T:TTA - Sodor's Lost Emerald | Full Special Presentation

A group of explorers arrive on the island searching for "The Lost Emerald of Sodor", armed with no knowledge of treasure hunting and only a sea shanty with the clues, Philip teams up with the explorer and sets out on an expedition to hunt down the Emerald!
After a good few months of work! It's finally here! Based on the "Salty's Sea Shanty" All Engines Go Episode, It's been rewritten and adapting into a CGI style video! I hope you all enjoy, it's been both fun and hell to make. I'll see you soon with this year's halloween video, which, will be a retelling of an older video, extended and made a lot better than the original.
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[@gokumasteredultrainstinct1235]

I can't wait to see Skarloey and Rheneas's faces when they see Neil again.

[@Taiki_the_tram_productions]

Me too❤

[@Spark-lj6ft]

Maybe at the Wharf, the Transfer Yards, the Blue Mountain Quarry or Crovan’s Gate station

[@Detailedstream]

@@Taiki_the_tram_productions me three

[@Detailedstream]

@@Spark-lj6ft agree

[@Trainboy55]

@@Spark-lj6ft Don't forget Ulfstead Castle

[@EmperorJack1000]

So Sodor's lost emerald was a just a metaphor for Neil.

[@ilovetrains323]

Yes

[@EmperorJack1000]

@ilovetrains323 Wow, you really caught me off guard with this story. At first, I really thought they were looking for an actual emerald, not an engine, so it surprised me in the end when the lost emerald turned out to be Neil. Well done, man.

[@jacobwilcox8659]

@@ilovetrains323 So the lost emerald was an engine?

[@edwardo6834]

And I thought they found the 7 chaos emeralds and the master emerald

[@miguelangeloaguila4140]

So Sodor’s lost emerald was Sodor’s first engine, before Skarloey.

[@rmgilyard]

That was very incredible! We got to expand on Philip even more. Salty once again steals the show with his sea-breathing nature. The Earl of Sodor was funny, Fergus and Molly were wonderful. And of course, it’s Greta to see the take of Neil.

[@melissasipes3693]

Wait fergus and molly has speaking roles

[@rmgilyard]

Ikr.

[@melissasipes3693]

And can’t forget about Preston sleeping

[@Detailedstream]

What next?

[@melissasipes3693]

Kelly appearing

[@Fanofmurdoch9702]

This was marvellous, feels strsight from the brenner era

[@JAdg75oo00]

Brenner himself would be so proud of everyone involved and would be sympathetic for our creative freedom he never had 😊🙂🚂

[@kittheamatureartgal5214]

This is amazing! I can't begin to tell you how much I love this. I am just so happy that Philip is written wonderfully here. I know he isn't that well liked in the fandom, but I always had this soft spot for him. The way Philip is portrayed here just feel slike Philip at his core. He's a bundle of energy that is always eager to help and make friends with a lot of heart and cleverness in him. He's honestly just a good kid who still has a lot to learn and can get so into his head about something he becomes oblivious to what he is doing and/or doesn't think of the consiquences. I think most fans focus more on the high energy and boastful side of Philip, that I am not sure many know or realize just how considerate Philip really is. This is peak portrayal of Philip. As for the rest, oh man it's just so good! I have been waiting excitedly ever since the trailer for this special came out, and the wait was worth it! Salty's AEG sea shanty being used was awesome! Philip going around interacting with the other charcters while trying to solve the mystery was so good. Now I didn't know Fergus had a distrust in diesels till I found out through chat, so seeing him interact with Philip is a rather civil manner was neat to see. He isn't James before he got over his prejudice. He isn't going to be rude to Philip when he has been nothing, but nice to him yet he isn't going to let sleeping dogs lie when Philip isn't "doing it right." It feels like the right amount of Fergus. Judgey, but not heartless. Honestly, I thought Philip was going to get promoted to wokring at the Kirk Ronan Harbor along with Neil and it leads up to more Fergus episodes with him getting over his distrust towards diesels with Philip's help. Speaking of Neil, I had this prediction that the Lost Emarld was Neil! I had no idea yeah, but I was rewatching the trailer one day and Neil came into my mind and I thought, "Huh...I wonder if the Lost Emerald is Neil?" Yet even with that and me accidently hovering my mouse on the little line for the video revealing an engine (thankfully I didn't recognize him), the plot twist was still a delightful suprise! And the whole reason of the legend exisiting in the first place was so wholesome and sweet. Those people loved Neil so much. 10/10 special! Everyone who worked on this did a fansastic job!

[@zashamelproductions69420]

Words cannot describe how much i love this, i love how Philip was portrayed here, most of the fandom may not like Philip but honestly ive had a little soft spot for him, i really like how unexpected the twists and turns here are, it makes the story more unpredictable, also the inclusion of the Sodor Shanty from AEG was really clever, i shall not say more as it might spoil the others, overall its a charming and fantastic special.

[@IsleofPigsStudios]

Phillip is a Cinnamon Roll. He must be protected at all costs (I know most fans hate Phillip but I don’t care)

[@jasonallen6918]

In canon he's an insufferable character but in fan works he's tolerable well that depends really if you ask me.

[@MariSuzuki19]

Ikr he’s so sweet🫶

[@LUCADOLLAR]

This was so well done! Loved how the sea shanty from AEG was applied here, especially when it was used to solve this mystery. I certainly didn’t expect to see what we see here (not saying anything in case of spoilers). All in all, kudos to everyone involved!

[@ItsCarlos563]

I like how Philip is written here. And how you included Neil. I also love how you included "The Sodor Shanty" song from AEG in this, definitely the best song from the reboot.

[@Tugsboi47]

Nope that’s Percy’s mail delivery

[@benj.kerman609]

I didn't know that was from AEG, I'm surprised something that good came from, well, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵.

[@DarthWill3]

That's a lot of twists and turns in one special, dude! Love the sea shanty. And I love that little reference to Blackbeard.

[@moonintheblue]

I can't believe the emerald Philip and the explorers were looking for is Neil the whole time!!! It's so great to see him again and be restored along with the harbor at Kirk Ronan! I love seeing more of Philip's character and how you're expanding him! It makes us learn more of him! It's also nice to see Fergus and Molly again! Also maybe we could get to see Matthew and Clive again? Like The Fat Controller could go on a vacation on the Mainland and then stumbles upon them inside an old shed, then he would brought them back to Sodor to help their brother, Neil at the restored harbor. I don't know, I just thought of that. You did excellent Nathan!!! You deserve an award hahaha!

[@zeldapix7959]

This is such a charming little tale! Perfectly encapsulates all of the best parts of CGI Thomas & Friends, all while using PHILIP of all characters as a lead! I'm honestly astonished that this was adapted from an AEG episode, of all things. Handily some of the best T&F fan content I've ever seen. Well done all around!

[@Trainboy55]

Fantastic special ever! Neil is now really useful again. I wonder if he’s going to reunite with Skarloey and Rheneas

[@tommytrainsbauerawesome9082]

Now this is a fantastic special!! I loved every moment of it!! Especially the Wellerman sea shanty that Salty sang from AEG and Philip being given some screen time plus discovering Neil was brilliant!! It’s so great to see Neil back working at Kirk Ronan harbor like old times!! 😃

[@cvgthedaydreamfairygirl8092]

This special was really nice. Phillip going on a quest to find a treasure. I like the lesson that a treasure isn’t just something, it can be someone too.

[@ElBuenLauty]

Well, my favourite part was when Philip meet Fergus

[@MrSonicHedgehog]

Seeing Molly in this was awesome

[@dairenoh693]

I agree! Honestly, we need more fan-made stories with Molly in them. Heck, not just her, but Neville and Dennis too.

[@JordanUnzueta-gh9ci]

@@dairenoh693or silly billy, hank or flora

[@Darkversion2356]

This needs to be a tv show 😭

[@stuartbarclay7940]

Agreed!

[@ballcoach8683]

I call this: A TRUE MASTERPIECE

[@ElBuenLauty]

A really magnific Masterpiece

[@joshuaW5621]

Can’t wait to see the lost emerald.

[@Chepstowion_Adventura]

It’s nice pairing, philip the diesel box cab meets neil the box steam engine. Very creative thinking.

[@romycarldelacruz1980]

This is the cgi series we desserved

[@matthewpowell2429]

What an amazing movie. And I never would've expected to see you know who at the end.

[@lukemendel8197]

Now we need an episode of the Skarloey OGs reuniting with Neil

[@Spark-lj6ft]

Can you an episode about that when your doing Series 5

[@CraneProductions27]

That was a brilliant feature length episode. Philip has a great adventure and what I loved is how dedicated he is to finding the treasure. New sites to see and the last part, with the discovery, was a delight to see. Well done to everyone involved with making this 😀👍👏.

[@Trainz4days]

I unfortunately missed the premiere, but man did this special turn out great! And it might be minor, but it always makes me happy to see Neil get the proper recognition of being the oldest and among the first engines on the island of Sodor! Huge honor to lend my voice for this special, been watching your stuff since the early 2010s, really enjoy the fact of how long the quality ur content has come, and excatic on seeing it improve video after video :)

[@Reimu__Hakurei]

Philip having character development?? About time, and I loved every second of it.

[@Archiebugg]

I also love how you brought neil here

[@davidthomas1417]

I don't believe it All this time The Post Emerald of Sodor was Neil A real plot twist

[@ElBuenLauty]

Oh yes, a very Good Friend and a really useful Train🚂

[@briandesens144]

Awesome can't wait to see this video when it premieres on KZbin

[@trevortyrrell175]

Great story.

[@UsefulEngine11]

Fabulous work Nathan this has to be your best special yet! From the characters to the ones who made background cameos to the overall plot and story I haven't seen the actual episode that this is based off of but I will just say right now that this is a lot better than that by a long shot. And of course the fact that Neil is once again in your series is absolutely awesome can't wait to see what you do with him in the future. Keep up the good work man and I can't wait to see more specials and the rest of season 4.

[@brookelynrhodes1998]

I really enjoyed the special. Great work, as always. Philip finally got a positive spotlight and had a main role. This is one of several cases where fans write better stories than the canon ever will.

[@MickeyMouse07079]

This is absolutely Magnificent!! Everyone that worked so hard and diligently to make this magnificent Thomas special. Thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart. All of you must be the people to bring back Thomas and Friends to TV the way Reverend Awdry would tell these fabulous stories of Thomas and His Friends. No more All Engine Go. Please you all do a much better job than Mattel is doing with Thomas right now.

[@ForrestHanchar-dz8so]

Yo ho, yo ho, it's a pirate's life for me. Savvy. It reminds me of pirates of the Caribbean.

[@emeraldphoenix5868]

I'm very glad that Philip is having a Main Role in this Special and probably the best way to introduce a Returning character.

[@Northerner_Transport_Hub]

I really, REALLY like this. The combination of old and new characters is fantastic, like Philip and Neil, mixing in Skarloey, Molly, and Fergus too! Cannot wait to see more from Neil, hope there's an episode where he joins the other oldies like Stephen and Glynn

[@williamchivers380]

I would like to say that this was a very, VERY enjoyable yet well creatively, most imaginatively well-written T:TTA storyline, especially with that character Philip in the lead role, Also a Jolly great idea in reintroducing a part of the Island of Sodor within the spotlight of interest as well... Also, 10 out of 10 by the way... for classic railway series references in-between.

[@raysitup4668]

the old museum is from season 10 and the treasures the guy refers to are the one Thomas and Marion found in 2006 and 2015!

[@Spark-lj6ft]

I can’t wait for Fergus and Neil to meet Edward, Toby and the other old-fashioned engines at Ulfstead Castle

[@blagovestgenov8025]

Thomas the trainz adventures salty's sodor sea shanty is amazing 10/10 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@canonbehenna612]

Next to battle with the beast a very catchy shanty

[@sudrianrailwaystudios676]

That was amazing.

[@ThomasTogTid]

This was so clever written! I love it, Great work!

[@curtisblevins1462]

Well, Nathan, after watching Sodor's Lost Emerald, I have to say that this was another great video you put together and the story was great as well with it starting off by a group of explorers coming to the island in their quest to find "The Lost Emerald of Sodor", but they have no knowledge of the legend: However, after listening to a sea shanty from Salty, Philip decides to help the explorers to find the Emerald, which leads to the team taking a journey around the whole island before their adventure takes them to an old harbor and just when they're about to give up, one of the explorers kicks a piece of a chest into a shed, where someone yells and they open the shed to find an engine named Neil, who then explains the story of how he ended up in the shed with him working at the harbor with his brothers as well as helping bring Skarloey and Rheneas to the Narrow Gauge Railway before he was put in the shed and when Harvey and Sir Topham Hatt find them, Sir Topham is surprised to see Neil again, to which he tells everyone that he remembers Neil from the time his great-grandfather was the controller for the railway and he then has Neil restored to be the new permanent shunter for the harbor so it can help with traffic and keep Brendam Docks from getting overcrowded. Also, it was great to see Fergus and Molly in your video and while I don't know what you have planned for them in the future, I would like to see you do an episode with Molly, especially after I've watched two videos of her on KZbin, The Tender and Former Express Engine, if you haven't watched them, so let me hear what you have to say on that. All-in-all, in the end, bud, this was another great video you put together and after listening to Neil's story, it sounds similar to what happened to Duke in Granpuff and Sleeping Beauty and I look forward to seeing what you have planned for the future, so let me hear what you have to say on doing an episode with Molly and keep up the great work!

[@stuartbarclay7940]

This...this is amazing!😃 Love the use of Salty's Sea Shanty (The only song I like from AEG)!😄👍

[@ReviCat]

Phillip has a big role! And very glad Preston is there too. IT'S NEIL!! 36:44 hey mighty mac

[@thefemboyfamilyvlogs8837]

I haven't seen anything on Kirk Ronan since KaneFan701's horror movie Haunting On The Kirk Ronan Branch, and I heard all about Neil from Victor Tanzig

[@ArsonGuy4]

As I said for defenders of sodor, even better then the real movies!

[@MrRailrider]

Really great as always thank you for all your hard work

[@Duckthechad]

At the end Neil needed to se skarloey after all that time

[@ElBuenLauty]

Oh yes, them was very Good Friends

[@Superherofan1621]

This is cgi version is way better than the all engines go episode dude way to go dude

[@ilikeminecraftgaming9331]

So good so far!This seems like it could’ve been actually something the Thomas and Friends writers and directors would’ve made if the 2D animated show didn’t exist.Good job!

[@woos057]

The Fat Controller chuckled:" You mean the Chaos Emeralds"

[@mechamax7919]

epic story, a grand adventure for a little engine, and a surprising ending. great work!

[@Thomasboi01]

This is one of the best Thomas and friends specials you ever made! I like how you brought some other characters like molly, Fergus, and Neil. I hope to see more of those characters in future Thomas and friends episodes!

[@dougsfilmtv9810]

That was a great story and I loved Phillip in this story! I will admit I was shocked and surprised to see Neil and that was a good Suprise. It was also good to see Fergus and Molly again and I hope we get stories of them sometime. I do hope we get stories of Neil sometime and who knows maybe we might see Matthew and Clive sometime and see what happened to them.

[@chavopatyfanstudios2005]

Loved how you put the song from aeg

[@frankw8772]

Better made than the NEW episode and season on the TV Chanel

[@kevint.5712]

I truly smiled at the genuine surprise from Sir Topham on the Discovery of Neil. What an Awesome special! I can somehow imagine within that length of time of him being fixed, that he'd told both Lady Hatt and his His Mother about him. I can also somehow imagine in my head , that Dowager Hatt would be Genuinely and Deeply Happy to know of his discovery. Since, he was around all those years ago to quite possibly have known Her back when She was a Little Girl. From there, the various stages of life for her... A Bride. A Mother ....... A Mother to a Bouncy little tyke who loved Engines like his Father, Granddad , and Great Grand-Dad. As a fan I always low key had wished they'd done a follow up to the CGI episode where Dowager Hatt takes charge . After gaining the confidence from the engines back and taking Emily's advice, setting things into Smooth, Seamless ,flowing Order, I wished they could have had Dowager Hatt take over as Controller every once in a while. Could have had it that she would have been more "In Touch ", per se, with the Victorian Era and few of the more ensible Edwardian Era engines. Given how she interacted and got on with Emily. I'd love to see her interact with other engines from the Early Sodor and Mainland days On forward to the former Wellsworth, Suddery, and Brendam , the Early Ffarrquhar Coffeepot Branchline of somebody we all know, The Mid Sodor, And Skarloey Railways . A Champion of a Lady from the Early Days reunited with Neil and all her fellow Victorian era engines.

[@Spark-lj6ft]

I can’t wait for Thomas and Neil to meet each other

[@amitysluzara2022]

This was so much fun! I loved the treasure reveal

[@srajfnly2]

Great work Nathan, if Phillip is going to be doing all this ripping and running you gon do some work

[@Detailedstream]

32:51 STH: PHILIP THE DIESEL BOX CAB!!!! Me: Oh Crap.

[@ElBuenLauty]

32:55 Philip: "Uh-oh."

[@DZM0N]

Writing this before the dreaded KZbin kids strikes. But I must say even though All engines go practically butchered the franchise, it’s nice to know there are fans out there who still remind us of how special and nostalgic the OG is and will always be😎 plus this gives me a newfound respect for the cgi era👍

[@MisterDanielTofu]

I had no idea Philip would be the main character, but it was a good choice. The soundtrack, or the Sea Shanty, is such a bop and is definitely a tune you would probably hear in the actual series.

[@clayton_rose]

Good use of Neil. I had him now working at the Wharf where Skarloey and NWR meet.

[@SDCarlin]

First of all, amazing special. I did not expect to enjoy a special about Philip. Second, a music video for the Shanty would be greatly appreciated, because it is a banger.

[@johnkitchenjr162]

Neil: ahhh goodness haven’t you hard of knocking first??

[@mythrus212]

I loved it so much please keep doing a great job!

[@tillieproductions]

that was EXCELLENT to watch!

[@Jamestheredproductions5]

Salty fr stole AEG Salty's Song😂😂😂😂 A Funny Way Of Getting The OG TAF Back.

[@themechanic.9545]

Bringing back Kirk Ronan is an excellent idea, and also establishing Neil as a “new character” is what Mattel should have done. This film also made Phillip more likable, since he had partaken in a Journey that sounds sketchy… yet surprising. Having Neil be the treasure is the best thing ever, and I was not expecting him to appear in this. Absolutely surprising to see him in this film. This is what Mattel should have done, and it is - in my opinion - a hundred times better than some of their works. If Neil gets tired of all of the heavy work, I would suggest an Episode where Samson is purchased by Sir Topham Hatt and works alongside Neil at Kirk Ronan.

[@Toysonicandfriends2]

Your work is fantastic and Neil debuted please do a story where Neil see Skarleoy and Rheneas again

[@ElBuenLauty]

At first, I thought it was a Lost Gem💎 But when I saw it was Neil, wow I could not Believe it

[@Codiswartz063]

Finally!finally it's here folks I love this finally hahahahahahahahahaha!

[@sunwoolee2645]

The boat that the explorer came on is called the Billy‘o’te

[@TheBrickWizard01]

GREAT SPECIAL!! salty's sea shanty is absolutely awesome! you should make a sing-along version of it like HIT used to do with thomas and friends, like that one about percy and the beach and such

[@luigifan2438]

This is officially canon to my own Thomas & Friends timeline. :D

[@josiahdrake2632]

I can’t believe Neil is alive!😲

[@ElBuenLauty]

The box tank Engine

[@Archiebugg]

I like how Fergus appeared in this episode but I wonder why he has a Scottish accent

[@jacobwilcox8659]

I'm sure that anyone who can do Michael Brandon's impression on Fergus would be much better than the Scottish accent on him

[@EduardoFlores-if3em]

This is the best treasure hunt special ever.

[@ElBuenLauty]

Oh yes

[@appletrain1007]

I love this one ❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊

[@titanoven]

Goin be honest, the pirate song was very good tbh, good job on that 👏 👌🏿

[@Tugsboi47]

Thank aeg for that 😊

[@Daanpuck23]

How long will the playing time be ?

[@tylerthetankengine2699]

I’m so happy Neil is found will there be a episode where skarloey and Neil have a reunions

[@ilovetrains323]

Maybe in the future, we'll see

[@tylerthetankengine2699]

@@ilovetrains323 oh ok and I wish you can try to be a good friend my helping me figure out how to fix’s faulty unknown asset and how do add more space you your computer from all those models and layouts you put in I find it so strange how do these KZbinrs do it because I’m going to start a trainz KZbin channel so I need some help if you don’t know then do you know anyone that can help me please 🙏

[@Sudrian29]

@@ilovetrains323I hope so I would be very happy to see that

[@Spark-lj6ft]

Can you do an episode about Neil being given a tour by Thomas around Sodor about what’s changed in the past few years and also reuniting with Rheneas and Skarloey and meeting the other Narrow Gauge Engines of the Skarloey Railway when you’re doing Series 5

[@JordanFanProductions]

Great job here Nathan! This is one of the best specials you’ve made! Keep up your potential dude!

[@SaltyVan]

great way to introduce neil

[@WelshGiraffa]

The treasure was Neil!!

[@zoedaly214]

the Island of SODOR magical land where dreams come true

[@wilfredolopez4010]

On the boat it said Billy o tea

[@Trainboy55]

You know what I think? Lost Engines are treasures too

[@Spark-lj6ft]

I hope Neil will meet all the other Sodor engines and the visiting engines from the Mainland

[@ElBuenLauty]

Great Idea, a really useful Train need meet the Railway

[@pokebreeder2517]

hey molly finally got a speaking role X3

[@geoffreystoddart3503]

Visiting engines 14:00, I wonder if he's putting his railway museum into action.

[@onetrackmind3558]

Oh this was lovely

[@ryanbelcher25rb]

Can it be! One of yours that *isn't* made for kids!

[@ryleeculla5570]

Would’ve been interesting if he talked to Edward about it we literally saw him on platform 4 he would’ve heard all about it and considering how Skarloey an Rhenaes are shown without their cabs an their arrival on the island hell Skarloey even hears about the story in the old days

[@Detailedstream]

What is that place where before Philip found neli and his place

[@sowiesojustin9611]

How? Just how did you make this? It's amazing!

[@weloveteddy]

6:08 the salty song

[@Marcus71]

Alright young Phillip