Model railway advertising display
By Ben Everard. Posted
This article was originally published as part of HackSpace magazine, which has since been incorporated into Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.
The world of model railways is full of creativity. This is the latest idea we’re seen to come out the model railway world, perfectly executed by Christoph Ketzler. He’s used tiny screens (0.96-inch (80×160px) or 1.14-inch (135×240px)) as advertising hoardings in his model transport systems, and connected them via WLAN so that the user can upload their own PNG advertising images.
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Ben is the Editor of HackSpace magazine. When not wrangling words, he enjoys cycling, gardening, and attempting to identify wild mushrooms.
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