Mike's models

demonshadow · Post by **demonshadow** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:51 pm

well i started to do the last of the animation all though i came across a major hitch, when i animate the rods attached to the pistons they dont seem to stay at the angle i put them at., any thoughts as to why this is happening?

thank you in advance.

DarwinS · Post by **DarwinS** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:53 pm

Did you look at this page http://steam4me.railpage.org.au/trainsi ... co_04.html

It explains how to do both motion and rotation for the connecting rods in TSM... I have not yet been brave enough to build a loco with outside motion so I do not know how easy it is to follow

Hope it helps you to get everything working.

demonshadow · Post by **demonshadow** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:23 pm

of course i had to miss the daftest thing didnt i

the set rotation key.

demonshadow · Post by **demonshadow** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:43 am

well not much done so far since the last pics but the animation is done, had a quick raz with it in sim, just to see how my first complete loco might look in sim
even though its not complete i am quite impressed

kieranhardy · Post by **kieranhardy** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:05 pm

Oooh, looking very nice Mike

demonshadow · Post by **demonshadow** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:45 am

a little more progress, gone back to 16 frame animation, done some textures redone the frame shape few other things, not much left to do now

DarwinS · Post by **DarwinS** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:49 am

demonshadow said:

not much left to do now

this is the time you realise how much is still left to do, LODs with Polymaster, textures, different bits for different time periods (must send you a Drummond chimney

) fiddling the .sd files and bounding boxes to get engine-tender and coupling distances correct, and getting a .eng file that gives something like the right performance, and sounds...

Welcome to loco building for MSTS.

P.S. are you doing the custom cab or am I?

tinsley · Post by **tinsley** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:54 pm

Excellent work... looking forward to it..

demonshadow · Post by **demonshadow** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 12:32 am

its as if i had got lost but nope just needed a break from the Jones Goods so i did something else for a while, now back to the Jones goods again

Darwin you said the chimney slit thingymajiggys would be hard, well i thing i got them down to a T (just not a T shape

)

On whos going to do the custom cab, i never made one in my life.
You just had to point out everything to scare me didnt ya, hmmm even with all that it still dont seem much anyway.

off topic but this is what i spent my time of doing.

a rather beautiful or soon to be beautiful LSWR/H16

once the H16 is done i shall follow up with various other southern classes, but alas theres still the Jones Goods to think about

Cheers from Mike

demonshadow · Post by **demonshadow** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:01 pm

well a bit more done now, mostly complete (minus textures) above runningplate, and below brake gear and front bogie needs doing

anyone know what it says on the plates on the front splasher and cab,if anyone near glasgow could get some pictures that would be extremely useful, also does anyone have any pictures of the inside of the cab?

Darwin could you send me the HR font at some point soon?

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:30 pm

That is looking beautiful - very, very well done!

davidaward · Post by **davidaward** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:10 pm

Looking very nice Mike- it'll be well worth the wait.

Bulliedline · Post by **Bulliedline** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:13 pm

Agreed, looking extremely good

. Also looking forward to that H16

DarwinS · Post by **DarwinS** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:48 am

well a bit more done now, mostly complete (minus textures) above runningplate, and below brake gear and front bogie needs doing

anyone know what it says on the plates on the front splasher and cab,if anyone near glasgow could get some pictures that would be extremely useful, also does anyone have any pictures of the inside of the cab?

Darwin could you send me the HR font at some point soon?

Think that I can help with all of the above, will try to send all by the weekend.

I was also just starting to adapt the Ben/Barney cab to make a Big Goods/Loch cab...

(as I am making night textures to make my earlier cabs compatible with MSTS bin)

Christopher125 · Post by **Christopher125** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:57 am

Truly wonderful, im very impressed. There does appear to be a case of the engine sinking into the rails a bit, will anything be done about this?

Chris