Re: Train sets!

by 1mtvfan Sat 17 Jan 2015, 11:56 pm

First topic message reminder :

that is a matter of discretion, but so far it's been my old house, my current job, and my trains

by **Brandon** Wed 25 Feb 2015, 4:02 pm

1mtvfan wrote:we are building our own, but the gap on levels is too small for my go pro to fit through so you guys won't get to see how the helix works, unless i figure out something somehow

Why don't you just put it in a box car or something Razz

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by **TigerTankFan** Wed 25 Feb 2015, 5:00 pm

Interesting, we'll have to think about that.

by 1mtvfan Wed 25 Feb 2015, 5:36 pm

it's too wide to fit in a boxcar, because the way it has to be placed to film means it won't fit

by **Brandon** Wed 25 Feb 2015, 5:45 pm

So film blackness and fix it when it gets out, or use one of your 89 flats Smile

tie it up good.

by 1mtvfan Wed 25 Feb 2015, 5:52 pm

have a depressed center flat to put my gopro on, but he gopro and housing are still too tall and wide to fit under the levels of the proposed helix, and any other areas of underpasses created by the added 2nd level

by **Brandon** Wed 25 Feb 2015, 5:55 pm

Can't you just make the proposed helix taller so you can film it?

by 1mtvfan Wed 25 Feb 2015, 6:00 pm

don't know how much taller it can be made, because if the grades change too much, the trains won't be able to handle them, or keep on the rails.

by **Brandon** Wed 25 Feb 2015, 6:14 pm

Does the height really matter all that much? I mean the distance between each level on the helix?

by 1mtvfan Wed 25 Feb 2015, 7:14 pm

it does, a lot, the grades have to be passable to keep the trains on the rails

by **Brandon** Wed 25 Feb 2015, 7:34 pm

Well can't you build it in a way where it works but is tall enough to suffice your go pro? As they say if there is a will there is way.

by 1mtvfan Wed 25 Feb 2015, 7:37 pm

i don't know how much wider i can make it, as i said, changing the grades too much will effect the trains performance, and how much equipment they can haul

by **TigerTankFan** Wed 25 Feb 2015, 7:46 pm

such is a matter of clearance, and this can cause a LOT of damage. I've seen at least one photo that shows a rail-car with its top torn off after going under a bridge that was too low.

by **Brandon** Wed 25 Feb 2015, 8:12 pm

1mtvfan wrote:i don't know how much wider i can make it, as i said, changing the grades too much will effect the trains performance, and how much equipment they can haul

TigerTankFan wrote:such is a matter of clearance, and this can cause a LOT of damage. I've seen at least one photo that shows a rail-car with its top torn off after going under a bridge that was too low.

If it is so risky why use this precise method?

by **TigerTankFan** Wed 25 Feb 2015, 8:29 pm

Sometimes there is no other choice, but we could always film a train using the helix after the location in question has been fully built.

by **Brandon** Wed 25 Feb 2015, 9:26 pm

There is bound to be another method out there somewhere.

by 1mtvfan Wed 25 Feb 2015, 10:12 pm

the helix will not be built for a while yet, as a reverse loop still needs to be built first, then the helix will come to fruition,

by **TigerTankFan** Wed 25 Feb 2015, 10:53 pm

It will take some time to find another way, but I'm sure that it will work out in the end.

by 1mtvfan Wed 25 Feb 2015, 11:32 pm

it's only a drop of 4 inches or so, but if my go pro won't fit inside the helix, i will have to set it to film as a static camera, unless i can find a way to film w/o using the housing for it

by **Brandon** Thu 26 Feb 2015, 6:22 am

1mtvfan wrote:it's only a drop of 4 inches or so, but if my go pro won't fit inside the helix, i will have to set it to film as a static camera, unless i can find a way to film w/o using the housing for it

Static camera?

by 1mtvfan Thu 26 Feb 2015, 11:16 am

i mean just placing in one place and have the trains roll past it

by **DJJosh** Thu 26 Feb 2015, 12:25 pm

More interesting posts from 1mtvfan and TigerTankFan about trains with using a camera too Smile

by 1mtvfan Thu 26 Feb 2015, 1:13 pm

just a go pro i use for filming

by **bgradionetwork** Thu 26 Feb 2015, 1:47 pm

Be sure to read some of the other posts on other pages, you will see how this conversation got to where it is at right now. Smile

by 1mtvfan Thu 26 Feb 2015, 2:55 pm

i will have to see what i can do in all of this

by **Brandon** Thu 26 Feb 2015, 4:16 pm

About all of what?