Small Shelf Layout Operations (Axton Turn) | River Road | Boomer Diorama ~ Vlog # 166
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- This is an HO (1/87) Scale Model Railroad Operation "Demo" on a (point-to-point) small shelf layout @ ( 2'X12' Feet). It is designed with "stub" end (off-layout) staging at each end.
It is built in the style of a large diorama and meant to inspire as well as be functional and educational. The River Road diorama depicts a typical "last mile" operation by SRY Rail Link. It is these types of operations we often fail to model on our layouts because we focus on the big grandiose picture, which is often impossible to achieve, and imminently cost prohibitive for the average modeler. Some of the best modelers I have ever met know how to achieve this on a minimal budget, and footprint, by growing their skills through modeling rather than trying to build miles beyond their ability.
Large layouts are great but they do not always translate to a realistic and immersive model railroad. A smaller footprint can be exploited if we focus in on the details and the "feel" of the prototype, rather than the almost unachievable larger concept that only grace the front covers of popular magazines.
* All Prototype Sound Effects provided by Boomer Diorama and CZcams Audio Library.
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A Comprehensive read of the Diorama and it's history: books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=jaK5BQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP5&dq=The+Art+of+dioramas&ots=2bVunwJRS8&sig=hOGLgPZBXjhHGTBOQA1Y0-XIKZo#v=onepage&q=The%20Art%20of%20dioramas&f=false
Dunno how I missed this 'till now...
Camera, sounds...
Just wonderful...
No one else comes close
Thanks. There are lots of opportunities for ops on this smaller layout. ;-)
I really appreciate how you take it slow. Just like the prototype.
Slow ops makes the shelf layout authentic and unique. It's the icing on the cake! Cheers ~ Boomer.
Absolutely remarkable and incredibly inspiring. The different camera angles and recorded sounds really bring your layout to a higher level, if that’s even possible 🏆🏆🏆
Thank you very much!
Your scenic skills are second to none. Just in awe of the trees, the grass, and the curved turnouts imbedded in the road. It feels like I am watching a real railroad. You must have been pretty heartbroken about Montana Rail Link being reabsorbed - my condolences.
I heard BNSF took them over.
Could watch these shots & listen to this audio all day, this was a great update!
Glad you enjoyed it
Boomer, I really enjoyed reading your short article under "Description."
It makes so much sense!
"The Typical Last Mile!"
That sooo describes the enjoyment of the small shelf layout!
CHEERS
Glad you enjoyed it!
Some moments are so close to the real thing, you have to look twice to realize it's art. And it really is. I've seen some small layouts with more detail and more stories than you will ever find in a large layout. Really great Boomer thanx.
Thank you. The layout is very enjoyable.
I love all the real locomotive and wheels sounds.
😁
Great operation video on your beautiful model railway. Greetings Tino
Many thanks!
There is something to say for film or video that contains little or no dialogue and the story is told through sound and visuals.
Once again Boomer, you've nailed it.
Thanks Ralph!
When I was young I heard all those sounds laying on the floor with my face close to the Lionel track. Now because of you I can relive those pleasant moments . The proof of great scenery. Thanks Boomer!!.
That's awesome!
Still my favorite channel on CZcams, thank you!
Hey! . . . Thank you!😁👍
MAN, THAT WAS AWESOME 👌!!!
Boomer excellent work of Art !!@@!!!
Bruce in Minnesota
Thanks a bunch!
Dear Boomer, love the sound, the slow movement, the acceleration, the angles, the ‘hand of god!’ Cheerio
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent, Excellent. 5 stars🌟 . Been waiting for this one.
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi Boomer, Just watched Vlog 166 - You do this every now and then and it catches me by surprise but I love it and it makes me laugh - this time you dropped off the box - uncouple - back away and suddenly the hand of the creator reaches in. I love and enjoy your humor/creativity. Arlin, Grand Rapids, MI.
Lol . . . thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts! Cheers ~ Boomer. 😁
Wow, Boomer, I wasn't expecting that. It's kind of a breath of fresh air. Other than the giant hand scene, I thought I was looking at the real thing. Great videography. I enjoyed seeing the completed scene come alive in action. It was just remarkably epic in simplicity. Something only an OCD individual could pull off. You HO guys get all the cool stuff.
Happy rails
It's a fun layout to operate! Thanks for sharing. Cheers.
That was cool. You should do that again as a night op. With all the lights on.
Cheers.
Super modelling on detailed small shelf layout. Smooth running & very well filmed. Looks like lots of fun in a modest space - great! Thanks so much for sharing.
Many thanks!
Outstanding in every way. I'll watch this every time.
Thank you. Cheers!
Wow, just, wow. Thank you Boomer.
Cheers!😁
I love your layout! Mine is small 8x12 and I love the size! Everything is diarama close so I can scratch build and detail my heart out! I couldn't do this on a big layout I don't have the time! Nothing better then a cup of coffee and watching the trains! Thanks for the videos!
You get it and your layout sounds awesome! Cheers ~ Boomer.
Damnit, it's one thing to have super-detailed locomotives and freight cars. . . But super-detailed trees! C'mon, you're setting the bar waaaaaaay too high! 😁
In all seriousness, your layout looks great along with superlative filming.
This is why I build on a smaller footprint. I don't get overwhelmed with details because they all make sense here.
Perfectly timed....sound vs sight. I'm often sitting in awe....lost for words.
Glad you enjoyed it
Very relaxing, thanks. Love the thunder.
😁Thank you. Cheers!
Nice operating session and quite realistic down to the rolling thunder, nice touch
Yes! It’s 8:00 AM here in Atlanta, and we had a powerful thunderstorm blow through around 3:00 AM, so that thunder and rainfall really resonated! An extremely artful touch, Boomer! 🔥❤️🔥🙏👍👍
Thank you very much!
Listening to the sounds is just as enjoyable as watching the switching! Magnificent!👏👍
Thank you for your unfailing support Gene. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers.
Very enjoyable. My two favorites - the opening scene with the diner roof. And 3:15 looking up the bank. Money 💲shots. Thanks for posting - Bill.
Glad you enjoyed it
The audio overlay is getting eerily good!
Lol . . . yes I know. I got lucky with this one and it sort of creeped me out in terms of the sync, etc. ;-)
Good Job! The video is a nice break from the workbench. You’ve got me working with wet-on-wet acrylic washes and now Renzetti has me into gouaches! Fun but busy. Cheers and keep up the good work.
Funny you mention that. I just picked up a new set of (water-color) pencils. They add another dimension to weathering. You can draw a line and then touch it with a wet brush and it fades out while keeping the line. Hard to explain but very cool effect if you use them on flat Tamiya (XF) color. - very cool.
Damn Boomer! The modeling I’d superb, the camera work is outstanding, the sounds are phenomenal, and the Operations are a joy to watch. Not that it is surprising… just more of the usual from you! Thanks for all the great content you put out. -Rick
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
wow - inspirational
You say they're underrated - all the best layouts are all small shelf layouts - because you spend decades just perfecting it as a diorama and operating it deliberately and slowly - each rpm of the diesel (from the speaker) is heard and appreciated. Each wheel turn over a frog or switch is anticipated. The detail that can go into each weathered rusted bolt is intentional. And you don't need to rent a hall or spend $100k on a home addition to house it. (necessarily).
Exactly my philosophy. ;-)
A fantastic video and very close to the reality of railway traffic. A great layout and very nice locomotives and an excellent sound.
Many thanks!
I Agee man!!! I feel like you can make a scene seem bigger in a smaller place. Love the ops in the awesome scenes!
Cheers!
Outstanding Performance sir!! Love the marriage of the real soundtrack and the camera angles of your layout. Keep up the fantastic work.
Thanks, will do!
Great video and sound editing! I agree 100% about the benefits of a smaller layout. -Tom
Totally agree!
“Honey, I Shrunk the SRY!” Better than the prototype.
Lol . . .
What a great looking layout. It is so realistic and the details are very impressive. I've seen other videos of how you get this to look like this and I know it takes a lot of work but man it's sure worth the effort. A fine job.
Thank you very much! It's like a mini-movie set in some ways. Not to mention a functional one. Cheers.
Beautiful. Awesome attention to detail. A true work of art
Thank you very much!
Spectacular videography! Can't begin to imagine how many clips you must have in your sound files library.
A lot
@@boomerdiorama Oooooh yeah !!!!!
Great video and the scenery looks awesome with trains running through it!
Glad you enjoyed it
Every video is an inspiration to watch. Also... talk about realism... some knucklehead parked his Porsche way too close to the tracks!
Probably a crazy artist . . . lol.
Great modeling, great video!!
Thank you very much!
Love watching your videos!! I feel like I'm railfanning!! Keep 'em coming.
Glad you like them!
Fantastic Boomer.! BIG👍🏻 Absolutely stunning scenery and operation.😊WELL DONE ✅👍🏻
Many thanks!
Once again, incredible modeling and videography, Boomer. Well done!
Glad you enjoyed it!
When I watch railroad videos or photos, I tend to focus on what's beyond the subject. I found myself doing the same with this segment. Good job Boomer.
Thank you. Cheers!
The timing of your release of this video, Boomer, connects amazingly well with a video that I got to see just last night, titled “Sparks Fly on the Fulton County Railroad!” It, also is from a Last Mile operation, in the southwest corner of the metro Atlanta area. Highly recommended. 🎉 I continue to be thrilled by your art! This is one of the payoffs for all your attention to detail over the months and years! Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for the compliments and the support! Cheers ~ Boomer.
Bravo Sir ............... Bravo 🙂. Superb !
;-)
Boomer you have done it again...! yes small shelf layouts are often overlooked and underrated but look at a whole lotta action in this big sequence - the scenery realism makes the entire scene come to life and it is very believable - well done and thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Very interesting to watch. It must have taken some time to compose this video so thanks for sharing that and your beautiful scale model.
Sure thing. Thank you.
The best. THE BEST. If you could do the same, outdoors, in natural light.... indistinguishable from real.
Natural light is awesome for sure. Although with smaller scales it is undesirable in my experience because it highlights flaws no one would see otherwise. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.😁
@@boomerdiorama keep up the good work ☆☆☆
Awesome! Been waiting for some operations! I kept hitting pause to look at the details. 😀 Thanks! - Paul
😁👍
Absolute perfection
;-)
Superb absolutely superb. Regards Stewart uk
Thank you! Cheers!
Just outstanding. Thanks for sharing. Dave
Thank you! Cheers!
Impressive, so realistic.
Thank you!
@@boomerdiorama my Pleasure.
The sound editing in this make it 100x better. What a huge boost to the immersion.
Yes indeed . . . i agree.😁
Fantastic
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome vid! So well shot!!!
😁
excellent sound effects !
Yes. Thank you. They work out well . . . sometimes. 😉
Absolutely wonderful video 👍🏻
Your layout is truly outstanding 🤩
Thank you very much!
Absolutely stunning Boomer! A treat to experience. -grant
Thank you kindly Grant! Cheers ~ Boomer.
The fun you must have making videos like this! Great stuff!
In contrast with teaching tutorials , yes indeed . . . they are fun.
Super fantastic
Thanks again
Absolutely awesome... total perfection! The sound editing was bang on. Love the camera angles, the barge slip, the Diner roof top details. Thanks for sharing Boomer. Cheers!
Thank you! Cheers.😁
Very nice layout!
She is coming along slowly but surely. Thank you. 😁
Splendide !
. . . Fun!
ALMOST perfect! (It IS perfect) But, I'm sure there's SOMETHING that you don't like. 😁😁
Always . . . lol.😁
@@boomerdiorama
As always, love ya man!
Dear Mr Boomer - Have you done a video that shows how you have transitioned over the joins of your ‘removable’ benchwork sections ? Both in regards to the trackwork and the scenery ? - I feel like I am learning a lot from your videos and cannot wait to start on my own layout , yours is so inspirational. PS - watching from the UK here.
😁Each episode from the beginning are listed as Vlog #'s. Scroll back under videos to find content in the title: czcams.com/video/q-s1DOdPEYc/video.html
impressive, always is.
Thank you for the compliment. Cheers ~ Boomer.
It's great! I wonder if you should add a more realistic background behind the tees and the various buildings. As it is, it feels kinda unnatural.
Thanks for the tips!
Beautifully done production. Are you having to move elements around the layout to make room for the camera, etc on a regular basis? Certainly an argument for your approach to keep each element moveable.
Yes and yes. This was the reason for my design (moveable) component style for 'River Road.' A lesson learned from the 'Glover Road' layout. It is really the same philosophy as film set making and theater. Everything must be "wild" (moveable) for the camera, lights etc. I'm still working on better lighting though because you need to shoot miniatures with a certain FPS and pin-hole aperture for depth of field which requires maximum lighting. Video is incredibly challenging to shoot, especially with smaller scales like this. Cheers.
@@boomerdiorama absolutely agree, particularly with respect to shooting with small apertures (and having to move buildings). Also great rationale for building structures with simple and durable components 'welded' together to avoid breakage.
@@ChicagoCrossingRR Yes indeed!
Life is like a box of chocolates you'll never know what you get
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Thanks! Really neat diorama / shelf layout, and love the realistic shunting, and that's some real effort in the video editing/cuts.
I do find the over-dubbing a bit too much distracting though. Let modern DCC "speak" for itself!
Out of curiosity, what happens when hitting the derail at 3:06? That's the kind of little detail that is wonderful.
Thanks for sharing. With over 500 hundred videos I only dubbed 2 or 3, so not much really. I take it you are new to the channel. Cheers & Welcome! 😁
@@boomerdiorama Hi, yes new here. I'm definitely sub'ing to this. Top notch, thanks for sharing!
😊👍👍👍
Cheers!
Immersive? Mesmerising! Well worth the effort!
BTW, what software do you use for editing?
You won't believe me if I told you . . . Windows 10 (free) editor. It's simple. I find if one has too many options you never get out of post-production to publish. I do wish it had "fade" though . . . but oh well. You can heal a lot of deficiencies during the shoot if you think it through.
@@boomerdiorama Agreed on the 'too many options'. I thought however you may have up-graded without me noticing. I actually love the style of video you produce Boomer. Put the clips with commentary in order, add titles and Bob's your uncle. And I agree on pre-production, too. Thanks for answering and I wish you a good day.
@@rafaelvoncina6036 O.K.😁Cheers!
Boomer. Is it possible to get that loco sound with todays sound decoders ? Love that sound.
Those were prototype recordings I filmed.
GREAT sounds !! What brand decoder are you using ?
ESU Loksound V5 - (with sum prototype dubbing).
@@boomerdiorama thank you
what sound system are you using in your units ? one of the more realistic I have seen / heard - thanks
I use ESU Loksound V5 with dubbing real prototype sounds.
@@boomerdiorama I appreciate your response - it makes the action so life-like
Love the XJE .... Is one on your bucket list?
:-) . . . Cheers!
That’s no XJE, that’s a Porsche 911! And how did it get into the back of the brewery?
Hi Boomer really enjoyed that , how long did it take to do all those movements because it was definitely was fun to watch.
Several hours over half a day and many more in post production. ;-)
Some of the places you stood to get this video must have required the use of Wellingtons plus a lot of insect repellent.
Thank goodness the mosquitos don't come with the trees . . . lol.
Hi Boomer, are your loco sounds DCC on board or from a sound track. (Either way they are fantastic)
Great camera work too, very convincing. Thanks and Cheers Peter.
He does the sounds in post-production from recordings from the actual SRY, if I'm remembering right. And I totally agree; they're excellent and really add a lot.
Both!
Yes. I also use the actual prototype sounds I recorded on Industry location.
@@boomerdiorama . Yes no wonder they sound so good. Not many get the slow increase off idle to get rolling followed by an almost immediate drop back to idle once rolling.
@@greatnorthernrailwaytother4711 😁
🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂
Cheers!
If ya didn't like seeing that... find another hobby. It's as good as it gets👍👍🚂🇨🇦🙋
It sure is the greatest hobby for sure. ;-)
Where’d you get the derail?
I made them. The Tutorial is in a few parts under videos. czcams.com/video/QAHyiilV-YU/video.html
Not the size but the detail in a layout,
Cheers!
How to you dub the prototype sound into your videos?
Post Production
@@boomerdiorama Well, exactly how is it done? Is there software associated with it? Is it done with CZcams itself? Or is it some sort of proprietary thing you can't talk about?
@@dougkathydavies3024 Post Production Editing Software on Windows 10.
@@boomerdiorama Thank you.
Completely immersive...
It is cool and immersive for sure!
Very impressive 👍
Thank you Sir! Cheers.😁