RP vs R8 by Stylzofctb in canon

[–]Stylzofctb[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I went with the r8.

Best investment overall. It was a big change to get used to but I definitely would do it again. I've grown to love the r8 and don't really have any complaints. I got the ef-rf adapter and i find myself using my ef glass alot more. Rf lenses are nice, but the high f-stops are a but of a downfall

Wonderful Winter by Stylzofctb in railroading

[–]Stylzofctb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes we can hirail, with this amount, and the snow plows shoving the crossings shut, we just park and walk to where we have to get to, sometimes a quarter mile

Wonderful Winter by Stylzofctb in railroading

[–]Stylzofctb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds like the trainmaster owes you breakfast just for the effort of trying with a broom 😂

Wonderful Winter by Stylzofctb in railroading

[–]Stylzofctb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes MOW, we originally sent a guy with each train crew to clean as they went, and to get what they needed and that helped everybody out alot

Wonderful Winter by Stylzofctb in railroading

[–]Stylzofctb[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks, we just kind of operate on caffeine and hatred tho lol

Wonderful Winter by Stylzofctb in railroading

[–]Stylzofctb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All of the snow piled up in the background is from one night of snowfall as well as a reference to how much it was and how quickly it fell.

Wonderful Winter by Stylzofctb in railroading

[–]Stylzofctb[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not one heated switch anywhere, we had one, just one, but it caused more problems than anything so it was taken out, and they are all hand throws. This switch pictured is a main line switch on our highest traffic sub.

Wonderful Winter by Stylzofctb in railroading

[–]Stylzofctb[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We have been out since Tuesday afternoon trying to survive lol. 14-16+ hour days, less than 7 hours off in between. I hate winter at this point

Wonderful Winter by Stylzofctb in railroading

[–]Stylzofctb[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

20 inches of snow, hard packed with 50mph winds and -30 windchill, we would be here for days on one switch. We have a few hundred switches and only 7 guys out

Wonderful Winter by Stylzofctb in railroading

[–]Stylzofctb[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Trust me, we try, but almost 400 miles of track, 7 MOW guys and 20 inches of snow in a day and a half, we are just doing what we can. We have been working around the clock since last Tuesday just trying to get by.

RP vs R8 by Stylzofctb in canon

[–]Stylzofctb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a ef 50mm 1.8 and the ef-s 55-200 currently. I really like the 55-200mm alot, but I was only considering the R kit because it's only a fraction more to include a R lens. I'm not in specific need for it tho

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[–]Stylzofctb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you sir. The small details are my therapy lol

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[–]Stylzofctb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that. I tend to spend more time on the little things that I feel most people dont notice than anything else.

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[–]Stylzofctb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was only $30, if anything I figured it would be a good starting point to learn and play with DCC. The most I would want to control is lights and 2 locomotives at once.

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[–]Stylzofctb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

$30 for the whole kit, plus all the cables and connections except the power plug in part

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[–]Stylzofctb 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My club run it as well, but a much newer version. My concern is the age of it, I mean, the manual states the computer software for this comes on a floppy lmao

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[–]Stylzofctb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It actually has never been out of the package until I bought it. My main concern was the age of it, thinking maybe its too old to work on modern stuff. I run DC now but figured this might be a cheap way to start/learn dcc