Cityrail 2007/2008

Rjord1, if you were going to include Cremorne Wharf - you don't need to anymore, as it's under water - literally!

For others who don't know refer to this Daily Telegraph article & these pictures from the same media:
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Going...
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5519255,00.jpg &
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5519257,00.jpg

Gone!
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5519259,00.jpg
 
DeanBarnett, since when does Newcastle have "double double" tracks?

He is something just for fun, Rjord1 should include a VFT (Very Fast Train) link from Newcastle to Sydney via Swansea, The Entrance & Palm Beach!

I did attempt to build a VFT from Newcastle - Sydney via The Entrance & Palm Beach in UTC that really started off as a branch of another fictitious(1) line, but for some reason, attempted to add some number to the NSWG KM marker, & that's when the thing failed on me. I got as far as Newcastle to Palm Beach (I chose to put Circular Quay in Newcastle rather than in Sydney - read made a mistake in the direction!) to Newcastle then down via Swansea, The Entrance & Palm Beach.

I did get it back sort-of with TRS2004, but for some reason the Forth Bridge that was used, got lost in "Cyberspaaaace" somewhere!

1. Yikes, I spelt it correctly first time for once!
 
Hey,
I live in Newy and I go through there all the time and I've got no idea where that is. And btw, the waters didn't get that high around Newcastle station but some places near my house were chest deep and the waters rote off 5000 cars or somethign like that.

Cheers Daniel
 
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The fine people of Maitland know all about big water

I saw some of the pics of the Levee Doors being secured over the tracks to help protect the Main Street.
thoughts go out to all those who have suffered loss due to the flooding
(in Trainz it is sooo easy to wind the floodwaters back)

Waz
 
The two pictures here are taken of the same area on the Blue Mountains line.

The first picture was taken from what I call the cloud cam view which shows what images you can get by using the darkness effectively.

The second picture is the same shot but taken from the ground cam.

Roy

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Daily progress updates of Cityrail 2007/2008 at my blog
http://www.dateck.au.com/cityrailtrainzblog/cityrailblog.html
210 Railway Stations.....447 bridges covering Sydney,Blue Mountains and the Central Coast




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Well I guess if there is a demand for that then there is a good chance for that to happen.

However at the moment I am more concentrating on getting the look and feel of the project right. One thing I am definitely trying to do is to reach the high standards as seen with the pictures in the Australian screenshots thread... as well as some other shots in the Screenshots forum which have given me a goal to aim for.


Roy

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Daily progress updates of Cityrail 2007/2008 at my blog
http://www.dateck.au.com/cityrailtrainzblog/cityrailblog.html
210 Railway Stations.....447 bridges covering Sydney,Blue Mountains and the Central Coast
 
rjord1 said:
Well I guess if there is a demand for that then there is a good chance for that to happen.

However at the moment I am more concentrating on getting the look and feel of the project right. One thing I am definitely trying to do is to reach the high standards as seen with the pictures in the Australian screenshots thread... as well as some other shots in the Screenshots forum which have given me a goal to aim for.


Roy

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Daily progress updates of Cityrail 2007/2008 at my blog
http://www.dateck.au.com/cityrailtrainzblog/cityrailblog.html
210 Railway Stations.....447 bridges covering Sydney,Blue Mountains and the Central Coast
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Hi Roy,

Even without attempting to achieve such a high standard as is seen & admired by many; in those forum threads,
your work on lighting, dogged determined dedication (please I do not mean to be impolite here) to detail, & ground-breaking vista of mammoth-tasking is mind-boggling.
You are one who is held in high esteem, to whom many would aspire to.

Sorry about the length of that first sentence. But trying to put into words
my appreciation of what you have achieved & are doing cannot be said with two words.
But I will say...
Thank you!...................:):D
 
nbrettoner said:
Hi Roy,

Even without attempting to achieve such a high standard as is seen & admired by many; in those forum threads,
your work on lighting, dogged determined dedication (please I do not mean to be impolite here) to detail, & ground-breaking vista of mammoth-tasking is mind-boggling.
You are one who is held in high esteem, to whom many would aspire to.

Sorry about the length of that first sentence. But trying to put into words
my appreciation of what you have achieved & are doing cannot be said with two words.
But I will say...
Thank you!...................:):D
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Hi Noel,

I should be finished reading to the end of that first sentence in about 5 minutes.........

But seriously, thanks for the kind words there. I know a lot of people are watching my progress and it is always nice to get feedback like yours.

Roy

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Daily progress updates of Cityrail 2007/2008 at my blog
http://www.dateck.au.com/cityrailtrainzblog/cityrailblog.html
210 Railway Stations.....447 bridges covering Sydney,Blue Mountains and the Central Coast
 
Just throwing in a few quick screenshots.

The first one is testing darkness effects in the Blue Mountains area with the sun still to rise over the horizon. Here the valleys below should be still in darkness while the tops of the hills where the train is should get the sun's light first.

The second picture was inspired by the super-storm from last night which was the third superstorm to hit Sydney in 3 weeks . Here I am basically checking how the Blue Mountains line will look during a heavy downpour in the project. Does the train look like it is covered in water and is driving through a stormy environment?

Roy

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Daily progress updates of Cityrail 2007/2008 at my blog
http://www.dateck.au.com/cityrailtrainzblog/cityrailblog.html
210 Railway Stations.....447 bridges covering Sydney,Blue Mountains and the Central Coast





BlueMountains04.jpg



BlueMountains05.jpg
 
Hi Roy,

'Yes', to a degree.
Is there any way you can get the equivalent of 'road spray';
at wheel level?.
Also, looking from the side as the train passes, can you get
'sheeting' misty diagonal 'rain'; coming off the rear corners of each carriage?,
& a drizzle-waterfall effect too?.
I guess you saw the waterfalls off South Head? on the news the other day.
Don't make it as spectacular as that 'though. :D
A big 'ask', but to me the above two visuals may do the trick, if you can
somehow achieve that effect :)
 
nbrettoner said:
Hi Roy,

'Yes', to a degree.
Is there any way you can get the equivalent of 'road spray';
at wheel level?.
Also, looking from the side as the train passes, can you get
'sheeting' misty diagonal 'rain'; coming off the rear corners of each carriage?,
& a drizzle-waterfall effect too?.
I guess you saw the waterfalls off South Head? on the news the other day.
Don't make it as spectacular as that 'though. :D
A big 'ask', but to me the above two visuals may do the trick, if you can
somehow achieve that effect :)
Click to expand...

Actually that is something I have thought about in the project. Of course that will only be for the locos and carriages I am creating for the project. The pantographs will also have visual sparking and crackling every once in a while...... just have to work out the best way to do all of this.

Oh and waterfalls where the water goes up defying all gravity like South Head will not be seen in the project :)

Roy



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Daily progress updates of Cityrail 2007/2008 at my blog
http://www.dateck.au.com/cityrailtrainzblog/cityrailblog.html
210 Railway Stations.....447 bridges covering Sydney,Blue Mountains and the Central Coast
 
Due to work commitments I was forced to take a break from the project in the last few weeks. However today I am back in full project mode.

Here is a scenic shot taken from Cityrail 2007/2008.

Roy
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Daily progress updates of Cityrail 2007/2008 at my blog
http://www.dateck.au.com/cityrailtrainzblog/cityrailblog.html
210 Railway Stations.....447 bridges covering Sydney,Blue Mountains and the Central Coast

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Hi Roy,

and "Welcome Home" :wave:

That's a nice screen-shot there, to start off with.

Glad your back. It's about time I came over to 'your place' (your project website) & did some catching up on all the most interesting & oft-times innovative things your doing.
:):eek::Y::clap::mop:


Take care,
 
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