Kamome Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Looking very nice. Are you intending to add catenary for your electric stock or will this be a diesel car layout? Link to comment
Huib Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 Certainly, but I will add the catenary last. I've already got most of the parts. Grtz! Huib Link to comment
Huib Posted July 30 Author Share Posted July 30 (edited) Adding details, scratch-building a platform roof and the seats that come with it. Grtz! Huib Edited July 30 by Huib 12 Link to comment
Huib Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 I just couldn't resist adding more details today 😉 Grtz! Huib 9 Link to comment
SL-san Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 10 hours ago, Huib said: I just couldn't resist adding more details today 😉 Your scenic modelling is great and those added details just make the scenes magic...brilliant!👍 Graeme 1 Link to comment
Wolf Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 I am always inspired by your ability to create single scenes on your layout. You really have an eye what exactly to put where for perfect detailing. I love it when you can imagine small Stories on a layout. 1 Link to comment
Huib Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 Thanks Graeme, Wolf! @Wolf Creating stories is exactly the idea. Trains might be a technical achievement, but they have had (and still have) a major impact on society and people's lives. They are part of so many stories and creating stories around a layout is just what trains are all about 😉 Grtz! Huib Link to comment
Huib Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 I've got the railroad crossing working 😉 It closes and opens automatically when a train passes, all controlled by the iTrain software. Grtz! Huib 2 Link to comment
Huib Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 And I got the platform done today as well... The little layout is getting closer to completing. Things left to do: - Water: lake, river and waterfall - Overhead wires - Adjust and reprint the background - Add a sky with integrated LED lighting - Add adjustable legs under the layout - Weather the trains and optimize running - Some final details. Grtz! Huib 8 Link to comment
tossedman Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Nicely done! Looking forward to seeing the additions. Cheers, Todd Link to comment
Huib Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 Adding water and more green bits to the layout.... 6 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Hiub, nice water! What did you use for your water? jeff Link to comment
Huib Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 @cteno4 I used Deep Pour Water from Woodland Scenics as a basis. The waterfall was made with Making Waves by Deluxe Materials. I used both Making Waves and Water Effects from Woodland Scenics for the splashes and waves. Grtz! Huib 2 1 Link to comment
Huib Posted August 23 Author Share Posted August 23 (edited) Slowly but surely we are getting closer to finishing the layout. Yesterday I made the legs for the layout. They can be adjusted in height at the touch of a button. This layout is intended for exhibitions and I want everybody to get a proper look at it, including kids, people in wheelchairs and very tall train lovers. Up next: final details and overhead wires. And finally a sky with adjustable LED lighting, sound system and karaoke mode. Grtz, Huib Edited August 23 by Huib 9 Link to comment
Huib Posted August 25 Author Share Posted August 25 (edited) I had a go at installing the overhead wires. I kitbashed a set of Tomix poles and added Sommerfeldt wires to them. I know it is not a 100% accurate, but I like to believe it gives a good impression. It's still work in progress, but the basics are done. Grtz! Huib Edited August 25 by Huib 9 Link to comment
Kamome Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Looks great @Huib Your scenery and backdrop work together seamlessly. The catenary choice looks spot on. Very accomplished modelling. Just shows what can be achieved in a relatively small space and create maximum interest. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Huib, nice overhead, what did you use for your overhead wires. They don’t look like an etched product. jeff Link to comment
Huib Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 @cteno4 Hi Jef, No, they are not etched, but welded copper wire. These are made by Sommerfeldt (profi series). Grtz! Huib Link to comment
Huib Posted Tuesday at 10:37 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 10:37 AM I have added a sky with RGB LEDs, controlled via make-shift DCC/LocoNet decoder. I also built a sound system into the layout that plays a Japanse ambient sound in a constant loop. And... since karaoke is a big thing in Japan, I have added 'Karaoke Mode'. Let's give it a try... 😉 2 1 Link to comment
Kingmeow Posted Tuesday at 01:32 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:32 PM ABBA! 👍 😄 You can also darken the sky and play thunder noise to simulate bad weather coming. WAIT! How about Godzilla screams???? 🤣 Link to comment
Huib Posted Tuesday at 05:07 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 05:07 PM Yeah, that's a plan 😉 I wrote the code for the light controls myself, so adding more effects is no problem 😉 I have already added day, evening, night and morning presets. The lights switch to red when there is error or derailment on the layout. Thnx @Kingmeow 😉 Grtz! Huib Link to comment
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