The Factory and the Railway

[Anglia105E]

Here is a YouTube video of the Hooper & Co. factory diorama, that includes cars, buildings and figures in 1:43 scale, while the railway line, rolling stock and steam locomotive are O gauge . . .

This one is a tour of the smaller diorama, which features the factory and also the recently added railway line. I do hope you find it interesting, and this short video is 7 minutes and 42 seconds in length . . . I would suggest this is best viewed full screen for good effect.

The music is ' The Prophecy Theme ' from the ' Dune ' film of 1984, by Brian Eno.

Thanks for looking, and here is the link . . .

https://youtu.be/tcZ8PYE8F6Q

 

David Watson

[SSNJim]

Very nice work and video - quite realistic. I don't know what camera you used to video it, but I really liked the effect. I felt like I was walking around the diorama.

Well done!

 

[Anglia105E]

  On 5/31/2023 at 9:40 PM, SSNJim said:

Very nice work and video - quite realistic. I don't know what camera you used to video it, but I really liked the effect. I felt like I was walking around the diorama.

Well done!

 

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Thanks a lot Jim . . . The camera that I used is a Kodak M340 compact digital 10.3 MP, and the feeling that you experienced is precisely what I was aiming for. By moving the camera slowly around the different areas of the diorama, I attempted to simulate a 1:43 scale man walking along with a handheld camera, so that if there is a slight up and down movement that would be realistic. Every so often he pauses or stops, to examine some feature.

I previously tried using very small ' spy ' cameras, but they didn't work very well. The KODAK is rather bulky, so it it just about squeezes through  !

David

[SSNJim]

It worked very well. I never suspected it was a compact digital camera. I was thinking GoPro or something similar. 

[Anglia105E]

  On 6/1/2023 at 2:06 AM, SSNJim said:

It worked very well. I never suspected it was a compact digital camera. I was thinking GoPro or something similar. 

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I wish that I could afford a GoPro . . . maybe one day . . .

David

[bisc63]

That was fun! Good work, and thanks for posting.

[Anglia105E]

  On 6/4/2023 at 5:56 AM, bisc63 said:

That was fun! Good work, and thanks for posting.

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Thanks Rusty . . . Glad you like it   !

David