Australian screenshots

[seeseeme]

You will notice a big difference, Craig.
My new machine has given me a very big jump in performance. But don't leave it too long as the Aussie dollar is falling, ram prices are very low ($150 for 4 gig) and the intel quad 4 chips are very cheap just now.
I got my 22 inch monitor for $295, and although it is not a big brand "Hardly Normal" gave it a three year warranty for me. My IT guy tells me you can get a good computer today with 19" LCD under $1000. An upgrade to a trainz winning graphics card less than $200 extra.
He said this $1200 machine should cost $2000 in the next 6 months or so, as our dollar falls back and the Chinese revalue their currency about 25% This has to happen because they cannot pay their mineral resource debts to Countries like Australia.
Might be a good time to take "Hardlies" interest free deal (100 months!! on TV last night) :hehe:
Cheers
Rod

That's a good thought Rod, many thanks. My money in Term deposit is due in November and then in early March. I may keep some of it now and start working on a new computer. As I said mine is quite old (but still working OK), however I do need to upgrade and I think the difference will be quite amazing. I had my current computer built with TRS2004 in mind, that should give you an idea how old it is, but when I did the difference was amazing.

The only thing I will try not to do is not have Vista installed, use my copy of XP if I can.

Craig

 

[Muliebuck]

 

[patchy]

grass

Muliebuck whats the grass your're using in your last screenie

cheers,
patchy

 

[Muliebuck]

G'day Patchy, that grass is a spline, by jankvis - the KUID ID is as follows. KUID:328583:2117 and should be on the auran DLS. He's made a lot of really great 'grass' type splines, and a few others - I highly recommend his stuff.

 

[0099]

Craig probably dosen't help that the photos were taken at 5 in the morning ( Trainz time )

 

[ad602000]

Hi Muliebuck,
Just wondering if you have eer released a layout? I cant findd you on the dls under 04. I've been after a nice aussie layout for a while

cheers
pete

 

[Muliebuck]

I've released quite a few routes, alas, no longer for TRS2004, only for TRS2006. I have quite a few 'earlier' (04 and before) routes on the DLS, but I'm ashamed of many of them, as truth be told, I didn't know anywhere near as much as I do now - and a lot of my earlier routes are, to be honest, not great

*edit* The route I'm currently working on, a lot of the 'preliminary' work was by Colhad, but he has given me permission to expand the route and do with it as I will, so I'm hoping I'll be able to do as good a job on it, as I possibly can, to do Colhad honor for allowing me to take up the reins on this wonderful route.

 

[psycho_aussie]

I thought that screenshot looked familiar Mulie.

Chris

 

[Muliebuck]

Indeed, with Colhad's blessing, I've relaid the track, added signals (DTC block limit boards), added another 10km of track, changed some scenery around and am doing my utmost, to stay loyal to what Colhad gave me to start with (hence, using same buildings in other towns, just relocating them/altering their position/facing, etc), and so on, so it's not a 'mirror' of the last town, and so on. It is my hope, to one day release this route, which will use only content on the Auran Download Station, or built-in.

 

[ad602000]

Might be a good time to take "Hardlies" interest free deal

Its never a good time to do that, the only safe way to do that is to pay at least double the monthly payment they suggest and dont miss a payment. The reason why they dont charge interest is twofold, so they can slug you with monthly account"charges" and then they hope you dont finish paying within the interest free period, becaue then they charge you interest on the TOTAL initial amount from th time you INITIALLY took out the loan and slug you with that so it takes three times the time to pay it of, and hey if you cant manage that, they then offer to refinance what you owe at an affordable 28% interest. No I havent been stung but I love to read the fine print.

Buyer Beware

cheers
pete

 

[nbrettoner]

Its never a good time to do that, .............snipppety-snip!........... No I havent been stung but I love to read the fine print.

Buyer Beware

cheers
pete

Hi Pete,

Thank you for being a fine print reader!.
You do an excellent job, for which we all should be most thankful.
It all looks so 'tempting', untill the truth is told.
:hehe:

 

[greywolfretired]

seeseeme
My new computor came with Vista preinstalled and HP tried to tell me XP was virtually impossible to install. got the ver and info on chipset, sound card off the web,downloaded onto a cd,installed new hard drive, loaded XP, installed drivers from CD and all is well. Everything works fine and it sure beats Vista from my point of view.

"The only thing I will try not to do is not have Vista installed, use my copy of XP if I can."

 

[seeseeme]

Craig probably dosen't help that the photos were taken at 5 in the morning ( Trainz time )

:hehe:

Its never a good time to do that, the only safe way to do that is to pay at least double the monthly payment they suggest and dont miss a payment. The reason why they dont charge interest is twofold, so they can slug you with monthly account"charges" and then they hope you dont finish paying within the interest free period, becaue then they charge you interest on the TOTAL initial amount from th time you INITIALLY took out the loan and slug you with that so it takes three times the time to pay it of, and hey if you cant manage that, they then offer to refinance what you owe at an affordable 28% interest. No I havent been stung but I love to read the fine print.

Buyer Beware

cheers
pete

Thanks pete, I am very much aware of this "trap". I have seen on a number of occasions where people have ended up paying much, much more for the item then it was initially due to the interest they charge and when it is dated from. I also remember on A Current Affair Gerry Harvey (Boss/Owner of Harvey Norman) saying this was a trap and people should READ the fine print.

I think I would rather wait for my Term Deposit and move my purchasing ahead a few months ..... actually it could be my Christmas Present :clap: :Y:

Craig


Now to work out what I want and I am not going to ask my Monkey for help

 

[patchy]

patchy, whats your next project?

don't know,
just got my head around Trans Dem
i'll might wait for 09
but i'll i have a play around in the meantime
itwill be QR stuff

cheers,
patchy

 

[S301]

T377 prepares to depart with an up goods out of Tecoma

T377 propels the up goods out of Tecoma

Zec

 

[thebigman]

Looks great as usual Zec ! What did you use for the vegetation around the track?

Matt

 

[S301]

Try some of the following kuids:
146087:27465
148778:22011
148778:22013
148778:22010
148778:22012
148778:22014
147131:25109
147131:251011
328583:1430
328583:1433
328583:1440

K103 leads what appears to be a very short down goods service.

Whilst the train was stopped at the station, I got this shot of the van, all lit up like a christmas tree!

Further along, K103 rattles across the Some River trestle...

K103 is now seen powering along at 40mph...

Zec

 

[Muliebuck]

 

[0099]

K103 leads what appears to be a very short down goods service.


Whilst the train was stopped at the station, I got this shot of the van, all lit up like a christmas tree!

Might want to fix that dirt road as it heads towards the bridge there Zec, there is a bit of Levitation

 

[S301]

and the bridge too

Zec