Basically, I'm reviewing a fan-made Thomas series made by a user on Youtube called cactus190706. (And yes, the first letter in his username is lower-case) I asked him if I could and he said yes, so I'm reviewing his series which uses Bachmann, Hornby, and model railway engines he made himself. First of all, his series is so much better than Hit's in many ways. You'll find out how sometime during the review or after. Anyway, here's a notice:
These opinions are 100% mine. And they don't reflect the opinions of the other fans.
Well, we better start:
Thomas and the Windmill
This was cactus190706's first episode but when you watch it, it's 100% hard to believe. For example, the sets are nice and really detailed and look just like the ones from the TV Series.
Also, it's said at the beginning that Thomas works all over Sodor including shunting trucks at quarries, going along beaches, and running his own branchline. And Thomas is said to love the Windmill on his branchline and brings a special visitor to see it.
In addition, Devious Diesel tells Thomas that the visitor may want to destroy it to make something new. This causes Thomas to go to great lengths to protect it until he learns that he's actually an artist.
The only fault I could find was that before the junction switched Thomas onto the branchline he boosted past it. In reality, this wouldn't be possible without a driver. Also, the driver couldn't make Thomas stop, when in reality, he controls Thomas. Also, it's said that The Fat Controller said Thank you but it was really Thomas. But it's still a great story nevertheless.
Watch the episode here:
Rating: 7/10
Work and Play
This episode focuses on Edward as well as Bill and Ben. In this episode, Bill and Ben want to play even though they have to help Edward get a train ready for Henry to take, but that leads to trouble...
When the twins greet Edward, they say (In order of individual) "Hello" "Hello" "Edward "Edward," which does sound weird.
The best part in this episode was Bill and Ben fighting over a truck. And Edward wasn't out of character. But when Ben tried to get back at Bill, he ended up crashing into the train of trucks because the shunter had switched the points. Once that happened, Edward got angry and called them "idiots," which is really an insult rather than a bad word. Problem is, why did the shunter switch the points? Still, it's awesome to watch!!!
Here's the episode:
Rating: 9/10
Oil, Coal, and Duos
This is the first episode in the series that has the Skarloey Railway in it. But it would be hard to explain so here's the episode:
There were just two faults:
1. Why did Bert's driver forget to take on oil?
2. Couldn't Arry have pushed Bert out of the quarry?
Still, it's a good episode.
Rating: 8/10
James take charge
The first episode in the series that focuses on James. And it wasn't bad: James, once again, bites off more than he can chew, and Edward once again has to prove James wrong. Percy made a good pun, but to avoid spoiling the events, you can just watch the episode here:
The only problem is, James pulled more than 3 express coaches before, so how could he not pull three here? Still, it's not bad.
Rating: 9/10
For now, this is it. Another post will come later. But what do you think?
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