Blackpool Tram Screebshots (oh ! not again !)

ebensoussan · Post by **ebensoussan** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 8:43 pm

Hi,

I downloaded the route yesterday, and I enjoyed it. Congratulations, Bigvern !

As a result, I took my camera and shot a lot of screens. Here are some of them :

Click the image to zoom in

ebensoussan · Post by **ebensoussan** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 6:24 am

I canâ€™t get over my own thoughtlessness ! I pasted twice the same screen and I forgot others. I hope you wonâ€™t mind my re-posting them

Click the image to zoom in

stevesherratt · Post by **stevesherratt** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 10:19 am

Lovely shots ebensoussan

Ding ! Ding !

Conductor let me off at the pleasure beach

steve in ozz

ebensoussan · Post by **ebensoussan** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 12:06 pm

Thanks Steve. Precisely, I was still driving a double deck tram late evening along the Golden Mile and I wondered how it will be possible to improve the sounds. Bigvern used several excellent gen_uk_urb sound files, with a lot of traffic noises but I was considering the possibility to add in some places sounds like : light sea surf, sea-gulls, disco tunes, fun fair and so on . I think I would try to experience that, if I a had any capabilty to do such a thing. (Perhaps with an advanced function of Kosmos. But there, sound is combined with a particular type of weather. What I would like is to place some sounds on special spots)

qzdcg8 · Post by **qzdcg8** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 12:37 pm

ebensoussan wrote:Thanks Steve. Precisely, I was still driving a double deck tram late evening along the Golden Mile and I wondered how it will be possible to improve the sounds. Bigvern used several excellent gen_uk_urb sound files, with a lot of traffic noises but I was considering the possibility to add in some places sounds like : light sea surf, sea-gulls, disco tunes, fun fair and so on . I think I would try to experience that, if I a had any capabilty to do such a thing. (Perhaps with an advanced function of Kosmos. But there, sound is combined with a particular type of weather. What I would like is to place some sounds on special spots)

I'm sure there is plenty of 'stuff' that could be 'borrowed' from Seaview 4 for this route - seaside sounds and fairground rides are the first things that come to mind? I've already discussed with Vern the possibility of doing 'Scenery-Only Patches' to add in this kind of stuff!

ebensoussan · Post by **ebensoussan** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 12:51 pm

What a wonderful idea ! Perhaps, soon the Walhalla roller coaster ? I was joking. Thanks a lot to Vern and to Steve Nicklin !

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 3:49 pm

Spot sounds would be great for the route. Blackpool is noisy.

I'm toying with the idea of going to Blackpool fo a weekend to get drunk.....oppps .... to photograph the seafront buildings and have a try at making replacement buildings.

Does Trackdancer's Retreat take internet bookings?

Wulfrunian · Post by **Wulfrunian** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 9:32 pm

Now seaside sounds would be superb - especially as you are passing the slot arcades etc.

One feature of Modern City is the seaguls flying round the Blackpool section there. Dunno how its been done but that would be a great addition, so long one doesnt fill my ice cream cone - LOL

:Paul

peterholton · Post by **peterholton** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 6:29 am

ianmacmillan wrote: Does Trackdancer's Retreat take internet bookings?

No, but if you offer the proprietor of Holton Towers enough money I'm sure he could be persuaded <grin>

Peter

stevesherratt · Post by **stevesherratt** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 9:12 am

Heres a fantastic sound !

That laughing dummy in the glass case !

Have you seen and heard him

you know the one Ha Ha Ha Haaa Haaa Ha Ha !

Thats an absolute must have sound for the route me thinks !

steve in ozz

steamnut44 · Post by **steamnut44** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 7:48 pm

You may be interested to know, that the Laughing King at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, has been laughing since 1950 as far back as I can remember. I was six years old.

All the trams in those days had twin destination blinds and were in a mixture of wartime green livery and 1950, new Cream/Green with lovely curved side stripes. Showing my age

But happy memories of what the Blackpool Trams looked like at their best.
Geoff

stevesherratt · Post by **stevesherratt** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:33 am

Thats amaizing , i also remember him when i was about 6 years old

Lovely that he is still there funny as ever after all that time

steve in ozz