Sodor the Modern Years: Behind the Scenes

[@VictorTanzig1]

So that's how the magic happens? You clearly put a lot of work and effort into your videos. Well done, mate!

[@jantokarski1623]

but still, after the stories of sodor im never going to get used to lily, peter, colin and adam with 3d faces...

[@joaocarmozambom4964]

Victor, when the next episode of season 4 come out?

[@joaocarmozambom4964]

@@blazingswordsman5410 I don't work on you-tube

[@The_Autistic_Prime]

Coming from the master that really must mean a lot!

[@bluebellsfan8704]

Yup!

[@numberjacksoctonauts7138]

I have to say, Ivo Hugh's dialogue in the test scene is so cute. "I'm still just a 'wee lad' as Donald and Douglas call me." Whoever does his voice is spot on.

[@numberjacksoctonauts7138]

I think your best background effect was Thomas saying "Morning Lily" and then Duck wondering how in the world she got there.

[@SPG69]

My favorite was in ode to George Carlin where Thomas got offended by Duncan’s statement

[@numberjacksoctonauts7138]

@@SPG69 Yeah, that was pretty funny, but I think the Duck one is foreshadowing a later episode.

[@Kanefan701]

well done. You've come a long way and made so many great memories and brought the RWS universe to life. You are a hero and a legend WNW. God bless you.

[@gbhtrain1325]

Oooh, a fantastic behind the scenes. Now I’m even more excited for Adeline the Phantom Engine

[@deadchannel733]

Everyone take a moment to appreciate the hard work this guy does making videos for our enjoyment.

[@branchlineflyer7244]

Wow, you have even more of my respect. The effort you put into these episodes is amazing. More effort goes into one of your episodes than the entirety of Season 25.

[@LMS5935]

I can't wait for the newest installment of Sodor the modern years and the miniseries

[@superbird4351]

I’m really glad you made this video because a lot of people don’t realize how much effort it takes to make an episode and it shows when they constantly nag you about production speed. Keep up the great work!

[@levidarling5107]

I love the idea of taking terrible episodes from seasons 8-16 and completely redoing them into awesome adventures!

[@LMS5935]

Blue is the mascot color for the North Western Railway so it makes sense that Peter is blue and also I always imagined Peter as blue

[@russellgxy2905]

Either watching for the first time or rewatching, I enjoy how thorough this is. Also appreciate how you go through aspects that you've improved on and how you changed your work based on critiques

[@streamlinedengine]

I must say, I find this very informative, insightful and useful, not to mention I agree with many the points you brought up, about music, audio editing etc. I definitely wasn’t expecting such a HUGE BTS, since this must be a lot of work in itself. Thanks for always providing us with quality content!

[@martinvillareal4409]

This is amazing, I can’t wait for the episode released.

[@numberjacksoctonauts7138]

Gordon coming up with Bertie's coach tour feels like he's just come back from a leisurely stroll up the line.

[@katerinakittycat3849]

Wow! This was a great look behind the scenes of STMY. Awesome work.

[@PJPLAY08]

Wow, you have gained even more of my respect. You are such a talented filmmaker.

[@jamesthomas5109]

Best wishes from the UK as always mate, always a dedicated fan of your videos. 🇬🇧 🙏 🇦🇺

[@GabeVeasey]

Perfectly done! Wish I had that type of ability if I wanted to create my own series.

[@Enigma2Me]

41:48 You probably might already know this, but you can also use the V key when on an audio track to bring up a keyframe function that allows you to control audio even more precisely.

[@ElNeroDiablo]

Almost a full hour of WNW awesomeness, showing the workflow of episode making, and teaser for upcoming episode? Brilliant job mate! :D

[@1TruNub]

I have literally watched your content since its Inception I am immensely proud of all the progress you've made and I really love your Channel it's hard to believe that ten years has gone by

[@crankybutgun9536]

I can imagine doing him doing a scene where Sir handle ask so many questions about the engine in a Joey Turner voice

[@numberjacksoctonauts7138]

I think WildNorWester's writing style doesn't fit that. The characters in his series are much more grounded in reality.

[@crankybutgun9536]

I know, that’s why I said imagine that

[@KABZProductions]

Very insightful. Thank you.

[@TrainKidSid]

I was on a road trip when you posted this and this was a perfect time-killer! Very interesting and informative, well done.

[@Edward2Fan47]

Some of the filming I’ve done is different. I use QuickTime to record the screen and use Adobe photoshop, animate, and after effects for the editing and combine them with Premiere Pro.

[@WildNorWester]

If it works, it works :). This video is more about how I do it, rather than what I do it with.

[@lukechristmas3951]

Thank you for making such an in depth and step-by-step Behind the Scenes video! I'm going to use these tips when I try for Trainz someday.

[@blasterblaster1221]

It's a good thing this is a rough cut....it makes more sense for the workman to show the couple around,but the thin controller does take his place in this shot....I am happy to learn how you manage to make your videos, it's very interesting

[@JessicaKasumi1990]

Thanks for such an amazing video. Who would have imagined such a lengthy process existed? Well, I figured you did it like how a movie studio makes a motion picture. Very well put together.

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

18:49 I've always liked seeing Peter pulling these container trains since it's pretty rare to see a steam engine pulling a train of containers

[@bluebellsfan8704]

This was amazing! I loved this behind-the-scenes video! Great work!

[@mattkim3321]

The legend has uploaded! It is a good day today. : )

[@MLManimasters]

So in short, filming in Trainz is just like filming the classic series, except it's virtual and the movements of all the characters are controlled by one person with assistance from an AI system. Quite the juggling act.

[@WildNorWester]

Indeed. Worth it, though.

[@nachojjful]

@@WildNorWester How do you hide the trainz controls while filming and get a shot from the sky with flying cam?

[@LFPman]

This will definitely help me learn story making and using Trainz if I ever do. Appreciate it greatly

[@mrcrocker2638]

Thanks for showing me how you edit your videos you’re a life saver

[@skarloeyfan01adventures]

Wow that was very interesting and I love your work it’s very interesting and I love the episodes 😀

[@Stackedwithcash]

Very interesting! I find it admirable that you put so much work and time into making this series for us. Thank you! Keep it up

[@lt.bagelbites6969]

Never seen so much dedication to a TTTE fan series (which I consider yours canon as the real head canon has gone to shit) but bravo mate you put out some real killers! Don’t stop doing what you do best! Have a good one!

[@trakkkonnekt114]

Ive been waiting for this forever! Great video!

[@YimYum911]

That sneak peek was exciting you earned a sub and now I really want to see adeline’s story!

[@NirateGoel]

I can't imagine how much time you've spent perfecting this down to such a relatively simple workflow, must be an extortionate amount. You've a great eye for detail, for example Peter passing is so unnecessary but such an amazing little background detail. Even more amazing given you're only doing it as a hobby, without a Patreon or anything similar.

[@WildNorWester]

It's more so that the workflow's evolved over the decade or so that I've been doing this. As for the background stuff, they had that in the TV series. Gave the feeling it was a real railway.

[@MadHymek323]

Just gonna quickly say, while I love this series, the real reason Duke is number 8 is because the Talyllyn had their own number 7 at that point that was probably on the SKR too but never shown. It was a small tractor that was converted to run on rails. It basically did Toby/Mark V's job of doing maintenance runs on the line and also shunting at the raised wharf. It was scrapped just after Duke the Lost Engine was published.

[@Liam-chase2024]

Amazing video wildnorwester

[@andrewmoore1766]

That’s amazing writing I can’t wait to see it or at least the trailer

[@quarrylocomotiveproduction5439]

You are an awesome KZbinr I love your videos

[@Trainboy11]

amazing work buddy

[@numberjacksoctonauts7138]

One scene that worked really well without music is the beginning of Homecoming. Thomas just stares in shock as Lily comes up beside him to greet him.

[@thekaibacorpexpress4043]

Awesome!

[@NwrDuck]

A really helpful guide, if you ask me

[@yaboi5932]

Nice work dude. Can't wait for the full episode but I will. Take all the time you need.

[@mastertrams]

This was informative. Thank you.

[@mastertrams]

Also, I know you've probably got the general storyline of all your remaining episodes worked out, or sketched at least, but this is an interesting idea I've just has that I thought you might like to play around with a bit: In a nutshell, it's to do with modernisation. The first episode in the arc would revolve around Pip and Emma, with this being a loose script of the first scene, at Tidmouth Sheds, or wherever Pip and Emma's shed is nowadays: PIP: We might be being replaced soon... GORDON: Why ever so? EMMA: The Other Railway have complained to the Fat Controller that we're too slow. PIP: Yeah, apparently we hold up their big Pendolino expresses... GORDON: How can you be too slow? You're faster than me for crying out loud! EMMA: I guess it's something to do with this new tilting technology the expresses have nowadays... GORDON: Tilting technology? PIP: I think it means they can go round corners faster than we can... WORKMAN: It probably doesn't help also that those Pendolinos can go at 140mph... GORDON: 140mph??? How fast can you two go again? EMMA: 125mph... GORDON: Oh... So what would happen if you two got replaced? PIP: If we're lucky, a heritage railway might take us... EMMA: If we're unlucky... Well, I think you know what that means. FAT CONTROLLER: It won't just be you two affected if they replace the two of you... That's why I've been pushing back against the Other Railway for the past few years now... GORDON: What do you mean it won't just be them who're affected? FAT CONTROLLER: Well, since Pip and Emma are the fastest diesel engines in existence, to replace them would involve electrification... EMMA: You mean those wires that run above the track on the Mainland? FAT CONTROLLER: Yeah, and the mainline would need it's curves smoothened out, so as to allow 140mph operation. Both of these combined we can't afford, never mind the fact we'd need to upgrade all our rolling stock and engines to Other Railway standards... GORDON: I'm guessing that's the mainline engines only? (Hopefully) FAT CONTROLLER: I'm afraid not. It'd be every single engine. And with The Other Railway being The Other Railway, they're not willing to pay a single shilling towards these upgrades, hence why I am not going to accept their plans any time soon! From there, I haven't quite figured out who caves to the other's pressure, The Fat Controller or the Other Railway, but I think this and it's ramifications either way would make for a very interesting story line.

[@atproductions6465]

Great video

[@IslandofSodorflimssndchannel]

Amazing! This was released on the same day before my Birthday which is tomorrow.

[@josephyohanis]

Happy early birthday then!

[@katerinakittycat3849]

Happy early birthday

[@JosephRailwayStudios2000]

Happy Early birthday Mal.

[@Lucat_Here]

Hallo early birthday n8

[@IslandofSodorflimssndchannel]

@@JosephRailwayStudios2000 Can you please leave me alone? I don't want to talk to you anymore because I can't trust you after all the trouble you caused.

[@NATETHEMATE2nd]

4:47 I would die to hear this in it's entirety!

[@phamchau4320]

18:26 A BLUE PETER oh my lord what have we got here

[@J-Bahn]

11/10. Awesome!

[@MrXbow4300]

This is extremely interesting, I love it.

[@deathmisser85]

13:57 OMG #Smudger2012Comfirmed. On a serious note this was a great idea to make this video as it will encourage people to make more videos.

[@steamerfan2212]

Man this really helps man I'd love to do videos like this

[@ThunderbirdStudios]

Very nice look into how you work! There are some tricks you used that I wished I knew about before leaving my series, such as the markers to make the engines stop in the right place and the joystick for the eyes. I notice we have different approaches when it comes to music. We have the same idea that music enhances the seen. Though, I notice you leave most of the scene music free for dialogue, mostly in serious scenes. I often use music to enhance the mood of the scene, with little moments of no music. Just an observation. Seeing this makes me want to get back into filming! (I doubt I will though...)

[@magicguystudios7940]

Beautiful

[@Neiltheboxengine]

Excellent work keep it up

[@quarrylocomotiveproduction5439]

Finally you're back

[@jameswilliams9685]

Great video, I found it really interesting :)

[@PinkEngineProductions]

18:38 - That’s cool!

[@1225polarexpress]

This is awesome and cool

[@ctskifreaks]

Oooo this should be fantastic!

[@s40studioproductions]

HELL YES

[@TinkyWinkyUK]

Nice

[@FlyingFoxandBambi4475]

I have you 2019 models.I love them ,my faviorites are andreas,stuart,tornado,gordon,atlas(tramway),james and ivo hugh.

[@colbyjames7205]

You know you have demonstrated how good it is to film in trainz and that inspired me in someway. However it is unlikely anytime soon I could make a trainz series regarding Thomas since I’m a fan and I am more an artist seeing I created my first own RWS fictional character Eustace I may look at oneday creating more oc’s in future in art specially Thomas related if whenever time progresses, I would really love to make a RWS Trainz Series and have several new characters of mine including oc Eustace the Class 24 Sulzer Type 2 for Brendam Branch Line and then like have Western Trooper later Desmond the Class 52 Western for the Arlesbrough Branch Line and specially The Wild-Nor-Wester express and my oc Sedgwick the Class 02 based at Ffarquhar in my universe, he works as the yard shunter to help with Thomas, Toby, Percy or Mavis or Daisy specially with goods and passengers as backup or in case of a breakdown or can shunt their carriages like Annie and Clarabelle and specially Henrietta and Elsie and later on Victoria specially. Since I come up with characters in my multiverse in a different multiverse compare to the rest of the fandom it would make much common sense to be respectful to others fictions, Also I can give a little backstory that Eustace has a similar personality basis to Hayase Nagatoro from the series Don’t Toy with me Miss Nagatoro that I’m currently into and I’m watching English dub of, Eustace often works multiple on Brendam with BoCo most occasions or by himself weather freight or passenger which helps, And I’m looking forwards to when you released more episodes of The Phantom Train and etc.

[@N00N01]

This shiw is one of the fan ones,who understand Railway operation and logical plots,taking into concideration many informations planning diologe caefully,all things that are missing in current seasons Alsi im now convinced that youre Aussi:evar,howevar ;)

[@WildNorWester]

I am Australian, yes.

[@PinkEngineProductions]

44:07 - makes sense!

[@Brianrockrailfan]

awesome :)

[@PinkEngineProductions]

Nice!

[@owentheowl1194]

Your content is very good

[@Milos15GameplaysYT]

Ooooh, nice!

[@jlaws8740]

I quite enjoyed this. However, I am using T:ANE until I'm able to get myself a beefier PC that can run Trainz 2019 without it lagging. That said, this is well done.

[@WildNorWester]

Most of it still applies in TANE, it's just a different interface. It's just the face/eye scripting that's a little different.

[@alexpaumen3937]

Wow! So nice to see this. Sometimes my story ideas in my DeviantArt (NO ADVERTISEMENT INTENDED) start small and get bigger.

[@Joey15811]

Honestly I think the 3 engines moving line wouldn’t have been that bad. In my mind Duke would just be waiting for Ivo to clear his path.

[@WildNorWester]

It's more so that I had to adjust the narration to match what I'd actually filmed.

[@mailorm1]

Cool

[@rubenmuller5259]

I just wanted to ask how things are going with your eric model are you already done with him ?

[@rayvenkman2087]

Do you ever have instances where you have to cheat a bit to get the desired results for some of the scenes or do some camera trickery to save production time much like only focusing the frame on what’s actually relevant while giving the illusion there’s more going on than what you actually see?

[@Imaweeirdoo]

I like the part where he explained

[@TenShine1productions]

It's funny how alot of your controls are set up similar to mine. All I got to figure out is how to turn of the vibrate on my Xbox controller

[@Thebreakingbadthomasfan23]

I think I can tell you

[@TenShine1productions]

@@Thebreakingbadthomasfan23 I have had a look and will play tomorrow when I wake up

[@pixelator9766]

wnw here's a miniseries for how about making a series about peter's origins

[@WildNorWester]

That was published as a written volume on DeviantArt: www.deviantart.com/wildnorwester/gallery/45901533/locomotives-and-legends

[@Jtube90]

Where do you get the models? Or are they private?

[@jsma9999]

Question on Peter Blue paint job is that form his help on in last Eps of Corriers mini series when help bag the Robbers?

[@xHB2005x]

0:26 I see what you did there. 😉

[@nelissa29ify]

What Route is That

[@WildNorWester]

There are several routes in this video. Can you please be more specific?

[@nelissa29ify]

@@WildNorWester Sorry, The Narrow Gauge Shed Route

[@WildNorWester]

@@nelissa29ify Ah, right. That's the RWS Crovans Gate from Crovans Gate Works.

[@nelissa29ify]

@@WildNorWester Thanks

[@thesodorsamurai2002]

Very interesting. Also your lucky to run TS19 well on a gaming laptop. I had the same type of laptop as you and TS19 ran badly after a few plays, not to mention it overheats very quickly.

[@WildNorWester]

I've got it propped up on one of those ventilation stands. Both exhaust fans are on the bottom, so this helps.

[@rubenmuller5259]

are you going to release routes or only engines ?

[@frantasramota1359]

What happened to the Alfred in the Sodor the modern Years?

[@lordluffington2351]

Wait your still uploading?!?! I remember watching you along with victor tanzig! I loved Barry the rescue engine!

[@JacobTheD16]

cool

[@TinkyWinkyUK]

Wildnorwester Your my new friend 😇

[@georgepom328]

I look forward to adelaine even more now

[@connorflaherty175]

In regards to dialogue editing and adjusting, there have been times where you left the erroneous dialogue by mistake, most notably winds of change where you mention Alice and James are overjoyed to hear Emily Hatt will be fat controller and Norman Spencer announces his resignation but Peter is also seen still in the sheds.

[@rubenmuller5259]

I have trouble with your updated Iris model I downloaded everything from the DLS but it still say missing dependencies do you know how to fix that ?

[@thechineserussian]

Will you be releasing the routes you use in your videos in thr future?