... and a Lionel track !
We were just talking about the Shinkansen over on the Classic Trains forum last month! http://cs.trains.com/ctr/f/3/t/273148.aspx
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
That's probably how I'm going to look standing in the middle of my N scale trains...
was that from Shin Godzilla ? I saw it on the plane last year. Great models, and effects !
Also, Godzilla is tearing through Tokyo Eki ( train station).
That's a famous building in Tokyo, I believe built in 1914, and it's enormous! The Shinkansen section is a new addition that you reach through a very confusing maze of corridors...
Experimenting with view blocks
I intend to use smoke
And mirrors
And every trick in the book...
By gorge, I think I've got it !
Building at this level to maximize my space
Never one to throw anything away, when my wife had shelves added to her walk in closet...
There was leftover baseboard, and hanger rod material. This will be painted to resemble concrete.
Test run !!!
Which translates into another work stoppage...
Man, I love this hobby !!!
I've yet to build the Lionel level...
He who dies with the most tracks wins ! The objective is to have as many trains running simultaneously as humanly possible...
The next project is the Lionel Mainline.
It's happening...
Well, you've got me doodling with Atlas Track Planning Software! Time to get my N gauge out of the box!
It's all fun ! I enjoy all of it !
There will be a scene yet to come with deliberate Forced Perspective. This was one of the Smoke and Mirrors tricks I was referring to previously.
Here's my latest-most-probable track plan. Impressive isn't it?
A folded dogbone with 1 turnout, 4 bridges, a factory, a station, a house and a river/creek/canal with stone retaining walls in a 34 x 27 inch space. But hey! That's an UPGRADE from the 2 foot by 2 foot oval layout I built 30 years ago! I guess you can say I'm a casual scale railroader!
Very impressive !!
And, it can be worked into an 0 scale layout in the background. We draw inspiration from everywhere. I always remember the great John Allen and his Gorre and Daphetid. No one had seen anything like it when it appeared in M R in January '69.
But, tucked away in the middle of his phenomenal masterpiece was his original layout, 15" radius curves and all. He kept it, and worked it in !!
Paul
Progress thus far...
My Forced Perspective scene will feature:
O
S
HO
and N
in one scene
My wife think's these tin diesels look like they should have cookies inside...
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