2 Rail Layout Videos (2 rail only please!) - Page 4 (2024)

Rod Miller, Gary Schrader, Chris Holombo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvpJ408LduA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toWDYPuD2yk&t=377s

roger

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Thanks for posting Rich. Always inspiring to see quality layouts.

You know Roger, I've always felt smoke was a very hard item to simulate convincingly. The only loco I've seen that looked really good was Sarah's (OGR Thread) 9000 conversion, now that's a killer loco all the way around, very talented lady. Maybe I haven't been paying attention and smoke has evolved. Sound has evolved to the point that it's pretty convincing, although duplicating the prototype exactly in model form is impossible.

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Here is one we did in case you missed it:

https://youtu.be/Wmjh8GXMrPw

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And now for something much smaller!

https://youtu.be/7AgVxTqLkrk

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Peter, Great stuff. It may be small, but it doesn't look small. You have also avoided what I think is the biggest error in train videos: running stuff way to fast. I want to see the trains, not struggle to get a glimpse as they fly by! Really like your trees, they are great! Hope you will update us as you make progress.

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Rich

Thanks for the kind words, guys. I would be posting lots of pictures of my scenery and building techniques if this site was easier to post pictures on. I refuse to use a "hosting" site for security and "I am a cheapo" reasons. So many people have lost all their stuff that way. Does anyone know if the i-cloud is considered a hosting site? I seem to remember posting pictures here before?! Is there a way around it?

Not sure its noticeable in the video, but all the track and turnouts is code 100 made with Fast Tracks jigs. That and installing about 25 decoders, 15 motors and 100 or so wheel wipers have all made this a much longer (but immensely enjoyable) project than I imagined.

Peter

Oh, I forgot to say one reason for the slow speed (other than it takes longer to go around) was I was "feeling out" the integrity of the track as this was the on the second lap of the very first trip around the entire mainline having finally debugged the shorts the day before. When I showed it to my partner Lauri that night she commented..."why is it going so slow"!!!!!! LOL.

Peter

roger

I support thread drift.
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herronpeter wrote:Thanks for the kind words, guys. I would be posting lots of pictures of my scenery and building techniques if this site was easier to post pictures on. I refuse to use a "hosting" site for security and "I am a cheapo" reasons.

I can accept the "cheapo" reason.

So many people have lost all their stuff that way.

Anyone that loses their stuff that way defines inept. The concept of backing everything up regularly seems to continue to be a lost concept.

Does anyone know if the i-cloud is considered a hosting site? I seem to remember posting pictures here before?! Is there a way around it?

Unknown, and hardly secure. What do you think got hacked at Microsoft this past week? I store nothing in any cloud system unless absolutely forced.

herronpeter wrote:Oh, I forgot to say one reason for the slow speed (other than it takes longer to go around) was I was "feeling out" the integrity of the track as this was the on the second lap of the very first trip around the entire mainline having finally debugged the shorts the day before. When I showed it to my partner Lauri that night she commented..."why is it going so slow"!!!!!! LOL.

Peter

Lauri is seeing the thing in real time. When you video it, the purpose is (at least it seems to me) that things are supposed to be SEEN. If things are whizzing by, they are hard to see, and thus you defeat your purpose.