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That would be 1/3 scale. Enoshina actually made a little ride on set in t scale with O scale people for an O scale ride on scene,

 

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On 8/19/2020 at 5:32 AM, Cat said:

Here's a video that popped up on Facebook of a small vehicle in Japan that is great for creative off-road parking.  Here in the US, most states allow tracked vehicles if they have rubberised treads that won't chew up the road.  A Kettenkrad would also be very handy for doing creative end runs around Boston traffic jams...


I don't know what's more amazing - that he has a Kettenrad in Japan or that he's kept it running. We saw one running at the rally in Corowa a few years back. It's owner let us have a good look at its mechanicals. Like all German semi-tracks, they're extraordinarily complicated for what they are. 
 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

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On 8/18/2020 at 1:32 PM, Cat said:

Here's a video that popped up on Facebook of a small vehicle in Japan that is great for creative off-road parking.  Here in the US, most states allow tracked vehicles if they have rubberised treads that won't chew up the road.  A Kettenkrad would also be very handy for doing creative end runs around Boston traffic jams...
https://www.facebook.com/esowder/videos/10223560352825056/

 

 

That is awesome.  I'd love to have something like that.

 

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3 hours ago, gavino200 said:

Wrapping my storage yard in multiple loops of track, because, well, that's the space I have and dammit, I'm going to make it fit!

 

https://earth.google.com/web/search/tokyo,+japan/@35.36454341,139.64331837,-0.5167559a,581.46348113d,35y,0h,1.55869769t,359.9999988r/data=CigiJgokCS-vA44RjUBAEVT5sNsjVEBAGbdIw7vuBljAIZyIlT9NQ1jA

https://www.seasideline.co.jp/lang/en/

 

5 car short trains with small turn radius.  You can do it with R90 curves. 😛

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Here's a potential modelling project: a glowing illuminated truck bearing Official Words of Encouragement for the beholder to return home as soon as possible as the N501Y [*] variant is on the prowl. For added realism mount it on a Tomytec motorised bus chassis and have it run around your station (this was one of a pair circling Shibuya Station earlier).

 

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[*] Aka the "British" variant

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Yeah I’ve been thinking of how to do some ad trucks. This one would be topical and interesting historical later.

 

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Lol I was looking at the details of the computer case then panned across the eyeballs and finally saw the cat!

 

jeff

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All hail! All hail! 
 

wonder how many accidents there will be of folks stepping off the curb taking video or watching the kitty and not traffic or those around them.

 

jeff

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Das Steinkopf

Well the Japanese certainly have a knack for recycling things, as I was doing some study for my layout loosely based on Hozumi and Nishi Gifu I came across a house that has some pretty interesting storage space with a 20' container plonked in the yard and a WaMu 8000 up against the house. 

 

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4013509,136.7128719,3a,90y,234.74h,83.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slZ4qk-UEwkPLnWn62VVfxA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

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On 5/14/2020 at 11:12 AM, railsquid said:

Not strictly a train subject, but I don't think we have a thread for "implausible scenic items".

 

Japan's shortest crash barrier: https://goo.gl/maps/Lk2BrRhrrTYAtL9Y7

 

Somewhat longer, but all on its lonesome about halfway along a street (which I pass along occasionally) protecting a pile of refuse:

 

https://goo.gl/maps/76QaDwySXRA2uWW98

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