keitaro Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 ok so I have for a very long time been thinking about doing a spirited away diorama of the train scene going through the water in a straight line. i was wondering what model best represents the dmu they use in it to mee the closes looks like the kiha 2 http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10047555 anyone got any other models that they think it may be based on. Link to comment
keitaro Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 or this http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10051900 kiha 1 only main difference is the double windows Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 http://livedoor.2.blogimg.jp/risaia/imgs/2/6/2650659f.jpg http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200906/06/52/a0117752_1094213.jpg http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200906/14/93/c0154393_1645788.jpg The train seems to resemble some of the pre-war examples built by Nippon Sharyo, such as this one for the Kojaku Rlwy: http://aono.homeip.net/model/diary/works/dc/kojaku_kini13_090416.htm http://satoyama.in/info/sharyo/img/imgBE450.jpg Also some Meitetsu types, also by Nippon Sharyo: http://satoyama.in/info/sharyo/img/imgBB377.jpg *sorry, don't know what n scale models would apply. BTW, the name of the railway in the movie is the Unabara Dentetsu(海原電鉄), or literally, the sea plain electric railway. Link to comment
keitaro Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 with no lines how'd you find the lines name? I know the stops were (swamp) Hara (plain) ? Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 how'd you find the lines name? It was in one of those on-line question services, which referred to a web site with terms from the movie. I dunno if it's canon though. Link to comment
disturbman Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 To me, this train from Spirited Away mostly reminds me of Meitetsu Series 3400 (with some creative licensing of course). http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:Meitetsu-3400.jpg Link to comment
Martijn Meerts Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I went for the Kiha01, Kiha02 and Kiha03 for my Ghibli modules. Not really because they resemble the train in Spirited Away, but more because they seemed to fit best running through a landscape inspired by the various movies. I still haven't started building those modules though, too many ideas, too little spare time to realize them =) The Meitetsu 3400 sure does look like it might have been the inspiration for the Spirited Away train though. Link to comment
keitaro Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 I went for the Kiha01, Kiha02 and Kiha03 for my Ghibli modules. Not really because they resemble the train in Spirited Away, but more because they seemed to fit best running through a landscape inspired by the various movies. I still haven't started building those modules though, too many ideas, too little spare time to realize them =) The Meitetsu 3400 sure does look like it might have been the inspiration for the Spirited Away train though. same here Link to comment
keitaro Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 found this site searching for prototypes. not sure if anyone seen before but it's really interesting models here http://www.cab-inc.jp/product/kini9.html Link to comment
westfalen Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 To quote another Aussie, "that's not a train going through water, this is a train going through water". 1 Link to comment
bikkuri bahn Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I wonder, was the water level just low enough to run a diesel electric? Seems risky. Link to comment
marknewton Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Ground relay, anyone? I agree it's risky. Apart from the possiblity of flashovers, you'd have no idea what condition the track is in, or if it's even still there. No bloody way I'd take my train through something like this, at least not at that speed. Cheers, Mark. Link to comment
Nick_Burman Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 To me, this train from Spirited Away mostly reminds me of Meitetsu Series 3400 (with some creative licensing of course). http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:Meitetsu-3400.jpg Just about my favorite Meitetsu mainline train. Interesting how much it resembles an Italian elettrotreno, at least the front end... Cheers NB Link to comment
disturbman Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Nick, which Elettrotreno are you speaking about? If I'm not mistaking this term is used to refer to EMUs in general. Link to comment
keitaro Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 this is so tempting to do i'd like more however to do it in HO but i don't know if i could find a suitable model in HO and the water i would needs would be enourmous and expensive $$$$$$$ Link to comment
clem24 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 My only beef with those KiHa01/02/03 units is that they have fairly poor running qualities. Because they are so short and because of the 4 wheel pick up, I find they stall quite often unless you run them at 300 km/h... Link to comment
Nick_Burman Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Nick, which Elettrotreno are you speaking about? If I'm not mistaking this term is used to refer to EMUs in general. Mainly the express ones like the ETR220, ET232, ETR240 and kin. But I used the term in a broad, general sense, as the 3400 do have an Italian air about them... Cheers NB Link to comment
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