Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
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I Googled to establish the solution to this and came up with this.....
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=htt ... egUIARC1AQ
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=htt ... egUIARC1AQ
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That is indeed the Bridgewater Canal, Lancashire, however, thisPeter Butler wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:18 pm I Googled to establish the solution to this and came up with this.....
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=htt ... egUIARC1AQ
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-th ... nton-canal
is the Bridgwater ( & Taunton) Canal, Somerset.
Philip
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Thanks Philip, I was simply trying to identify Rod's question (previous page) about a 'red coloured canal due to ironstone deposits, possibly in the Birmingham area'. Neither are in Birmingham, but at least mine is red!
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What a difference an E makes...
I'm sure there's some youth related reference in there somewhere.....
Glad we got the issue resolved.
Rik
I'm sure there's some youth related reference in there somewhere.....
Glad we got the issue resolved.
Rik
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You are quite correct Peter.
The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, in North West England. It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester. Wikipedia.
Sorry Rik, Just read on the rest of the thread.....
The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, in North West England. It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester. Wikipedia.
Sorry Rik, Just read on the rest of the thread.....
ROD
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Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
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Rik, I do seem to speed read at times and miss the odd point often embedded in posts, so you may have already supplied the answer, in which case I apologise. My question is to do with the camera equipment you use, for you stills, off train video and on train video.
I have a Nikkon for a lot of my still, though I do use my phone's camera for ease of uploading and for any video, and I find the clarity of photo's very good (just lousy photo taking), but it is not always convenient, especially for mounting on a train, hence the question.
I have a Nikkon for a lot of my still, though I do use my phone's camera for ease of uploading and for any video, and I find the clarity of photo's very good (just lousy photo taking), but it is not always convenient, especially for mounting on a train, hence the question.
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Hi Jim
I have a dedicated Panasonic (HC-V700) video camera for most of my video work. I bought it a few years ago primarily because I wanted a camera with a mike socket as I was planning to take videos of narrow gauge railways I was visiting and needed to be able to use a mike with a furry cover (aka deadkitten) to eliminate wind noise. In fact, I used it when shooting the last video as the wind picked up in the afternoon and I was getting wind noise. The Panasonic was the cheapest I could find with a mike socket.
For onboard video I have an action camera similar to a GoPro, though mine cost £20 rather than £120. It's an AEE 5918. 1It does the same job as a GoPro and uses the same mounts. However, when I put it on a train I usually fix it down with a blob of Blutak.
For stills, I have a couple of compact digital cameras. One is a Nikon (Coolpix P1) and the other is a Canon (Power shot A560). Again, these were cheap as I bought them secondhand for around £20-30 each. They are not top of the range but they do the job. I do have a fancy bridge camera (a Fuji Finepix S9800) which I sometimes use, but to be honest, the compacts do just as good a job for what I need and the bridge camera, which is a bit unwieldy, seldom comes out.
Rik
I have a dedicated Panasonic (HC-V700) video camera for most of my video work. I bought it a few years ago primarily because I wanted a camera with a mike socket as I was planning to take videos of narrow gauge railways I was visiting and needed to be able to use a mike with a furry cover (aka deadkitten) to eliminate wind noise. In fact, I used it when shooting the last video as the wind picked up in the afternoon and I was getting wind noise. The Panasonic was the cheapest I could find with a mike socket.
For onboard video I have an action camera similar to a GoPro, though mine cost £20 rather than £120. It's an AEE 5918. 1It does the same job as a GoPro and uses the same mounts. However, when I put it on a train I usually fix it down with a blob of Blutak.
For stills, I have a couple of compact digital cameras. One is a Nikon (Coolpix P1) and the other is a Canon (Power shot A560). Again, these were cheap as I bought them secondhand for around £20-30 each. They are not top of the range but they do the job. I do have a fancy bridge camera (a Fuji Finepix S9800) which I sometimes use, but to be honest, the compacts do just as good a job for what I need and the bridge camera, which is a bit unwieldy, seldom comes out.
Rik
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Looks like the action camera has gone up by a fiver since I bought mine
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/2282081651?iid=122014397061
Rik
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/2282081651?iid=122014397061
Rik
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Rik, many thanks, great advice and direction, I will follow this up and let you know what happens.
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One of my latest videos (there are two more). I decided to install a test track in the workshop. Initially, it was just going to be a length of track above the workbench, but you know how these things escalate!
It now encircles the interior of the workshop, with a couple of sidings to hold stock waiting to be repaired, serviced or finished-off. At first I was going to use brass track but then thought this would be a waste and then remembered the Playmobil train set which I'd bought when my nephew came to stay (ten years ago). I knew the Playmobil railcar would run happily on my 45mm track, so ...... would my rolling stock run on the plastic Playmobil track? Surprisingly they did, though the check rails on the points needed an extra shim of aluminium to guide some of the wheels through.
It turned-out I had enough straights for 3/4 of the circuit, so I bought a few more on eBay to finish it off. They arrived this morning, so by this afternoon I was in business!
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Of course, when the weather is too wet or cold outside, I could always run a train or two inside....!
Rik
It now encircles the interior of the workshop, with a couple of sidings to hold stock waiting to be repaired, serviced or finished-off. At first I was going to use brass track but then thought this would be a waste and then remembered the Playmobil train set which I'd bought when my nephew came to stay (ten years ago). I knew the Playmobil railcar would run happily on my 45mm track, so ...... would my rolling stock run on the plastic Playmobil track? Surprisingly they did, though the check rails on the points needed an extra shim of aluminium to guide some of the wheels through.
It turned-out I had enough straights for 3/4 of the circuit, so I bought a few more on eBay to finish it off. They arrived this morning, so by this afternoon I was in business!
.
Of course, when the weather is too wet or cold outside, I could always run a train or two inside....!
Rik
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I've blogged the build in case anyone might be interested
https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2020/0 ... kshop.html
Rik
https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2020/0 ... kshop.html
Rik
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I was just thinking this afternoon how I would go about building a SM32 test track in my workshop!
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Great video Rik.
Thats some workshop now you can have train running when your in the process of doing another one of you superb builds.
Thats some workshop now you can have train running when your in the process of doing another one of you superb builds.
ROD
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
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Nice idea, as my shed is the spare bedroom, not sure if I will be allowed!!ge_rik wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 3:37 pm I've blogged the build in case anyone might be interested
https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2020/0 ... kshop.html
Rik
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Jimmy,Jimmyb wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:16 amNice idea, as my shed is the spare bedroom, not sure if I will be allowed!!ge_rik wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 3:37 pm I've blogged the build in case anyone might be interested
https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2020/0 ... kshop.html
Rik
Just do it tis easier to beg forgiveness that gain approval.
Start small then expand gradually.
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Excellent stuff, well done, that'll be really handy. I wonder if you'll resist the urge to add scenery???
And go on Tom, go for it!
And go on Tom, go for it!
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I did wonder about a backscene ......
Rik
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Your videos are always worth a good look. I'm very jealous of your locos and their control system.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Regards
Andy McMahon
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Rik,
Some inspiration for backdrops can be found here.
https://ringbalin.blogspot.com/p/construction-logs.html
They are painted with white acrylic paint tinted with student artists acrylics found in a $2/Pound shop.
I have a cunning plan (sorry Baldrick) to put some on my G layout to ide the fence palings.
Graeme
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Thanks Graeme
Much food for thought here. I was considering creating a photographic backscene with shots taken around Peckforton. I'll give that a try first, but if it doesn't work or I need to fill some gaps then I'll try tapping into my artistic side
Rik
Much food for thought here. I was considering creating a photographic backscene with shots taken around Peckforton. I'll give that a try first, but if it doesn't work or I need to fill some gaps then I'll try tapping into my artistic side
Rik
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