defor Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) On 4/16/2018 at 3:29 PM, ia909 said: A few photos taken last week at Tomix World, Omiya. These tiny dioramas are a real inspiration to those of us that are space-constrained. Also, I really like the use of the retaining walls to raise the track. Ian Are these retaining walls part of tomix's diorama parts? I haven't seen them before, but I've seen them recently a few times in videos demoing train lighting, and they look ideal to deal with an elevation change i'm forced to make on my shelftown layout Edited March 2, 2019 by defor Link to comment
bill937ca Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, defor said: Are these retaining walls part of tomix's diorama parts? I Yes. They have been out almost two years. It uses Wall wide rail S140:. The embankment can be one piece high and double track or two pieces high and single track. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10402481 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10402479 https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10312194 1 Link to comment
defor Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Just now, bill937ca said: Yes. They have been out almost two years. It uses Wall wide rail S140:. The embankment can be one piece high and double track or two pieces high and single track. Thanks!- Was actually assuming they were just simple plates to use on an already sculpted embankment Link to comment
bill937ca Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 I just realized that photo is a single on top of a double giving a terraced effect. Link to comment
bill937ca Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 An interesting layout with videos, track plan and blog. Blog: https://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/locodad926 Trackplan: https://blog-001.west.edge.storage-yahoo.jp/res/blog-48-d7/locodad926/folder/977108/03/35370203/img_1?1378478320 5 1 Link to comment
katoftw Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Wow that is an amazing layout. Lots of different track levels and the detail is so good, it looks so real no matter what part of the layout you look at from any angle. Link to comment
bill937ca Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Tachikawa Station, a large layout based on an actual JR East station on the Chuo Main Line. Here is an introduction and station plan. http://ngauge.blog/archives/201605-1.html Track plan http://ngauge.blog/article/177856364.html A view of the whole layout. 9 1 Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Initially I thought what the white boards are there for, but after watching the front view camera video, it actually serves as a really good partition board to separate the diorama so it doesn't look like a boring loop even if it really is one! Nice technic and a great idea! Link to comment
bill937ca Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) This is an old layout that once was a simple 1800 x 900 V11 oval with a couple of sidings that was finished as of 2009. In 2015 the modeller added a 1200 x 600 table to expand his layout with a V14 set. From his production log an article on the changes with a preliminary track plan. http://kusatan2001.jugem.jp/?eid=1162 He has a blog with a detailed production log. http://kusatan2001.jugem.jp/ Working on the mountain. http://kusatan2001.jugem.jp/?eid=1800 Whereas his layout once fairly simple, he has added a S curve with background mountains and an Enoden inspired minor private railway complete with houses right up against the track. He has a You Tube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/kusatan930/videos His first video ten years ago. He started simple like the rest of us. Edited April 8, 2019 by bill937ca 5 Link to comment
bill937ca Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) Building a Keikyu layout. It is a simple mostly hidden single track loop that opens out to a two track island platform station with curved turnouts and a small yard. It is small and simple yet appears to be a much more complicated layout. The details are heavy on modification and repainting. Video by takusama2100. There is also a blog with over 500,000 views. https://takusama2100.blog.fc2.com/ Edited April 20, 2019 by bill937ca 4 2 Link to comment
katoftw Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 That is the one Toni copied for his layout I'm pretty sure. Great layout. Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 2 hours ago, katoftw said: That is the one Toni copied for his layout I'm pretty sure. Great layout. Thought it looked familiar, but always worth seeing again. Link to comment
railsquid Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 (edited) Large Japanese layout by a model railway club in Germany ("Modelleisenbahn- und Eisenbahnfreunde Halle-Stadtmitte"). Facebook page (no account needed): https://de-de.facebook.com/MEH1968/ Edited May 11, 2019 by railsquid 2 Link to comment
beakaboy Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 10 hours ago, railsquid said: Large Japanese layout by a model railway club in Germany ("Modelleisenbahn- und Eisenbahnfreunde Halle-Stadtmitte"). Facebook page (no account needed): https://de-de.facebook.com/MEH1968/ Lovely scenery and atmosphere,but those tight curves and S-curves gave me whiplash just looking at it.haha! Automated or semi-automated using German N scale electronics?? Those sudden stops!yikes! Lol! Link to comment
Sheffie Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 15 hours ago, beakaboy said: Lovely scenery and atmosphere,but those tight curves and S-curves gave me whiplash just looking at it.haha! Automated or semi-automated using German N scale electronics?? Those sudden stops!yikes! Lol! I think that’s not prototypical, yeah. I didn’t want to say something negative about the video, and obviously there’s an awful lot of work gone into the layout and the details, but it’s a shame that the motion of the trains is so extreme. Link to comment
lighthouse Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 (edited) On 5/11/2019 at 3:04 PM, railsquid said: Large Japanese layout by a model railway club in Germany ("Modelleisenbahn- und Eisenbahnfreunde Halle-Stadtmitte"). Facebook page (no account needed): https://de-de.facebook.com/MEH1968/ I saw the layout in Halle a few years ago. It is large layout and has enough potential in vehicle selection. But for me the layout is boring... the design of the city and the train station looks typically German, only visually based on Japan. It was a little disappointed. But there is already another system in Germany which is modular Edited May 12, 2019 by lighthouse Link to comment
Coromant Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) Hello! I find this blog, not to long, but what he's doing are incredible i think. It's very inspirational me: https://shin-yukari.weebly.com/ Br, Coromant Edited June 1, 2019 by Coromant 10 2 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Brilliant! Simply brilliant! Man after my own heart, lots of leds tuned way down to get realistic lighting effects! Love the layout drawer! Want to be his guest to play with the layout under the bed! btw you can do the programmable rgb led strips w.o an arduino if you want, they sell little controllers to shoot change the colors and if you buy the individually addressable led strips you can even do fancy pulsing waves or chase stuff with them. really nice layout! jeff Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Wow lovely thanks for the share! I LOVE the Uniqlo store! Great way to make the shop below the viaduct realistic, and he even added mannequins and the anti-thief alarm at the entrance! Link to comment
gavino200 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 On 6/1/2019 at 3:44 AM, Coromant said: Hello! I find this blog, not to long, but what he's doing are incredible i think. It's very inspirational me: https://shin-yukari.weebly.com/ Br, Coromant That's amazing Coromant. Thanks for posting. Someday I'd love to do something like that as part of a two-level subway station complex. Link to comment
Khaul Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Wow, the work shown by Coromant is excellent. If anything I think the buildings would benefit bit a little bit of weathering as the plastic texture is too evident. Just white makeup powder does miracles with that. Link to comment
ChibiNippon Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) On 6/1/2019 at 2:44 AM, Coromant said: Hello! I find this blog, not to long, but what he's doing are incredible i think. It's very inspirational me: https://shin-yukari.weebly.com/ Br, Coromant I missed the animated LCDs the first couple of times I watched this. I wonder what part he's using for that, because it looks amazing. Edit - found it on the blog. It's a common part, about $10-20 shipped. 0.96 80x160 IPS RGB Edited June 6, 2019 by ChibiNippon 1 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 These are individually addressable RGB led strips controlled by an arduino board. You can also get hard wired controllers for these strips for like $20mfor a controller and 1-3’ of leds. Each led has a chip that allows it to be addressable in the chain so you can do color changes and fades moving along thenstrip or things like light chases and such. I’m sure there is an arduino Shield and lots of programming out there as these lighting effects are quite popular these days for party rooms and such. jeff Link to comment
Bob_NZ Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I think he is talking about the 2 panels in the shop front and end windows - best seen from 0.26 in the clip. Bob Link to comment
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