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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #165 on: November 24, 2015, 11:25:53 AM »
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Ok I will have to get stilts are the bar just keeps getting  set higher and higher.

 Awesome work Dean!!! Looks seamless!

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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #166 on: April 24, 2016, 07:03:30 PM »
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Not a whole lot of visual progress to report as I've been focused on layout functionality lately such as frog wiring and adding power districts (I'm up to 7!). 

One of my regular operators always talks about how several smaller layouts are contained within my layout, so I decided to surprise my crew with yet another layout within the layout.  The Condon, Kinzua, & Southern Railroad was an actual shortline in Oregon Joint Line territory which lasted up until 1977.  With some layout room space opening up after the construction of the new dispatcher's office I decided to add the CK&S to the layout, connecting to the Oregon Joint Line main just south of Silvies yard.  Essentially it's a shelf layout which will eventually host a large lumber mill (to the right) including a log dump, chip track, and lumber loading tracks.  The track to the left extends back six feet or so into hidden staging. 

Operations will see the CK&S crew pulling a loaded log train into town behind their sound equipped Atlas S-2, swapping out log loads for empties, sorting out the interchange cuts left by the UP Burns Local and NP Silvies Switcher, spotting and pulling the lumber mill and grain elevator, sorting out the NP pulls from the UP pulls, and returning back to the "woods" with their empty log train.  Later on the UP and NP will make their interchanges. 
IMG_2166 by Dean Ferris, on Flickr


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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #167 on: May 09, 2016, 10:08:04 PM »
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The CK&S looks like it will be another fun job like the ON&E. Can't wait to give it try at a future op session.

I also need to work up the courage to try dispatching sometime in the future too.  :D
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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #168 on: May 12, 2016, 08:04:16 PM »
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/>Here's a quick video I put together of some Oregon Joint Line action - my first attempt at using prototype sound.  Let me know what you think. 

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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #169 on: May 12, 2016, 08:19:10 PM »
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Both shots were very good, but that first one is top notch !  If I were to look away, then back at video again, I'd have to rethink if I was watching a model or prototype.

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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #170 on: May 12, 2016, 10:28:35 PM »
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Both turned out good. But the SP SD35s just don't say SP to me. You need to run some SD45 and Tunnel Motors :P
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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #171 on: May 12, 2016, 11:24:22 PM »
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Coldriver, your scenery rocks! Very well done.
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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #172 on: May 13, 2016, 12:16:38 AM »
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Dean -
That first scene with the SP is really spectacular.  Nicely done as always.
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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #173 on: May 13, 2016, 07:45:22 AM »
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Both turned out good. But the SP SD35s just don't say SP to me. You need to run some SD45 and Tunnel Motors :P

Yes I know - but thought you'd be happy to see that after several years I at least broke down and got the headlights working on the SD35's! 

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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #174 on: May 13, 2016, 10:19:46 AM »
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Awesome scenes. The first needed some doppler effect to my ear, and the engines seem to dominate the noise for too long after passing with the train moving at that speed, but I focused on soaking in the whole scene. Looks real enough.

This bar is so high I am not modeling any Idaho Belt scenes in Oregon. It's already been done!
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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #175 on: May 13, 2016, 10:33:54 AM »
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So, at first, I thought I was watching a video of the prototype.

Then I heard naturally aspirated GP9s instead of turbocharged SD35s.

But seriously, your layout is gorgeous, and even better in motion.

I agree with the previous comments, but also think that you need a little bit more ambient sounds: specifically the river and rail noise.

It's an awesome start though.

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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #176 on: May 13, 2016, 12:46:43 PM »
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Coldriver

Outstanding video, loved the sound as well. Your post led me to really dig in to your layout report and other videos.  I am really impressed. Not only is the scenery great but I am loving the fact that it allows you to run so many different roads. I am looking forward to your next video.

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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #177 on: May 13, 2016, 07:58:15 PM »
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So, at first, I thought I was watching a video of the prototype.

Then I heard naturally aspirated GP9s instead of turbocharged SD35s.

But seriously, your layout is gorgeous, and even better in motion.

I agree with the previous comments, but also think that you need a little bit more ambient sounds: specifically the river and rail noise.

It's an awesome start though.

Appreciate everyone's feedback!  I had two choices - turbocharged 645's or nat. asp. 567's, so I went with the 567's.  The problem with the minimal-Doppler, over noisy-locos is that the original video from the sound follows the locos as they pass (pan shot), so the effect of passing is diminished.  As the "Part I" designation hints, I plan additional videos which will hopefully improve over time.  All hail N Scale!

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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #178 on: September 10, 2016, 12:27:25 AM »
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Finally started getting around to applying scenery to the Condon, Kinzua, & Southern Railway scene I added earlier this year.  I decided that ugly seam on the  backdrop wasn't worth coving (at least for now) since it was hard to reach and it's not in an often visited location on the layout.  The train is pulling in from CK&S logging line staging, with the wye providing the connection to the Oregon Joint Line at Humboldt Jct.  Yep, that's still my stand-in US Army Baldwin - I've purchased a sound-equipped S2 but haven't painted it for the CK&S yet. 
Kinzua by Dean Ferris, on Flickr

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Re: Oregon Joint Line N Scale
« Reply #179 on: September 10, 2016, 09:27:19 AM »
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looks great Dean, can not wait to see the layout again and this time operate. Both myself and Eddie Adcock are coming up for Dallas interchange in October, yours was our first choice. Starting to work on my own tab system, have about half the tabs made so far, looking forward to operating with your system. Gordon / Santa Fe-All the way