Anyone see this?

Getting to it......

Hi Joe

Saw the 'ad' first thing this morning - been working hard all day and desperate to take a look (this evening for me)

Will comment forthwith.......

Rob Clark

Maybe I'm just too impatient

Maybe I'm just too impatient? Okay, I will wait!

Camera work

Barry's smooth camera work always makes his videos stand out from the crowd. I like the real situations that aren't glossed over -- people who need "situation cards" aren't experienced in real-world op sessions.

I liked this and part 1,

,out of everything backshop clinic is my favorite though.

Disappointed

I was  disappointed, as the video did not show enough of the layout.  I became a fan of your Siskiyou Line layout and purchased your layout videos and OPS videos several years ago. Your videos encouraged me to get to the basement and build my own layout, which I had been planning for years. Although my layout is still a "plywood pacific"  I am now having regular OPS sessions.

Thank you for sharing.  

May we see more of the layout and operations?

Yeah I saw it

and enjoyed it. I'm not an operations guy but I really enjoyed seeing what one is about. The goof ups and all the prep were the most interesting things to me. I really enjoyed watching the "old hands" interact with the guests. 

And let your grandson know that even though he goofed up he was the highlight of the video! As an operations newbie I could REALLY identify with him. Your son and grandson's participation really humanized the whole thing for me and added a special element. I felt like I was watching a family effort and would have been happy to have been there in person.

As always, the excellent production values made the video very enjoyable to watch. You guys have really got that aspect down.

Watched it this morning

I've been waiting for the next installment in this series, checking TMTV for it several times a day. I spotted it yesterday, but I only got a chance to see it today.

As always, Barry has really captured the human element of the story. I was hoping it would be longer, but it certainly captured the flavor of the event, the problems, the angst, the success. Fantastic.

I felt really bad for your grandson, but really it's all part of learning and hopefully he didn't feel too bad himself.

Much enjoyed!

What's next?

Lots of irons in the fire ...

Not exactly a layout tour

Jim, if you've watched these videos then you've probably already seen the best parts of Joe's layout.  Since it's been mostly "mothballed" for the last three years there's probably not much new to show in the scenery department.   I bet the biggest scenery project on the Siskiyou Line in the past three years is a 6' section of static grass that I added between Rice Hill and Cottage Grove just a few days before the operating session.  

Like yours, Joe's layout has more than a few areas that are a bit "Plywood Pacific" as well.  We'll give him another three years to get some work done and then I'll go back and do a feature on the layout itself.

Excellent!

This was exactly what I expected from TMTV, the story (the people) behind the layout and the straight story on how the OP session played out.

I too feel sorry for Bobby, that is a tough spot to end up in.  I thought he handled it well.

Always ready for more from the Siskiyou Line, see you in three or so years for that tour Barry alludes to.

Regards,

Second largest

Barry, you're close - actually the largest in recent times was the 6 foot section of scenery at the gravel pit in Remote on the branch - and that was shown in the Jan cover story - it's all done. Here's another few photos that I didn't publish of that scene - before and after. The first is with Barry test running a train through the unfinished scene, and then the next photo is of the finished scene from a similar angle.

If you look closely at the before scene with Barry in it you will notice the backdrop transition is missing a bunch of trees and the foreground is just brown plaster. You can't see it behind the train but the gravel pit area is unfinished - it's just a pile of rocks in the corner and nothing else - no road, no rock crusher, no retaining wall on the spur, and no gravel piles, signs, structures, vehicles, or details anywhere.

Finishing this scene took me about six weeks worth of evenings around the holidays. It's also about 6 feet long - but the amount of work put in was far greater, so I rate it as the most recent big scenery project on the layout.

Very nice

Clearly you need more of this - what do you call it? - "time off"

Liked it

I just watched this video and really liked it.
Also very nice to see your son and grandson participate, even a glimse of Patty.
A family affair for sure.
Thank you for sharing your backstage experience with us, Joe!

I also like it

I enjoyed it Joe. Gave me a better feel of your layout. not a scripted video like in the past ( which I enjoyed also).

Good stuff

I really enjoyed the video, a nice almost like being there feel. It could've been much longer, I'd love to see more of the session. Well done. 

Randy

Patience is a virtue

Joe - I finally got to watch Part 2 later in the day and here is my feedback (as promised).

Thoroughly enjoyable...............

I can say up front that there wasn't anything that I didn't like, other than it left me wanting more and I guess that's a positive anyway.

What was particularly enjoyable was the feeling of being invited into your home - a combination of Barry's excellent camera work, your relaxed style of interaction with the camera and good editing. There is definitely a 'feel good' vibe to watching both of the Siskiyou Line open house videos.

It was interesting to see that three Fugate generations mirror the dynamic of a typical model railroaders' development path. Bobby has the enthusiasm of youth and first exposure to MR. He will probably lose that interest, but as your son has demonstrated, it is re-discovered as you grow older and approach things with an open mind. Then there's you - probably at the pinnacle of what a model railroader can achieve in terms of combining a hobby with a business and sharing it with the world.

I have to say I did feel a sense of personal sadness watching this ops session because it's something I have been unable to do and odds on will meet my maker without doing. I live in a country where US railroading is limited and there are (as far as I know) no like minded people anywhere near my bit of geography.
However, I will be operating the C&A vigorously when the time comes, but as the alonest of lone wolves .

It's great to see you finding th time to get your railroad out of moth balls and have so much fun. It's typical though, that even in this moment of personal happiness you turn in into a tough task by sharing it with us.

Thank you for doing this and please continue.............

Rob Clark
Cornhill & Atherton RR

Anyone see this?

Saw the ad ... did not pay to view, if that is what you are asking?

Great Video

Joe,

Great job, again we get to see a real world example of how an Op session can go. I felt bad for your grandson as well, but it looks like it was handled well by the adults. If we ever find ourselves in a similar situation I hope we all would show the young enthusiast grace and use it as a teaching moment. ( I bet he will check the engine number of the passing train from now on! )

Also having to engage the "cloaking device" to get that train to staging showed a good sense of humour.

Keep up the good work.

Ross A

Too Short

I watched yesterday and the only thing I could say was I'd like it to be longer.  It was really a lot of fun and captured the situation quite well.

Thanks, gs

TMTV has no ads

Yes, $1.49 to view for TMTV non-members. TMTV has no ads, so it's a video membership site to help fund it, since It has a paid professional staff who produce the network TV quality videos. TMTV members get ad-free access to hundreds of such videos. Also, 30% of TMTV's income is used to help fund MRH.

Consider, MRH has given you over 50,000 pages of totally FREE model railroading how-to material. Think of the $1.49 as you finally saying thanks in a small way to us with a token fee. If you aren't willing to spend $1.49 (the cost of an ice cream cone these days) to watch this professionally produced video, then that's fine. Nobody is making you ...

Great video Joe!

Hello Joe,

Just had to let you know I really enjoy your layout and videos, this part 2 episode was very interesting.  Good to see that your able to spend more time on the layout.  Hope to see more scenery done as you progress.  

Ryan Dora,  San Bernardino, Ca

Long live the Espee.

http://ryansp4449.wix.com/modeling-the-sp

Love the Ops Videos

 The Ops videos are always appreciated. I would not have highlighted Bobby's goof-up. And the dispatcher's over-reaction. So none of the adults playing with toy trains goof-up?

I was surprised with my own reaction. But It left me with the feeling some of us may need to get some perspective while we play, especially when trying to include the youth. Seems he needs a lot less training than many do.

Many more adult "operators" don't even bother to read instructions or follow signals. Seems ashame Bobby's event got all of the press.

Don't forget my boo-boo

Well, Bobby's boo-boo was the most dramatic mistake - and yes we over-reacted just a bit in fun. If you know Bobby, then you will realize he actually hammed it up too. (wink)

But don't forget the other big boo-boo - mine. I neglected to get a train in staging and left it out on the road, so we engaged a "cloaking device" to get it back where it belonged!

So Bobby wasn't the only one who made a big boo-boo. His grandpa did a doozy as well.