How to bluid a big movie set for a head-on train collision on the tallest bridge ever built in HO 1: 87 scale.
Building a realistic railroad diorama to film a train crash action scene, inspired by “Under Siege 2: Dark Territory” movie.
The whole structure: 10m / 33 ft long
The bridge: 5,20m / 17 ft long
0: 00 Bridge 3d creation and printing
0: 16 Assembly of 3d parts
1: 06 Painting and weathering of the bridge
1: 43 Painting of the passenger train
2: 02 Painting of the freight train
2: 34 Build of the scenery structure
3: 13 Set the diorama at the shooting location
4: 07 Added diorama details
4: 35 Assembling the trains on the set
4: 57 Final preparations before filming at night
5: 14 1st shot of the collision
5: 35 2nd take with explosion
5: 54 Shot of the bridge collapse
6: 02 Editing result
Bridge designed by me then 3D printed by: t
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