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Still a neat idea, and I still applaud MR for doing this, but it would be MUCH more interesting if the Web camera were closer or could be zoomed in a bit. It doesn't bother me that this isn't streaming; aside from what that would be asking of MR's bandwidth, I doubt that they could effectively stream an image of the same size and resolution, and to even try to do so would shut out a lot of potential viewers with dial-up and/or older PCs. As it is, the weblog is more informative - but I still flip to the live feed two or three times a day to get a sense of the progress. <br /> <br />I was wondering at the beginning of the project how they were doing to get the ballasting done in a week, for a track plan that is somewhat more complicated than their usual 4x8 project layout. Answer, of course - they're NOT going to ballast, they're using KATO Unitrack. Be interesting next year to see what they think of the Unitrack. I've used it myself and would say that it has pluses and minuses. Given the time constraint, they probably won't be weathering the track either. <br /> <br />Also interesting to see them using the new grass mat product from Woodland Scenics. This is a classic example of camera eye versus human eye. I've seen the stuff in the hobby shop and was quite disappointed. I didn't expect it to look as good as spreading traditional flock prodcuts, etc., but it isn't nearly as nice as alternatives from Busch or Noch. I believe that the camera makes it look much nicer than in person (sometimes the result is the reverse). Be interesting to see if they also use a ready-made product for roads ...
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