I got back from my annual Nevada trip a couple days ago and still have tons of catching up to do. I will post more pics and info in a few days but for now, here are some videos I shot in and near Ely, NV. Most of them show 2-8-0 #93 in action. One features RS3 #109. The first is a cool "over the camera" shot. The last one is kind of a blooper reel.

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-z_LQpIk7c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7HgIgWkpps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb1FAANeXFM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyF00lh-rcU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONR7kCg5ShA

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

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_wqkFdi22Y

Thanks! I also have some photos and info about how I make my plants:

http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/IRR_Plants.html

Hi! It's been a while since I've been to this forum. I've been busy working on some model buildings. But I needed a break from that, so lately I've been doing some work on the layout. (It's a 1/24th scale outdoor model railroad.)

I'm "fine-tuning" some of the rock work on older areas of the layout, and also creating and installing hundreds of miniature, scale plants. And, I'm working on improving my photography, trying out different camera angles, lighting, etc. Here are a few of my recent photos:

This first shot is one of my favorites... A train crosses the Serenity Canyon Viaduct, as the setting sun casts long shadows on the ruins of an old mine. The loco is a Bachmann "Annie" with a Barry's Big Trains custom drive:




The fireman of this locomotive takes a moment to enjoy the view as the late afternoon sun highlights the rocks and plants:




A bird's eye view as a train traverses the cliffs of the In-ko-pah Railroad:




A view of the abandoned Monolith Mine, as seen from a train on the Serenity Canyon Viaduct. Note the red-tail hawk on the headframe:




Another view of the train on the Serenity Canyon Viaduct:




Scraggly ocotillos, prickly cholla cactus, brittlebush, and other desert shrubs dot this rocky ridge as a train passes in the distance:






The train struggles upgrade in the shadow of the cliffs:

I asked this once before and never got an answer, so I'll try again. Can someone tell me the specs (votage, current, whatever) for the LEDs used in the Annie's headlights?

Just a quick note... I wasn't happy with the navigation on my site, so I reworked it. Now, if you're on the Nevada trip page and click one of the links to specific historical sites, it'll open the page for that site in a new window. That way, you won't have to keep jumping back to the trip page to continue. I also did this for the links on the Ghost Towns and Mines page, the Vintage Machinery and Vehicles page, and on my In-ko-pah RR page.

I've posted a pictorial account of my recent Nevada-Mojave camping trip on my website...

Nevada Trip 2009 Part One:

   http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Nevada_Trip_2009_Part_One.html


I've divided this account of my trip into four parts to keep the page load times short. You can click through from page to page, or jump to a specific page.

There are many photos of interest to modelers and railfans. A lot of the buildings and equipment I saw would make great subjects for scale models.

Some of the interesting sites I visited include the ghost towns of Delamar, Minerva, Palisade, Ruby Hill, Tybo, Warm Springs, and Carrara.

I visited several historic small towns and "near-ghosts", such as Amboy, Death Valley Junction, Pioche, Tonopah, Goldfield, Carlin, Caliente, and Ely.

I also explored various abandoned mines and mining camps -- the Everett Mines, the Monkeywrench Mine, the Wide Awake Mine, and the St. Lawrence Mine.

Many of the sites were once served by railroads, and some still have railroad related structures, equipment or artifacts. And of course, there's the fabulous Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, where I photographed and videotaped 2-8-0 #93 in action and at the station.

I've added a page for vintage machinery and vehicles:

   http://www.raydunakin.com/Site/Vintage_Machinery.html

Here you'll find detailed photos of some of the interesting old mining equipment I've seen, including an amazing steam-powered drilling rig built in the late 1800's. There's also a battered International Harvester dump truck, and a small John Deere crawler-type tractor, plus an aerial bucket tram, mine lifts, ore cars, and a horse-drawn ore wagon.

Along the way I encountered and photographed a lot of wildlife, including bats, lizards, deer, pronghorn antelope, and a herd of rare bighorn sheep.

The weirdest site I visited was a 3000' wide nuclear sinkhole, site of the 1968 Project Faultless underground nuclear bomb test. It's very strange to walk around over Ground Zero, knowing that somewhere below is a vast radioactive cavern!

Anyway, check out the links above and read the whole story. (Let me know if there are any broken links.)

Enjoy!

Oooohh, yeah! The SP #4449 is gorgeous! Definitely a contender.

Thanks!

BTW, I posted some short, new clips this evening. Three are onboard shots with the camera mounted on the front of the loco. There's also a couple run-by shots.

Quote from: pcctrolleyII on July 13, 2009, 06:53:33 PM
wonderful video loved every minute of it also loved the sound.

Yeah, the sound is really great, adds a lot to the experience. The loco is a Bachmann "Annie" with a Barry's Big Trains custom drive, and a Phoenix PB9 sound board.

I put together a series of clips showing the entire layout, as seen by a "cameraman" riding a flat car on a freight train. It's almost seven minutes long, so it takes a little time to download it, but it's pretty cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq6ue5K7nSU

Thanks! I'm hoping to have an onboard video soon.

And yet another In-ko-pah Railroad video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoJmUZ_7gPM

This one shows a train emerging from the shadows of a canyon, and passing the Dos Manos water tower.

More to come!

I've posted a couple videos of the In-ko-pah Railroad on YouTube. Here's a clip I shot this evening. In this video, a train is chugging up the grade between tunnels, passing under the Serenity Canyon Viaduct:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfu1SoteTNw

Enjoy!

Holy cow! That looks like something from a movie!

Thanks! I forgot to mention, this is my 1/24th scale outdoor layout.