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Video of my K27 w/passenger consist

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Video of my K27 w/passenger consist
Posted by Mr_Ash on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 8:21 PM

First attempt at making & uploading a video with my digital camera so bear with me Black Eye [B)]

Consist is Bachmann K27 #464, LGB Boxcar (43673), Baggage (3084), Combine (3083), Coach (3082) and taking up the rear is USA Caboose 0505 (R12001)

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v709/FordCVP71/?action=view&current=K27464-1.flv

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Posted by S&G Rute of the Silver River on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:16 PM

Nice. Sound would add so much more though, an what happoned to the "tourest" car?

Yes I still can't spell.

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Posted by Mr_Ash on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:28 PM

I didnt even think to add the open air car untill after I took the video Dead [xx(]

Most likely I will be doing another video tomorow morning when I get home from work, couple buddies on a car forum I also posted the video on are hounding me to put a flatcar infront of the train with the camera on it lol!

As far as sound goes... Yeah it would be nice but the cost is way to much and as little as 464 gets run I cant justify the cost... 464 only has a few hours of run time, I still need to get a set of the new counter weights Ashamed [*^_^*]

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 1:23 AM

It got the point across! Besides I could listen to the click-de-clack all the time.Tongue [:P]

Only thing that kills it is a tire squeeling it's head off or shooting sparks every where Grumpy [|(]

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Posted by Mr_Ash on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 1:37 AM

Would have sounded a little better if all the LGB car's had metal wheels, I should do a video in the morning when I get home with all my freight cars now that would sound nice! Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by cmoore on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:07 AM

Sounds good to me..........nice and relaxing whatching a train. Good video thakns for taking it.

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Posted by Mr_Ash on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:19 AM

As requested by the guys over on the car forum I post on, same consist with a flatcar added to the front, after about a half hour if trial and error I removed the rear coupler from the flatcar along with the grab irons and wrapped the loco's plow mounted coupler in electrical tape to prevent it from derailing the flatcar in the turns Dead [xx(]

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v709/FordCVP71/?action=view&current=4641-1.flv

!i! BONUS FEATURE !i! -=Freight Consist=- Cool [8D]

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v709/FordCVP71/?action=view&current=464freight.flv

PS - The flatcar used to be a bighauler gondola I just cut the sides & ends off Whistling [:-^]

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 3:53 PM

Yeah I had my popcorn with this movie!

Next you should change out and unload the box cars then pull out the passanger cars but keep the cattle cars next to the coal, hook up and go with passangers,,,,switchn at its best!

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Posted by Mr_Ash on Thursday, August 28, 2008 5:23 PM

Think I will need to get another uncoupling track magnet to pull that off without getting in the shot Toad Big Smile [:D]

 Got me thinking though lol! I wanna do it just need to figure out how to make it look good hehe Tongue [:P]

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Posted by g. gage on Thursday, August 28, 2008 6:08 PM

Mr Ash; Nice trains good videos. Look forward to seeing them on a railroad.

Good luck, have fun, Rob

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 28, 2008 6:26 PM

Get all the video and splice them together. Just like real movies.

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Posted by Southwest Chief on Thursday, August 28, 2008 7:31 PM

Great videos Smile [:)]

Nice to see your growing roster.

I also like the looks of the K-27 with 1:22.5 equipment.  Reminds me of a K-36.  Great now I'm going to have to get one of them K-27s.

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Posted by Mr_Ash on Friday, August 29, 2008 8:49 PM

Aye that was my first impression aswell! At first I was worried it would be to big but the first time I ran it with my 1:22 stuff I was reminded of a K36 or K37 so IMO it still looks good, just try not to put anything 1:24 right behind it Wink [;)]

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Posted by Mr_Ash on Friday, March 27, 2009 1:24 PM

Well its been 7 months since I ran 464 and made those video's I dont like running it much because it still needs to have the counterweights replaced. That is also part of the reason I only ran it with a caboose yesterday. I was going to run a mixed train with 4 coaches and a few box/stock car's but with the counterweights and the loco not having been run in 7 months I didnt want to push it.

464 in the "RGS Yard" before the run. I drained the smoke fluid shortly after taking this! The smoke system really sucks it spits fluid everywhere so the sparkarrestor is actualy required! Plus the fan inside im guessing for the motor actually sucks the smoke back in so you get hardly any smoke at all. I took this picture with just a little power enough for the lights to come on but not the fan.  Dead

The USA Trains long caboose 0505 is the same one from the videos I made 7 months ago though it has gotten some cosmetic work done to it. Painted the roof black, railings and whatnot white, ozark brake wheels, LGB Archbar trucks w/ball bearing wheels and last but not least amber lense on the sides of the markers 

Short video of 464 moving out of the yard  Approve

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Posted by GearDrivenSteam on Saturday, March 28, 2009 9:25 AM

Is it possible the smoke fan is wired backwards?  At any rate, I like thet K27. Makes me want one.

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Posted by Southwest Chief on Saturday, March 28, 2009 2:01 PM

Looks Grande Wink

Those caboose mods really help the looks of an already nice USA Trains model.  How did you change the markers to amber on the stock USA Trains marker lights?

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Posted by Mr_Ash on Sunday, March 29, 2009 7:43 AM

The green side lense just popped right out I dont think it was glued all I did was tap it with a small eye glass screw driver from the back side through the hole where the marker mounts to the side of the caboose. Then I took it with me to Hobby Lobby and they just happened to sell a bag of assorted colors that are exactly the same size Cool

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