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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Live Steam Locomotives => Topic started by: Tony Bird on September 16, 2023, 02:36:45 am
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Hi Bruce,
The compact camera I use, is a five year old reasonably priced Sony, nothing special. I think a lot of the apparent smooth ride is that the tin plate wagons are very light, the wheels being just 16mm (5/8") in diameter, and they are run a lot and have a small build up of dirt on their wheels, making them bit eccentric. On the other hand the camera wagon is rarely used and is heavy with large clean wheels. The track though being recycled is reasonably smooth.
Yesterday was the first time that this new track was used on a CMES public open day, and it rained! And did it rain, it was said we had around 25mm and inch in old money, but the public and their children came! Nowhere near the numbers that usually do but still quite a few. I did make a bit of a video which I will bore you with later this week.
Take care Tony.
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Very nice Tony, you must have an incredible stabilizer on your camera, the ride along was so smooth. great work on the repair of the track, I imagine it was troubling you to get it done.
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Other than a switchman caught sleeping, I'd say you have an unmitigated success on your hands!
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Beautifully made...you must all be very proud to have it up and running again, perhaps better than ever!
Rog
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Good to see it back in operation. Well done!
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Hi,
After five months work the first circuit of track has been laid on the Cardiff Model Engineering Society's new garden railway.
https://youtu.be/xD1T9AdYHbE?si=fHux5HIo0cvJ-pC3
Take care Tony.