A Soviet Model Train Diorama in N Scale (Макет железной дороги)

Published on February 8, 2026

In this video, we discover an absolute premiere: We see a Soviet model train diorama! As is generally known, any model railway enthusiast can present his model railway layout in a video on Pilentum Television's YouTube channel. Vitaly Basenok took advantage of this opportunity and presents his Soviet model train diorama in this video. Because Vitaly is new to model railroading and railway modelling, he decided to build a small train diorama first. The railroad diorama measures approximately 85 x 24 cm and was built on a wooden board.

In his model train collection, Vitaly had a locomotive and railway cars from the old range of the manufacturer PIKO from the German Democratic Republic in the 1960s. The scale models (1/160 scale) of these locomotive and railway cars are real rarities today! It is a model of the “ЧС4” series electric locomotive of the Soviet Railways. In the 1960s, these locomotives were manufactured by Škoda in Czechoslovakia and were delivered to the Soviet Union.

Vitaly purchased the materials (grass, trees, and plants) for landscaping the miniature world from AliExpress. The excavator is also from AliExpress. The tracks are from the manufacturer Peco (code 55). The house is made of wood and was purchased on eBay. The house is a kit, so Vitaly had to cut out the walls, glue them together, and paint them. Other elements of the diorama are made of real wood and wooden toothpicks. The miniature figures are from the manufacturer Noch. Vitaly placed great importance on weathering the elements in his diorama. The colors for the patina are acrylic paints that he bought at a craft store for children. For special patina, for example on the tracks, Vitaly used paints from the manufacturer Vallejo.

Vitaly was born in the Soviet Union but has been living in Israel since 2015. The collaboration with Pilentum Television was as follows: Vitaly created short videos and photos of his diorama using his mobile phone (iPhone). He then sent the images and videos to Pilentum Television via the internet. The photos were used to create a slideshow (image collage). Finally, we used the famous Russian folk song “Калинка” (Kalinka) as background music.

YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zbktpd0WCU

Music Download:
kalinka-model-train-diorama-1.mp3
kalinka-model-train-diorama-2.mp3
kalinka-model-train-diorama-3.mp3

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