Thomas Tank 'Mad Bomber' BTS Pt 1 (4:3)

[@calebc.2290]

Wow 13 years old a time when the whole the Thomas crew was still alive and a time especially when George Carlin and David Mitton were still alive

[@Jamsybob]

Bruh

[@daftyanimations6931]

I miss em 13 right know

[@cnmn1692]

Yeah i miss the good old days

[@Cyperstudio]

I always come back to these videos to watch over and over again. As an aspiring film maker, mad bomber and many other little things you’ve done in the past are really inspiring considering how this absolute legendary independent project that you’d probably consider no-budget looks so nice and how rewatchable the final product is! It all just perfectly comes together, I’ve never seen a fan film (if you’d even call mad bomber a fan film) come together just as well or smoothly as mad bomber did. Truly a rewatchable classic and inspiration!

[@leokimvideo]

@TheNo1andres The main shed was made with boxes similar to shoe boxes, some people buy these boxes to decorate and I bought them from a $2 shop for a little more than $2! The track is HO scale, as I have said many times the trains were a nightmare to manage on HO track as they did not fit that scale or have proper train wheels.

[@unusedaccount_harryc]

are you ever going back to mad bomber

[@leokimvideo]

What I would do is have it included in episode 2, I have never seen TUGS toys in the sbhops in Australia, so it would have to be custom made from other toys, and finding tug boat toys the same size as ERTL thomas could be tricky.

[@ChristosFake]

14 years late, but ERTL made models of Ten Cents and Sunshine, and there is also a cancelled Tophat model :)

[@nleeder]

Yes Leo - tells just a little about the thoroughness and inventiveness you apply to every video/film you have ever made. This is the ONLY way to make classics such as all those marvellous videos you have now posted into youtube for all to enjoy! G'donya!!

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@leokimvideo]

I believe the tractor in rolling stock is a Thomas toy model, saran wrap is called glad wrap here, and I did have a small pond in the potato farm set but it is never seen, it was a blue painted surface covered in perspex...I would like to have real water, it just looks like water..well thanks for your ideas, there is much to ponder if another episode is made.

[@anaccount1477]

Holy crap nostalgia can hit you hard sometimes… I am crying

[@zanelindsay1267]

Nice work, it's a classic!

[@SignoreBoy]

Very informative video for the first part. Glad to know that there's a few more on the way. Really make me feel like I was watching an actual Behind The Scenes film of the Real Thomas Series :)

[@Leobat69]

Wow 16 years ago

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@leokimvideo]

I had a mate, Laurie come over from time to time to help with moving the model trains, you see him in the early part of the video, he also had lighting tips for me. Moving the reains was a complete nightmare, so lots of work is now done so episode two does not have the same issues as episode one. Anyone who saw what I was up to when I was making this video thought I was completly mad..!

[@ayeshafenner980]

leokimvideo

[@leokimvideo]

Only available on youtube, free to see!

[@leokimvideo]

I will deal with the explosions quetions in the next 'making of' video, the main trick is have some cleverly edited slow motion footage to make it look real.

[@blancaramos1482]

Llelehwoehoetgel

[@Alzaar_The_Gunzel]

??

[@leokimvideo]

The next 'making of' should be finished soon, there is still plenty to cover.

[@leokimvideo]

yes thats me in the making of videos..

[@WwSsCc23]

Congrats on 1M subs!!!

[@leokimvideo]

yes, it was operated by hand from below

[@leokimvideo]

Yes, most of the model buildings are HO in scale.

[@spoco2]

You've done a superb job! Great work and wonderful ingenuity to get all those professional looks on the cheap. Did you find that everything ended up being covered in a film of baby oil after a while?

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@guillermojose939]

Yo recuerdo a ver visto este video de Thomas cuando era niño

[@leokimvideo]

The captions were generated in Adobe Premiere, Rolling Stock was edited with version 4.2, which these days is now replaced with Premiere Pro, although I see many people using Sony Vegas for editing.

[@leokimvideo]

The pond is seen at 2:50 in 'making of 2' where there is a overall view of the potato farm set, it is round and the only blue item on the set, it is never seen in the rolling stock video, it is just a blue painted piece of perspex, with the unpainted side facing up.

[@spokesperson3698]

i remember i watched this back in 2008-2009. good days

[@d3rren976]

Spikey 369 me too 😭

[@hightidekraken]

Nostalgia

[@leokimvideo]

I wish i knew that N-Scale fitted the ERTL models, it was a major headache getting the models to run on HO guage rail, One thing I did notice was no ERTL model was ever the same wheel guage.

[@leokimvideo]

HO scale (H0 scale in continental Europe) is the most popular scale of model railway in most of the world (outside the United Kingdom, where the slightly larger OO scale is most common)...From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[@leokimvideo]

This is a thank you video to all those who have been great supporters of Rolling Stock, especially the Thomas Tank fans. The e-mails keep coming and I will do my best to reply to all.

[@robbiebomb3367]

leokimvideo 10 years holy moly

[@leokimvideo]

There is some more details in other episodes, but I can't go into fine detail as these days it could be seen as teaching good fun to kids who may try something and hurt themselves. Its also some secret mens business.. The Mad Bomber.

[@leokimvideo]

@Cromford88 Thanks, I did get around a little late to answer this question.

[@leokimvideo]

Turntable was hand powered, I like simple solutions to complex problems.

[@akosiyen7495]

congrats 1.3m Subs -YenShaimer

[@leokimvideo]

The models are ERTL toys, not really HO scale, I believe the Thomas trains are available in Hornby HO but it would be better to consult a real train / thomas buff to answer your question.

[@AshtonEastwood]

Believe it or not, Mad Bomber is the first video I ever watched on KZbin!

[@TheMemeTankEngine]

Omg, same, i was like 4, and i got TERRIFIED by it's explosion

[@AshtonEastwood]

The explosion was kinda scary though, to be honest.

[@leokimvideo]

I ask myself the same question, at least now the real Thomas fans can enjoy it, so the answer to why, is why not!..

[@DumThomasFan1]

he risked all of these model just for a video, has a chad

[@ReallyUsefulPinkEngine29]

Your first Thomas video!

[@leokimvideo]

no, there is thin piano wire moving the trains, it is covered in the other making of videos

[@leokimvideo]

So if OO is Hornby sacle and OO scale is in England only what scale is the Hornby trains outside the UK, sorry if I am not up to speed on the fine deatil of train scales, it is not a hobby of mine and the research I have done must be wrong. I will leave the fine deatils about train scale to the people who know.

[@kensington25]

Excellent video. The set looks awesome :)

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@themarklinengine5408]

Hey Leo, what was the dimensions of the main set used here?

[@leokimvideo]

I can't remember...but I think it was like a small shoe box.

[@themarklinengine5408]

@@leokimvideo Thank you!

[@leokimvideo]

Thanks for your comment. The video cost $400, mainly in buying ERTL toy trains. My smoke system did cover everything in baby oil, and if you look carefully you see the black oxide I used to darken down the cat litter I used as gravel starts to cover all the trains, especially Gleaming Red Ted, in the final scenes he's a dirty little train. You can see dirt building up on the big man the Fat Controller. Its something I am being very careful with onthe next episodes in production now.

[@leokimvideo]

Back when this video was made the year 2000, I knew nothing of internet train sites, forums, and youtube did not exist, I am in no way a model train fan, I just make videos as a hobby.

[@leokimvideo]

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, has a growing list of 21 companies who makes HO scale trains, HO does not exist in the UK, there it is 00..HO scale trains first appeared in the United Kingdom in the 1930s, originally as an alternative to OO scale, but was not able to make commercial headway against the established OO scale.

[@Hyakinthos4fun]

THANK YOU FOR THAT SHOW MOVIE!:D

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@leokimvideo]

The baby oil smoke did leave a residue on everything, and with the black cement oxide in the fake ballast it became a real messy show. You can see the models getting dirty in different sections of the video.

[@ToastTheThe]

This video was literally made the day after I was born

[@MrEngine88]

10 years ago.....

[@theskarloeyrail6266]

MrEngine88 no it's not it's 8 years atm

[@LotsOfPiecesOfJay]

TheSkarloeyRail hehe

[@foxer1517]

Ok

[@saturnproductions1827]

Now 11!

[@x00001]

this is really good you should win award if their is one

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@TroublesomeTruck]

Fantastic work guys! Amazing! One serious question though; wouldn't the atomized baby oil used for the smoke effect leave a coating on everything?

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@keii_avfc]

This video is older than me by 7 months and 4 days

[@ank55o7]

Me when he makes episode 2: :O

[@mr.goodman7682]

This is awesome

[@stillfreefilms]

Famous last words, who knows it might happen again.

[@terimcgowan8759]

The scenes are epic

[@DIABLOVT12]

I like it. It's very inspiring. Well done. =)

[@barbaralou283]

thats the year when thomas and the magic railroad first released have you heard of lady splatter dodge and diesel ten in 2000

[@steamie98]

Was this made before take along? Is that why you have those ertls in such good condition?

[@JacquelineCara]

IDK

[@Trainguy198]

Yes it was

[@WndrngST4RR]

Are there any plans to release the footage of you and Laurie setting up the whole thing to the public one day?

[@leokimvideo]

hey, I have a great video called Mad Bomber, want to see, 42/m/m/cam...on the train!

[@railandmodel]

Cool, cheers.

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@WestHillWagonWorks]

Yes still alive@@astrophotographyguru

[@astrophotographyguru]

@@WestHillWagonWorks 😱

[@trainchugger53]

nice now. How goes summer in the Aussie?

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@thomasanddiesel]

cool

[@napo8123]

Yoooo it’s been 15 years

[@leokimvideo]

I would hope all those who comment keep it clean, plenty of very young kids watch these videos, and I am getting tired cleaning the comments off, that includes spammers. Please go somewhere else to do your dirty work. The Mad Bomber.

[@ThomasTherobloxwoodentrain]

What happened to the models after the filming

[@Silverlink28]

What camera was this filmed on?

[@JustEmly-cn8ou]

you guys can make videos with goofs in the mad bomber like you do to thomas and friends.

[@astrophotographyguru]

16 years 😮

[@luisvitorino9877]

Alguien a vuelto a ver después vde 15 años

[@brightredmogul1912]

What kind of track did you use?

[@alexanderball7660]

How do u create the turntable motor?

[@IUandUofM]

First comment in 4 months

[@Randomstuffs261]

blowing up a hornby train would be expensive plus the ertl models inspire you and show you how well things can turn out Even if you use basic products.

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@Randomstuffs261]

@@astrophotographyguru No, i died

[@astrophotographyguru]

@@Randomstuffs261 glad to see you 👌

[@Randomstuffs261]

@@astrophotographyguru Thanks bro, can't believe I wrote that comment 14 years ago. I also have no fricken clue what I meant by it either. It's completely incoherent lol

[@astrophotographyguru]

@@Randomstuffs261 time is moving so fast 🥲I hope everything goes well in your life.

[@denshen914]

Cool

[@trainchugger53]

Was this a one-man job

[@alfiegibbons8195]

Can Ertl trains run on ho track Leo?

[@hightidekraken]

I'm sure you know this now considering this comments age but he replaced the ertl wheels with HO rolling stock bogeys

[@jesusmendoza2007_]

Made before I was born

[@bennickss]

iPhoneGod2007 same

[@nzardoin]

cool.

[@astrophotographyguru]

Are you alive?

[@nzardoin]

@@astrophotographyguru alive and well friend! Plus I’m making videos again. Albeit slowly

[@astrophotographyguru]

@@nzardoin glad to see you still active 👏

[@PercyTheSmallEngineStudios]

Do any of you know who is the mad bomber is

[@ejisbored7438]

It is bluebell

[@PercyTheSmallEngineStudios]

Thx

[@ByronleeS]

Why didn't you use Tomix wheels?

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@zeb5641]

Im only 1 year older than this video!

[@yasminfatah5510]

I have a duck toy to I w rly rly want all of them

[@HotelBrando]

part 2? i didn't watch it yet

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@dionschorel7629]

MAKING OF ROLLING STOCK

[@dionschorel7629]

EPISODE 1

[@theremoteanater]

i can't wait till i get paid

[@glamrocktomwinters]

16:9

[@AdamSprikuts]

hornby only do OO and N scale models

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@eur0be4t3r]

Dang this is old

[@theremoteanater]

i have alot of ertl train track and locomotives

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@funsyminn]

Wow

[@MultiMasterjake]

wheres ep 2

[@superstefanmaker2483]

MultiMasterjake it got cancelled

[@astrophotographyguru]

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[@BritanniaPacific]

0:41 that's the dude from black book

[@tailsplushworld9014]

Ecc

[@mr.goodman7682]

Haha

[@mariadoyle3145]

Mad bomber is very weird

[@astrophotographyguru]

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