Who is interested in the SR&RL and Maine 2 footers? Post here.

Just in case anyone has need of me I am going walkabout until mid December. I may be able to logon during the trip.

Peter
 
Greetings from Maine.

Count me in! I would relish getting as much 2 foot gauge material as I can, especially if it's a Maine RR.

I'm currently working on a spur line off the SR & RL to a fictional place called Grant Mtn. Quarry. Eventually I would like to do repaints but I'm just starting out.

Almost forgot the other reason I came to this thread.....lol. Unfortunately, I cannot get any of the SR & RL Baldwin locos to work, something about "missing dependencies"? Can you help me out, please?
 
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Phil,

The revamp has already taken place and the later versions are all on the DLS. However I am always ready to fix any faults and will always consider suggestions for improvement.

The only change I am unwilling to make is to provide working interiors for the locos. Any volunteers to do this would be welcomed and I will supply any Gmax meshes required.

Peter
 
narrowgauge said:
Phil,

The revamp has already taken place and the later versions are all on the DLS. However I am always ready to fix any faults and will always consider suggestions for improvement.

The only change I am unwilling to make is to provide working interiors for the locos. Any volunteers to do this would be welcomed and I will supply any Gmax meshes required.

Peter
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Thanks for the update. I absolutely love your content and I would be more than happy to help you fix any faults!
 
narrowgauge said:
Phil,

The only change I am unwilling to make is to provide working interiors for the locos. Any volunteers to do this would be welcomed and I will supply any Gmax meshes required.

Peter
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Hi Peter,

I'm willing to make animated interiors for the content (SR&RL locomotives and DHR locos and any others you'd like me to do) and I don't need the GMax files to do so.

Would you like me to do one animated interior and send it to you for approval before I go ahead and do the others?

Edit: I had a second look at the SR&RL locomotives and it seems that I would be unable to make an interior for them, however I am able to animate the inteior of the DHR locomotives.

Kieran.
 
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Kieran

What is preventing you from making a working interior for the SL&RL locos? Is it something I can change?

Peter
 
narrowgauge said:
Kieran

What is preventing you from making a working interior for the SL&RL locos? Is it something I can change?

Peter
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Hi Peter,

The thing preventing me from making an interior for the locos is that there are no parts (reulator, reverser etc.) to use. If you've made a static interior, I am able to use that but I don't seem to have one. The DHR locos have a static one which I can use to make a fully functioning cab.

If you do have a static interior, then I can give you an email address to send it to. If not, I can still give the DHR locos a fully animated interior.

Kieran.
 
Peter, guess you're back from your walk about - all in one piece I trust. As you might guess I'm back from a bit of a lengthy absence from Trainz. Hopefully I can get some work done this winter. I'm way behind on a lot of projects.

I see there are a few questions on the steamengine config - like it's MIA. If it would help I could upload updates for build 2.9 for both 15 & 18 and an also no 16. They obsolete the 51215 and 51216 ones - did we ever upgrade those? They were made as utc "diesel type engine" configs - for steam locos. That dates them doesn't it.

Regards, Bob
 
Bob

Welcome back, your skills have been sorely missed. I trust you are well, it as been a long break from Trainz. You come back at an interesting time with the promise of a completely new version next year. Hopefully, N3V will tell what s required for content before the new version is released

I must confess that I still have no interest in 'driving' steam locos, what little driving I do is with DCC, hence my reliance on your abilities in his area.

The state of play is this: All the my original SR&RL content is now on the DLS, but I could not do the same with your original specs so it would be a great help if you could upload them. Could you also consider making 'proper' engine specs for those that like the challenge of balancing steam. water, fire and load?

I missed you

Peter
 
HI Peter

I am interested in seeing the 2 footers come back to Trainz. Would be willing to fix my structures and locos but I have forgot more than I care to admit on content creation and updating though. So probably need some hand holding from the master (again).

Seems like we may have a pseudo reuniting of the Trainz Narrowgaugers here!

Happy Holidays
Rich
 
Good morning,

Wanted to mention that there is a six page article in this month's Great Model Railroads 2014 magazine about Maine two-footers.

I'm still stuck trying to get the SR & RL Baldwin Locos to load and run though.

Some cargo I would like to see added is quarried blocks of stone. Maine has many quarries and big blocks are best shipped by train. They should be ridiculously easy to make too. I'm not too sure the milk cans idea is too realistic. That is more of a truck or horse and wagon load. Wooden barrels of potatoes, chickens in crates, lumber, lobster pots, boats/canoes, farm tractors/implements, pipes, timbers, RR ties and rail, Christmas trees, and produce in boxes would work also.

I'm building a fictional spur line off the SR & RL to a granite quarry based in the 1940s - 1950s and I'm having fits finding period correct scenery. Anyone got any suggestions? One item I'm looking for is an old military fort, such as Fort Knox.

I would also like to see a work train work a rail crane and other heavy equipment added to the rolling stock.
 
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LoGrant54

What is your problem with the Baldwins. It is probable that you are missing the egine specs. I could not upload these too the DLS s he were mad by Bob Pearson. Email me through the forum system and I will send you e CDP.
If you could scan the article I would be most grateful.


About the loads, granite and marble blocks are possible. The milk churns/cans are mentioned in connection with the SR&RL and it appears it had one mayhbe two dedicated cars for milk transport which I guess would be a daily run as cows don't stop producing milk at weekends. They have to be milked and milk has to be carried.


I am uncertain about the crane, quoting Peter S Barney "none of the railroads had a crane" That does not mean we can't introduce one, what prototype can we use?

Peter
 
You Cahn't Get Thayah From Heryah. It's probably a good thing everyday day commuters don't have to navigate through railroad yards. There never seems to be a switch handy when you need one. lol. Imagine road rage with locos. Scary.

Can we convert the SR&RL coal cars to carry crushed stone, (as in ballast)? Should be as easy as re=texturing the coal to look like crushed

This seems to be the only rail crane I can find. Can we downsize it to 2ft gauge and reskin it?
http://www.auran.com/trainz/downloads/rollingstock/kuid2_60238_15088_1.jpg
 
LoGrant54
RE: Maine Two Footers
You mentioned that you are looking for info that could beused to model a branch line to a Maine quarry. In case you do not know, there was a two footer - the "MonsonRailroad" that was built to carry slate from the quarries at Monson, Maineto Monson Junction where it connected withthe Bangor and Piscataquis standard gauge railroad. The Monson was all of six miles in length, andwas often referred to as the "two-by-six". The Monson was in existencefrom 1883 to 1943, and was the last operational Maine Two Footer.
For reference, there are a couple of books: "Two Feet To The Quarries" byRobert Jones, which covers the subjectin great detail. While out of publication, it shows up on E-Bay or from Ron'sBooks. Author Peter Barney has a numberof related subject matter books, which are available from BHI Publications athttp://quickpicbooks.homestead.com.
Hope this helps. Bob Thomson Florida
 
Regarding the Monson, way back in Trainz history, someone was going to make the route and I made some freight cars for it. As I remember they were not quite the same as the Sandy river ones. I may be able to find them.

About the loads, unless I fouled it up, adding crushed stone as a load should also replace the texture provide the commodity has a suitable image attached.

SR&RL and rail mounted cranes. The information I have indicates that none of the lines had a rail crane. All their wreck recovery seems to have been done the hard way, block and tackle, jacks and manual labour. Despite this, if someone can find a suitable prototype, I may have time to make one. The one illustrated would be much too large.

Mike, thanks for the offer, hopefully people will post here with suggestions.

Is anyone working on a Maine 2ft route for which you need scenery or other details, post your requests here and indicate what information you have.

Peter
 
On the subject of replacing the coal load with a crushed rock load.

I've had a look for crushed rock loads and the available ones all seem to be based on a load mesh to fit a specific vehicle. These won't work with texture replacement. Rocks come in different colours, what colour are the Maine ones? Give me an example and I will make a commodity.

If anyone already has one that works, let me know, I will add it to the gondola files and upload it.

Peter
 
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