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A couple of clips

Neil_S_Wood

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I had been looking into this new Roco cab camera that is on their new E103 and was quite interested in that as it would be a perspective on the layout you normally wouldn't get to see. While I was thinking about it it occurred to me that Icould always put my handycam on the back of a flat in the meantime to see what it would look like from that perspective. Here's couple of test videos of the layout from this trial.

 

http://youtu.be/mo9N1HjDsuc

 

It's amazing how much you notice on film that you don't normally see. I've given myself a whole lot of work by doing this having to correct things I'd never normally noticed. I put my videocam on the back of a flat wagon and pulled it along with a Kreigslok. The balance of the wagon was poor because of its size relative to the flat wagon but I like the perspective. Steven Speilberg it ain't but if tidied up could give a new view on an existing layout.

 

http://youtu.be/fR0Sq0TF0pA

 

The idea was to have a few layers of scenery to create a false impression of depth at the back; a sort of three dimensional backdrop. It comes out a bit more in these clips than it does in the photos.

 

http://youtu.be/wcNCnXizjkg

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MikeOxon

I think your videos are great fun and give a much more realistic perspective of the railway than the usual 'birds-eye' view. 

 

I have played with some miniature video cameras, built into car key-fobs and, as well as being fun, they also have useful purposes - such as finding things that have fallen off in inaccessible stretches of track!  There's more about these mini-cameras in my blog at http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/1405/entry-12761-search-and-rescue/ The smaller cameras sit nearer track level and give an even more realistic perspective.

 

Mike

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bgman

Most enjoyable thanks for taking the time to post these vids.

 

Whilst I'm here may I ask whether you know of any manufacturer who produces decals for early (Epoch l) Royal Bavarian State Railway loco's and stock ?

May be a long shot but hope you don't mind me asking.

 

Cheers

 

Grahame

 

Happy modelling ! :)

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Neil_S_Wood

Thanks for the kind comments guys, Thanks for the link Mike.  I'll have a look at that.  I prefer the low down perspective.  It gives a more realistic look on things.  I'd like to do a bit more of this.

 

Hi Grahame, I'm sorry to say that I don't know of any manufacturer that does K.Bay decals. I don't mind you asking at all.  More than happy to assist where possible.   I'm sure that in a market as big as the German model rail one there must be a supplier that does.  I did get some WW2 decals from a supplier in Germany years ago but can't find the details now.  If I do I'll let you know.  Some of the brass name and number plates that come with Roco locos could possibly be bought after market I'm thinking.  Worth a try.

 

Cheers

 

Neil

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P.C.M

Looks Good Neil, 

I would be tweeking some of that trackwork  before you ballast it the video shows up a few sections that may cause problems later on.

 

Cheers Peter.

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Neil_S_Wood
Looks Good Neil, 

I would be tweeking some of that trackwork  before you ballast it the video shows up a few sections that may cause problems later on.

 

Cheers Peter.

Thanks Peter, yes it got bashed around a bit while working round it. Next job is sorting that out and filling in gaps.

 

Cheers

 

Neil

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