HonestTom Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) Hi all. I've lately been playing with the concept of making YouTube videos on the subject of railway modelling. I'm kind of feeling my way at the moment, trying to figure out what works and how to improve. I was inspired by talking about the hobby with a number of friends who have expressed an interest in getting into the hobby. I wanted to create videos aimed at beginners, people who aren't necessarily super-knowledgeable about railways or modelling, to give them an accessible introduction to concepts within the hobby. These are the videos produced so far: The Hornby 4-wheel coach analysed Frankenshunter A Victorian locomotive Improving the Triang mineral wagon, part 1 I have a couple more lined up. The aim is to have one up every Friday evening. There's a sort of overarching storyline to the videos, as it were, building up to the construction of a simple micro-layout. Feedback is welcome - like I say, I'm new to this, so I'm aware that improvements can be made. Edited August 6, 2019 by HonestTom 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 New update, and this one's a twofer (because YouTube is funny about videos longer than 15 minutes). It's the continuing saga of Trying To Make Triang Mineral Wagons Not Look Rubbish. Part 1 Part 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 Been doing some more filming. Here’s a preview of Things To Come. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 Next video is ahead of schedule! In this one, weathering with eyeshadow. UNLIMITED POWDER! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 New video, in which wagon loads are made and I explain how you can avoid getting dead turtles on your layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 The quote about a good stout Mackintosh was from Sir Arthur Heywood and not, as you said in your video, Colonel Stephens. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 Another twofer today. First, a short video on the system I use for uncoupling and second, an unboxing video. Apparently people like unboxing videos. Basically a quick look at the Hornby Bagnall. A Cure for Tension Headaches Papa's Got a Brand New Bagnall Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 On 13/07/2019 at 20:41, Ruston said: The quote about a good stout Mackintosh was from Sir Arthur Heywood and not, as you said in your video, Colonel Stephens. Ta, I'll put out a correction. Unfortunately, I make these things quite a long way in advance, so I'm probably doomed to be wrong on YouTube for about a month. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 Actually, here's an idea - rather than make the correction part of another video, I think a video about Heywood and Stephens would be an interesting subject in itself. I've been playing around with editing and I think I've learned enough to make such a video without it looking too awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 Another weathering video, this time on the Hornby Bagnall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) On 24/07/2019 at 22:44, HonestTom said: ... I don’t know what I was thinking about 'Thomas and the Class Struggle' I know what I am thinking. The proprieter's of such items tend to be rather aggressive in defending their copyright. You never can tell with communists, they can suddenly turn very capitalist when there's money involved. As for the owners of Rev Awdry's funny little invention, definitely. Edited July 26, 2019 by 34theletterbetweenB&D torrecting a cypo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, 34theletterbetweenB&D said: I know what I am thinking. The proprieter's of such items tend to be rather aggressive in defending their copyright. You never can tell with communists, they can suddenly turn very capitalist when there's money involved. As for the owners of Rev Arwdry's funny little invention, definitely. I'll take my chances. The work is a parody and as such, the material falls under Fair Use. Given that there are people uploading entire episodes of the original TV series to YouTube, not to mention more extreme parodies such as Shed 17, I doubt I'm even a blip on the radar for them. YouTube also wouldn't allow monetisation of a video like this, that puts children's characters in inappropriate situations (thank you, Elsagate), but I wasn't planning to make money off this silliness anyway. It's just a series of videos about trains I'm making for fun. Edited July 26, 2019 by HonestTom 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 New video! I call this one Hornby Is Not The Only Fruit. It was prompted by the fact that among my chums who aren't in the hobby, Hornby has become synonymous with model railways, and I was curious as to why. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 Hi all, so I have a new venture, which is also related to railways. It's called Tales from the Tube and focuses on the London Underground. This is the first video, which explores the never-built deep line from Golders Green to (probably) Chessington, and how that affected London. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted August 9, 2019 Author Share Posted August 9, 2019 It's Friday! It's new video day! Today, a basic tutorial on coffee stirrers, matchsticks and how generally to build layout accessories for basically nothing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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