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Model railway
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:10 pm
by hoarp001
I was aksed in the tennis gun thread to post my model railway.
The railway is in my attic, but its plastered and carpeted and has proper stairs leading up to it - its a proper room not a rafter filled empty space.
In order to get the trains going all the way round, i had to carefuly hack two holes int he wall, and run a bridge type construction inside the wall.
I have also recently installed a helix which takes the trains up afew inches.
if you look on my youtube channel there are quite afew videos of the layout as it is at the moment, including some on-board camera shots.
www.youtube.com/hoarp001 - they might be afew pages in...
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:29 pm
by jackssmirkingrevenge
good thing you have a nice and virile hobby like spudgunning to compensate
Just kidding, great stuff
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:46 pm
by VH_man
is that HO scale?
i have a junkload of HO scale train stuff but i lack the proper space to have some fun with it.
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:19 pm
by dauphinoise potato
Haha thats cool, you should make a mini film.
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:21 pm
by hoarp001
well Im actualy a video editor and cameraman by trade, I do stuff for private companies and some TV stuff for channel 4.
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:54 pm
by dauphinoise potato
OOooOOooOOoh guess you get some pretty fancy equipment
I want to get one of those mini cameras, but my dad's the one whos registered on ebay and he doesn't really see the point in a mini camera
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:57 pm
by hoarp001
Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:37 pm
by VH_man
dude thats an AWSOMe train layout. i like how it goes in and out of your wall like that..............
how much did all that cost ya?
ive always wanted to do a model train layout that ran along my roof that then coiled down and went around my basement room (where i keep all my stuff) and then exit again winding all around the first and second floor of my house....
oh well. still, i like that alot, youve inspired me to make a REAL HO train layout with the stuff i inherited.
do you know how to fix engines? i have like 6 but only 1 works. all of mine are broken in some way......
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:32 am
by hoarp001
Dunno how much its cost, we sort of build it in bits....
There are many rail forums that will help you fix your engines...
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 4:48 am
by spud yeti
Flip this looks like a load of fun. If I had the space I would definitely start this hobby. Good one.
Those cameras look awesome too, what type of film do you specialise in?
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:18 am
by hoarp001
Documentary stuff, and I make films for other people. When I took that picture i was shooting for Heathrow Airport.
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:21 am
by dauphinoise potato
I watched the video on your youtube channel that had the camera on the train. And those cameras are sweet.
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:33 am
by spud yeti
Documentary stuff, and I make films for other people. When I took that picture i was shooting for Heathrow Airport.
So I presume you get to travel a fair amount then? Do you like it?
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:39 am
by hoarp001
Mm i dont travel a great deal. I travel more for my firework job (i work for a big firework company and we do massive profesional displays, although thats just a weekend thing)
Its quite fun....
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:58 am
by spud yeti
Pyrotechnics, now thats something I respect! It must take ages to choreograph all the displays. Anyways, Im going/gone off topic, so back on topic:
How fast do the trains go?
