the MRH Forum

The Chase Journals/Blogs
Reply
Frequent poster 589 posts jfmcnab Frequent poster 589 posts
jfmcnab

To celebrate the third anniversary of construction beginning on my IAIS Grimes Line layout, but also to try out my new HD-DSLR camera, I put together a quick railfan video this weekend. Follow train DMSW-25 thru some of my favorite, and less obvious, railfan spots along the Grimes Line.

James
Reply 0
bob_courtney Active Member 75 posts
bob_courtney

Great work as usual!

Great work as usual! Thanks for sharing and inspiring! 
Reply 0
Trevor at The Model Railway Show Regular poster 179 posts
Trevor at The Model Railway Show

A leisurely chase

Perfect.

And I love the flag in the coupler on the last car. A really nice touch.

Cheers!

- Trevor

Trevor Marshall

Port Rowan in 1:64

An S scale study of a Canadian National Railways
branch line in southern Ontario - in its twilight years

My blog postings on M-R-H
Reply 0
jfmcnab Frequent poster 589 posts
jfmcnab

Test Run

Bob, Trevor, thank you very much.

Mostly I made it to test the video options. I've been so used to 2/3" CCD cameras all these years that I'm still getting my sea legs when it comes to DSLR video. Hopefully there will be more to come.

James
Reply 0
clarssen New member 14 posts
clarssen

The chase and some

James very nice video love your work and did I hear right have u set your cvs on the loco as joe has lately sounds and runs nice thanks for sharing
Reply 0
jfmcnab Frequent poster 589 posts
jfmcnab

Optimal CVs

Correct! Thanks to Joe (and others), I've dialed in the CVs for my locomotive with what I think is the best setting... for me.

Honestly what works for one person isn't going to work for everyone, but it's simple enough to adjust (and adjust back) that it's straightforward to find the optimal settings for you as well.

James
Reply 0
pschmidt700 Prolific poster 2,584 posts
pschmidt700

That was fun

Good stuff, James! The red flag indeed is a nice touch.
Reply 0
jfmcnab Frequent poster 589 posts
jfmcnab

EOT Flags

Thanks Paul,

The Grimes Line is nothing if not simple, and I can't think of anything simpler than a safety flag being used for an EOT Marker.

James
Reply 0
pschmidt700 Prolific poster 2,584 posts
pschmidt700

Done here

We've got a local job called the Renton Rocket that runs the main from Balmer Yard to Renton Jct. on our Seattle Sub with a red flag. Then it enters the Renton Industrial Lead to serve a garbage loadout and Boeing's 737 plant. Yesterday's Rocket was two Geeps and two coil cars -- brought the Grimes Line to my mind. Paul Schmidt
Reply 0
BN_F45 Active Member 36 posts
BN_F45

Fun!

Thanks for posting this!

It was a lot of fun to watch showing some great scenery and modeling!

Darin
If the shoe fits, wear it like a boss Cinderella.
Reply 0
jfmcnab Frequent poster 589 posts
jfmcnab

Coming Together

Thanks Darin,

My layout is finally getting to the point where I don't look at it and think, "I've still got this to do." It's just a lot of fun at this stage.

James
Reply 0
Chris VanderHeide cv_acr Super User 2,354 posts
Chris VanderHeide cv_acr

Great Stuff

This is a great looking layout, and nice quick peek. The scenery and track layout is perfect for those rail served light industrial areas found all across the continent. Looks like a great layout to do some switching on.

The view looking up at an extreme angle at the highway underpass was a neat and different angle, not one you see on a lot of model railroad videos. Really puts one in the perspective of a ground-level observer.

Chris van der Heide

My Algoma Central Modelling Blog

Canadian Freight Car Gallery

CPR Sudbury Division (Waterloo Region Model Railway Club)
Reply 0
RSeiler MRH Author 3,756 posts
RSeiler

Very nice

Nicely done, although I have to admit I was kind of waiting to hear some radio transmissions in there!  

Randy

Randy

Cincinnati West -  B&O/PC  Summer 1975

http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/17997
Reply 0
Joe Brugger Prolific poster 1,014 posts
Joe Brugger

Nice step up

The Hickman Road angle is a lot of fun. What changes did you make for lighting and greater depth of field this time around?
Reply 0
jfmcnab Frequent poster 589 posts
jfmcnab

More light

Simple...

zizlight.jpg 

 

James
Reply 0
wesgarcia Regular poster 145 posts
wesgarcia

Outstanding Video!

Hi James;

Great video, really like some of the angles you used in making the video. Your modeling looks so real. Keep up the good work!

Always enjoy seeing what you're up to on your layout.

 

Wes Garcia

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Reply 0
Chooch.42 New member 23 posts
Chooch.42

Nice Job on Everything...

Beautiful...what more can I add?  Inclusion of foreground shrubbery to add depth to the scene, odd (for model videos) view angle and realistic, smoooooth speed (a well-sorted loco...and operator !)...ya don't need 1500 square feet and half-a-million dollars to "do it right".  Time, skill & vision !  Thanks for sharing !   BOb
Reply 0
Reply