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Title: Real snowplowing in G Scale
Post by: Loco Bill Canelos on December 08, 2008, 03:55:57 PM
Hi all I posted this in the General discussion forum by mistake, so here it s for those G Scalers who don't look at the General Discussion topics!!

My son Nick is a G Scaler as am I.  I am a proud Dad, because he is a member of the Denver Garden Railway Society and his railroad will be featured at the G Scale National  Convention next summer.  It will also be in the next issue of Garden Railways Magazine.

Here are some great snow plowing shots on his mainline:

Video one shows the actual plowing of the line with an Aristocraft plow and Four USA Trains diesels in order to clear the way for the California Zephyr. (link below)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Y5fJGrJ3k

Video two shows a USA Trains California Zephyr carving its way through the canyons of snow created by the plow.  It also makes the full loop, including straight through the house via the crawlspace. (link below)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlXkaGgs1cI

Video three shows a complete circuit of the line by the California Zephyr from the engineers perspective (on board). A nice wide angle lens keeps the rails in sight 100% of the time.  This in a little faster than I normally go, I was shooting for a scale 55 mph. (link below)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH62n2-Pumo

He is also heavily into Bachmann 1:20.3
Enjoy


Title: Re: Real snowplowing in G Scale
Post by: charon on December 08, 2008, 05:09:45 PM
Bill,
Absolutely great videos!!
Thanks for sharing,
Chuck
Title: Re: Real snowplowing in G Scale
Post by: Loco Bill Canelos on January 28, 2009, 01:31:45 PM
Here is the latest vid,  Mounted the camera on top of the GP-38.  It definitely looks different from this perspective.
Title: Re: Real snowplowing in G Scale
Post by: Loco Bill Canelos on January 28, 2009, 01:38:08 PM
Sorry forgot to add the link!! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaqVQ04kryA
Title: Re: Real snowplowing in G Scale
Post by: Joe Satnik on January 28, 2009, 02:38:33 PM
You guys are having waaay too much fun.