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More dust from the attic...
« on: June 02, 2011, 08:37:53 AM »
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Another archival video from the Laurel Valley vault...


I finished more of the cityscape then you see here, but I never recorded for posterity.  Even so, it was a cool little layout.
Here's the track plan (as best as I can remember!)



Please excuse the blurry 80s vintage video.  I did the best I could to clean it up and pick up the pacing.

Lee
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Re: More dust from the attic...
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2011, 11:16:07 AM »
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Another archival video from the Laurel Valley vault...


I finished more of the cityscape then you see here, but I never recorded for posterity.  Even so, it was a cool little layout.
Here's the track plan (as best as I can remember!)



Please excuse the blurry 80s vintage video.  I did the best I could to clean it up and pick up the pacing.

Lee

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Re: More dust from the attic...
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2011, 11:27:33 AM »
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I figured that would catch your eye.  I sold it in a lot of 80's era boxcars back in 2000 or so.

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Re: More dust from the attic...
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2011, 11:34:21 AM »
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Pretty cool Lee, despite the vintage fuzziness of the video. This layout also illustrates your "flair" for scenic composition (buildings, etc). 8)

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Re: More dust from the attic...
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2011, 12:19:00 PM »
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Thanks, Mark...  Mmmm.  Scenic Composition might be a topic for the N Scale Approach... let me cogitate on that!
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Re: More dust from the attic...
« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2011, 01:22:03 PM »
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I agree, I definitely see the roots of the current layout there too. The bridge scene? Lots of Maryland Junction there... was there any video of the other side?

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Re: More dust from the attic...
« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2011, 02:24:01 PM »
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I'm pretty sure there is.  It's locked up in the pile of Sony 8mm video cassettes in the bottom drawer... no playback device at the moment.  I had transferred this stuff from those to VHS, which was the source for this.  I remember it was unscenicked for the most part.  I had finished the mountain at the Lumber Mill end of the plan you see, and roughed in some scenery along the branch line, but I can't recall if that was before or after I rolled tape.  Here's a shot of the lumber mill:



The main line grade is just above the top of the centerbeam car, emerging from the tunnel on the left and curving away from the camera.  The junction for the yard lead came off with a crossover on the deck of this stone arch bridge:


(shown here in the context of an earlier photo module)

From there it went back to the east end return loop.

I have vague recollections of video of the Amtrak train rolling along that route.

This was the inspiration for the bridge scene::

Lee
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Re: More dust from the attic...
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2011, 11:01:45 AM »
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Good stuff, reminds me of my Dad's layout...minus the water damage and hoarding.

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