Popular Post LocoLaurie Posted October 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2017 What a great idea BRM have come up with I thought. ‘Let your imagination run riot’ Phil said on his video. So this is my humble attempt to try and be innovative and imaginative - I'm sure people have had these ideas too but I had these all on my own :-) Firstly I am turning the diorama internal space on its side, so it will have a footprint of 8x6 inches and be 8 inches high. This is to be different and also because I need the vertical space for my raised track (more on that later). I will actually build it in a cakebox and on a cake base as it will have five sides. Secondly, I am using not just one but 2 mirrors on the sides. This gives an infinite depth to the interior of the design because it keeps repeating. It will seem to go on forever in the final photos, as the track kinks round on a slight bend from our viewpoint. This turns 8 inches into a much greater visual length. Thirdly I am giving it power, both on the track with a PP3 battery, and in the form of LEDs. A moving loco is not necessary for the competition/photos (just for me) but the red/blue LEDs will add something to the stills in my model. The batteries for the LEDs are inside the box. So within the rules. Fourthly I am letting my imagination run riot by giving it the sci-fi theme. This is based on my sci-fi show layout ‘Cato Pass’. The track will be raised into the air inside a tunnel cavern. The locomotive upon it will be truly out of this world, well out of my mind at least. It will also have a sci-fi wagon (2 railway items). I hope you like it, can appreciate the modelling and ideas even if it isn’t your style, and it may even get a few younger modellers interested? This is Cato Sci-Fi Tunnel. Video of the build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKHq9xt-0N8 Regards, Laurie Calvert Cato Pass p.s. I’ll be taking the ‘Cato Sci-Fi tunnel Cakebox’ to a few shows with me. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tref Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 (edited) Brilliant (and fast - mine is waiting for Warley in the hope of gathering materials!). Great use of mirrors - thought of adding smoke too?! I have a soft spot for anything steampunk-esque, either figuring out how it works, or working out what the original components were! I can't help thinking, looking at the protrusion on the end of the once-upon-a-time cattle wagon, that you should make it self-propelled an claim it methane powered! Tref Edited October 29, 2017 by Tref Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted October 29, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 29, 2017 Nice Now, if it was me (and it isn't so feel free to completely reject these ideas) I'd remove the couplings from loco and wagon, and I'd enclose the track somehow to hide the sleepers, maybe a with cardboard strips of some kind painted steel grey, or some such? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry2013 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Clever use of space & time 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted October 29, 2017 Administrators Share Posted October 29, 2017 Definitely ticks the imagination box. Nice video too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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