Arnie’s been in touch again with his stunning N scale passenger layout.
A big thanks to everyone who left a comment on his last post with the video:
“Hi Al — Thank you for your support and posting of my video.
I want to thank all the readers/viewers for their positive feedback and support of the proposed video project.
I therefore will continue to brainstorm for the forthcoming video ‘episodes’.
However, an injury to my hand this past weekend required an emergency room visit and suturing of my thumb on my dominant hand. So the wheels of progress on the project will be turning a bit slowly for a few weeks or so.
I’ve attached a photo of my N scale passenger layout track plan (the Susquehanna Valley & Gulf Summit Ry.) as viewers of my videos seem to always want to see it.
If I may, I would like to address a few comments/concerns voiced by several viewers of the new video:
Several viewers felt that some of the popup text was visible for too short a time. I agree and I apologize.
The reason for the limited time was due to the limited duration of the pertinent scenes which the text was referencing.
I didn’t want the text to linger too long and detract from viewing the very brief scene(s) or have the text flow into the next scene
However, as a solution, I may be able to add a text only screen at the onset of the opening valley scene to give some detail about the 4 trains depicted in the N scale passenger layout vid. This same procedure can be used in subsequent videos.
Some viewers thought the music was too loud. I will therefore make further adjustments in forthcoming clips.
The variable music volume approach that I use is intended for effect and/or emphasis of different scenes as the story unfolds; and also dictated by the varying volume of the onboard DCC sound decoders (when present) on different locos and their real or implied distance from the observer/camera.
Lastly, a few of you noticed something on the N scale passenger layout.
I want to thank Norton who noticed that cars on the PRR passenger train were wobbling as the train approached the bridge at the river.
Norton, the problem is not with the track. Instead, the rocking was caused by defective trucks on the combine and first coach cars.
I got new replacement wheel sets but forgot to change them before videoing.
I hope it doesn’t impair the many other clips I’ve already taken of this train.
These pics give a better perspective on the bi-level layout that can be confusing from the track plan. (By the way, photos appearing on the walls of the train room were all taken on the layout and have been published in various model railroading magazines.)
There were also questions about the backgrounds I use. I have about eight photo backdrops that I use extensively for taking photos and videos. Some can be aligned consecutively to create a longer scene.
I use them as portable backdrops wherever needed to give greater depth and realism to the N scale passenger layout scenes. There is one that I put into the enclosed photos as a quick reference in the distance. The backdrops are by Realistic Backgrounds.com.
And I want to thank everyone for the well-wishes for a speedy recovery from my injury. I assure everyone that I am perfectly fine and I am “up and running” though a little awkwardly handling objects.
Again, thanks to you Al for this forum and to everyone for their enthusiastic and helpful commentary.
Arnie”
N scale passenger layout:
A big thanks to Arnie for sharing his N scale passenger layout.
That’s all for today folks.
Please do keep ’em coming.
And if today is the day you get started on your layout, the Beginner’s Guide is here.
Best
Al
PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.
PPS More N scale layouts here if that’s your thing.
