Model railroad show today

September 12, 2011 7:04 AM

The age of Steam - Three minutes and forty one seconds of wistful fun (sylt)
posted by the noob (13 comments total)

In 1956 or 57, my dad took us down to the King Street Station to see the last steam train leave Seattle. It's one of my earliest memories.
posted by warbaby at 7:37 AM on September 12, 2011 [2 favorites]

i like this kids stance on life.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 8:10 AM on September 12, 2011

It's not Steampunk; it's just steam, punk.
posted by GenjiandProust at 8:24 AM on September 12, 2011 [2 favorites]

This whole tilt-shift thing is so played out. Wait, what?
posted by The Bellman at 8:53 AM on September 12, 2011 [3 favorites]

Single You Link Tube?
posted by The Tensor at 9:56 AM on September 12, 2011 [1 favorite]

It's so nice to see model railroad videography that doesn't bore even model railroaders. Most of what I've seen on YouTube is awful. This is really great!
posted by LoudMusic at 10:14 AM on September 12, 2011

I thought this would be about computer games.
posted by emeiji at 11:36 AM on September 12, 2011

(but trains are cool too)
posted by emeiji at 11:36 AM on September 12, 2011

The video was shot on location at the Model Railroad Club of Toronto (est. 1938).

Video about the club and its members.
CBC clip about club member John Batton.

The Club opens its doors to the public just a few days a year, so that young children can crowd into the two long and cavernous basement rooms and and watch the trains, and laugh, and scream, and get tired, and push, and shove, and cry, and scream even louder.

I like this video because there are no screaming kids.
posted by Kabanos at 11:40 AM on September 12, 2011

I grew up building HO layouts with my Dad, and this was just sweet. Really brought it all back--working with miniatures, you can kind of get sucked right into the scale, and imagine yourself as one of those little tiny plastic people you've carefully painted with Testor's. It a lovely little escape and this captured the feeling. Nice music too.
posted by kinnakeet at 11:40 AM on September 12, 2011

I don't know what a Triolian is, but I think I like it. Excellent! Watched once for the video, and twice more for the soundtrack.
posted by halfbuckaroo at 4:47 PM on September 12, 2011

I thought the video was great (I loved HO model RR as a kid and still do.) and the song was really good as well. I happily bought the mp3 from amazon. (Also no idea what a Triolian is.)
posted by InsertNiftyNameHere at 11:26 PM on September 12, 2011

I grew up with Lionel gear. Love the scale, hate the look of the track. But, I love looking at other's model trains. I'd never have the patience to get into it myself.
posted by Goofyy at 5:10 AM on September 13, 2011