Compact layout of the valley railway Improvement : Hiroshi Yamao Diorama layout work 1:150 size

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Hiroshi Yamao (2008:2023) Painted 1:150 size

Overall size: W 580mm x D 380mm x H approx. 240mm

Gauge (width between tracks): 9mm

Accessories:
Transparent acrylic case (3mm thick)
AC adapter for lighting (100V Japanese specifications)
Rail power supply cord
(The rail side plug part of TOMIX 5534 DC Feeder N was replaced with another plug)
Items not included:
Car (for sharp curves)
Power pack (TOMIX recommended)

Lighting: 2 individual switches

Remarks:
Running is difficult.
There is a step at the rail joint near the bridge and in the middle of the curve, and it is easy to derail.
Because the tunnel opening height is only about 32mm, the cars cannot run with the pantographs in the upright position. Diesel railcars and locomotives can run.

Improved version of the "Runner-up" winning entry in the "2008 Layout Competition" of "The Model Railroader's Hobby (TMS)" magazine.

Information editing: Sakatsu Gallery

2008.2023 Running Scene of "Small Layout of Valley Railroad, Revised" (Video Production:\r\nEdoTyouninZ)


In 2023, after a lapse of 15 years, I renewed my railroad diorama, which I created in 2008 as my first N gauge layout (scale 1:150) in my mid-40s. The diorama was designed in the image of a rustic inn town in the mountains. The renewal mainly included LED lighting and base modifications, while maintaining the original atmosphere as much as possible.

Before I created this work in 2008, I had been into "machiya architecture" (wooden structures that served as stores and residences built before the early Showa period) in the Kanto area and its cityscape, and I had an urge to express the charm of these structures in some form in my own way. Also, I happened to see an example of N gauge diorama production on an NHK TV program at that time, and I was strongly motivated to create it.

At that time, I was not particular about the period setting of this work because I only wanted to express the charm of the townscape of "machiya architecture" in the form of a model, but this work became the inspiration for my later concept of "Japanese townscapes and scenery around the early 20th century. All of the buildings (structures) were originally designed and built by myself, but only the station building was built by myself based on a ready-made kit (made by Greenmax, I think).
(Japanese roof tiles, fences, cars, dolls, etc. are made of plastic commercial materials)

List of works by Hiroshi Yamao

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