Tolga's Railroad Repository

Over the years, given the boom in technology, having access to good video recording equipment has become so simple, given that the feature is prevalent in smartphones and tablets.  Sure enough, YouTubing has followed suit, and many publishers simply use their phone to record their video. On the other hand, camcorder usage has been a staple for me.  Over time, though, I've found one way that I'd rather use a phone for documentation, and for one, that is on model subjects - model trains and LEGO trains. Perhaps it's a matter of fixing depth of field and focus with an SLR, but I find it more convenient. Not to mention, audio and visual quality has picked up so well that the difference is not very easy to notice. You can still get good SLR shots with a macro lens, and adjust the focus well on the camcorder, but why go through the hassle? Of course, my higher grade equipment isn't going anywhere, and will still be used for plenty of videos to come. Tha...

Time flies! I "eat" a McTolga's (friend-proclaimed) quarter pounder with cheese. As a YouTuber and LEGO hobbyist the Brand Ribbon was one of the highlights of my time with the site (even though the videos haven't gotten much exposure) Nine years ago on this day, August 7, 2007, I decided it was the day to finally begin networking on YouTube with fellow LEGO buffs. I had been following the site for a while, and was somewhat blown away by the just-released videos of National Model Railroader's Association National Train Show 2005 (Yes - two years late but I think it was when the Detroit show was abuzz, and those videos followed) here and here (the second video appears to have been deleted and reposted). Add to that fellow fans who were active on those videos. There was a full fledged discussion forum between fans of different ages.  brickbuilder711, a handle that I already reserved for the LEGO Message Boards, LEGO Factory, and Brickshelf, was final...

I have been a YouTuber for 5 and a half years and have been through the peak of the site... and now the trough of it. They rolled out a new design early this month and it is.... terrible. Not to mention a big middle finger to the contributors and partners  like ME. A Look Back at Previous Channels In case it is not known, my channel is focused on a hodgepodge of videos of transportation and scale models built with LEGO bricks and the like. I achieved partnership in 2010 so many of these screencaps lack the perks but show the drive that I had to become one... I did, but that's when things turned southward. The first design I caught up with had MANY, MANY features. I wasn't a partner then but was to some extent up and coming. Note: hobbies and media (I was in adolescence at the time, which is why I was quite expressive), being a "Director" (Wait, what's that now?), etc... and more in the subsequent screenies.  This my friends is how YouTube became popular. ...