On freelancing

[Nick_Burman]

Hi all,

Other than collecting models from real Japanese railways, I have my own (or rather, Tomytec's) free-lanced private railway (the Tomii Dentetsu), with its own (again, Tomytec's, but I don't complain, they spared me a pretty penny... ) paint scheme, rolling stock, etc... Am I the only person in this forum who is following this line? Are there any Japanese web pages, blogs, etc... showing similar efforts (I know a couple but would like to see more)?

Cheers NB

[The_Ghan]

I don't get it ... is this a "hypothetical railway"?

Cheers

The_Ghan

[CaptOblivious]

A little more info:
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/blog/090618

[Nick_Burman]

I don't get it ... is this a "hypothetical railway"?

Cheers

The_Ghan

Yes - what I want to know is if there is anyone else in this forum who is also creating his/her freelanced Japanese private railway. And if there are any Japanese blogs and web pages showing other people's efforts in the same line.

Cheers NB

[bikkuri bahn]

If it's prototype freelancing, Yoiichi Miyashita's Chuetsu Chiho Tetsudo is an example.  It's not a layout, but rather a series of modules/dioramas, but with a common theme.  It's based on the local railways that once ran in the Niigata Pref. area.

There seems to be no website, but here are pictures.

[disturbman]

I would say, see here.

Japanese stock used for freelance Australian layout.

[Nick_Burman]

I would say, see here.

Japanese stock used for freelance Australian layout.

Thanks, however I mean Japanese stock on a Japanese-style scenario.

Cheers NB

[Nick_Burman]

If it's prototype freelancing, Yoiichi Miyashita's Chuetsu Chiho Tetsudo is an example.  It's not a layout, but rather a series of modules/dioramas, but with a common theme.  It's based on the local railways that once ran in the Niigata Pref. area.

There seems to be no website, but here are pictures.

You got it BB...

It seems that today I'm having a difficult time getting my ideas through... what I'm thinking is something along the likes of Allen Maclelland's Virginian & Ohio (and similar pikes), but on a much smaller scale, set in a Japanese scenario and with Japanese-prototype (or style) trains.

Cheers NB

[inobu]

Nick,

I think the issue may be in the terminology used.

Many define a freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance as somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term.

Captin's link is what cleared it up  "This is MO1033 from Tomii Dentetsu which is an imaginary railway company." and the operative word is "imaginary" or fictional.  

The most common term is fictional railroad or line.

Now at least I'm on the same page with you.

Inobu

I'm guessing its a domestic following and may need a different search approach........




 

[bill937ca]

These ideas spring from attempts to recreate some of the atmosphere of railroading rather than just preserving equipment and this is seen more often in miniature railways or preserved railways than model railroads. In preservation its not always financially feasible to recreate the atmosphere full size of say, a steam locomotive depot. My immediate feeling was this is what BB`s photos represent. A broad view of minor private railway atmosphere rather than just a minor private railway model train with scenery.

The 15 inch gauge Redwood Valley Railway at Berkeley Calif is an example of this. When Erich Thomsen created the railway he was creating a broad view of narrow gauges steam rather than representing a specific rail line or piece of equipment. With miniature railways you can recreate some of sounds, smells, and feelings of steam engine workings its train out of town.

It could be applied to Japanese minor private railways, American narrow gauge steam or whatever aspect of railway atmosphere you want to 'save'.

[inobu]

It tough being illiterate.

I tried to find the translation of Tomii Dentetsu in Japanese (Kanji/hiragana) to see if I could get hits from Japanese web site. I'm willing to bet that there is a following but you just cant get the search hits.

So I run a test on a theory..........黄色い新幹線

I translate yellow shinkansen in Japanese and get this 黄色い新幹線 ran a search on you tube and got Japanese hits of Dr Yellow all in Japanese.  I think if you can get that translation of "Tomii Dentetsu" and run the search you might find more web sites hits.  

Inobu

[Mudkip Orange]

what I want to know is if there is anyone else in this forum who is also creating his/her freelanced Japanese private railway.

I supposedly model "Mudkip Dentetsu" which is a Kansai-area coastal railway, basically a mashup of Keihan and Nankai operating practices. Corporate colors are blue and orange, and I try to limit train purchases to those colors.

[Nick_Burman]

It tough being illiterate.

I tried to find the translation of Tomii Dentetsu in Japanese (Kanji/hiragana) to see if I could get hits from Japanese web site. I'm willing to bet that there is a following but you just cant get the search hits.

So I run a test on a theory..........黄色い新幹線

I translate yellow shinkansen in Japanese and get this 黄色い新幹線 ran a search on you tube and got Japanese hits of Dr Yellow all in Japanese.  I think if you can get that translation of "Tomii Dentetsu" and run the search you might find more web sites hits.  

Inobu

Inobu, thank you very much. What I'm looking for is not exactly other people who are following Tomii's "Tomii Dentetsu", but for people who have created and are modelling their own Japanese fictional private railroads. BB has already pointed out one such modeller and Mudkip Orange has manifested himself as going along the same lines, what I want now are more "domestic" Japanese examples.

Cheers NB

[inobu]

ohhhh.. I see..

[The_Ghan]

Oh ... a pretend railway ... 

As Forrest Gump said, "And that's all I've got to say about thaaaat!"

Cheers

The_Ghan

[marknewton]

I think the issue may be in the terminology used. Many define a freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance as somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. Captin's link is what cleared it up  "This is MO1033 from Tomii Dentetsu which is an imaginary railway company." and the operative word is "imaginary" or fictional. The most common term is fictional railroad or line.

We're separated by a common language, it seems. In US model railroading circles, freelance is taken to mean a layout or modelling that isn't based on a real railroad, but one that is the creation of the modeller - or, as you noted, imaginary. You can refine that definition by the term "protofreelancing", which is where the modeller creates a plausible imaginary railroad based on real railroading practices, such as Bill Darnaby's "Maumee Route", or the "artistic" approach based on whimsy, such as the "Gorre & Daphetid".

Cheers,

Mark.

[inobu]

Thanks Mark.......you gave me the operative word........

It looks like the word is Protolancing which enlighten me.

It looks like they came up with the word Protolancing............which I assume Proto is prototyping and lancing is to work on your own. Protolancing...........hey.........works for me.....lol

Learn something new everyday......

Inobu

[cteno4]

Ahhh the wonders of the English language and symantics! Been reading the thread and felt a bit drunk/confused all the way thru it!

Cheers

Jeff

[DanMacK]

My T-Gauge Shintahara Railway is eventually going to be freelanced.  It's got its own history, map and everything, but is completely fictional.