No - and not only that: you can't even zoom while recording, except for digital zoom, which I don't like. That's one of the major drawbacks with that camera. That and the fact that you can't fix the aperture for a recording.

But hey - it's small and handy and as you can see it records great 720p HD video even in moderate light conditions such as a sports arena.

Jens

The camera was placed on a flat car pulled by a diesel on the parallel track.
It's a small camera - a Canon Ixus 990 - placed on a very small Tripod, which is extremely handy when shooting these videos:
http://www.velbon.co.uk/newvelbon/pages/teenypod.html

Jens

... and here is a video from the event:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCWK7ahL394

Best regards
Jens

Quote from: TouchCab on January 14, 2011, 03:50:28 PM

I just don't see any residue, neither on the club layout nor on the desk at home during test runs.

Hi all.

Just got back from a drivers' weekend with the layouts of three gauge 1 clubs merged in a sports arena rented for the occasion, and I stand corrected:

I was recording a video scene with the BR50 going from a depot track onto a traverser which then moved two tracks to the side and let the engine off again. The BR50 would have the steam valves open all the time.
As it happened, I had to re-shoot the scene 15 times because the rest of the world refused to cooperate. Shorts, system restarts, people moving in and out or talking loud gave me a hard time, and I got stubborn. I wanted that perfect scene.

So after the 15th shot which was also not quite right, there was indeed not only residue, but puddles of steam oil on the traverser bridge. I then decided to settle for the scenes I had ...

Very realistic operation, that.
What's next? Emptying the ash box with a DCC function    

Best regards
Jens

Quote from: jsmvmd on January 15, 2011, 10:23:56 AM

What is the operating system ?  Could you please provide a website ?  Thank you.

Sure ...

The digital system on the club layout(s) (the club has two) is DCC and Motorola mixed.

The trains are controlled by an ECoS command station from ESU (www.esu.eu).
Older Märklin locos are Motorola and newer locos are mostly DCC. The steamers in the movie are equipped with LokSound XL decoders running DCC.

Handhelds are wireless from ESU mixed with TouchCab, but most club members are gradually switching to TouchCab.

Turnouts are presently controlled by an older Märklin controller but a decision has been made to integrate those into the ESU system. This way they may be operated from a PC with a track plan and directly from each TouchCab. Accessory decoders are from Viessmann (www.viessmann-modell.com), but they may be changed to ESU SwitchPilots in order to use Railcom feedback to the ECoS and on to the PC and handhelds.

Best regards
Jens

Practically none.

KM1 claim that their smoke fluid leaves very little residue, which is another reason why I want to use it. As far as I'm concerned, they are right. I just don't see any residue, neither on the club layout nor on the desk at home during test runs.

At the show, we ran practically all day, half the time with the double header, and we had no problems at all.

Jens

Quote from: rogertra on January 13, 2011, 05:23:04 PM

But it doesn't taste anything like the Carlsburg sold in North America which is "brewed to North American tastes"

You mean it tastes like making love in a canoe ?



Anyway - about that BR50:

I got involved in the gauge 1 club by chance because they were using my software - TouchCab - to run the trains. I spent at day with the club at a show in 2009 and completely lost my heart to gauge 1. So I decided to switch to the larger scale, not least because I don't have room for a layout and I never get around to completing one anyway once the track is laid, and it just sits there.
So I figured if I got myself a gauge 1 loco and joined the club, I could drive trains 3-4 times pr. year when the club is attending a show and those times would be all the more enjoyable. So far I have been right.

I was checking out the other club members' locomotives to figure out what to get. Steamers are my "thing". I noticed that most 3-cylinder engines sound a bit strange at higher revs. I think it's because the sound track is a 3-stroke repeated twice per revolution. It does not sound right, so I decided to go for a 2-cylinder engine. All things being equal, the bad sound should at least occur at higher revs than for a 3-cylinder engine.

Now, my favorite steam engine is the Danish class N, which in fact was a converted BR50. A total of 10 were in service, bought from Belgium after the war. I never got to see them in action IRL and they are all scrapped by now, but I have converted quite a few BR50s in H0 scale.
Lo and behold, KM1 - a rising star on the European gauge 1 scene - had just announced the BR50 at a much lower price than normal due to the fact that parts of the loco (the boiler, I think, and perhaps more) are made from zinc and not brass.

The choice was a no-brainer.

I am extremely happy with the locomotive. It looks good, it smokes spectacularly, the cylinder steam is great and the sound is awesome. I have noticed that it does switch sound tracks at high revs - you can also hear it in the movie - but even the high rev sound is 4-stroke, so it never gets to the point where it sounds silly.

For the conversion I need special parts such as a new air pump and safety valves which are not readily available. Fortunately, one of the major local suppliers of H0 die-cast parts has recently started making gauge 1 parts, kits and RTR models, and I know he will be attending a joint club layout meet in February not far from here, so I hope to persuade him into making the parts.

Jens

That would be Carlsberg draught beer 

Jens

I am the maker of the video and the proud owner of one of the steamers in the video. The solo engine, which is also the second one in the consist. I noticed the sudden surge in visits from this forum and I figured I'd call back.

Hi all.

The locos are brand new models from the German manufacturer KM1 Modellbau. The steam is made using regular steam fluid by the same manufacturer, but other members from my club use Seuthe or similar. I stick with the original brand, since they say it provides better steam development, but that could be marketing speak, of course.

I know the cylinder valves are open for too long, but we got carried away. This was the first run, and we were very excited. But hey - it could be a modern day German photo excursion. The drivers almost always leave the cylinder valves open al the time ...

It was a great day. I bet everyone in the hall heard or smelled those engines.

After 40 years of gauge H0, I have now sold most of my rolling stock to buy the BR50 in gauge 1.
I do not regret it for a second 

Best regards
Jens Vesterdahl
Denmark (where the video is shot - for the record)