Loaded my layout with 53 cars, 3 engines

Awesome video, speakers went out on my laptop, will watch with sound when I'm at work, tomorrow.  Nothing compares to a watching a long train, real or scale it's a sight to behold.

Everything but the kitchen sink.  Your having way too much fun with that 3rd rail.

Dan

Wow!  Watching that with full screen made me dizzy.  Real cool viedo.  Thanks for posting.

Hey, That was a nice wake up call with a cup of coffee. Thanks.

Mikey

Nice video read up on Lash up in the DCS book or post a question on the DCS forum. There is a way to establish one of the trains as the lead unit which limits the horn and Bell to the lead engine

Steve

I don't think another car would have fit!   Great video.

Sometimes it's fun to chase your tail! With MTH you can do that no matter how many turns are on your layout as long as you have the helper engines to keep the cars on the track.

Mike,

That was sweet! Nice job! It gives me inspiratoin to try that my self!

BTW, nice camera work as well. I like it when the camera does not bounce and jerk. And what software did you use?

Chris

LVHR

Nice video enjoyed it.

Thanks for posting

THANKS ALEX

Thanks to everyone for your compliments.  This is such a fun hobby to share.  Tripods have to be the biggest pain to carry around, set up, and adjust, but the end result is always worth it, especially with video.

Steve, I didn't know you could have just the head engine respond to the whistle command.  I will check the manual and give it a try.  Thanks for the tip.

Chris, I used Pinnacle Studio 14 software.  Of course, it's obsolete already and 15 has come out.  There are about 5 versions made by Pinnacle on the market now, priced from about $65 to $150, depending on the bells and whistles that come with each version.  I had used earlier versions of this software (versions 6, 9, 10) with Windows XP & a slower computer, and the results were mixed and sometimes very frustrating, because the computer couldn't keep up and would often lock up or dump the day's work.  I now have a fairly new PC with Windows 7, and this program ran flawlessly.  It's very easy to use, unlike the Corel Video Studio Express, which I still haven't figured out.

This video was the grand finale for this layout, as I am going to do major modifications to the track plan and get rid of the pop-ups (my achin' back) and will be able to access three sides of it instead of just two (my achin' back).  I never landscaped the present one, because although it had plenty of track and great switching combinations, it maybe had too much track in the wrong places which made it almost impossible to plan flowing scenery.

Mike

Really sweet!

Peter

That is the tail chasing the front right?

Hi Mike, welcome to the retirement world. That's a well done video and show's what you can do with quality equipment. Saying nothing disparaging about your track laying, but in the begining of the train moving, I happened to notice some dipping in the trackwork, but the cars rolled past quite realistically. Heck, I've watched NS trains roll thru Porter Jct. here in Indiana and watched the same action in 1:1 scale. As the train roll's thru at speed, I swear I've even seen daylight under the wheels as the cars roll by. What you have is the beauty of 3 rail track and wheels.

Great video, Mike!

Mike,

Thanks for sharing a really great video.