Model Citizens

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Just watched this on Amazon. Thought it was good although I fo not understand why you would have people talking about scale model trains with a backdrop of old Lionel ads.

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Hi Joe:

The link is missing from your post.

Dave

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I think it would be a violation of forum rules for me to put in a link as this would be to a site where you might have to pay to watch the movie unless you are a prime member. My purpose is notvto sell anything just curious if anyone else has seen it.

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Difficult to talk about something you cannot see, in fact, useless.

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There was some past discussion about it…

http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/88/t/227050.aspx

I have not had the time to see it yet, too many outdoor chores!

https://modelcitizensmovie.com/

Looking at some of the still photography, I wonder why the photographer shot the model scenes at f1.8? Depth of field is awful at wide aperatures.

https://modelcitizensmovie.com/the-team/#jp-carousel-323

Ed

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So it’s a documentary about model railroading of a all scales including engines big enough to sit on. The trailer is easily found on the Internet and they have 8 one minute videos on their webpage.

Why wouldn’t you interview a model railroader in front of a collection of Lionel posters? For a certain age group, that was their introduction to model trains.

Thanks for bringing it to our attention but it’s probably not a movie I will watch. I am happy that large scale modelers and rivet counters are part of our hobby, but understanding what draws them to that part of the hobby is of no interest to me.

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“Model Citizens” is a crowd funded documentary focusing on the people who are model railroaders. It is quite interesting, and it is hosted by Michael Gross. I was one of the small donors who helped to make it happen, and for my contribution, I got a credit and a dvd of the documentary. The focus is on the real people, and not the trains.

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Just watched it. Thanks for the post.

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Thanks for the heads up Joe, I’ve didn’t know it had been released yet.

Even though some here are rude, the rest of us appreciate the notification.

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It’s a millennial filmmaker investigating and explaining what makes this hobby both super cool and underappreciated. I can get behind that.

Stu

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Thanks for the heads up. I followed this project before the updates stopped a while back. I watched it this afternoon and really enjoyed it. It did a great job laying the hobby out there. I know she had tons of interviews and footage that did not make the final cut. I would be really interested in seeing all of it.

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Thanks Joe, Most enjoyable movie. Nice to know that my Amazon prime includes some free movies.

Regards, Peter