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3: An overall view of the crazy set-up. By this time, the tempera-
ture had dropped to the low 30s, and it was chilly. The scene
measured 26 feet long, which would allow a run of two locomo-
tives and eight long cars, which is an eternity on video. I was
getting excited and having fun watching the set-up progress!
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photos which usually look washed out in overcast skies, seems
to look OK on cloudy days.
In the remaining light, we shot Mike's models for a few hours.
Joe's Frisco 1522 excursion locomotive makes impressive night
time run-bys, with its sound, lights, and glowing fire box. Then
it was the lighted California Zephyr consist, in nighttime run-
bys stretching into the morning with a stunning sunrise run-by.
The video was shot in March. The sunrise shots were taken in
May. All of the still photos of the racks were shot in the sun in
MRH-Sep 2013
