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Title: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: tct855 on February 01, 2017, 06:49:10 PM

Hi all,
Sometimes when I'm over at Fine Scale Miniatures helping George with his layout, I sometimes have a few minutes at the end of the day to shoot some test run footage of maiden test runs of customer locomotives to make sure they run, pull & operate as intended or at least see where I need to make adjustments. George thought I should share a few of them with the forum members. We hope you like! Thanx Thom...

https://youtu.be/23MEcJX5jMg
https://youtu.be/KXYv1c-1S6w
https://youtu.be/XPbz12tfw70
https://youtu.be/sKc_I3KqWkA
https://youtu.be/_BV4tAtnA3k

Title: Re: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: S&S RR on February 01, 2017, 07:22:21 PM

Tommy and George

Thanks for sharing the video's with us.

Title: Re: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: jimmillho on February 01, 2017, 10:59:51 PM

Wonderful videos Thom and George.

Thanks a lot.

Jim

Title: Re: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: Zephyrus52246 on February 02, 2017, 07:06:02 AM

Those CB&Q locos look kinda familiar. ;D The working bell on the Dockside is really cool.

Jeff

Title: Re: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: ACL1504 on February 02, 2017, 08:13:57 AM

Thom and George,

Just fantastic stuff. Thanks for sharing.

Tom ;D

Title: Re: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: tct855 on February 02, 2017, 08:26:54 AM

Hey,
Jeff & Tom, if you like the Cast Dockside moving bell here's another one I did last year on a Cast 4-4-0. Thanx Thom...

https://youtu.be/4_RDS7L6zGM

Title: Re: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: cuse on February 02, 2017, 08:36:09 AM

Wow. That's a great little engine. The bell effect is really cool.

John

Title: Re: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: Bobby on February 12, 2017, 12:37:40 PM

Cool Thom.... I recognize a couple of those engines!

Title: Re: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: tct855 on February 12, 2017, 04:36:52 PM

Thanks everyone for all the great comments. Here, I took a little time to post a couple other short quick test footages of the Varney Dockside and some plastic Atlas engines on the Hoosac Valley railroad. Thanks to Dick Elwell for time hosting me over the years. Hope you enjoy! Thanx Thom...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfYkofUvFFI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5LO26isJqI

Title: Re: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: ACL1504 on February 12, 2017, 04:46:32 PM

Thom,

Wonderful videos and better subject. You are the best man! Second to none. 8)

Tom ;D

Title: Re: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: tom.boyd.125 on February 13, 2017, 02:05:57 AM

George and Thom, Thanks for sharing all these great locomotive test videos. The working Varney Dockside bell in sync with sound is amazing ! 8)
Tommy

Title: Re: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: KCS Trains on February 13, 2017, 03:01:34 PM

Very nice Thom. The custom locos are the best and fun to watch. Phil

Title: Re: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: tct855 on February 13, 2017, 04:41:55 PM

Phil,
Shhhhh, not too loud, everyone will find out & then everyone will want a custom train. Then I'll have to go back to building the same as the other guy mass built trains. ha. I totally agree with you. I feel strongly that every model whether cast, brass or plastic should be anything other than ordinary.

I know a modeler who has some 800 plastic engines (mostly) in Conrail Blue. looking at the layout they all look the same- GP-40's, SD-40's, AC 4400's and a couple GP-7's. Really! how many 40's does one need? When I asked him, he replied: There all totally different, they have different road numbers. Sadly he was serious!

So Phil, Thank you for choosing the word Custom. Thanx Thom...

Title: Re: Rare Loco Test Runs on the F&SM rr.
Post by: GPdemayo on February 13, 2017, 04:57:09 PM

Really neat Thom..... 8)

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