Sodor the Modern Years: A Change of Scene

[@crispyorsmthnidk5314]

Just imagining Emily and Edward shouting to each other over James’s departure ha

[@Enterprisingengine93]

Loved it! It's good to see you back, and really clever way of bringing a container storyline to life. Really looking forward to this season! :)

[@nganson8785]

Indeed

[@TobyandMavisforever]

Grand start, Dan. I can't wait to find out more about the container yard, and how Bill, Ben and Diesel are going to get along, not to mention what is going on with the mainline engines without Gordon.

[@DarthWill3]

LOVE the new intro and outro! Glad that things are working both for James and the kids in the end.

[@SegaMario]

Finally, after so long, I have brought myself to start watching this series. Needless to say, I'm having a blast so far. I can't believe what I've been missing out for nearly 2 years.

[@JessicaKasumi1990]

Nice job WNW. Nice to see you decided to do a Modern era for Sodor, and the bit where you mention Edward taking a branch line train five minutes after the evening run of the Wild Nor Wester, reminds me heavily of the episode 'Wrong Road'. You sir, are a genius and a true credit to the Thomas and Friends fan series community. Well done.

[@WildNorWester]

I was wondering when someone would pick up on the 'Wrong Road' reference. I was deliberately trying to re-create that shot, with James instead of Gordon.

[@JessicaKasumi1990]

***** And you did it splendidly.

[@neilsomers9046]

Jessica Black i agree

[@TobyandMavisforever]

***** I picked that up in my review of the episode.

[@ChrisTomson]

What a great start to the series! Everything flowed really well and it was interesting to see the container yards in action

[@pepperthekobold]

Fantastic! \\\this episode has come together beautifully. I'm loving the throwback to Wrong Road, with the eveninng services to Vicarstown and Brendam.

[@SamTheTrainFan]

Once again, fantastic work!

[@DocterGeko]

it was a good idea putting Bill and Ben in the container yard as we all know what happens when those 2 get bored

[@Vomahanew]

Very nice. I'll admit I was skeptical of your engine redesigns, thinking they'd stick out too much, but they fit in perfectly. Great work.

[@WatchVidsMakeLists]

Absolutely great to see more content from you, WildNorWester! This is a very entertaining episode, certainly a worthy start to the series. The story is brilliantly written and the models/direction are amazing. I can see you've put a great deal of effort into making this and it has definitely paid off. I can't wait for the next episode!

[@ilovetrains323]

Well Done WildNorWester. The story flows really well. Nice to see most of your RWS models. Well done on those too. It was well worth waiting for and can't wait to see more :)

[@averyj5956]

Amazing WNW. I really can't wait for the next episode. Fantastic!

[@shiningtime4]

A lovely start to the new series :) can't wait for more to come :)

[@AndrewHager02]

Sorry to hear about the quarry. But at least Bill & Ben have something to keep them busy while they wait for it to reopen.

[@TheBlueE2]

And it's here.... Great opening to the series, i've been looking forward to this for a long time. Handy how its airing alongside new seasons of other shows that I watch :)

[@ThomasKinninmonth]

Can you be online tomorrow I have a script.

[@TheBlueE2]

Thomas Kinninmonth If you PM it to me I'll get to it as soon as I can.

[@ThomasKinninmonth]

***** I'll send it later.

[@BiscuitCrewProductions]

Great episode! Can't wait to see the next!

[@SuperJames526]

I knew that sooner or later STMY would return to KZbin. I love your stories, and I hope they inspire me to work on my own. Keep up the AWESOME work.

[@neilsomers9046]

Good To Have You Back,WNW! Brilliant Start To The New Series!

[@LoudToon99]

I liked that your using the RWSmodels. It majes the engines look very realistic.

[@BlooMonkiMan]

I like how you switched to RWS models.

[@tresandmyclass3494]

I lived this great start to the series and the way u use rws models of your own just so realistic bravo wild norwester bravo

[@LegoKid413]

Much awaited!! So excited for more😃😃

[@toptrainsunited9725]

Great new fresh start

[@OliverDuck267]

very nice work! I just love how you wrote the episodes this sires. just marvelous.

[@Anonymoose151515]

Looking forward to the series! Great Ep! Thanks for a great birthday present pal!

[@WildNorWester]

You're welcome. Happy birthday for yesterday!

[@jackfletcher8866]

A really good episode and welcome back

[@thomaseadbhardmcqueen7511]

I think the old ending theme was better, but i feel like this series is going off to a great start. You really are taking Sodor in a direction no one has done before. Really interesting.

[@Damocles178]

@11:02 That's Lincoln isn't it? For a moment I wasn't sure but then I remembered your model of him comes in different liveries. This new season is of to great start. It's nice how your series adapts to modern situations. The sense of realism certainly adds to it and I know only too well that it can be a challenge to keep things interesting at times; well done :)

[@WildNorWester]

Yes and no. That is the Lincoln model, but it's not that character. I adapted the Class 56 model I'd made into Owen, the goods diesel of the Norramby branch. He takes goods trains from Norramby all the way down to Knapford and Barrow.

[@Damocles178]

Fair enough :)

[@ShadowGamer011]

I thought it was daisy to begin with

[@transportdave5008]

Hooray! S1 STMY is here. And what a great episode to start off with. It was a really clever idea, and all in all a great, fun story. I can't wait for next week, and I'll be updating the Wikia asap! :)

[@SodorRailwaysProductions]

It's HERE! Hooray!

[@ShadowGamer011]

amazing work my friend thank you for replying to my review journal on dieventart

[@EliWSeiei]

Finally here!!! iloved it!!!

[@SodorRailwaysProductions]

This is great! Can't wait for the next episode !

[@mmbw4]

Yay! The series has finally started!

[@generations113]

Definitely worth the wait :D

[@TheBlueSunil]

Really nice episode!! You did a very good job!! I really can't wait to see where this goes!

[@daniel14duck33]

A container yard that’s awesome

[@GabeVeasey]

Great Episode so far i have to get used to Emily Hatt being the fat the controller lol

[@Pack-Leader-Sally]

I'm still worried about Gordon...

[@fionamcnamee1575]

nice

[@TheFattHatt]

TBH, can't say I enjoy Bill/Ben's voices. A bit too girly. Other than that, loved the script and filmwork as usual. Keep it up!

[@emfarce]

I agree; they are kid-like, but the voice is very girl like. A voice like they got in the new TV TTTE episodes would be more fitting IMO. Great first episode though WNW, and can't wait to see more! Interested in seeing how the twins handle the container workload, and if they act like their usual selfs

[@WildNorWester]

emfarce Well, they are voiced by a girl. It's a trick I borrowed from 'The Simpsons', to have a young male character voiced by a girl.

[@TobyandMavisforever]

***** They did that in MLP too. Cathy Welsluck, a girl, voices Spike, a young male character.

[@emfarce]

***** It's certainly interesting; can't say I agree with it, but I can see how people would like it.

[@ShadowGamer011]

emfarce i kinda agree about the voice i like the cgi series bill and ben

[@x00001]

great episode really like the changes you have made can't wait for more episodes

[@steamdreamproductions503]

And so the next saga begins!

[@TheSteamKing]

First! lol Glad to see my favorite Thomas youtube series is back! Ok I'm gonna watch now lol

[@trainmaniacstudios8216]

Already looking forward to next episode

[@narrowgauge9717]

I like the new models. I also see you added the two numbers on the front of Bill and Ben

[@nolimitz1274]

Love the voices

[@guyoffun]

man how i miss this forget that model were changed the story is still amazing

[@davidwhiting1761]

It's finally here! :D

[@stephenfarthing485]

Well done! Edward!

[@montagueduck4845]

this was well worth the wait! amazing job! (but its gonna take a while to get used to the new fat controller) :D

[@TheSludgeTender]

What agl greay series start! You've got some of the best talent around and you deserve more subscribers! Keep up the good work

[@tivednagol9127]

It's always a pleasure to see what you upload. I can imagine Bill and Ben playing Mental Tic Tac Toe to pass the time while they wait for work. I hope you don't mind me asking, but did filming take place before some of SI3D's 2012 models were released? I noticed some models, like Edward's coach in the beginning, were of the 2009 variety. Just curious is all. Looking forward to your future work. Keep up the good work, mate. You'll always have a viewer in me.

[@WildNorWester]

The filming did start a while ago, yes. You'll see some of the later models showing up in the later episodes.

[@tivednagol9127]

Okay. All the best to you during this process.

[@jonistan9268]

Wait don't the twins also work in the harbour at Brendam?

[@presleywitt]

I am amuse and amazed my friend great episode and great worked.

[@oatmeal42]

Mrs Hatt is actually the THICC Controller

[@MrCSisley]

Hey Wildnorwester, brilliant start to the new series. Liked seeing the new models for the locomotives as well, gives a fresh appearance :) I know this probably a spoiler question, but is there a chance of seeing Mavis when the China Clay Works opens up again?

[@kennethwestfall8733]

WNW I have your rws models, and I was wondering if I could change the whistles to their proper kuid file?

[@Squid1562]

well done the rws models fit the story better(plus they look better too)

[@velvetjay8907]

Hey that was amazing. One question will you be using any of the railway series characters in your stories

[@LouisPhung999]

Welcome back wildnorwester

[@dragonzilla6482]

Very good.

[@noahthomas022]

Yes its finally here

[@frankydman]

Great episode! So around when can we expect the next episode; I'm already excited!

[@WildNorWester]

I'll be uploading them weekly, just like I've always done.

[@PercyandDuckfan94]

I quite like this new episode!

[@thedanishnut]

So far so good! I was intrigued the entire episode! Great start I say!!!

[@blueeyedsaiyan1132]

i have something to ask 1.what are the models your using called? and 2.what game is that?

[@WildNorWester]

The game is called Trainz, and the models are ones for it. Some I made myself, others I downloaded from sites like SI3D.

[@blueeyedsaiyan1132]

witch version? 2008 2009? 2010?

[@WildNorWester]

Originally 2010, now TANE.

[@blueeyedsaiyan1132]

tane?

[@WildNorWester]

matthew cain Trainz A New Era - the latest version.

[@AlexTrain5249]

Emily is a very appropriate replacement that's for sure

[@ANewEra05]

One tiny question.....why are there American cars flatbeds and American freight?

[@NirateGoel]

What makes you think American? Freightliner is a distinctively British goods for example.

[@edwardfan7487]

Late as usual to the party, I really liked the episode. Are you going to keep the "steamworks" idea mentioned in "Winds of Change" for the Gordon episode? -edwardsstation

[@WildNorWester]

Yep, I'll be referring to it as the 'steamworks'.

[@kathyhicswa6666]

Where's timothy and Marion? What are they doing with the quarry closed, or is Timothy helping at the docks with Salty like in the Thomas and Friends series?

[@WildNorWester]

My stories don't follow the TV series. I've based them off the original Railway Series books by Reverend Wilbert Awdry and Christoper Awdry. As such, any characters who were created for the TV series only will not be appearing.

[@bluebellsandqueens]

Plus at the time he uploaded this video Timothy nor Marion was introduced to the Show

[@seanthepugproductions1335]

Yes good new models Ur the best wildnorwester

[@superbird4351]

I liked the evening shot similar to 'Wrong Road'.

[@misaelherrera3704]

Cant wait for episode 2 to come out

[@mike07evans26]

i dont mean to be rude but why did you switch to the RWS styles

[@CyrusTheYoshi]

Did you make the model for Emily Hatt, or was it downloaded from somewhere?

[@WildNorWester]

I made her myself, and I won't be releasing her. I'd prefer to keep this model private.

[@joyce9ish]

***** OK. I understand. Since you prefer keeping Emily Hatt private in Trainz and that she will take Sir Topham Hatt's place as controller of the North Western Railway in your new Sodor The Modern Years, I will still have Sir Topham Hatt as Controller of the North Western Railway in my series.

[@ShadowGamer011]

How long has it been since winds of change

[@WildNorWester]

A couple of months.

[@ShadowGamer011]

wow gordon has been away for that long

[@WildNorWester]

Well, it was a fairly major accident.

[@ShadowGamer011]

good point will we find out what the damage was

[@WildNorWester]

Not really.

[@MRCSANY]

Is it just me or does it sound weird calling Ms. Hatt “The Fat Controller”?

[@elsaschmange2863]

Cool as ice WildNorWester! Another great episode for STMY! I was hoping it would come soon!

[@L.L.C.1]

Elsa. Are you know tat frozen 2 in 2015 in the Cinemas Come?

[@elsaschmange2863]

I don't know I herd 2016 L.L company 1 I know it's weird that as the star of frozen I'm not sure when the sequal is comming out.

[@suprememeowmix9613]

Elsa schmange *sequel*

[@suprememeowmix9613]

Elsa schmange *sequel*

[@christykoh5628]

Elsa schmange do you know there is a Disney special starring Elsa, Anna and Olof.

[@GarrettTaylorLeedy]

do have any model trains. I have a model railroad at my farm house. I been doing it for 10 years

[@rhombagonVA]

One complaint, the guard whistles are WAY too loud. I think my ears are bleeding...

[@WildNorWester]

Thanks for the feedback - I'll adjust this in future episodes.

[@cjbalke8691]

***** Very good start to a new era on Sodor. Perhaps you could put the extra volume from the guards' whistles into the theme songs. I could barely hear Edward's when he pulled out of Knapford.

[@FlyinBlaney]

TFC: The Engines call me the Fat Controller Ben: But you're not fat

[@TheDefiantPirate]

Amazing start Dude your stories are as close to Awdry originals as i have ever seen from a fan if you would be interested i have a future storyline idea you might be able to have fun playing around with ether way cant wait to see more

[@ThomasKinninmonth]

Is it OK that if I can use the theme for the opening in STEY.

[@WildNorWester]

You'll need to ask Cudak888 - he's the KZbin user who made that version of the theme in the first place.

[@bobwalsh3751]

Wait...is this new Controller supposed to be Sir Topham Hatt's granddaughter?

[@WildNorWester]

Which Sir Topham Hatt? In the Railway Series continuity, which this series follows, there have been three: Sir Topham Hatt, Sir Charles Topham Hatt and Sir Stephen Topham Hatt. Each being the son of the previous one. Emily is Sir Stephen's daughter, who took over from her father. Have you seen 'Winds of Change'?

[@bobwalsh3751]

WildNorWester not yet.

[@Planetkid32]

9:39, omg lol 😂

[@kennedy111199]

took a while but its great

[@webadoinc.7112]

Can you go back to the old models they look more like the tv classics

[@WildNorWester]

No.

[@webadoinc.7112]

@@WildNorWester aaaaawwwwww but whatever i still like your channel

[@thechineserussian]

Who does your music? I'd be very interested to know!

[@WildNorWester]

It's done by a few people, and they're listed in the credits.

[@thechineserussian]

oh thanks!

[@thechineserussian]

12 year old me doesn't read the credits apparently

[@mikester8171]

Here's a question: How did Edward get/earn his branchline?

[@penkagenova7073]

In the name of Victor tanzig *THAT IS A STORY FOR ANOTHER DAY*

[@stephenfarthing485]

Not quite! Edward was given his branch line! And was later joined by Boco and Donald and Douglas. The original Fat Director gave him the branch line after having helped Gordon and Henry. In each sequence. Boco had a few problems with these two. And Edward did so, too.

[@phoenixpg860]

not bad, not bad at all

[@ryanbelcher25rb]

Two things: 1) Yay your back!!! 2) When will Gordon be back in service?

[@WildNorWester]

1) Thanks :). 2) He'll return during one of the episodes in the first half of the season. I won't say any more than that :).

[@ryanbelcher25rb]

Cheers for that. Also it is gonna take some time for me to get use to the engines new looks

[@joyce9ish]

***** Nice work on Sodor The Modern Years, WildNorWester. Keep up the good work on the rest of the episodes and your new RWS Models.

[@ryanbelcher25rb]

***** Question is Sir Charles Topham Hatt dead?

[@WildNorWester]

ryanbelcher25rb As Emily Helen Hatt stated on her Twitter feed, he's made a full recovery.

[@BHGaming159]

If I am being honest I didn’t realise that Bill and Ben where female voices in this until I read the comments

[@nossta5242]

Why is james rws

[@WildNorWester]

All the engines in this video are RWS style.

[@shadowblitz103]

***** where Gordon

[@stephenfarthing485]

Edward to the rescue again!

[@jordansfrye]

i love it when will the next one be

[@jackthelegofan1023]

im now the 800th person to like the video