Seaside Dreams

Seaside Dreams - A short tale set on a Gauge 1 vintage tinplate garden railway.
For more information about the Duck End Railway, visit www.duckendrailway.co.uk

[@Steven_Rowe]

What amazes me is these trains are not state of the art, but the scenery and your creativity put high tech models to shame. I do love the Ivatt C1

[@duckendpictures4085]

I'm very sad to report that my great friend and one half of Duck End Pictures, Peter Strange, died suddenly on Sunday 19th April. It was Peter's beautiful garden railway in Oxfordshire, and his ever growing collection of exquisite Bassett-Lowke rolling stock, that inspired the 'Cyril and Daisy' stories. Over the years we had enormous fun together, spending the winter months creating the stories and planning the filming sequences, building sets and filming indoor scenes. By May we were ready to move outside and play with the trains. Together we sometimes laughed till we cried at the absurdity of the adventures of these two little people. We always felt that the fact that they couldn't actually move required extra thought and informed our creativity. The films were a genuine collaboration; we each contributed in our own way. I will look back with great pleasure on the fun we had together. We were always very pleased to receive positive comments about the films - so a big 'thank you' for making the effort to post on here. It was good to know that there are others who shared our whimsical sense of humour. Sadly, there will be no more Cyril and Daisy films. However, I have two sequences nearly completed from our next film which I will edit and post as an unfinished project in the next few weeks. Paul Rhodes

[@Ralph2]

Very sorry to hear that. His legacy lives on in the railway and these films you created between you. RIP Peter

[@ChrisBrummitt]

What a wonderful legacy- I've only just discovered your delightfully nostalgic films- it's a delight tinged with sadness reading your news. Thank you for making such lovely stories!

[@davidsheriff8989]

Sad to hear, but this is a fitting tribute

[@avidlisner8748]

Ever since I got "A Day Trip To Duckend" many years ago, I have been fascinated with the way these films have been made. I am so very sorry for your loss. Thank you so much for what you've done. And thank you again for showing off all of your Bassett-Lowke collection. And yes, of course I subscribed to your channel in hopes that others will post some comments.

[@patrickfrawley6656]

What is the difference between British gauge 1 vs american o scale

[@musoseven8218]

So much charm, realism and humour, wonderful stuff✌️👍💜😊

[@bewseybill3691]

Excellent photography. The addition of real sounds, gives it a totally different perspective.

[@caroleast9636]

Charming. The work that has gone into the making of these must be huge. I can never tire of watching them again and again.

[@Dewiart16]

Absolutely first rate - I'm jealous as hell!

[@peterpublisher101]

What a charming little set of Movies.👍👏👋🍾🍾🍾

[@jonesped81]

How wonderful and inspiring!

[@DrDave_63395]

Very well edited to tell an engaging story set against a wonderful backdrop of your garden railway

[@davfew]

Just love the amount of detail and care that has been lavished on this "A Day At The Seaside"

[@Offshoreorganbuilder]

Perfectly done. Thanks for the upload.

[@davidparry1982]

A beautiful vintage railway and a unique way of displaying its charms. Just lovely!

[@hibberdmedia]

I think this is absolutely stunning - the best model railway video I have seen. Beautiful models beautifully filmed and the soundtrack is absolutely superb. This has really set me up for the day - thank you :)

[@musoseven8218]

I always love seeing these, charming, realistic in many ways, great fun!

[@patrickfrawley6656]

Love these videos

[@2manyspruces]

I love this layout, and the station with the platforms are awesome!

[@billykegs8782]

The best garden railway video i have ever seen.

[@norfolkrover]

fantastic so different to anything else i have seen. i love how you kept trackside in keeping timewise with the trains. the overall choice of materials really compliments your lovely garden.

[@pd-g3960]

Very nicely done, I like the old advertisements everywhere. look forward to seeing the next tale!

[@wurlitzer895]

Very beautifully done. Thank you so much for producing and uploading such an enjoyable film.

[@davidsoper4350]

What a wonderful video, the camera work, sound effects, and music are just perfect. A real period railway atmosphere and charming story. I can appreciate the work that went into this, many thanks.

[@johntarrant2006]

Perfect! This is ideal railway modelling!

[@adriannorris1486]

Gotta love the humour....and the bent con rod on the Atlantic!

[@kyahtunnicliffe9647]

I could watch this all day. great job. I'm impressed with the amount of detail of your railway.

[@idj20]

What a beautiful outdoors layout, I'd be happy if I could have anything half as good as that in my back yard. EDIT: Just found an article about this layout in a 1996 edition of Railway Modeller! (Yes, I save all my old magazines).

[@BritishRailProductions]

@IanJohnstone I have Railway Magazines from as early as 1963/64.

[@mckav2358]

Brilliant What a beautiful romance :)

[@MrBramMoos]

Great video and wonderfull admosphere, I love it. MrBrammoos

[@northernutahlivesteam]

What a fun layout!

[@marymedina8847]

so so beautiful video thanks for a suit moment

[@tinplatefan6303]

Wunderbar !!! Grüße aus Deutschland

[@jackwright2495]

A truly capital effort!

[@Hornhausen]

Very nice layout and video.

[@allanegleston13]

lovely trains . lovely setting :)

[@joekoenig3558]

Love the sounds!!

[@ljiljanatolj3239]

800000000000

[@syedjavedahmad9719]

beautiful I was lost in it.

[@thethinker8805]

Outstanding

[@swebb1967]

should be a tv series......

[@tomellis4750]

Delightful

[@Locutor-diferente]

Impresionante el mejor video que e visto a escala .bien echo .trabajo en trenes .

[@micawber0190]

the sfx are great!

[@northstar1950]

Very enjoyable.

[@tomjenssen7486]

Relaxing :)

[@MrJJBhizzle]

It's sad how brilliant the vintage model railways were compared to the flimsy plastic stuff we have now.

[@duckendpictures4085]

Thank you - we really appreciate your support and encouragement. Work has begun on a new film; Cyril and Daisy have learnt their scripts and the railway is running mostly to time. So, all being well, it should be here to watch on December 1st 2017.

[@janetharris9984]

This is pure magic. Beautiful scenery and engines. Better story line than many modern movies. When does the sequel appear?

[@duckendpictures4085]

Thank you for the very kind comment, Janet. Along with all the other comments, it is very much appreciated. There are currently two other 'Cyril and Daisy' films to see on KZbin, which you can find by clicking on 'Duck End Pictures' over the 'Subscribe' box above. We are also working on a new film which we hope to have ready by the end of the year

[@duckendpictures4085]

Thank you once again for all the very kind comments, we really appreciate that you have taken to time to respond to our whimsical offerings! Our news is that we have a new film almost completed, which should be available to view in early October - there are just a few final edits to make (Daisy is a dream to work with but Cyril can be a bit vague at times). Look out for 'Not Quite Cricket', the latest Cyril and Daisy adventure!

[@harrisontaylor6709]

Duck End Pictures

[@mitchellenginevids1140]

Nice c1 Atlantic

[@davidwakefield8267]

Do you think those two will ever get to go to where they really want to?

[@MikesMovies]

More perfection, even if Daisy blew up a few times LOL tell me are these electric trains? Hope you make more videos soon

[@loucosmotivaferromodelismo6560]

Vídeo muito legal

[@ucantea4589]

I like

[@xpaczynosxpaczynos7897]

super.

[@tamalchakraborty6747]

Dreamy

[@Railmanmemes]

What song plays in the beginning

[@johntyjp]

You ve got my subscription. I think some television directors could learn a thing or two from this, use camera shots wisely, not jump about!!

[@Blue65Tank]

What's interesting about that is that Thomas was made in G1 actually, and they shot it with a special camera

[@lewc3413]

Do you happen to know the brand of that cart at 0:42?

[@duckendpictures4085]

Thanks for your enquiry. That cart is deceptive - it's actually over 40 cms long. As far as I know it was hand made by someone who sells them at agricultural shows (or used to). It's copy of an Oxfordshire farm cart and a similar model is on display at Snowshill Manor, a National Trust property in the north of the county.

[@lewc3413]

@@duckendpictures4085 thank you, I've seen a G1 size cart of the same basis and thought they might be the same manufacturer but maybe not

[@whiteandblackzebra7005]

Did I see a zebra?? Ciao for now