I have just completed an extension to my main, fixed Damenfeld layout called Kaninchenbau which has been built to be portable for exhibition use. The layout is 100% computer operated using iTrain and a Z21. This video shows the main layout, Damenfeld, running in the background with Kaninchenbau in the foreground.
https://youtu.be/T4mXn-93qHc (https://youtu.be/T4mXn-93qHc)
(Not sure how to create a YouTube preview in the post :-[ )
The size of Kaninchenbau is 2.4m x 0.85m and the logical plan is shown below. There are 6 turnouts visible with the 'magic' below the scenery with another 10 turnouts that allows 4 trains to run continuously appearing from unexpected, or illogical tunnels. The kids that have seen it seem to enjoy it and that was my primary audience, though with luck and a fair wind it will interest adults also.
(https://abload.de/img/screenshot2021-05-231kgjhz.jpg)
I hope you enjoy it and that it sparks some interest and discussion.
Iain
Ian,
That is so clever & quite mesmerising. I can only marvel at your technological and scenic mastery. Wonderful depth of field - and "you can't see the join".
Lawrence