Chops Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Do you ever use a micro cam to film or photograph your model trains from the perspective of a scale person? Cab shots, window shots, what do you got? Bamburg Update Filmed when I was starting my first serious attempt at British OO a few years back. Used a Hotwheels Video Racer perched upon a 3 plank wagon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 My layout from a few years ago, sadly gone now. Graham 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 Wow, that is quite the layout! Great sound, too. What did you use for a camera?What happened that you had to dismantle it? This has some POV shots taken, with a grand finale, using the Hotwheels Video Cam Racer. It is a satire of the travails of model railroaders everywhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) Please don't feed the dinosaurs. Paleontology is fascinating, and I like to do photo bombs with it. The Hornby 0-4-0 pushing the cam wagon has two speeds: full on, and full off. Much like the Sopwith Camel. Diamonds spice up the routine. Whilst I strive to avoid collisions, the large buffer bars prevent damage. Classical Gas I was experimenting with different POV angles with this one. The absurdly long Tyco super tankers, with their hand rails to nowhere and triple axle bogies, made for some interesting running. Ultimately, the HO scale camera man takes a beating. Edited September 10, 2021 by Chops Add attachment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris M Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) With G scale, all you need is a smartphone. This is a trip around my garden. The open coaches are scratchbuilt. They were designed to cope with being handled by toddlers and they were successful as they have survived two little ones and haven't yet had the close attention of the last little one. The sound is from a cheap (£50) mylocosound unit. The loco is track powered DC. Although I say it myself I like the way she storms the bank early on in the vid and also the passing freight train at the intermediate station. Shockingly bad editing at the very end of the vid, I'll have a word with myself about that. All aboard! Edited September 10, 2021 by Chris M 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 (edited) That was a thrilling ride! Many curves, and the sound of the locomotive alternately cutting its steam or applying it was a charm. The pass-by scene of the ATSF freight was most unexpected; dramatic. Did the train overshoot Lavender Hill, or are the tourists expected to hike it back to the platform? Pacing another train, again with the low resolution Hotwheels Video Racer. The rolling tock is a bit of vintage Tyco, and a bit of not so vintage Mehano. For those of you who dislike sound tracks, the rumble of the wheels gets good play, here. Edited September 13, 2021 by Chops Add attachment 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Not my layout (unfortunately) but a cool hobo ride on a superb layout. Brit15 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 What an opus! I cannot imagine building something in that size, let alone in O scale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 A Trip Around the New Armadilloville Tyco, and the like, is generally considered passe rubbish, but it is rather delightful, and because it is so cheap (I've had people donate armloads of the stuff, while they try to clean out their garages) that after a while the 4 x 8 couldn't contain it all, so a 4x4 L was hafted on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 Green Machine A hobo's view from atop a box car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 Green Machine A hobo's view from atop a box car. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 Bamburgh Steam Days Diamond crossings make for some lively operations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 Her Majesty's Council Upon the Consideration of Railway Safety and the Motoring Public A spoof on British docu-trailers from the early age of film. The grainy sound of the audio from the Hot Wheels Video Cam is perfect; sounds like an old gramophone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 Turn Down Day: Tyco Doodling #3 A shot framed using the window of an engine shed. Used a lot of Tyco because it was cheap, sometimes two for a dollar, often times simply free. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 Relax: Take the Train Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 The Sweet Life Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 Gons Gone Wild Most of the gondolas were 2 for a dollar, or free. Just for phun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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