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Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:36 pm
by Acorncomputer
Hi Kevin

They really are endearing little locos - in any colour.

As a modeller, can you explain to a non-technical person like me why we cannot have a steam effect when the whistle is blown?

Geoff Potter

Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:32 pm
by kevmt
sp762 wrote:Sorry Kev, you must have misread the order.

We wanted a Midland red half-cab.

That's nice, though... :D
Sure someone posted a link to the Butterely red jinty at the time, anyways (and I know it's not right ;) ) a half cab in 10 mins:-



Cheers,
Kevin

Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:35 pm
by kevmt
Acorncomputer wrote:Hi Kevin

They really are endearing little locos - in any colour.

As a modeller, can you explain to a non-technical person like me why we cannot have a steam effect when the whistle is blown?

Geoff Potter
It's simply down to the fact that the sim was not programmed with a whistle effect!

Cheers,
Kevin

Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:55 pm
by Acorncomputer
I know that! :D

I hoping that someone would be able to explain why it had not been programmed with a whistle effect.

Thanks Kevin

Geoff Potter

Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:59 pm
by rich0984
kevmt wrote:Did someone say they wanted a red one?
Wow kev, red certainly suits it best in my opinion :wink:.

Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 1:16 am
by sp762
Very nice Kevin...

Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:18 pm
by Rfairlie
Ahh a drop top conversion for the hairdressers out there very nice. :D

Tim

Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:20 am
by kevmt
How about two for the price of one? :-



I suppose I ought to point out that these are fictious liveries, and not carried by the locos in their real working life.
They were only painted like this in the preservation era.

Cheers,
Kevin

Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:59 pm
by nikos1
well they look great never the less :D

Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:47 am
by kevmt
nikos1 wrote:well they look great never the less :D
Must admit, they do look very smart. After seeing these I quite fancy doing a Kirtly 0-6-0 or 2-4-0. Will have to see if I have any plans.

The Jintys are now available :-

 Click to view more informationFowler 3F 0-6-0 BR 47357 and MR 16440 [3429128 bytes] - 3F_Maroon_Liveries (kngtrains).zip
File ID: 18803 Date: 21 Apr 2008 - 2514 Downloads


cheers,
Kevin

Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:46 pm
by prairie4566
Could always try the 156 2-4-0 No. 158A. :D

Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:07 pm
by Acorncomputer
Hi Kevin

I have been taking a really close-up look at the two red 3F's and can see that you have acheived an astonishingly realistic effect on the tanks and boiler in particular. The texture looks exactly like a steel surface that has been pitted and flaked over time and has had many coats of paint to keep it fresh. The final surface has a fantastic new painted look with a sheen that you can only see from certain angles and I am now only just beginning to really appreciate the work you have put into these models.

I think you must be enoying yourself with the building of these models and you are certainly showing us all the real potential of Rail Simulator.

Many thanks for your work. I love these little tank engines, they are such fun to drive.

Geoff Potter

Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:18 pm
by kevmt
prairie4566 wrote:Could always try the 156 2-4-0 No. 158A. :D
Would be nice, but not able to find any plans for it.

Cheers,
Kevin

Re: Fowler 3F tank

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:23 pm
by kevmt
Acorncomputer wrote:
Many thanks for your work. I love these little tank engines, they are such fun to drive.

Geoff Potter
Thanks, Geoff, for the comments.

Have to say that some of the paint effects you mention are down to the bump mapping used. I have "borrowed" and edited a railsim bump map to get certain effects.
(I did ask for permission to do this, btw)

Cheers,
Kevin