New 15 inch locos soon...

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:41 am

Hi

BucksTS are proud to announce a new freeware 15 inch diesel is almost complete.

'Woodbine' is a small 4 wheel diesel with basic textures thanks to MuzTrem. It is anticipated that a further release will follow shortly with high-detail textures, but for the time being it is all nice and simple. The .zip file is a very small 66KB!

3D modelling is by myself (thanks to NVincer for sorting a problem!) - and this is BucksTS's first freeware item of stock.

It is anticipated that more will follow soon, including a county donegal style railcar (now under construction), so just wait and see! Any ideas please PM me - only diesels at the moment as I'm spending allot of time on Groudle

Thanks
Jon Potter

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:36 pm

One last thing - there's also a 2 foot gauge version, which is now complete. This is in tuescale & 2x scale

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 7:39 pm

Great new Jon. If you want, I can sort out a cab-control texture for Woodbine

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 9:44 pm

Already in hand. I atill need the .dst file back from Ben to finish the 15 inch version (I can't be bothered to alter my one - please send it back Ben!!)

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:07 pm

JonPotter wrote:please send it back Ben!!)

I'll try and send it back tommorrow morning - I have't had chance to transfer it from my other PC!

Ben

andrewtoplis · Post by **andrewtoplis** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:27 pm

Will the Donegal Railcar be truescale 3ft? All we need now is the CDR route, all 124 miles of it! No I am not volunteering...

Andy

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:58 am

Thanks Ben

The CDR Railcar will, of course, be out of scale for 3 foot. This is because in 15inch the people are the same size as 3ft - so the vertical axes will be stretched.

I'll tell you what - if MuzTrem will volunteer to texture I'll knock together a truescale one, and one multiplied by 1.57 so it fits 2x scale 2foot track - how does that sound?

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:16 am

Ok Jon, if you send the model over when it's finished I'll do the textures.

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:24 am

Great - I have drawings so I'll get started tomorrow (out most of today). DO you want an interior or not? If so Murray do you want me to leave 'window holes' or will you alpha it out?

The railcar will be the 'conventional' style (not 19/20)

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:27 am

I think it would probably be easier if you left window holes Jon.

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:30 am

Fine then... That makes my life more complicated - I'm only doing it for you lot!

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 10:46 am

The 15inch version (much beefed up to make it suitable with 15inch stock) is now complete and about to be tested.

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 4:41 pm

I've just built the 15inch railcar - taking 48 minutes to fully complete (I'm pretty proud of that!)

It's semi-open sided, with a bench seat at the rear of the vehicle, 2 individual seats and the drivers seats (drivers control panel built up too).

The only door is simply an opening on one side of the vehicle only.

The railcar is built to 15" proportions, meaning it would look stupid on even on truescale (the height is designed for 6ft people to just about stand up).

It is a 4-wheeled railcar

I've textured it using much-modified 'Woodbine' textures (assuming urray doesn't mind); the livery being crimson & cream

I'll post up screenies this evening once it's in MSTS.

I hope to have it available for download on the BucksTS site by the end of this year!

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:11 pm

JonPotter wrote:I've just built the 15inch railcar - taking 48 minutes to fully complete (I'm pretty proud of that!)

Northern Chief, when I first attempted that took me eleven weeks (with breaks of course!!!!)

JonPotter wrote:It's semi-open sided, with a bench seat at the rear of the vehicle, 2 individual seats and the drivers seats (drivers control panel built up too)!

Wasn't there a similar 3ft one for trainz?

JonPotter wrote:The only door is simply an opening on one side of the vehicle only.

The railcar is built to 15" proportions, meaning it would look stupid on even on truescale (the height is designed for 6ft people to just about stand up).

It is a 4-wheeled railcar!

Sounds good - I was going to try a 15 inch railcar with a door which is animated - just for something different.

JonPotter wrote: I hope to have it available for download on the BucksTS site by the end of this year!

One more day Jon!!!!

Ben

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:52 pm

JonPotter wrote:I've textured it using much-modified 'Woodbine' textures (assuming urray doesn't mind); the livery being crimson & cream

Of course I don't mind-although last time I looked my name was Murray