SRA Effects Test #4: Smoke

[jamesstarkey]

cool i have a smoke machine to it is so cool and fun to use

[Lightninging63]

I like all the stormy-effects you've got here, like with Mavis and Toby; I think those are very well done. I also particularly enjoyed the shot with James through the trees, and Gordon in the yard.. very steam-like, I'm very impressed with it.

[ThomasFan247]

@Lightninging63 thanks :)

[Calebtrain]

As I said before. AWESOME. Quick question. Was Salty not feeling good because, he was letting off steam! And a LOT of it!!!!! :0

[ThomasFan247]

@Calebtrain Hahaha, no no. I was attempting to create fog, but it was too steam-like. I've found a few methods with making realistic-looking fog, but I'm trying to improve a few things with it.

[Calebtrain]

@ThomasFan247 Oh, oh, oh. That would make MUCH more sense. LOL XD. From your recent videos, you have improved GREATLY.

[ThomasFan247]

@Calebtrain thanks! :D like i said before, ya just hafta mess around and you'll get the results you want. it'll just take a while :)

[Calebtrain]

@ThomasFan247 Yeah. Well I can't wait for the first episode of your series. On one last note, what is thomas carrying in the first shot on the well wagon? I probabbly sound like an idiot but it looks machine-y. :D

[Lightninging63]

@Calebtrain The red load? I think it looks like a rack of missiles, or something very close.

[Calebtrain]

@Lightninging63 Hmmmm.....

[ThomasFan247]

@Lightninging63 hahaha no, that's not a rack of missiles...it's an American method of protecting crates I believe. There's a crate in between the two "racks," so that's my guess.

[Lightninging63]

@ThomasFan247 Ahh.. For very important/dangerous crates then? Because I don't see many of those out where I am..

[smiladon12]

How do they do that,leting off steam?

[Coffeeshop246]

These are some incredibly awesome effects man! Keep up the good work!

[ThomasFan247]

@Coffeeshop246 Thanks! :D

[penninefilms]

Extremely good effects work.

[SegaMario]

I'm actually impressed by this! It gives a LOT of TV series feel to it!

[tardisrescue]

This, my friend, is pure class! Love the shots of the engines letting off steam as they pass by! Keep it up :)

[ThomasFan247]

@tardisrescue Thanks! :) I'm hoping to have another video up very soon :)

[thegene497]

This is awesome!

[PGW85Productions]

awesome stuff dude =-D

[TheUnluckyTug02]

This is pretty epic, I have to say. The part where Edward sped past the screen looked really realistic. Fantastic work. :)

[ThomasFan247]

@TheUnluckyTug02 Thanks :) That clip is one of my favorites :)

[zipandzug]

looks good man!

[ThomasFan247]

@zipandzug Gracias, senor :)

[RandomPoseidon01]

Nicely done. Maybe a little too much smoke is some shots?

[ThomasFan247]

@RandomPoseidon01 I was trying to do some fog effects in the Toby and Salty clips, but they didn't come out the way I wanted them to :\

[TehGallopingSausage]

That is SO cool. I envy your skills.

[ThomasFan247]

@TehGallopingSausage Thanks :)

[ericpierre53]

Very Very Nice

But Does Not Have Some Smoke In The Funnel

That Is The Real Problem

[TehGallopingSausage]

@ericpierre53 Meh, who really cares? :-P Plus it'd be hard to jam a smoke machine inside a Bachmann engine.

[ThomasFan247]

@TehGallopingSausage Wiring up smoke units in ALL of the Bachmann engines would definitely be a pain in the ass :P and that's not what I did, and it's not something I would have done. WAY too expensive.

[ThomasFan247]

@TehGallopingSausage Eh, please ignore that last comment.... didn't read carefully. Sorry about that...

[Sodoradventures]

NICE!!!

[ThomasFan247]

@Sodoradventures Thanks:)

[trainlover658]

By god these are brilliant! These deficiently need alot more views!

[ThomasFan247]

@trainlover658 Thanks, my good Sir :)

[money735]

Awesome job Christian!!!!! :D

[ThomasFan247]

@money735 Thanks Toader :)

[trainboy7]

very cool, but I got two questions, how big is your layout and how are you able to pull off the smoke effects?

[ThomasFan247]

@trainboy7 It's about 5x10. I used a standard smoke machine rigged up with straws to direct the smoke. I ended up drilling a tiny whole under the tracks in the shot of Thomas passing by Edward and directed the smoke up the whole, but for the rest of the shots I just ended up shooting the smoke towards the wheels.

[ajhdbsteam]

@ThomasFan247 Good boy :D I use the same method, except Im trying to kill myself so I use tabs!

[ThomasFan247]

@ajhdbsteam I almost tried the same method, but I figured it wasn't worth the pain and hassle. I have plenty of other stuff that I'm working my ass off at! :P

[crazyracer12]

Derailed truck in the first shot. :D

What did you use for these effects? I've never seen any as good as these! :D

[ThomasFan247]

@crazyracer12 Haha yeah, I noticed that during editing :P I used a standard smoke machine rigged up with straws to direct the smoke. I ended up drilling a tiny whole under the tracks in the shot of Thomas passing by Edward and directed the smoke up the whole, but for the rest of the shots I just ended up shooting the smoke towards the wheels.

[No1thomasfan2010]

they moving shots were the best

[Tyler3967]

Awesome vid man! That looks exactly like the classic versions much better. :)