shadrel Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 So I posted in this forum a couple of years ago seeking advice on a shinkansen layout. Got a lot of great feedback and went and built a nice layout (12' x 5'). I had to disassemble and reassemble for a move and took that opportunity to put the layout on foam board and also shoot a stop motion video! Thanks for all your help and as this layout continues to evolve, I will continue to come to this forum for help and advice! 6 Link to comment
cteno4 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Shadrel, hey great stuff, very fun video! looks like you are having a lot of fun, thats great! great you were able to move the layout so easily, moves often kill layouts! keep on posting your progress always fun and stimulating to watch the evolutions in process! cheers jeff Link to comment
KenS Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Very nice video. The sound track works well for the frenetic pace of the stop-motion. And a nice collection of Shinkansen you have there. Definitely ask if you have questions, but I'll also suggest starting a thread on the Personal Projects board to tell us what you've done and what you're planning. It's always inspirational for us to see what other people are doing, even if you only post something once or twice a year (lots of others post infrequently; once they get to a certain point, layouts don't tend to change much week to week). Link to comment
JR 500系 Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Very nice video! Thanks for sharing! First up, i envy your basement, it's so large!!! Nice layout! Can i ask if you are running DCC? Looks that way judging from how the shinkansens take off... Unless of course that is done via stop-motion... Fantastic piece of hard work video editting the tons of photos for this stop-motion video ~ Appreciate your sharing and looking forward to more of your layout! Cheers! Link to comment
dottney Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 I got a real chuckle from your video. Nice layout and fun video. Dave Link to comment
shadrel Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 Thanks guys - Yes, it was a lot of fun putting it together and I wanted to share it with you folks. I visited Japan in 2008 and I wanted to capture all the Shinkansens that I rode while I was there, it was a golden age of varied trainsets in 2008, now everything on the tokaido-sanyo shinkansen is either a 700 series or N700. JR500 - No DCC, but I may go down that route in the future. I will start a post in the personal projects, good advice! Link to comment
lurkingknight Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 I think I still got to ride one of each with the exception of the new hayabusa when I was there this spring, but I rode a few more legs than just the tokaido line. Link to comment
VentureForth Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Very fascinating! Do you have straights between your S-turns? If not, what radii are you using on your most inside track, and do your shinkansen have any trouble at higher speeds around the S's? Link to comment
shadrel Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Venture - Here is my layout, that should give you a better idea. Thanks for your comments! I can get both Tomix and Kato shinkansens at max speed on the whole layout (except station turnouts) no problem. 4 Link to comment
Vato Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I have too small space :( can do only 60X32 :( Link to comment
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