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That's very cool, but it feels like he cheated by not having the train running on actual tracks. I know, I'm nit-picking, but the level of craftsmanship I regu
by steverb 17y ago
That's very cool, but it feels like he cheated by not having the train running on actual tracks.
I know, I'm nit-picking, but the level of craftsmanship I regularly see via the web has caused me to become jaded.
- rudyfink 17y agoHmm, how about this for craftsmanship then? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAA8ht4hbhA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAA8ht4hbhA (sculptor who works on the scale of the top of a pin or the eye of a needle).
- anigbrowl 17y agoAnd can't read or write. Wow. WOW. http://www.willard-wigan.com http://www.willard-wigan.com
- fnid 17y agoYep, that is crazy. He's a good man too. In this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjUXiwn9djU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjUXiwn9djU He talks about using the hair off the back of a fly to paint with and jokes that he'd never kill the fly, because it might have a family or something.
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- deltaqueue 17y agoThat is one of the more impressive feats I have ever heard about. Even after viewing multiple websites (including the TED video) about his work, I'm still skeptical in the back of my mind. That's how good his work is!
- cvg 17y agoAre there easily accessible motors that could drive a train that small?
- diiq 17y agoAppearance, and not authenticity, was his goal. And the illusion of 'train' is excellent.
- steverb 17y agoWell, to be fair I don't know how you could make it truly authentic at the scale without some sort of lithography.
- Retric 17y agoYou could probably build a hover train on that scale. But, even classic model trains don't have IC engines so it's a reasonable compromise for most people. The goal is to look like a tiny train / world. Which this does fairly well.
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