It's been raining for a week so I've had lots of time to renew my Blender skills and progress Big Bertha. Here is the complete body except for the handrails on the front footplate, the whistle and sanding tubes. I haven't made up my mind about rivets yet. There would be two bands of rivets around the smokebox and and some on the cab. I'll probably create them for texturing and then remove them to get the poly count down.
The picture below doesn't do it justice. It looks better than that.
I've shown it as it appears in Blender rather than as a scenery asset since many of the sub meshes are mirrors. I have to commit mirrors prior to creating a Trainz asset but that's not a good idea since they are not textured yet. I've spent most of the day working on the smokebox and front footplate area since the photos I have are a bit vague and many don't agree with the original drawing. However, I'm happy with the result.
Some of the bits are parts from Paul Hobbs parts collection including the axleboxes, smokebox cover and some handrail bits. The rest is mine.
That's the first two lines of my long list of stuff to do. The next are the wheels, driveline and animation. The animation is going to be the interesting bit. The meshes are simple.
I'd like to make mention of the assistance by Kennilworth (Brian) who has managed to come up with some additional BB photos and technical information that has been very useful. Thanks Brian. :wave:
Paul
The picture below doesn't do it justice. It looks better than that.
I've shown it as it appears in Blender rather than as a scenery asset since many of the sub meshes are mirrors. I have to commit mirrors prior to creating a Trainz asset but that's not a good idea since they are not textured yet. I've spent most of the day working on the smokebox and front footplate area since the photos I have are a bit vague and many don't agree with the original drawing. However, I'm happy with the result.
Some of the bits are parts from Paul Hobbs parts collection including the axleboxes, smokebox cover and some handrail bits. The rest is mine.
That's the first two lines of my long list of stuff to do. The next are the wheels, driveline and animation. The animation is going to be the interesting bit. The meshes are simple.
I'd like to make mention of the assistance by Kennilworth (Brian) who has managed to come up with some additional BB photos and technical information that has been very useful. Thanks Brian. :wave:
Paul