The 244 Mantra.......................

n8phu

Purveyor of the Forgotten
The 244 Mantra....(Modding the DLS ALCO RS3)

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I'll bite, What is it? Some kind of ALCo. I assume. I'll take a wild guess and say RS-3, from the battery box?
 
Actually,

Its my modding of the currently available and repaintable RS3 on the DLS....

Another Modding with Hack article in progress.....

EDIT: the original for comparison...

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Just wondering what the thread title refers to, it's not something I'm familiar with.:confused:
 
ALCO mounted their 244 engine in the ALCO RS series.....

When they were idling it sounded like a burble... kinda like a mantra....
 
ALCO mounted their 244 engine in the ALCO RS series.....

When they were idling it sounded like a burble... kinda like a mantra....

Thanks, I'm sure that information will come in handy on a game show someday!:D
 
Thanks, I'm sure that information will come in handy on a game show someday!:D

Game Show! WHERE!



Okay, got that outta my system.

n8phu, have you thought about a paint scheme? In my opinion I think it would look great in the good ole lightning stripe.
 
All will be revealed once I am done....

This Moddin with Hack will be a little different... :)
 
Ok, I tried out a few different trucks under the RS3:

All of them lined up in a row.....

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ALCO Blunt trucks.....For those Milwaukee fans.

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Simulatortrains Dirty AAR B trucks.

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Simulatortrain's AAR Trucks (clean).

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Built in Auran trucks. Looks like they could be Whitepass's or Diecastgalore's.

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Trucks that came with the engine.

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The blunt trucks seem a bit too short to me, but i'm not sure. Maybe it's my personal view of "the way things should look."
 
Possibly, but after I saw this:

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Maybe not....

Might have to look into making a new set of ALCO blunt trucks. My original parameters for this project was to use what was already available, but that requirement may fall to the wayside....
 
Dylanviey's HH660 will have a set of new blunt trucks with it. It'll be out before too long.

If I can get 3DS to cooperate, I'll get some ALCo AAR B's made (shorter wheelbase and slightly different configuration) that you can use on these. Nothing wants to animate right is the problem I'm having.
 
perhaps it was just my "The way thing's should LOOK" ideas kicking in. The pic of the Milw RS-3 looks more like the model than i thought. :eek:
 
I'm thinking it would look more balanced with an actual paint scheme on it...I hope that didn't come off as rude. But it's sorta like how The Katy's green and yellow diesels looked better after the road foreman's wife suggested they paint the toe steps on the pilots yellow.
 
You have a point......I am hoping to have things pulled together soon.... A few more detail meshes to make and make up the 3 PSDs (Phase 1,2, and 3).

I need to get this done, it's a little to GEVO around here for my liking......
 
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