Many years ago I was given the left over parts from a major films model train that was to be wreaked. This was done in a smaller scale and the front of the steam engine was remade from alluminum foil so that it would crush on impact.
As far as trucks posing as trains, I recall that in the movie "A Christmas Story" there's a part where the family goes 'downtown' to the department store to see Santa. Mixed in with the c.1936 vehicles when they're outside the store is a streetcar rolling by - however, it was actually a dummy body built over an automobile. Streetcars on that street had last run maybe 30 years before and all the tracks and wires were long gone. They shot it in such a way that you can't see the streetcar's trucks (or lack thereof).
Even as a youngster, seeing The Train wreck scenes, at that time on the "big screen" was sure impressive.
I do recall reading about the filming of The Greatest Show On Earth and discovering that those wreck scenes were filmed using roughly 1½" scale equipment.
No, on second thought, I'm confusing Greatest Show with an older B&W movie about a circus train wreck. I'll have to dust off more brain cells.
Years later I remember seeing the photos of the big MGM auction and those Inch-and-a-half cars were shown in the warehouse.
Regards, Ed
At first, I thought maybe this topic (a setup for filming a movie train crash) should be over on the Trains forum.
But.
They're really MODELING, in 1:1, a train. That crashes. It's not a REAL train, if you watch the video.
I think this topic is very appropriate, right here.
Of course, if you don't find it interesting, you can just ignore it. The way I do when someone posts a boring lame topic.
Ed
Kalmbach is having a field day delaying, losing, and doubling up posts today. Note the submission times of what were my multiple 'identical' posts -- that's no buffer delay!
Their advertising has apparently frozen my browser trying to load itself now, so it's back to the phone.
I have not yet seen the second YouTube video that was posted, about shooting the infamous 'up on six wheels' curve shot. I simply assumed it was just overdone CGI... but considering the work they did in prep for the derailment scene, it could be interesting.
From a modeling rather than a railroading perspective, of course. Wouldn't want to veer off topic in this thread, as it were, would we?
I think that this topic has been talked to death. This "resurection" is neither needed or wanted.
JJF
Prototypically modeling the Great Northern in Minnesota with just a hint of freelancing.
Yesterday is History.
Tomorrow is a Mystery.
But today is a Gift, that is why it is called the Present.
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This was the first of the Kalmbach multiple posts of the same submission.
IT is playing with the ad feeds, too. Hope no one else is sitting somewhere waiting for forum pages to finish loading...
richhotrainYour mission, should you choose to accept it, is to see how fast you can get the moderator to lock this thread which is equally ludicrous.
You seem to have a jump start on that.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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The first thread, which was appropriately locked, was ludicrous and did not belong in an MR forum.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to see how fast you can get the moderator to lock this thread which is equally ludicrous.
Rich
Alton Junction
Hollywood: it takes weeks to prepare for one derailment.
Every railroader out there: "amateurs!"
Strange that the discussion of locomotive vs. truck horsepower and trucks posing as trains ... and the kitbashing of what are essentially 1:1 operating train models ... was interrupted only shortly after the 'behind the scenes' video links were provided.
I think the discussions of the technique are interesting in a 'modeling' context, albeit a somewhat unusual one, and that includes the use of Freightliner truck power
https://youtu.be/vOzRQ9eP-s4
for example at 1:24 and 2:24.
This might make an amusing vignette to model: 1:87 filmmakers attaching plastic truck frames and kludging up single-truck power and whole dummy locomotives... as regular powered/dummy locomotive consists with plastic sideframes roll by...