Is this for real ??

[domino]

I saw this double size train(top pic) im RM Models Magazine 119, is this train for real or just photo shop ??

 

I have never seen any thing like it.

 

Brian

[cteno4]

someone is having some fun!

 

jeff

[Nmbs]

It looks like it's Just the bottom one widened with fotoshop.

 

On four track lines with very heavy traffic this could actually make sense!

But the train on the top picture just couldn't work because of the way to small turning clearance of the weelsets. If they were to build what's on that picture, they'd need really very large radii to make that thing go round a bend without derailing, not to speak of turnouts.

 

I think they should try making that for real on four-wheel-axles, running on four parallel rails an with large enough gaps for the wheelsets to turn properly.

[bikkuri bahn]

FWIW, the title of the article is "this month's fake train" (kongetsu no usoden).

[westfalen]

Then there is this.

 

http://de.fishki.net/pics9/podbor993_20.jpg

[Bernard]

Then there is this.

 

http://de.fishki.net/pics9/podbor993_20.jpg

 

Oooooh a train for the "Coneheads!"

http://bigtopfive.com.s120608.gridserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/coneheads-movie-snl.jpg

[domino]

FWIW, the title of the article is "this month's fake train" (kongetsu no usoden).

 

This is the problem for us non Japanese , we can`t read what the head line

 

Brian

[cteno4]

Then there is this.

 

http://de.fishki.net/pics9/podbor993_20.jpg

 

Oooooh a train for the "Coneheads!"

http://bigtopfive.com.s120608.gridserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/coneheads-movie-snl.jpg

 

 

 

must be a french train!

 

jeff