Second Video!

Nice!
Sitting her with heating on, wrapped-up, and the shivers..
Cheered me up no end!
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Some super shots there , thanks for sharing:thumbup::thumbup:
 
Very enjoyable and an interesting layout build. You've future-proofed against old knees and bad backs!

Hope to see more.
 
Thanks for the encouraging comments chaps; much appreciated.

Some interesting stuff on the Two Sheds site, like that.

Dave.
 
I've always resisted going down the live steam route as I've never really been that impressed by the level of control there seems to be over the locos - especially slow running, stopping and starting. I'm really impressed by the loco in this video. Have you tinkered with the film speed or have you mastered the art of slow running? I'd be interested in finding out which live steam loco(s) are the most controllable.

Rik
 
55.5 said:
More great stuff.........................just one observation though........................a consideration I often ignore myself...............................................keep them short!
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I know what you mean, Roly, as you do see some very looooooong videos which, inevitably involve a lot of repetition or (even where there this doesn't happen) are so long that you can't give them the time to watch all the video. But maybe just as important is that there is plenty of action and the viewer doesn't sit there watching an empty line for a minute and a half on a three minute video before the train appears, disappears and then it's back to the empty line. I think that for me about five minutes or a bit longer with a good balance of changing scene and action is about right, especially if you take a "journey" (there and back in this case).
 
I certainly take 55.5's point on s t r u n g out shots on board and have hopefully learnt quite a bit from this exercise. Also how important it is to make sure the camera is carefully levelled up.;)
Rik, yes, there are a mix of speeds to try and avoid the 'clockwork mouse' effect.
From what I've observed, Roundhouse locos appear to be capable of better slow running than the generic Accucraft ones. Naturally, geared Regners are also capable slow runners too. ( Just my opinion; others may have a different view as I do not own a Roundhouse loco.)

Dave
 
Great second video. doing video of live steam trains is a lot of fun and something I enjoy.
Rik most live steamers are easy to control with RC. Most of the geared engine are easy to control manually. That's what makes live steam so much fun. You have to drive them. Once you get to know your layout and engine it becomes easier to control a manual live steamer. I found my Bellflower Cricket is very easy to control and will run very slow. My Backwoods engine has no controls and will chug at a very slow speed. Regner geared engines are also slow runners and easier to control. If you throw RC into them you have full control even on grades. Jus look at what Chris Bird has done.
 
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