

I could imagine. I'm not sure exactly what bit. Rewatching it I didn't notice it so much. Possibly just little clips here and there.

[@thegermanofsodor]

Great Job! i really enjoyed it!

[@TheBlueE2]

RE: MrDankEngine (can't reply to your comment for some reason) It's because I found out that Spencer's whistle is the one Duck's class had. That and I didn't have his whistle from the show :p

[@mariaangelicaborborema2748]

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[@nganson8785]

What a Splendid Episode We'll Done Even With My Lovely Voice Of DCG12B We'll Done and Really good job indeed ! 👍🏻 ❤😊

[@Percyfan1998]

I definitely enjoyed the plot here, not overly exaggerated or too slow with the pacing. Good work.

[@TheBlueE2]

Percyfan1998 Is that a nod to a certain company? Heha thanks :)

[@Percyfan1998]

***** Um, I actually don't know :p Just in general sometimes.

[@TheBlueE2]

While we're on that subject, there is a jab of my own towards said company in here :p

[@Percyfan1998]

:P

[@traintank1083]

I have no comment. That's how awesome this is

[@TheBlueE2]

thank you :) really flattered to know people still enjoy this 2 years later

[@traintank1083]

+TheBlueE2, It's hard not to enjoy quality content

[@Rexeljet]

Really like this video, an interesting plot and great camera work.

[@benbearce96]

Man I missed the themes at 5:31 and 9:45, Michael Melton otherwise known as Bass T-Bone Music Should’ve kept them.

[@XleeHS]

@3:47 best part by far

[@TheBlueE2]

Thanks! I always find it the most alarming haha. Anytime I'd rewatch this myself I get to that part and think "Did I really make James say he'd love to literally drown an old man 🤨😳"

[@flyingscotsmanstudios4472]

I like this I a bit like break van and other classic Thomas episodes. Well done

[@TheBlueE2]

Thanks!

[@flyingscotsmanstudios4472]

+TheBlueE2 Your welcome

[@mariaangelicaborborema2748]

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[@BenScrimgeour]

Such a great episode I can't wait to see another one. Keep up the good work

[@SudrianFirelighter]

Just decided to watch this, and WOW. Even though it's old, I find it a very good story. Love James' remark at the end when Henry returns with Old Grump, and I like the use of headcodes here. Surprised Old Grump's model has been around for 8 years lol

[@TheBlueE2]

Even longer! He was a second hand model I bought off Ebay in 2011 😄 cheers lad

[@jeremiahsisaias8677]

​@@TheBlueE2What was this person's name from your job that inspired you to make this brakevan come to life? I liked to portray my family by my reactions to other Thomas KZbinr content by what is written in comedic gold or something that I see that feels so true to them.

[@TheBlueE2]

@@jeremiahsisaias8677 It's a bit of a struggle to remember (especially as he resembles a grouchy retail worker I worked with in 2021 more than anything!) But going by the year, it was an elderly chap that I worked with on a stud farm summer job. Don't remember him being a complete tosspot but I'd say he mustve complained a lot for me to make this comparispn about him

[@jeremiahsisaias8677]

@@TheBlueE2I find it interesting that you can portray random people youre familiar with or your family and friends and turn it into a Thomas story. There are 2 Thomas videos that I watched that were very true to me that described my dad and grandparents mistaking and mixing up the engine's names and colors when I show them any toy or them. "Mistaken identities" by Ilovetrains323 and "The Thomas collector who is also a normie" by James Is Here. The writing probably wasn't intentional but I just think it sums up perfectly to what describes me or other people's family members who aren't experienced with Thomas.

[@TheBlueE2]

@@jeremiahsisaias8677 my upcoming episode funnily enough, is based off myself. Taking one or two elements of my own personality and fleshing it out into a character going "Yeah I can definetely see them responding to a situation the same way i would,"

[@Smartypantswilson]

old grump indeed

[@train123ist]

This was great

[@karenfan010]

is old grump the same breakvan that was flattened by douglas or is this a completely different van

[@TheBlueE2]

Different brakevan altogether

[@WTC1973]

Surprising as to how this is already a year old.

[@TheBlueE2]

Heha you're right! Have another episode filmed also , was hoping to have had it uploaded on the anniversary of this :(

[@nzardoin]

You are so funny! I love your narration

[@TheBlueE2]

Not me narrating man ;D can only take credit for the writing there

[@nicholasblaschke246]

Based On The Magazine Story

[@TheBlueE2]

Not based on any magazine story, never used any for inspiration here

[@jamesbenjamin4688]

great

[@MrDankEngine]

why does Duck have Spencer's whistle?

[@ryleeculla5570]

Flying kipper is going to need a break van Henry’s record of pulling it isn’t the best he even lost them on the hill when duck was playing banker

[@kevinsweeney2810]

TheBlueE2 can you upload hornby vs bachmann Thomas?

[@TheBlueE2]

I'm afraid I can't, I don't own a Bachmann Thomas D: Annie, Clarabel, James, Emily and Duck are the only characters I own from both ranges, (Can't do James as my hornby model of him broke years ago, and Hornby A&C got repainted into the faceless orange coaches years ago)

[@BENDOESMINECRAFT10]

What's the name of the song used on the scene when henry left Brendom?

[@TheBlueE2]

Bendoesminecraft 'Playing to Win' from this place www.freestockmusic.com/2014/cinematic-production-music/free-cinematic-production-music-playing-to-win/ You'll need to make an account to download it and other music from the site

[@BENDOESMINECRAFT10]

thanks man

[@michaelpham8368]

What is the song at the very beginning?

[@TheBlueE2]

Long version of the opening theme of Home & Away

[@michaelpham8368]

@@TheBlueE2 Thanks man!

[@michaelpham8368]

@@TheBlueE2 nice song choice there btw!

[@dcg12b]

As soon as you asked me to be a part of this episode, I jumped at the chance. In my early days with Jimmy the Jinty, you were the first one to give me a hand and some much needed advice. So, I'm so glad that I could finally return the favour. A brilliantly written script that was easy and a joy to read and adapt, and of course, a fantastically produced episode that shows off your true talent to tell a story. You can easily see where all the hard work and effort has gone into. A pleasure to be part of and I'd happily do it again mate!

[@TheBlueE2]

dcg12b Cheers mate, once again, glad to have had you be the storyteller :) This is me done with videos once again for a while, but you never know for the future again! ;)

[@dcg12b]

***** No probably, was my pleasure. Well it's certainly filled my appetite, I'll easily be watching it again and again for a while to come. :)

[@theredcrane25]

wow~ this turned out better than I thought it would. i'm glad to have helped you out with your insight on brake Vans TheBlueE2, you did excellently on story creation and filming the episode. well done~

[@TheBlueE2]

theredcrane25 Thanks :) The line at 3:18 is all yours, thanks for the advice once again

[@theredcrane25]

***** no problem TheBlueE2, glad I could help with your brake van conundrums~

[@OneTramBand]

Nicely done! Great cinematography (That one ground level shot of Henry speeding by reminded me of Arc's stuff) and choice of music too! :) Can't wait to see what you come up with in future.

[@TheBlueE2]

***** One of them had been inspired by a CGI-esque shot yeah haha :) Thanks!

[@pineappleldn2215]

@1.46 "i dinnya knoow what ye problem is" loool!!!! love the dialect!

[@22Tesla]

Old Grump is an interesting character! A posh-ish brake van, that is a new one for sure.

[@princessmuffins1994]

you definitely nailed those panning shots during the kipper sequence, the music choices where nice too.

[@TheTrainModeller]

This was a wonderful video! I really loved how the story progressed and the camera angles were stunning. Hopefully we can all look forward to another episode in the future;)

[@TheBlueE2]

TheTrainModeller I will actually have to, I'm nearly spooked with the level of demand thats come about!

[@ThomasWoodenEpisodes]

I absolutely loved this episode. Well written and very enjoyable. I really liked Dcg12b's narration. It would be great to see more episodes like this one.

[@TheBlueE2]

ThomasWoodenEpisodes Thanks lad, I'll defo have to go about doing another given how many have said they'd like to see another. Can't say it'd be soon since I'll be back to college soon! (And to start something only to have to leave it for a few months'd probably end badly)

[@pulpsolstice]

I liked this a lot! Great story that had a very RWS feel to it, and the camera work was especially good here. Also really like the bickering between James & Old Grump. Can't wait to see more things from you in the future (:

[@TheBlueE2]

ZimKirby Thanks :) It'll be the last for a while (college) but next summer we'll see! Heha I'll be making a solid effort at another given the big demand for another

[@TBModels]

That was a glorious set of titles!

[@linusrees-evans3157]

Wow great work! I really like that video! And good for moving his eyes

[@Skarlouie]

This is fantastic, great to see an episode from you. This had a real RWS feel to it, I like how you used so many engines in one plot and the dialogue flowed really well. Your camerawork has improved too. Honestly hope you have another up your sleeve!

[@TheBlueE2]

Skarlouie Thanks:) Time will tell! Truth is, I have a few story ideas, it's, like this, bringing another onna them to life is what time will tell D:

[@TheFattHatt]

Lovely model work, the story was very clever, and the voice work was excellent. Hope to see more gain soon!

[@TheBlueE2]

TheFattHatt You most likely will, I can't just ignore how demand's shot up like a rocket in the first day of this alone! xD

[@Terrier55Stepney]

I love it! Great attention to detail and explanations as to why things happen. Nice to see you back! You definitely got enough brake-van related accidents and incidents XD I'm hoping people understand that the Kipper doesn't require a brake-van and don't complain :P Would kind of ruin the entire plot. Loving the shots! I have no idea how you made James' eyes roll stationary, and the shots of Henry were particularly intriguing! Will have to wait and see in the BTS then :) Good work mate! Keep going!!

[@TheBlueE2]

+Terrier55Stepney Whoops, I'd best explain here then (There's no BTS of how I did that) Basically, place a bufferstop behind James, and run him backwards, and have his eyes move as fast and as many times you want. Before moving the camera and pressing stop, record a few seconds of the model just static. Screenshot when James is static, and then overlay his static wheels under the footage of his upper half (the eyes) moving, bit like doing a splitscreen. Oh, also, If the bufferstop isn't in view (like at the station, it was hidden behind the coaches), you can leave it. But if it is in view (like it was at the shed scene whilst filming), you need to remove it *without moving* the model, otherwise the static frame and the moving frame don't match up. And then, it's best not to have the eyes moving *too* quickly, because the faster the motor runs, the more the model shakes. You can probably notice that James wobbled a little each time his eyes moved! It's why the Scots's eyes didn't move when static, they shuddered way too much for the effect to work as properly as it did on James. ^ Heha, hence why the Kipper was the perfect train to use! Thanks btw, glad you liked it :) BTS video will follow next week or so

[@Terrier55Stepney]

Ahh okay thanks! I had a thought it could have been splitscreen techniques you used but what with the model shaking and the wheels not moving yet staying together so well with the frames was pretty clever. Good job! Thanks for the tips. :)

[@ThomasKinninmonth]

this was excellent, after all this time you still do awesome

[@PeaceyPraps]

That was so cool! Glad to have you back!

[@TheBlueE2]

Zephyr4501 Cheers, glad you liked it!:)

[@PeaceyPraps]

***** I loved it!

[@Pumpkinpiefish]

Amazing!! I love your videos! Honestly, you're so lucky to have a Bachmann collection.

[@TheBlueE2]

More of a Hornby collection but thanks! (I've 35 engines and only 6 of them are Bachmann)

[@Pumpkinpiefish]

+TheBlueE2 Oh, ok! Either way they're both pretty expensive and it's awesome that you have that many!

[@TheBlueE2]

Thanks :) 8ish years came to that haha It's also why i stopped buying them though, the prices go up each year so.... :/

[@steamengineshooray]

Welcome back to the land of the KZbin living XD Sadly I can't hear the narration quite well... Another top quality episode despite the absence :3

[@TheBlueE2]

BSM Iron (Panzer) Lawl Was it mostly around the Kipper countryside part that you couldn't hear the narration? Had thought I needed to lower all the sfx and music but it was too late before I realized it :s Thanks btw!

[@steamengineshooray]

+TheBlueE2 Don't worry, as a long standing fan since the days when the layout was a circle and a hill was a shoebox, this is very good work coming back from a long downtime. I shall certainly await your future creations :P

[@TheBlueE2]

BSM Iron (Panzer) Lawl Defo will have to give another go at this again someday given you're not the only one to say that! I'll probably do what I did here, dig up rough story draft ideas I have somewhere, pick one and build on it.

[@Pyrotrainthing]

Nice episode, this is the first time in a while I've seen you upload.

[@katiewentworth102]

This episode is awesome

[@KameronCousin]

This was amazing. I especially like the epilogue at the end.

[@TheBlueE2]

Thanks :)

[@KameronCousin]

Sure thing. :)

[@michaelneiltheuglyengine02n]

Great work glad to see another fantastic video

[@WatchVidsMakeLists]

It's great to see new content from you and it most certainly does not dissapoint. The story was creative and flowed very well, and I loved the camerawork and sets. Marvellous job! (Also, I noticed you used Thomas' TATMR whistle, any reason for that?)

[@WatchVidsMakeLists]

Nice use of the RWS theme, too.

[@TheBlueE2]

Marcus Katich Thanks! To be honest, no reason really :p I think it was just a case of wanting to mix things up a bit instead of using the usual whistle

[@WatchVidsMakeLists]

***** I think it fits well.

[@Thomasfanvdgeest]

Yeah a new episode Nice video

[@TheNewStoryteller]

lovely.

[@Smartypantswilson]

marvelous story

[@olivergwr3087]

This was a great episode and the writing was superb! Well done! May i ask where can I get the Duck's whistle sound effect?

[@TheBlueE2]

+Oliver GWR Thanks! You can find that whistle right here, www.sounddogs.com/sound-effects/transportation-land-trains-whistles-865274

[@olivergwr3087]

Thanks a ton! I'm sorry for asking about it though. Your camera work is outstanding and the lighting is fabulous.

[@TheBlueE2]

Dw about it, I has no prob with people wondering where I got cerain bits and pieces. Thanks btw:) If I can I'll make another next year

[@thequietestengine]

A brilliant episode ^^ mind if I ask what tracks are used whenOld Grump is being pulled out the harbour up to his arrival at Crosby?

[@TheBlueE2]

+SilverSquall11 Thanks! Here's the music where Henry sets off, www.freestockmusic.com/2014/cinematic-production-music/free-cinematic-production-music-playing-to-win/ You'll need to create an account on the website to download it. Then when Old Grump is woken up, that track came from Micheal Melton here, kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYHSnGOjZ8eehNk

[@LMANPAD]

Nice

[@anthonyhall4462]

Gordan said who's old group Henry but james was there

[@TheBlueE2]

No, Gordon was asking who 'Old Grump' was and guessed James was talking about Henry

[@eoin730]

noicceee

[@Johndctrains]

Great video dude! What's the music at 00.36? 😁

[@TheBlueE2]

+John DC It's the railway series theme from the cassettes :) You can get it here at the start of this video, kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZSQZq1ulNeeppI

[@Johndctrains]

+TheBlueE2 thanks for letting me know as I said before great video I love all the film sets you make 😜👌🏻👍🏻

[@tencents6]

What was the name of that song at the very, VERY begining? Like at 00:00?

[@TheBlueE2]

+tencents6 I'd been wondering if somebody'd ask that! Haha That came from 'Home and Away', first few seconds of this to be exact, kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2HWaIGDn6mKfpY

[@fireghostrobloxnascarcusto6739]

uluc baaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheSudrianSteamEngine]

What the name of the song at 0:33?

[@TheBlueE2]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHuwfKium9Crn7s This :) I changed the pitch and sped it up in this episode though

[@TheSudrianSteamEngine]

+TheBlueE2 Ok thanks

[@DCrutch]

I live in dosten creek ware can you get Bachmann Thomas toys I I I I iiiiiiiiiii ooo

[@TheBlueE2]

+austin cruch Sorry bud, I'm from ireland, I wouldn't have a clue where to get them :L Ebay's always where I got 'em

[@mrpousias7112]

i'm sorry but you have to make new faces with plastelin or something else

[@TheBlueE2]

Sorry man, have neither the talent or budget for that ;D I know the way I edit the faces has become rather outdated though, more and more series these days seem to have clay moulded faces haha

[@mrpousias7112]

haha ok no problem!

[@Smartypantswilson]

first 😆