Duckunder Terminal Rwy: More Roanoke scene photos

Beautiful photos and layout.

Thank you, Spence. The reality is thanks to our great O-scale manufacturers and to George Lasley’s ability to put it all together. I’ll take credit for the track layout and scene designs. The Panasonic Lumix gets credit for producing such vivid images.



Will



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Outstanding WILL!!!!   And nice photos too.  Keep up the good work!

Will, that Y-3 looks familiar.  Beautiful layout.  Great job.

That is indeed your Y-3, Marty! That particular Lionel model is by far the most sure-footed steam locomotive ever made. It effortlessly winds its way through every turnout, switch, and odd curve on my layout, never derailing or stalling. That’s why I have four of them. Along with the N&W 2-6-6-2 they are the perfect engine for heavy switching and mine runs.



Will



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Many thanks!



Will



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Great pics! The layout looks fantastic.

-Greg

Spectacular!

 

Peter

Amazing work!! Glad to see you are making progress once again.

Pete,

Actually the new Duckunder is finally completed! Thank you for your compliments.

Will 

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The photos tell the story. Excellent layout.

Awesome! Excellent layout! 

Will, you are having way too much fun with that new camera and you sure have the layout to do it with. Keep the pictures coming. How is the movie mode with the camera?

Dan

Great job, Will.  Thanks for sharing.

 

Art

Once again, thanks to all of you.  I really enjoy my layout.  Not just running trains, but as art.  It gives me pleasure to look at each scene.

 

Come visit if you are in Raleigh.  Just give me some notice.

 

Thanks again.

GREAT....GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep those pictures coming.

Brian

Your new camera takes fantastic pictures. It really makes your spectacular layout look as superb as it is. I have always loved the pictures you have posted of your layout.

 

Great job Will!

 

Bruce

Brian,

 

thank you.  Maybe more pictures sometime this week.  I wish I had more time with this camera.

 

Thanks again,

 

Bruce,

 

Thank you again.  I will take some pictures of the Duckunder Coal & Coke #2 facility next time.  It is a very old mine and tipple that still uses donkeys and mules to haul the mine carts from shaft to tipple and doesn't do any sorting.  All its output is mine-run coal mainly serving southern road hoppers like SR, the original NS, L&N, ACL, and SAL.

will, are you hand holding the camera?  if you are, you may want to get a tripod, which would enable you to shoot at slower speeds with a smaller f stop for greater depth of field.  looks to me like it is shooting wide open.

 

also, i bet you are using autofocus.  if so, you need to be careful about what is between you and your subject.  in one shot, i think it focused on the telephone wires.  again, with a tripod, you could manual focus.

Forrest,



Always great to hear from you and hope you are doing well!



Thanks for the tips. Yep, I began in 1964 taking railroad photos using a Kodak Retina Reflex SLR that didn’t have an internal light meter. I had to estimate every shot and adjust the F stops and shutter speeds accordingly. I quickly learned how to adjust for depth of field. The little Lumix is a joy to operate compared to that, and I have been using the automatic settings on purpose to see what results I get (like the telephone wires in focus). As I keep taking photos, I will use the manual settings.



Putting it on a tripod, however, is tricky because so many of the scene interiors require me to bend into awkward positions while balancing over or in a scene. Handheld shots will likely be required except for places where the best opportunities are right on the edge of the layout. I’ll keep working at it!



Best,



Will



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