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Catalogue of the Exhibition "Virtual railway worlds"

Kontorhaus am J&oouml;debrunnen, 11 April - 16 Mai 2024

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Picture #1 "Freight train passing" (2016)
The interlocking tower was kitbashed from Auhagen kits, the freight cars are from former US manufacturer Gold Coast (today owned by Lok-N-Roll in Leipzig). The virtual environment was made from a screenshot of the Beta version of the game 'The Division'. The original screenshot was provided by gamer Anthemios.
Picture #2 "Urban freight" (2017)
The New York Central steam locomotive is from manufacturer a & k tt-modell, the freight cars are from Gold Coast. The truck is from Günsel. It is actually a Soviet ZIS-150. However, the ZIS-150 is an almost exact Soviet copy of the US Type International K-7 from International Harvester. The virtual environment was made from a screenshot of the game 'Homefront: The Revolution'. The original screenshot was provided by gamer Anthemios.
Picture #3 "Underpass" (2017)
The freight cars are from Modellbahnhof Geringswalde and from Lok-N-Roll. The virtual environment is a compilation of screenshots from two computer games. The foreground was made from a screenshot of the game 'Homefront: The Revolution' provided by gamer Xanvast. The building in the background comes from a screenshot of the game 'The Division' provided by gamer Anthemios.

Picture #4 "Calling 911" (2019)
The tank cars are from Czech manufacturer mtb. Compared with the other pictures, these freight cars are more modern. The virtual environment was made from a screenshot of the game 'Battlefield Hardline'. The original screenshot was provided by gamer Xanvast.
Picture #5 "The bridge" (2019)
The locomotive is a Russian M62 (equals the DR class 120) from manufacturer Roco. Behind the locomotive runs an 8-axle high cube tank car from Russian manufacturer Peresvet. The virtual environment was made from a screenshot of the game 'Metro Exodus'. The original screenshot was provided by gamer Larah Johnson.
Picture #6 "Steaming through the wasteland" (2019)
The class TE steam locomotive (Soviet name for the former German class 52) is from Modellbahnmanufaktur Sebnitz. The freight cars are from Peresvet. The virtual environment was made from a screenshot of the game 'Metro Exodus'. The original screenshot was provided by gamer X-Nergal-X. The scene is at about the same location as in the picture 'The bridge', just seen from the opposing side.
Picture #7 "Tail lights in the cold" (2019)
The coaches belong to the 'Krasnaya Strela' trainset from Russian manufacturer TT-Modell. The virtual environment was made from a screenshot of the game 'Metro Exodus'. The original screenshot was provided by gamer X-Nergal-X.
Picture #8 "Under the bridge" (2021)
The New York Central switcher is from Lok-N-Lok in Leipzig. The freight cars are from Lok-N-Roll and from Modellbahnhof Geringswalde. The virtual environment was made from a screenshot of the game 'The Division'. The original screenshot was provided by gamer Anthemios.
Picture #9 "Leaving the city IV" (2021) from the cycle "Leaving the city"
The FP7 of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad is from a small batch series from manufacturer Tillig. The caboose on the right track is from Lok-N-Roll. The virtual environment was made from a screenshot of the game 'Cyberpunk 2077'. The original screenshot was provided by gamer Larah Johnson.
Picture #10 "Steel mill train" (2022)
The Pennsylvania Railroad SN 1200 is from Czech manufacturer mtb. The freight cars are from Lok-N-Roll. The virtual environment was made by the AI engine Midjourney (version 3).
Picture #11 "Freight train dystopia" (2022)
The Alco FA/FB of the New York Central Railroad is from tt-modell. The virtual environment was made by the AI engine Midjourney (version 3) adopting the aesthetics of the computer game 'Homefront: The Revolution'.
Picture #12 "Warehouse district I" (2023)
The New York Central SN 1200 der New York Central Railroad is from Czech manufacturer mtb. The virtual environment was made by the AI engine Midjourney (version 4).
Bild #13 "Industrial wasteland" (2017)
The M62 diesel locomotive is from Roco, the tank wagon are from Russian manufacturer Peresvet. The virtual environment was made from a mod of the gamer Anthemios based on a screenshot from the computer game "Crisis III".
Bild #14 "Industry switching" (2021)
The model of a New York Central steam locomotive is from & k tt-modell, the freight cars are from Gold Coast. The virtual environment was made from a screenshot of the computer game "Vampyr". The original screenshot was provided by gamer Larah Johnson.
Bild #15 "Soviet steam I" (2023)
The model of a Russian class E steam locomotive is from Russian manufacturer Peresvet. The virtual environment was made by the AI engine Midjourney (version 4).
Bild #16 "Soviet diesel I" (2023)
Close-up shot of an M62 diesel locomotive from Roco in a virtual environment made by the AI engine Midjourney (version 4).
Bild #17 "Declined industries II" (2023)
SN 1200 switching engine in the paint scheme of Pennsylvania Railroad (model from Czech manufacturer mtb) in a virtual environment made by the AI engine Midjourney (version 4).
Bild #18 "Cutting through the morning fog" (2023)
DB class 241 (model from Roco) in a virtual environment made by the AI engine Midjourney (version 5).
Bild #19 "Classic streamliner II" (2023)
Class FP7 diesel engine of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad (model from a limited series of Tillig) in a virtual environment made by the AI engine Midjourney (version 5).
Bild #20 "The European F-unit II" (2023)
Locomotive of the NOHAB type AA16, operated by Braunschweig train operator BSBS, lettered as My 1142 in the paint scheme of the former owner DSB (model from Tillig) in a virtual environment made by the AI engine Midjourney (version 5).

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