Topcat1707821625 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I was watching "Hornby A Model World" last night and was intrigued by Pete Waterman's new layout with the locos controlled from a tablet. It occurred to me that what would make this really neat would be to have a camera installed in the loco to give a driver's eye view. I've found numerous miniature wi-fi cameras but none quite small enough to fit in the cab of a (steam) loco. However, if you are into modern locos (which I'm not) a camera might fit into a dummy power car. Has anyone tried this? I may buy one of these cameras and put it in a wagon pushed by a loco to try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Henny Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 See this old thread. Just one of many historical threads on this subject.https://uk.hornby.com/community/forum/drivers-eye-view-video-camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topcat1707821625 Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 @PHThanks for that. I didn't realise that topic had been covered before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Henny Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 If you search You-Tube for drivers view videos, you should be able to find some where the raw model railway drivers view footage has been 'post edited' using green or blue screen technology to create a layered mask. The mask then consists of a still image of the inside of a real loco in the foreground and the model railway footage being displayed through the loco windows (which have previously been edited to a consistent green or blue colour subject to the video editor in question) in the background. My own video editor on my PC is capable of doing this using a green screen technique. I did experiment with the technique and found it easy to do. But after experimentation to confirm that it could be done, I didn't take it further to produce a final completed video project. Will do one day........maybe.Here is an example of what I have been describing. Driver's view starts 1 minute into video and further cab footage appears at various time stamps throughout the 15 min film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagoncollector Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I remember seeing a Marklin layout where a camera fitted loco was running. 15 inch curves look even more horrible when viewed like that, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Hiya TCOr you can do what I do, to give a driver's eye view :- All you need a a GoPro Hero & a Conflat Wagon like so...nicely does itSimples!!!Even fits into tunnels nicely...As you can see in my Video... 🙂🚂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducking Giraffe Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I think there may be some German models that have cameras in them, but this limits what you can do. My weapon of choice is the Runcam 2 4K - about £90. Open up the body, unplug the lens and cut the glue that locks the lens thread. Voila! You now have a focusable camera that can focus down to 10cm. More advice on my youtube "channel" ( i use that term loosely): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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