Atmospheric Warship

jbilton · Post by **jbilton** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:00 am

Hi
Thanks Jack and Paul
Here's D812 (still a WIP),I was having some difficulties with the textures.... but I think I've resolved my problems by using the older TGAtools2

Cheers
Jon

d1010 · Post by **d1010** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:12 pm

Nice work jon

Your right about teaching the youngsters about real traction !
although I was only 3 when Warships were withdrawn form the mainline.
but ive had plenty of mileage behind the preseved pair

I like the last pic nice sound with all the engines running.

WesternInvader · Post by **WesternInvader** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:19 pm

Excellent stuff JB

I especially liked the shots at Paddington and on the Saltash bridge.

jbilton · Post by **jbilton** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:21 pm

d1010 wrote:Nice work jon
Your right about teaching the youngsters about real traction !
although I was only 3 when Warships were withdrawn form the mainline.
but ive had plenty of mileage behind the preseved pair
I like the last pic nice sound with all the engines running.

Thanks Andy.
Yes I never got any Mainline Warship haulage........well I have vague memories of travelling to Torquay in 1966, aged 4.
Nearly sure that was a 47 though as I remember watching the purple tint on the windows as it came into the platform.
First one I definitely saw was a dilapidated 832 outside Derby Research 1974.
I think you have to be around fifty to have caught them in action.
Cheers
Jon

ashgray · Post by **ashgray** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:02 pm

Yes, great shots Jon!

My first memories of these venerable beasts was travelling back to Birmingham after a family day trip to London. Year was around 1965 (I would have been eight) - no idea what was hauling our service to New Street (or was it the old Snow Hill?) but I vividly recall us being rapidly overtaken shortly after departure by D816 Eclipse, on full acceleration out of Paddington - that unique sound will stay with me forever...

I still have my old Ian Allen locospotting book showing about half of the Warship fleet spotted!

Ashley

Thrashin · Post by **Thrashin** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:10 pm

First, and so far only, experience of a Warship was D832 on the ELR in 2005. Of course, that pales into insignificance against the experiences of others in the mainline days, but it's the best I'm likely to get. I was very impressed by the din in the tunnel - only wish I could travel behind one at mainline speeds though...

Great shots again there Jon.

Cheers

Jack

MrHillingdon · Post by **MrHillingdon** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:17 pm

A Dawlish holiday in 1967 and a trip to Lands End by car during that holiday gave my brother, sister and myself the chance to persuade our parents that we should return by train to Dawlish. We were successful in our plea and yours truly was able to sample a Warship from Penzance to at least Plymouth. 814 'Dragon' freshly turned out in blue did the honours. Later in the week we took a trip to Exeter and again we were able to travel back to Dawlish by train and again we were Warship hauled. 814 'Dragon' again doing the honours which was a bit of a blow really as that was the extent of my Warship wanderings. I still vividly remember them from the late 60's as Dawlish Warren was our usual holiday destination and I can still hear 870 'Zest' and 869 'Zulu' both in maroon with full yellow ends storming away from Dawlish and my brother and me stopped playing football to await the arrival of this incredible sound at Dawlish Warren as the twins headed for the capital. Wonderful machines which were just awesome when thrashed!

Paul

jbilton · Post by **jbilton** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:07 pm

Hi
Thanks Jack, Ashley and Paul
A few more shots of progress..........mainly bogies, windows, and inside cab.

Cheers
Jon

d1010 · Post by **d1010** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:15 pm

Excelent Jon
Could I realy cheeky and request D818 Glory the one that got away
scrapped 1985

i saw it at Swindon in rail blue and maroon.

Cheers Andy

widdicombe · Post by **widdicombe** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:33 pm

Lovely Shots!

I particularly like the steam heating effect!
How do you do that?

Brrr... I'm off to put another jumper on!

Dave

MrHillingdon · Post by **MrHillingdon** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 11:41 pm

I think D818 was blue and also green at Swindon. It would have been the preserved D821 in maroon.

Paul

d1010 · Post by **d1010** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:15 pm

MrHillingdon wrote:I think D818 was blue and also green at Swindon. It would have been the preserved D821 in maroon.

Paul

If so I stand corrected

jbilton · Post by **jbilton** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:25 pm

widdicombe wrote:Lovely Shots!

I particularly like the steam heating effect!
How do you do that?

Brrr... I'm off to put another jumper on!

Dave

Thanks Dave.
Its an 'invisible' steam engine....... the one on the Warships came from

BRCW Lion [5845892 bytes] - D0260-lion.zip
File ID: 14916 Date: 19 Jul 2006 - 1010 Downloads

Cheers
Jon

jbilton · Post by **jbilton** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:16 pm

d1010 wrote:Excelent Jon
Could I realy cheeky and request D818 Glory the one that got away
scrapped 1985
i saw it at Swindon in rail blue and maroon.

Cheers Andy

Hi Andy
I'm quite pleased how this is turning out...(still WIP)

Cheers
Jon

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:19 pm

Looks smashing Jon, the photoreal fronts do a heck of a lot for the model.

Don't fancy adding a Maroon Full Yellows D832 onto the list do ya?

Dave