UK Screenshots for Pre BR Blue. High resolution warning.
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Oo,er Cuckoo Line under development! Great to see this. Just wondering what the coaching stock is on the train at Hailsham?
KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
Shunting at Bluebell Magna yard.
johnwhelan
Well-known member
KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
A general overall snapshot of the other end of the goods yard at Bluebell Magna. I deliberately made it to be a bit of a shunting puzzle since shunting and trip working is the thing that I enjoy most.
PortLineParker
UK Route Builder
Nothing particularly exciting from me I'm afraid; no trains and grey baseboard for miles around but Parkstone now has a station building, waiting room and canopies.
Cheers,
PLP
Cheers,
PLP
KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
What do you mean PLP, - the station looks great.
PortLineParker
UK Route Builder
Thanks Annie, it's coming along and I'm quite pleased with how it's turning out so far. Unfortunately, I don't know if this part of the line will ever see the light of day. I have Branksome and Poole stations left to do and I can't make the canopies for them both as they're both curved and, in Branksome's case, on a gradient. Unless I can figure out a way to do it I'm looking at cutting the line short at Broadstone so losing the 8 miles from Broadstone-Bournemouth West which is a great shame, but the buildings are just too difficult to model.
Meanwhile, some screenshots of steam at Parkstone and Blandford Forum:
Cheers,
PLP
Meanwhile, some screenshots of steam at Parkstone and Blandford Forum:
Cheers,
PLP
PLP, try making the canopies as splines. That way you can curve them and set the gradients. That's what I have done on my route.
Hope this suggestion helps.
John
PortLineParker
UK Route Builder
Hi John,
That's the next thing on my list to try as it's the only way I can think of. Unfortunately, as the canopy is a rather weird design it will have to be split into five separate splines and then attached to make one canopy but I'll give it a go and see what I end up with.
Cheers,
PLP
That's the next thing on my list to try as it's the only way I can think of. Unfortunately, as the canopy is a rather weird design it will have to be split into five separate splines and then attached to make one canopy but I'll give it a go and see what I end up with.
Cheers,
PLP
KotangaGirl
Pre-Grouping Railways Nut
More shunting and trip working snaps featuring H.T.Co. No.3.
A GWR Coral 'A' is a wee bit too late for my time period, but it's the only plate glass wagon available for Trainz.
Heading for Little Keldon.
Shunting at Little Keldon goods yard.
Everything sorted at Little Keldon goods yard and ready to head off again.
A GWR Coral 'A' is a wee bit too late for my time period, but it's the only plate glass wagon available for Trainz.
Heading for Little Keldon.
Shunting at Little Keldon goods yard.
Everything sorted at Little Keldon goods yard and ready to head off again.
PortLineParker
UK Route Builder
So, the spline was a failure - I built the canopy as one model and split it up into its respective elements: start, middle and end, and this was the result. The problem is, apart from the fact that I got the angle at the front wrong, the spline section is too long but can't be shortened due to the columns not being at even intervals, so it would always be lopsided. It was a good idea but sadly I think cutting the route short at Broadstone is the way to go as it's beyond me!
Cheers,
PLP
Cheers,
PLP
2995Valliant
Well-known member
Personally, I'd vote for a less than perfect canopy over a truncated route anyday!
PortLineParker
UK Route Builder
So would I usually, but I can't leave it looking like that. I'm going to have one more go at creating it as a static object and then call it a day. If anyone is interested in a paid commission though, please let me know! I have plenty of excellent reference drawings from Network Rail so someone with more skill than I should have better luck.