Your work is extremely beautiful, and I am truly envious of your work, the aesthetic is awesome. I want to do it on the cheap though, with a regular phone as camera.
I think you have given me the directions needed to make some bold steps towards getting what I want out of the 'medium'.
https://github.com/vitroid/TrainScanner
It converts a regular video into a line scan style photo. It works by stitching together small chunks rather than 1px thin slices, so the background has a repetitive texture rather than being smooth horizontal stripes. But at lower resolutions, it looks similar, especially if you pick a spot with a clean background. Also the trains turn out very detailed.
Example work by Kakeyama from Japan using this: https://kakeyama.fan.coocan.jp/tec/e5e8r.htm
(previously on HN frontpage, and before that, at EMF Camp!)
By the way, I recognize your username as the person that Philo credits with "rewriting grindstone in idiomatic NumPy". That's super cool!
[1] https://github.com/FlamingSpork/grindstone/issues/1
[2] https://daniel.lawrence.lu/blog/2026-06-12-standalone-cnc-li...
My plan was to experiment on the canal towpath with bicycle and basic android phone. I think I need a proper camera and the train.