Rich, I just watched the video. So cool! When is Santa coming again?
Wow Rich! That was great! How long have you been working on your layout? There is a lot of work there. The Train didn’t go over your bascule bridge, or did I just miss it?
Looks like the camera would be a lot of fun.Very nice layout,I really like the use of all the signal towers.
Ron High
Having to clean up the leftover stodgy mess of Batmans congealed cold popcorn was well worth it to be able to see the video.
Thanks, Rich.[tup]
Cheers, the Bear.
Thanks for all of the nice words about the layout. If it did nothing else, the purchase of the Mobius mini cam strengthened my resolve to get it right on the next layout.
I will post another video of a train crossing the bascule bridges.
What are your thoughts on the quality of the images from the Mobius?
Rich
Hi, Rich…
I like seeing what your Mobius can do. The Brown truck will be bringing one to me on Monday! I’ll be able to do a side-by-side of the Mobius and the (now-outdated!) Contour Roam2.
The form factor of the Mobius has me sold. The Contour is small but still five times bigger than the Mobius and to my eye, the picture quality is about equal on both.
Thanks for posting that video. When I uploaded my on-board video I chose the Youtube image stabilizer. Bad move! The result looked like a cross between a LavaLamp and a fishbowl. I removed it right away.
Your black painted ceiling is a great idea to remove the visual distraction and give the illusion of space. Great idea!
Thanks again for all your effort, Rich [Y] [Y] Ed
Ed, thanks for those comments.
When I first posted the video on YouTube, it asked me if I wanted to have YouTube apply its stabilzer to the video. But, as you said, it looked very artificial. The movement that you see on my video is prototypical in my view since any jerkiness is the result of the camera reacting to the track work. So, I went without the stabilizer.
Regarding the black painted ceiling, it is actually just bare wood in an unfinished basement. Since all of my lighting is overhead fluorescent strip lights, the periphery simply appears dark, although it is not.
Using a mini cam to ride the rails reveals every big and every little flaw on your layout. It also can be distracing as you catch sight of the off layout clutter and, in my case, the unfinished basement. In some portions of the surrounding area, I have hung dark blue curtains as backdrops to hide clutter when I photograph portions of the layout. I probably ought to enclose the entire layout with those curtains.
If I ever build my Dream Layout, I would have to give some serious thought to finishing the basement and, in the process, install better ligting than the fluorescent light strips. But, the sheer thought of all that work is daunting.
My layout is a lesson learned. It is big, but it was constructed by an amateur model railroader who now wishes he had done a lot of things differently. To get it done in my lifetime, I moved along too quickly and without the experience to do it right, especially with the little details. To the naked eye, s
The above statement…is Your ''Dream layout", refine it, one section at a time.
Great effort. [Y]
Take Care! [:D][:D]
Frank
Rich,
Anyone watching one of these “on-board” videos HAS to take into consideration that the point of view is from the track, or engineer’s seat.
Some of the classiest restaurants I’ve been in (not many will let me in) use the same black ceiling technique. Your’s is the first I’ve seen in a layout room. Bravo!
We have spent years building layouts so the visitor sees the best view from the aisle. Go to any Holywood set (and that’s what we’re building with our layouts) and once you go behind the scenes you’re going to be confronted with the same thing! Styrofoam and 2x4s, papier mâché, or nowadays, green screen backgrounds that can be digitized with the CG department.
I think it’s great to be able to see this stuff. Now with these cameras maybe we WILL start to concentrate on the trackside view. I, for one, seeing my onboard video, will be making just a few changes to remove some distractions but otherwise, as the Great And Mighty OZ once said…
“PAY NO ATTENTION to that man behind the curtain!”
I’m glad we live in an age where we can even think of making such a video. Once I get my Mobius maybe I’ll relegate my ROAM to being a dash-cam which seems to be popular these days.
Looking forward to more video! Ed
Thanks, Frank. I must say, since viewing my own video, I am inclined to spend the winter working on repairing the flaws, even laying down new flex track since it would be nearly impossible to undo the over-ballasting which is now glued down with matte medium - - very difficult to remove from the ties. It wasn’t all that long ago that I pronounced on the forum that my layout was complete - - LOL.
Rich
Rich
I think you’d be safe in saying your layout is more done than others
My wife use to ask me if i’d ever finish a layout with people on it
well now i have people but my layout us still not done
Waiting for more video[swg]
Hey Rich
Check out the email i just got
See below
Terry,
We would like to congratulate you as your video was selected as the winner for the month of December. For that, you will receive a free Mobius Basic camera package. What we ask of you before we send it out is that you make (3) postings referencing our website, the product and the video competition to a forum, website, Facebook or any combination. (feel free to do more 
Please send us the links once posted. When you have (3) please send us your name and mailing address and we will send the camera right out to you.
You video and the time put into your hobby was really neat! Very impressive!
Congrats again!
Regards,
–
Vince LaManna
“Home of the Mobius ActionCam”
Where We Strive for Quality Product,
Sales and Service!!
www.mobius-actioncam.com
Terry, that is phenomenal.
Did you enter a contest?
Rich
LOL thats the funny part i did post one of my train videos
on thier website just to show how i was using the camera as most use it for RC planes, Quadcopters and Dash Cams
But i had no idea it was a contest
When they say that you will receive a “fee Mobius Basic camera package”, does that include the mini cam?
Rich
I guess so i clicked the link and got this
https://www.mobius-actioncam.com/store/products/mobius-basic-actioncam-3/
Wow, very nice. [Y]
Brent, this one’s for you.
Departing Dearborn Station, over the double bascule bridge, around the layout, and back to Dearborn Station. As always, ignore my track work. I have lots of work to do.
Rich
Cool you should post this in WPF