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Re: IndyLUG takes 1st place at GATS
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Mon, 20 Oct 2003 23:18:35 GMT
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Paul,
You Da Man!! Thanks for the info and the pics...
Look for IndyLUG "home movies" at our next event. It's just too cool an
idea to not do it, especially since you already worked out the details on
implimentation. Is there a franchise fee? ;-)
Brian D
----- Original Message -----
From: "BrickBuy" <pjanssen@columbus.rr.com>
To: <lugnet.org.us.indylug@lugnet.com>
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: IndyLUG takes 1st place at GATS
> In lugnet.org.us.indylug, Paul Janssen wrote:
> > In lugnet.org.us.indylug, Brian Darrow wrote:
> > > Hi Steve,
> > > Let me chime in and say this is a fantastic idea!!!!!
> > > If you need any assistance with some train and or monorail platforms to
> > > mount the camera on I'd be more than willing to help out. Building a • train
> > > car camera mount and a monorail camera mount would be cool. I'm wonder • if
> > > COLTC would have some ideas on powering up the camera since they just • did
> > > this on there monorail last weekend.
> > > This would most assuredly be a show highlight! Let me know what I can • do to
> > > help. I get up to Laffayette frequently to shop with my wife and we • could
> > > meet up if you'd like to.
> >
> > After having used this at the Dayton GATS, it will be a must for our • future
> > shows I think!! I simply powered the camera off a 9V battery. I took an • airport
> > shuttle, and modified the front to fit in the camera. Even in an • unmodfified
> > airport shuttle, the camera fits, but is is better fixed, since the • rather stiff
> > wires make it not keep straight. A 9V battery will last for 2 days, • easy. I
> > would not power it off the train track or monorail battery box (no • opinion on
> > DCC). Most of these cameras are sensitive to interference, and don't • function
> > when voltage is not very close to 9V. Tonight, I'll take a pic of my • modified
> > monorail, adn put it on Brickshelf. As for trains, we quickly build a • platform
> > and stuck the monorail car on it. For the next show, I will make either • an
> > engine or caboose where I can transfer the camera into (or more easily • make a 6
> > wide car where I can fit the entire monorail car into (should be easy, • and fast
> > to switch).
> > We used my drive in theater (17" screen laptop) for display. Added • advantage of
> > a laptop vs. screen is you can digitally record the footage easily. It • was much
> > fun seeing the monorail dive under the church (and come back up!). Plus, • you
> > have recording of accidents......(.....I didn't knock it of, really. Oh • no?,
> > lets review shall we!!).
> >
> > Have fun
> >
> > Paul
>
> just followed up with pics and a message to trains and town. forgot to
> cross-post, sorry.
>
> Paul
>
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