James Risner calls this a fast, bi-directional, continuous spiral with ho scale. I call it the infinity train and I think there’s the potential for some sort of graphic novel chiller in the style of Snow Piercer or The Archeologists of Shadows wherein the heroes are trying to reach the end of the train…
The train set of quantum levitation
I think it will be a while before Hornby can sell anything like this train set. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ52X6wg0po We’ve been able to produce quantum levitation for a few years now and those of us outside the field get to catch up with progress now and then through demos. This demo is a great one. A Japanese […]
Hypnotic infinite model train loop
This is one long train that’s bound forever in this impressive spiral of track. Sure, most model railways live their lives in an infinite loop but this work from James Risner takes it to a new level. There are 150 models on this track; 141 cars and 9 engines. James placed an engine every 25 […]
Wall mounted Back to the Future DeLorean and train set
What do you do with the tops of your walls? Sure; you could put books up there but it can be pretty hard to reach. Trooper Trent solved this problem in the geekiest way but building a suspended set of train tracks for a model train to run over. That’s pretty cool. It gets better, […]
The Miniature Wonderland is huge
When I first saw the title Miniatur Wunderland I thought about minotaurs. A minotaur wonderland? That doesn’t sound so wonderful at all. The good news is that my German is terrible. This is actually supposed to be a miniature wonderland. There’s still a catch. I don’t think this is miniature at all. This is the […]
