Australian screenshots

[Tanvaras]

Evening all,

Nice screen shots one and all. Quite a few different members posting these days.

Question for us Aussie users :- Aussie Traffic Lights, what is everyone using (if you do put them in your routes)? I have some areas near the main lines I would like some traffic lights for scenery, and have not been satisfied with what I have been able to find. Only other thing is to whip some up in 3dsmax myself, but if there is something available I would appreciate the comments.

cheers

Trent

 

[NSWGR_46Class]

 

[8142]

@bearcat

to make the 85 you may need to make the area near the number boxes lower, raise the windscreens and make the area between the windscreen and cowcatcher area a bit taller.
i thought i would pitch in and give you some advice to make a excellent model.

 

[NSWGR_46Class]

@bearcat

to make the 85 you may need to make the area near the number boxes lower, raise the windscreens and make the area between the windscreen and cowcatcher area a bit taller.
i thought i would pitch in and give you some advice to make a excellent model.

Thanks for that but its a bit late as she is already finished and out there - but I can asure you that the body mesh matchs the blue prints as much as is possible with Gmax

 

[8142]

Thats ok bearcat. are there any other liveries in the pipeline.

 

[NSWGR_46Class]

Thats ok bearcat. are there any other liveries in the pipeline.

I have done every one that the 85 or 86 had in service

85 Tuscan
85 Candy
85 Blue

86 Candy
86 Blue
86 Bi cenntenal
8650 candy and blue

 

[NSWGR_46Class]

Thats ok bearcat. are there any other liveries in the pipeline.

There all finished and lost some where between my place and the DLS ?????

 

[Timothetoolman]

Evening all,

VR F7 51 leads F7 53 and a trio of T's on a container train through Faxton, present day...

Cheers
Tim

 

[dimi_108]

Wow Tim that's awesome mate. Such a well presented screenshot. For a second, i thought i was looking in the US Screenshots thread

 

[Timothetoolman]

Cheers bud. You wouldn't be wrong if it was in the US thread as Australia never took any orders of the EMD F7s. These are just 'what-if's

Cheers
Tim

 

[qassaquyangli]

Evening all,

VR F7 51 leads F7 53 and a trio of T's on a container train through Faxton, present day...


Cheers
Tim

That leading F7 paint scheme looks like a pic I've seen in a magazine before... AWESOME WORK GUYS!

 

[ad602000]

bear is that an 80 class? also, your electrified layout, is that available and if so is it 2010?

cheers
pete

 

[Timothetoolman]

That leading F7 paint scheme looks like a pic I've seen in a magazine before... AWESOME WORK GUYS!

You'd be right as the scheme was from the Louise and Nashville IIRC. I've modified it to work the the F7 texture mapping and added a few un-prototypical features (namely the VR logo on the nose and lettering on the sides) It wouldn't be the first time VR pinched a livery, the VR Blue and Gold is nearly identicle to that of the Erie Railroad.

Cheers
Tim

 

[Raichase]

That leading F7 paint scheme looks like a pic I've seen in a magazine before... AWESOME WORK GUYS!

S313 actually wore that scheme for a period of time, and was used in the filming of a television series ("The Pacific" springs to mind).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/raichase/4933007695/

That was shortly before they stripped the paint back to repaint her into VR blue and gold.

 

[Enkidoh]

Cheers bud. You wouldn't be wrong if it was in the US thread as Australia never took any orders of the EMD F7s. These are just 'what-if's

Cheers
Tim

You're right on that regard in that a literal F7 was never ordered new by any Australian railway (although the VR S/CR GM/NSWGR 42 classes were essentially a cutdown and stretched F7 more suited for our smaller loading gauge and lighter track.). However, having said that, two F7s did in fact see service in Australia - two were purchased second-hand from the US Western Pacific Railroad in the late 60's/early 70s by the Mount Newman Mining Company for use on construction trains on Mount Newman's iron ore line in WA's Pilbara region.

Once the line was opened they were delegated to back-up power and service trains for a while before being withdrawn and preserved by the late 70s. As I understand one is on static display in Port Hedland while the other was formerly in the custody of the now-defunct Pilbara Railway Historical Society who restored it to working order for occasional tour train use on the iron ore lines. I have no idea what has since become of that loco though since the PRHS shut down and disposed of their assets.

Anyway, I know there is an old fairly accurate Paintshed reskin of the Auran F7 in the Mount Newman livery on the DLS as 04 content if anyone is interested, as shown below:

EDIT: the reskin was done by John_SB and it's KUID is kuid:60318:3003.

 

[patchy]

I just love the wealth of knowledge that's out there, Never to old to learn anything

Here is one from me

Shunting at Murgon fuel depot

Cheers,
Patchy

 

[SMAN12345]

How far to go to Kingaroy Patchy.

 

[NSWGR_46Class]

bear is that an 80 class? also, your electrified layout, is that available and if so is it 2010?

cheers
pete

Yes Peter it is an 80
Yes for 2010 not on dls

 

[Harry1986]

Pacific National superfreighter crosses the Wagga viaduct heading towards Sydney.


Cheers Harry

 

[matruck]

Nice work Harry, I know that area very well so well done mate.
Cheers Mick.