NZ pics

[nzld]

You can, at a cost.

The google map boards are flat and do not conform to any topography plus the resolution degrades the closer you get.
So in the picture above, the sea is at the same level as the land, what I have done is raise the land by 10m and then I will lower the sea to -10m. Transdem had the wellington yard covering a range between 3 and 7m so I set it at 10 to make it easier.

If at a later date Transdem is able to follow the the terrain with this type of pic then it will be the way to go, at the moment it will only do it with a terrain map.

Gordon

 

[Fender849]

Ahh, yes - you have jostled my memory. I recall reading somewhere that the overlay will not follow the terrain contours. It was a good thought, perhaps in the future. Anyway, keep up with your good work.
Cheers,
Fender

 

[Jeranthesteamengine]

hi the dm's are not done yet cause next monday (i think) there is the last dm running on melling then they will be gone. :'(

 

[mrrangi]

Yes, That's right. Monday the 25Th of June at 2:17 will be the last run to Melling with the EE's :'(

 

[arraial]

Hi People, Hi there Gordon, remember you ask me some surrounding buildings for the Wellington Port, well wee have afraid some time ago if you make a large block with 300mx300 dont gonna work well yes??? I discover a way to put large models assets correctly without any problem, if you remember wee have also the problem with the real images of the buildings?
i solve this problem to with the new panoramic streets walk path in the all Wellington City is very useful for taking shoots of the Buildings Port, also if wee made all the Port in 3 blocks models you gonna have a much more defined image of the background for the scenery , you can see in the images i gonna post here.
In relation to the buildings they are very simple buildings and i estimate the overrule polys around 5000 for all the Port so no problem in this mater, the images going to take a much more memory because going to use 2 or 3 images 2048x2048 but if you see in the images the quality are very good for the ground and for the buildings, i expect to make all the buildings even the little ones all with real textures they are only one i cant get the pictures and is the large building near the sea corner i cant found any because the Google panoramic walk trough dont pass there so... (the level off the see for the land is 3 meters high in the ground base
arraial

 

[nzld]

Looking good Paulo

Gordon

 

[James934]

2:17 to Melling on Monday 25th
As a staff member, I'll be around! Who else will be there?! I'll try and get some photos, phone camera will have to suffice though!

 

[Jeranthesteamengine]

2:17 to Melling on Monday 25th
As a staff member, I'll be around! Who else will be there?! I'll try and get some photos, phone camera will have to suffice though!

hi mate i will be on the last ee i got my tickets redy to go!!!!!:udrool:
regards jeran

 

[arraial]

More all made with the Google street viewer and Cs5.
arraial

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[nzld]

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Gordon

 

[Ryan_McC]

hi mate i will be on the last ee i got my tickets redy to go!!!!!:udrool:
regards jeran

That's great Jeran. Enjoy the ride, the sounds, the bumps, the ability to see out the front of the unit, perhaps even video it for the memories because they certainly don't make them like that anymore. I just wish I could be there myself :'(.

Fortunately Fender saved them for prosterity in Trainz. There will be quite a few enthusiast specials on my network in future years.

 

[nzld]

switching over to wellington airport, now remember the images are from google 2009





gordon

 

[Ryan_McC]

Brilliant Gordon.

I only have one shot today, Fender's DA hauling wooden carriages across the Otaki River.

 

[Jeranthesteamengine]

That's great Jeran. Enjoy the ride, the sounds, the bumps, the ability to see out the front of the unit, perhaps even video it for the memories because they certainly don't make them like that anymore. I just wish I could be there myself :'(.

Fortunately Fender saved them for prosterity in Trainz. There will be quite a few enthusiast specials on my network in future years.

thanks i will try and film the hole ride and post it on you tube
i RELLY miss them cause i used to ride them alot to get to school :'(
cheers jeran

 

[arraial]

Hi there, more around Wellington station.
arraial

 

[nzld]

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lots of line work todo

Gordon

 

[Ryan_McC]

A very historic couple of days in NZ, the last EE service, the last Overlander, and the first "Northern Explorer". The last Down Overlander is seen just north of Te Horo (I've since seen pics of the real thing, and it had a blue DC on the front).

South of Waikanae

Green ahead

Stopping at Pororua for the last time

Signal check before the platforms of Wellington

Terminated, all over.

Later on, we see a Matangi heading 'up the hill'

and waiting to go back down the hill

Train 640 heads through the Wairarapa once a week, it being the only scheduled train to run between Masterton and Pahiatua. We see it just north of Featherston

The last shot is of this train flying through Solway with a DFT+DC up front

 

[Jeranthesteamengine]

Hi to all
i just got back from the last ee trip and im relly upset :'( but what was funny was that the train left late! :hehe: and all the way to and from melling the train sqeald and groaned! the 1 news team was there aswell! there were 6 cars and one of them was for VIPS (least i was in the rear coach!) we also got suviner tickets and there neat!
well i will post the photos on here when i figure out how to
Cheers Jeran

 

[nzld]

update





Gordon

 

[kingstonflyer]

Thats coming along real nice Gordon,look'n good mate!
I did here somewhere one time that the Welly airport one one of the top three worst & demanding airports in the world to land in,I've flown in there on a couple of occasions where the ol butt cheeks where clenching coming in to land sideways then the pilot strightning up right on the last second to land lol,All good fun!!