Prototype for everything (scenic edition)

[cteno4]

Now you would not want to run into a pile of trash, what a mess! Figure it’s so no one could try to park in there in front of that heavily secured door with all the angry looking labels on it?

 

jeff

[railsquid]

Not sure if this sign is included in the usual scenic kits:

 

[railsquid]

Staying on the large hoofed mammal theme, got a scale giraffe but not enough space to make a zoo? No problem - just stick it by the roadside.

 

 

It's not the only one either: https://goo.gl/maps/XiyBQ67U65mKUZkx5

 

 

Edited December 18, 2021 by railsquid

[cteno4]

That is just total awesome sauce! One of the reasons I love to model japan. While there are plenty of entertaining roadside attractions here in the us, you never have them right at the road and a foot from a power line! Also in town I’m sure there would be tons of local pushback even if all variances were met to do something fun like these.
 

What’s the business in the google maps one? Love the smaller one coming out of the small window. Ok this is getting stuck into a module!

 

thanks!

 

jeff

[railsquid]

4 hours ago, cteno4 said:

What’s the business in the google maps one? Love the smaller one coming out of the small window. Ok this is getting stuck into a module!

 

A paediatrician practice.

 

Come to think of it, I'm sure I saw yet another giraffe recently when I was out cycling, but was too tired to bother stopping and taking a photo.

[cteno4]

Ahh makes sense, figured it was something like that.

 

Thanks,

 

jeff

[Madsing]

On 7/8/2021 at 4:17 AM, Cat said:

Neko kaiju lurking outside of Shinjuku station in Tokyo:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/3d-cat-billboard-tokyo/index.html

Better than the cat: 

 

[Madsing]

On 7/8/2021 at 4:17 AM, Cat said:

Neko kaiju lurking outside of Shinjuku station in Tokyo:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/3d-cat-billboard-tokyo/index.html

Better than the cat: 

 

[gavino200]

I'm curious, do you have to look at it from one particular angle to get the full effect?

[cteno4]

I’d expect like most optical effects there are better and worse perspectives, but I remember with the cat one I watched a half dozen youtubes from different angles and was amazed how well it worked and especially as these sorts of things don’t quite translate to being videoed all that well.

 

jeff

[railsquid]

If you say stand in the street below, and look up, the effect is lost. But you wouldn't normally do that - it's actually quite brilliant positioning and the effect works very well from the set of angles it's normally visible from (which is mainly the "plaza" outside the east exit of Shinjuku Station).

 

Edited December 21, 2021 by railsquid

[railsquid]

And as I was going past just now, here's what it looks like looking up from the street below:

 

 

Bonus pic:

 

 

Not all ads are 3D. Also I noticed today it does occasionally run ads exactly in sync with the neighbouring, venerable Studio Alta screen.

 

Edited December 21, 2021 by railsquid

[Kamome]

Pretty impressive. I assume @Madsing can quickly rustle some up for us to add to our n scale buildings.

[Madsing]

On 12/21/2021 at 4:56 PM, Kamome said:

Pretty impressive. I assume @Madsing can quickly rustle some up for us to add to our n scale buildings.

I am actually thinking about that, but that's not an easy project.

1. We need a "corner" display. Either a flexible AMOLED as discussed lately on another thread, or two flat displays with a bezel thin enough to be almost invisible.

2. The video(s) displayed on the one or two screen(s) is a rendering of a 3D scene based on the expected viewpoint of the audience. I see in my mind how to do that but I don't know if there is any easily available commercial software actually able to do it.

3. Assuming that we get the whole setup working, we have to choose a viewpoint, the only point from which the 3D effect will look right. If we choose somewhere at "ground level" (as the prototype), the effect will not look right for "us" watching our layout from above. As @railsquid mentioned, in Shinjuku, the viewpoint has been cleverly selected.

 

Marc

[cteno4]

Marc,

 

it would be grand project! My fear is this could be one of those visual effects that just doesn’t scale down well. Even doing everything properly it may only look right with the eyeball like 6” from the screen (close to what the prototype distances is at 1:1). Also visual effects like this usually play a lot off our mind’s eye reaction and visual memory. Many not be the same cues on a scale model to do that effect right. But would be wild to see what could be done! I’d bet that even if it didn’t have a huge visual 3D effect, that anyone who has seen the videos of the prototype will see a lot more 3D in their minds eye!

 

jeff

[Madsing]

Hi Jeff,

Yes, I agree with you. I keep this project in mind for now, but I am not going to start anything. I have so many other things to do anyway!

Marc

 

[railsquid]

9 hours ago, Madsing said:

3. Assuming that we get the whole setup working, we have to choose a viewpoint, the only point from which the 3D effect will look right. If we choose somewhere at "ground level" (as the prototype), the effect will not look right for "us" watching our layout from above. As @railsquid mentioned, in Shinjuku, the viewpoint has been cleverly selected.

 

Simple - just place a small camera at ground level at the correct viewing angle ;).

 

Seriously though, it seems like the kind of thing which would make for an interesting self-contained diorama.

[Madsing]

1 hour ago, railsquid said:

Seriously though, it seems like the kind of thing which would make for an interesting self-contained diorama.

Yes, correct.

That may be something Cityscape Studio would do. I follow them on Twitter and watch all their videos. They are really good!

 

 

 

[cteno4]

Always stunning to watch their builds. I need to get me a laser cutter!

 

jeff

[maihama eki]

Before the cat, there was the wave in Seoul. This one is mesmerizing. Not quite the same "coming out of the screen" 3D, but still really nice in its own way.

 

 

[Madsing]

18 hours ago, cteno4 said:

I need to get me a laser cutter!

Me too!

I have been checking these lately: https://neje.shop/

 

[railsquid]

Creating a parking lot but ran out of white tape and/or couldn't be bother to mark all of the parking spaces? https://goo.gl/maps/WwWvuFXi49927qui9

[railsquid]

On 12/21/2021 at 8:10 AM, railsquid said:

If you say stand in the street below, and look up, the effect is lost. But you wouldn't normally do that - it's actually quite brilliant positioning and the effect works very well from the set of angles it's normally visible from (which is mainly the "plaza" outside the east exit of Shinjuku Station).

 

 

Meanwhile the view from the cat's point of view:

 

 

(you can even hear the cat "talking" every now and again)

Edited December 26, 2021 by railsquid

[Madsing]

@railsquid So you are somewhere down there, right?

[railsquid]

It's likely you might see me once or twice a week, I’ll try and wave next time I go past.