Model Railroading Or Diorama Scenes-Are Any UHH's Participating in This Hobby?
May 6, 2020 16:55:13 #
Bob Werre wrote:
Don't worry about costs unless you're after high end stuff. The hobby itself is hurting for new blood while the old guys are dying out. So when trainshows start up again, you'll have plenty of stuff for little money. And just like photo items, Ebay is a great source if you find a reliable dealer. Right now I'm helping a widow sell off many items from his unused collection.
It is always sad to see a widow unloading her departed’s pride & joy that means nothing to her, be it train stuff or camera stuff.
May 6, 2020 16:59:38 #
Rondog
Loc: Western Mass
I live here in Western Massachusetts where at the local fairground they have the largest train show I believe it's in the country with over a half a million square feet of displays it's an amazing show six buildings...
May 6, 2020 17:26:37 #
Rondog wrote:
I live here in Western Massachusetts where at the local fairground they have the largest train show I believe it's in the country with over a half a million square feet of displays it's an amazing show six buildings...
I got stuck in the mud there one year.
May 6, 2020 19:17:32 #
One of my favorite displays has been at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. For years, they had an O-scale layout, but sometime they replaced it with an HO-scale layout that goes from prairie to city.
They are also the home of the Burlington's "Pioneer Zephyr". For years it sat out in the parking lot, but when they built a parking garage, they lowered down and it now stars at their modern entrance.
They are also the home of the Burlington's "Pioneer Zephyr". For years it sat out in the parking lot, but when they built a parking garage, they lowered down and it now stars at their modern entrance.
May 6, 2020 20:17:27 #
Nice!!
That Zephyr is looking good as well.
Have you been inside the Zephyr?
Pat
That Zephyr is looking good as well.
Have you been inside the Zephyr?
Pat
May 6, 2020 20:30:42 #
Jay Pat wrote:
Nice!!
That Zephyr is looking good as well.
Have you been inside the Zephyr?
Pat
That Zephyr is looking good as well.
Have you been inside the Zephyr?
Pat
No, I have seen the outside a number of times, but I've never gone on a tour of the interior.
Incidentally, they spiffed it up after standing outside all those years.
May 6, 2020 21:28:39 #
I've been in the Zephyr and they have a wonderful presentation simulation worth the effort to experience. It's brother/sister (Flying Yankee), was still in early restoration stages a few years ago, someplace in Mass.
May 6, 2020 23:31:40 #
SalvageDiver wrote:
There would be a lot of photo opportunities in this hobby, but you'd need to brush up on your focus stacking skills.
Someone on another forum uses a Pentax Q for model railroad photography. The tiny sensor of course gives greater DOF.
May 7, 2020 13:25:28 #
n3eg wrote:
Someone on another forum uses a Pentax Q for model railroad photography. The tiny sensor of course gives greater DOF.
Sadly, one who used to post on the Pentax Forums was killed in a motorcycle accident.
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