Guest bri.s Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Great work al, it's really coming on nicely . Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted June 29, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2014 Finally got the video uploaded... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Very nice, Al. You'll be wanting to sort out some kind of camera truck at some point so we can have a driver's eye view - please? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Very nice Al. It's good to see some stock rolling through, although looking at it, some of those wagons look like they need weighting down - there's a bit of wobble in some of them as they negotiate the points. The tunnel and cutting look great. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted June 30, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2014 Very nice, Al. You'll be wanting to sort out some kind of camera truck at some point so we can have a driver's eye view - please? You read my mind... I've just bought a USB-stick camera which I hope will be small enough and of good enough quality to act as both a cam-truck, and also find some interesting views from other parts of the layout. Cheers, Al. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted June 30, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2014 Very nice Al. It's good to see some stock rolling through, although looking at it, some of those wagons look like they need weighting down - there's a bit of wobble in some of them as they negotiate the points. The tunnel and cutting look great. Thanks Lee, yes, I need to start looking at rolling stock now, some of the back-to-backs on the trucks are a bit iffy, so they tend to jump over the points, and there's a few of them need some weight in them, as you say. I noticed this morning, having watched the vid again, that as the train passes the end of the goods yard there's two trucks running on the sleepers Still, we'll get there, eventually 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbeagleowner Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 You wouldn't want to fall down the hill above the station! Make sure you tell the cameraman to stay safe ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2014 A banker bringing up the rear would be good. Couldn't count the trucks, so I don't know if the crab needed assistance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_1066 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Can I recommend getting some better lighting - both for the videos and stills? The cutting is quite deep and your current room lights aren't sufficient to illuminate it's depths. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted June 30, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2014 Hi Jonathan, I tried that, but I'm only running DC at the moment, and two locos don't play very nicely together. What happened was my 4F (banking) just shoved all the trucks off the track, and the Crab stalled! I tried it as a double header but that didn't work either. For the moment, until I get DCC up and running, I'll have to stick to single locos... Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted June 30, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2014 Can I recommend getting some better lighting - both for the videos and stills? The cutting is quite deep and your current room lights aren't sufficient to illuminate it's depths. Hi Jon, yep, it's on the list 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbeagleowner Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Is it 26 loaded mineral wagons the limit for a 5MT? I can't remember off the top of my head. It's to do with braking reather then power requirements. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2014 Depends whether it's going via Peak Forest or down to Buxton. I seem to remember it's different numbers for the two routes. I think Bill Hudson's tome has the answer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2014 Class 4 engines over 29 loaded wagons to Peak Forest and over 26 to Buxton needed a banker. (Bill Hudson) Over 45 and 40 respectively needed a pilot as well! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 a bit more work this afternoon. I've started to ballast the newly laid track, to finish off the cutting at the goods yard end, and finish of the tunnel mouth at that end. track-relaying010.jpg track-relaying011.jpg And I stuck the tunnel mouth to the polystyrene back piece: landscaping021.jpg I also sculpted the big block of polystyrene which forms the main structure of the hillside: landscaping020.jpg I added a buffer stop to the end of the goods yard head shunt: landscaping022.jpg and finally I filled in the missing piece of the grass slope on the side of the cutting: landscaping023.jpg I've got some more video to upload in a bit. Thanks for looking, Al. The portal will seriously look gorgeous and the surrounding area develops. Great eye for colour Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Just catching up with some unread threads.........WOW is all I can say, very impressive work Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 2, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2014 Just catching up with some unread threads.........WOW is all I can say, very impressive work Al. Thanks mate, good to hear from you again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 2, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2014 A couple of folk earlier in the thread mentioned getting a miniature camera for doing videos. Well, at the weekend, I ordered this: No, it's not just a USB Flash drive, although it looks like one: but it's got a hole in the end: And in there is a (supposedly) HD video camera.... The physical size of it makes it practical to do this: which means I can do videos like this: Hopefully, when I've sorted out the lights, the track, the camera mounting and the speed of the driver, I'll even be able to produce decent video :no: Still, it shows what may be possible. Thanks for looking, Al. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Nifty little camera AL, looks great going through the station. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 2, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2014 2000 posts! Wow, hadn't realised it was creeping up... Thanks everybody for contributing to the thread, it's been great so far. Al. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Magic camera Al, the video is just like the one on famous 'Vale Scene' at 'Pendon' which I believe had links in the last BRM issue. Very hi-tech! Look forward to more as the scenery develops, Kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 2, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 2, 2014 Magic camera Al, the video is just like the one on famous 'Vale Scene' at 'Pendon' which I believe had links in the last BRM issue. Very hi-tech! Look forward to more as the scenery develops, Kind regards, Jock. Thanks very much Jock. Comparing my layout to Pendon is an undeserved compliment, you're giving me a lot to live up to Cheers mate, Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 2000 posts! Wow, hadn't realised it was creeping up... Thanks everybody for contributing to the thread, it's been great so far. Al. Congratulations. Well deserved. Good humour, and good modelling always worth coming to look. And I'll look forward to many more...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Much potential with the minicam I think Al, thanks for posting. Can you give us a link for more details (cost/spec's etc) please. C6T. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted July 3, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 3, 2014 You need a barrier wagon to take care of the overhang! How do you switch that camera off and on? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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