keitaro Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 yeah pretty harsh modeling is however you wish to do it. if this is the best way for them to be able to run models then good for them. Link to comment
Densha Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Everyone should do as they wish, but that was just my personal opinion. And didn't people thought of T-trak or equivalents for small Japanese homes? Link to comment
Tecchan Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I'd call this "high-speed-porn"! Too bad they run most of the rains way too fatst, they seem like they will tilt and derail at each curve... They would look even nicer at a more prototypical speed. Most of the trains are high speed trains being run for an audience of children. I don`t think the speeds are too high for high speed trains. I think they are. Tomix Shinkansen can go really really fast, a lot faster than the prototypical speed. I measured a while ago that I had to put my throttle at about 2/3 of the maximum in order to simulate 280-300km/h on my Shinkansen. They would look much much better a little bit slower. I hate these kind of empty layouts. I only like model trains when there are trains AND a layout. Some people (like me ) can not afford a room for the trains only unfortunately. If I had to run my trains on a layout, I'd have to stick with a shelf layout. 30cm x 70cm is a bit silly for Shinkansen! ;-) Link to comment
Densha Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I hate these kind of empty layouts. I only like model trains when there are trains AND a layout. Some people (like me ) can not afford a room for the trains only unfortunately. If I had to run my trains on a layout, I'd have to stick with a shelf layout. 30cm x 70cm is a bit silly for Shinkansen! ;-) Now you've got me! 1 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Everyone should do as they wish, but that was just my personal opinion. And didn't people thought of T-trak or equivalents for small Japanese homes? actually the idea for ttrak was started in japan by a rr mag editor and lee fitzgerald (one of the founders of the ntrak standard) saw the presentation and then fleshed it out to create the ttrak standard using unitrak and then brought it to the us. there is quite a bit of ttrak in japan, a lot of it is standard spaced street car and private ror stuff. the idea was that the module should be small enough to carry with you on the tokyo subway! they do a big mix of doing some amazing hand laid street track turnouts and crossings, a lot of interesting single track runs, and some amazing buildings. i just checked and all my japanese ttrak links are dead (i find many of the japanese modeling sites only last a year or two before going dark or moving w/o a forward). I do have a pile of pictures that i have downloaded from them if anyone wants to see them pm me and i can get you access. tomix also makes medium sized wooden modules to do a sectional layout at mid sized layout on the floor that can be put away easily as well. with the millions of modelers in japan im sure there is everything you can imagine, we just see a tiny sliver. jeff ps on a sad note it was just posted this weekend that lee is now in a memory loss facility for treatment and care. jim fitzgerald (her husband) is trying to keep things with ttrak.org going though. lee was so instrumental in creating the whole ttrak standard as well as producing some stellar module examples for folks to latch onto the idea here in the US and abroad. basically she created this aspect of the hobby for us here in the US. Link to comment
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