Australian screenshots

[Muliebuck]

First observations, if I may, replace those 'spline trees' with something better (as they use the old alpha-blending, hence gives that 'halo' affect, secondly, check the trackwork on that xing there (awfully wobbly trackwork) and thirdly, ditch that old chunky mesh track that is so UTC era, for something respectable (look through the built-in tracks for 2010, sure you'll find something nice there) - other than that, keep at it

 

[dimi_108]

Axe, my jaw dropped when i saw your picture of 907 in reverse.
You captured it so well mate. I missed your work dude.

Here is a shot from my NSWGR Oaklands branch line route which i'm also just about to release to the DLS (85% complete). It was inspired by Muliebuck's modules.

48139 pauses at Yuluma station with the morning Oaklands mail train from The Rock on February 12th, 1973.
As the train continues towards Oaklands, the staff exchange will take place at Urana.

 

[misterchugg]

First observations, if I may, replace those 'spline trees' with something better (as they use the old alpha-blending, hence gives that 'halo' affect, secondly, check the trackwork on that xing there (awfully wobbly trackwork) and thirdly, ditch that old chunky mesh track that is so UTC era, for something respectable (look through the built-in tracks for 2010, sure you'll find something nice there)

hi mulie
i agree about the spline trees, but what is there that will not chew up huge amounts of memory
i cant use single trees to place there.
tried that, got a slideshow in slow motion

forget about the crossing trackwork]
that's temptoray until i find a better crossing suites to qr in the beginning of last century
the track is woodv2
until i can find 3'6 or one that again is not memeory hungry,
this will do as fill in
after all, its easy to change using the exchange assets tool

thanks for the info though
cheers
ron

 

[Muliebuck]

Hmmm - okay, lets start with what I hope is the obvious, and can you give me a vague listing on what sort of PC spec's you're running, so I might have an idea where too begin helping you

 

[patchy]

Calling Petan
Is there something out there in internet land that can give me the correct locations of the halts on the Proston Branch

Barlil-found
Byee-found
Gueena-?
Mondure-?
Kawl kawl-?
Hivesville-found
Kinleymore-?

Cheers,
Patchy

 

[Azervich]

Hey all,

Built them few years ago in Gmax, because I moved to 3ds Max 2009 nothing has been done since and they collected tons of virtual dust, spent the past few days getting back into these cars, however I most likely won't be able to finish 'The Grey Ghost' as boolean cutting in Gmax is hopeless and giving weird results, lol.

The blue ones however are pretty much almost done

Cheers.

 

[TheWaluigiKing]

Ooo...very nice

 

[Petan]

Calling Petan
Is there something out there in internet land that can give me the correct locations of the halts on the Proston Branch

Barlil-found [5ml 49 chains 922 ']
Byee-found
Gueena-? ( IOm. 29c., 879')
Mondure-? (12m. 43c.. 914')-
Kawl kawl-? (14m. 68c.. 958')
Hivesville-found
Ballast Siding (18m. 60c.) -
Kinleymore-? (20rn. 38c., 1189')
Sleeper Mill Siding (25m. 76c.)-
Proston (26m. 23c., 1175') -

Cheers,
Patchy

Distances in your questions above with miles and chains plus heights and a few locations you did not mention.


From the ARHS Bulletin Feb 1976 (Vol 27 No. 460)Red soil, wattle and crows [Proston and Windera branches ] (Milne, R. J.)
This is a comprehensive history of the Murgon to Proston branch (opened 1923) and the Windera branch (opened 1925, closed 1961) which joined the former at Bartil. The politics leading to the construction of these branches is briefly treated. The proposal to link Jandowae-Proston-Mundubbera is also mentioned. 12 photos, 3 maps, 17 diagrams. page: 21-39

Can I give another plug for people to buy the ARHS Bulletin DVDs from http://www.railwaybookshop.com.au/shopdisplayproducts.asp?Search=Yes&sppp=10

Cheers
Peter C

 

[patchy]

Thanks for that Peter
You are wealth of knowledge

Cheers,
Patchy

 

[Petan]

Proston line products; Usual dairy traffic such as cream to the Proston butter factory and butter to market, plus logs and other timber products such as sawn timber and railway sleepers, pigs, cattle, grain, peanuts, Maize, sorghum, corn, potatoes and onions. Also stock feed.

Organise suitable wagons and all ok.

EDIT; Patchy; products and thus wagon needs probably very similar to your main Kingaroy line

 

[NSWGR_46Class]

The down load opening for the 86 class pack has now ended
Hoping to hear from anybody who has played with them or even a screen shot or two.

Will be looking for test bunnies for the new U set soon.

Thanks
Dave
Bearcat245

After much cursing and swearing at the DLS decided to use another method to get out the first beta test so to speak of the 86 class locos, these are still a work in progress. Changes will be made in time ?
They are not meant to be the next great thing in trainz content and are really only built for the enjoyment of me and Ad602000 and then put out in public in case others may want to have use of them as well.

Item released for Trainz by Cowra Loco – Original Mesh ad602000 – addition Artwork and Editing bearcat245

The item must not be modified or re authored in anyway do not ask for permission to release reskins - do not show screens shot of reskins on the Auran Trainz Forums or other outlets.

Link is time limited
http://www.sendspace.com/file/st7qse

 

[Forest_Runner]

The flangeless second and third driving wheels of the NSWGR D50 Class made them perfect for steeply graded lines with tight curves when a little grunt was needed...

Here, saturated 5083 pounds hard up the final 1 in 27 grade to Bowen Mountain. Check rails are a common feature of the line.



Whew, made it to the top... but the crew won't be happy to return to Hawkesbury tender first.



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[dimi_108]

Forest Runner absolutely amazing work. You've even got the dual guage track happening there in the first photo. WOW :udrool:

I always look forward to your screenshots mate!

 

[misterchugg]

hi mulie
pc specs as follows
thanks
ron

Processor
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor
5000+ 5.6 5.0
Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB 5.5
Graphics ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series 5.0
Gaming graphics 1279 MB Total available graphics memory 6.4
Primary hard disk 313GB Free (466GB Total) 5.9
Windows 7 Ultimate
System
Manufacturer MSI
Model MS-7369
Total amount of system memory 4.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2
Storage
Total size of hard disk(s) 1025 GB
Disk partition (C 313 GB Free (466 GB Total)
Media drive CD/DVD
Graphics
Display adapter type ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series
Total available graphics memory 1279 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 512 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 767 MB
Display adapter driver version 8.782.0.0
Primary monitor resolution 1024x768
DirectX version DirectX 10

 

[ad602000]

The flangeless driving wheels of the NSWGR D50 Class

you off course know that I went scurrying back to the plans I have and low and behold they sho them as flanged on the middle drivers, which I assume you were talking about. sorry for the innaccurate drivers.

 

[Forest_Runner]

Forest Runner absolutely amazing work. You've even got the dual guage track happening there in the first photo. WOW :udrool:

I always look forward to your screenshots mate!

Hi Dimi... Rather than dual gauge as such, it's actually a check rail laid inside the rail of Pencil's 60lb standard gauge track. I see it a lot in old NSWGR photos associated with many of the old branch lines which had tight curves - Oberon, Dorrigo, Batlow, Kurragong etc etc. I just wanted to try it out in TS to see how it looked. Think it comes up ok.

Also going to ditch the rock shale objects with the long and dry grass... it doesn't look right. Well, the one I have near the track in the first shot certainly doesn't look right.

you off course know that I went scurrying back to the plans I have and low and behold they sho them as flanged on the middle drivers, which I assume you were talking about. sorry for the innaccurate drivers.

Hi Pete... yes I did mean the second and third drivers. My bad - I've edited my blurb accordingly. Last thing you need to do is apologise for the model. Quite the contrary, you should be proud. She's an absolute beauty and the flanged drivers are no issue at all. I've managed to get her working in TS12 with auto-numbering and all.

The only thing that drives me a little crazy is knowing which locomotives prototypically were in saturated form during the 1950's onward, which operated without an electric headlight - ie the basis of your model. I admit I'm obsessive with locomotive numbering in my Trainz world, and I have a list of about a dozen or so such D50 locos from publications. That said, doesn't bother me in the slightest if others post non-proto loco numbers.

 

[Petan]

The only thing that drives me a little crazy is knowing which locomotives prototypically were in saturated form the 1950's onward. without an electric headlight

For the correct numbered loco and headlight combination, look for pictures of the Newcastle coal line locos as there were many pictures from the 1960s through to the end in 1973. Regarding the saturated and superheated difference, I assume you know the give away for superheated locos is the plus sign [+] on the front buffer beam next to the number, for many loco classes. The experts will also be able to tell from the smokebox shape and length. I can't tell that extreme level of smoke box detail. If a head on shot, maybe the smoke box difference is not that clear, apart from the plus sign on the buffer beam.

Regarding the electric headlight; several choices [A] that the headlight is electric and thus there must be an steam powered electricity generating dymo on the top of the boiler or pre electric oil/gas type headlight if NSW had them or [C] no headlight.

I understand many unfenced branch lines needed headlight fitted locos in the latter eras and in some situations cow catchers as well and/or low speed limits. So maybe stick a fence along that line to avoid that question.

 

[Forest_Runner]

Hi Petan,

I use a combination of things.

One check is the [+], or absence thereof, on the front buffer beam to distinguish between saturated vs superheated locos. With other standard goods locos, there is also the [x] for special balanced driving wheels.

Another check is the smoke box shape and length, but as you've pointed out, it's not much cop from front on, just as it's ambiguous for either method from a rear view. There are also saturated locos with extended smokeboxes to add to the mix. So the answer is a pineapple. Pete's model has the two lamps on the buffer beam rather than a headlight.

What I've also found fascinating with the D50/53/55 classes are also the variety of Low Sided, Wampu, Mort's Dock and Turret tenders as well - but that is another story.

Generally; publications, archives, old photos my father took and of course guidance here on the Forums, are my way of trying to make things in Trainz close to at least resembling proto. There's a wealth of information out and about.

 

[dimi_108]

Hi Dimi... Rather than dual gauge as such, it's actually a check rail laid inside the rail of Pencil's 60lb standard gauge track. I see it a lot in old NSWGR photos associated with many of the old branch lines which had tight curves - Oberon, Dorrigo, Batlow, Kurragong etc etc. I just wanted to try it out in TS to see how it looked. Think it comes up ok.

Also going to ditch the rock shale objects with the long and dry grass... it doesn't look right. Well, the one I have near the track in the first shot certainly doesn't look right.

The check rail looks perfect.

Now for the big question, when are we going to see it on the DLS?

 

[Forest_Runner]

I might upload the one board module, when Bowen Mountain locale itself is finalised, but operational potential would be very limited. At least with my other modular uploads, the feedback has been great regarding shunting operations which can be done for hours.

Have upcoming Queensland holiday which will involve trips on the Kuranda Scenic Railway and the Sunlander, so MIA for three weeks after this week. Looking forward to the experience however, as I've never travelled trains in Queensland. So as for when... your guess would be as good as mine. LOL.

Intention is to build the line down to Hawkesbury, but very apprehensive with many wasted hours on my previous NSW South Coast and SAR Melton Valley projects being destroyed by the sinkhole bug. Pretty sure a third strike would put me out of the route building gig permanently... or at minimum after another hiatus, adapt Mulie's style of modules exclusive.