My Train Obsession Gets It's Turn in Front of the Camera!

Mike

Your daughter did a super job, great video.  To bad there wasn't a steamer in the video LOL

Mike P

Hi Mike,

So nicely done, i enjoyed the video!!!!!!!!

Thanks for posting,

Alex

Nicely done video Mike!  Your daughter did a fine job.  Enjoyed watching it.

Mike, very nice.

Mike, that was great! Thanks for posting!

MArk

She did a great job of showcasing your layout!! Thoroughly enjoyed it

Hats off to Alexa

Very nice. Congratulations to Alexa on a job well done. She may also have helped promote the hobby.

I have fond memories working with my son Mark, making a section of the Rockville Bridge for a seventh grade project. 

Don

Very nice. I especially enjoyed your baseball cap.

Very well done video. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice for your daughter to come home and pick her favorite mentor to video.  That speaks volumes about the wonderful relationship you have built with her.  Great job on the trains and great job on the daughter Mike!!

Mike

A very interesting and informative video.

No wonder why it when over well back at your daughter's school.

That was a great video!  Alexa did an awesome job.  

Very well done.

Alan

Which engine blew that horn at the end Mike?  It was great!

Didn't see your new Legacy E9 Warbonnetts either...

I echo all the nice comments made above too my friend - just ribbing you a bit!

Mike,

You talk about a shot of vitamins to the ego. The very fact that your daughter thought of you for her very special project, proves one thing.

You ARE a hero in your daughter's eyes. Yes, you are a very special person in her life.

"A Son Is A Son Until He Takes A Wife. A Daughter Is A Daughter For The Rest Of Your Life."

 Mike

I liked that, I think it turned out very well ! Next time you drive by, if you have time stop by again. Before it was long trains now it is five or more short trains.

Clem k 

What a nice treat for a Sunday to open this thread and enjoy your daughter's video project for school. She did a really nice job and you were a good subject matter. I enjoyed a glimpse of your layout as well. 

Look forward to seeing you Mike this week.

Well done!  I enjoyed it, thanks for sharing.

First, I say congrats!! Nice camera work and editing by her.

More importantly, thanks! Loved the way you conveyed your love for trains! Important for the hobby as a whole. Great story teller we have here in you! Very nice.

Your daughter did a fabulous job on that video and you must feel very proud and honored that she chose her dad to be the subject of her project; it speaks volumes about your relationship with her.  It would seem that in addition to building great layouts you have done a great job as a parent as well.

Nicely done!

Mike.....that was fabulous.......the panoramic layout shot was first rate.....see you Thursday.....save travels.....and, tell your daughter, GREAT JOB!

Peter

Very nice.  Loved the overview shot of your layout.

Well done.  I thought I was watching a TV news feature report.  Very professional.

Richie

Well that definitely was an A+ job she did and agree with Happy Pappy she is Daddy's girl and will be for life she really thinks the world of you to want to showcase you like that. 

Nice job!

Deserving an "A."

This is one of the best posts and videos I've seen on this forum, Mike. Sort of reminded me of when my daughters (now 38 and 35) were that age and away at college.

You and your daughter did a great job and I especially enjoyed your narration of the video.

Many thanks to you and Alexa. Well done!

Great job Alexa !!!  But Mike  Watching the ballgame with a Red Sox cap on  Tsk tsk

Very nice video.  Your daughter did a great job and it was nice to hear some of your childhood memories.

Great job Alexa you get an A+!!!!!!!

What an Honor, Congratulations to you and Alexa.  Thanks.

Mike,

Great Story

Great Layout
Great Daughter for doing this.

I concur.

Thanks for sharing Mike. Nicely done layout and a steady camera hand!

Hey everyone, I’m really grateful for all the very kind comments.  I’m glad you enjoyed the video.  Alexa did do a nice job, I have to say…I was very proud of her.  To those of you who have been featured in DVDs and interviewed on TV about your own home or club layouts, I can appreciate the thought and care that went into your videos because it’s not so easy talking about our obsessions when the camera’s turned on and a question is put to you.  Especially when you are trying to keep those answers short and concise for editing purposes.  It can be hard to contain your enthusiasm!

I was somewhat overwhelmed with your compliments…sure, I expected to get a few responses about the trains themselves or some piece of scenery or “why didn’t you hire a real carpenter?” lol  But the warm responses about my daughter and the bond we share was very very touching, and I was humbled to read them.  Totally unexpected and greatly appreciated.

One little trivia note.  Alexa has indirectly made another “contribution” to the Forum or a Forum-related event .  Last summer, as the date was approaching for Alex Mallaie’s Open House on Staten Island, I asked her to make me a cake to look like an intermodal shipping container.  Which she did, completely from scratch.  This was the end result that made its way onto Alex and Dina’s dessert table.

Ben, you are so right.  Don't know what I was thinking.  How's this?  Better?

That was terrific and having the diesel horn at the end just sealed it!

What a treat, great video, you have a special bond with your daughter.

Brent