A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!

LAST EDITED ON Apr-24-03 AT 03:20 AM (EDT)

Thanks to the assistance of Michael Thompson (creator of some great NSW-outline 3-D models) I have, at last, started to foliate the route with Grey Gum, Grey Box, Stringy-bark and River Gum. Some early screen-shots follow..............

The beginnings of what will be named "Goulburn".
A close shot of one of the types of trees with a laden grain-train passing through the station.
A grain consist hauled by those two 81's, passing through "Cootamundra". The yard in the background includes loading facilities for wheat and Canola, plus metal recycling and storage for goods wagons.
Another shot of "Cootamundra"Work continues. Bruce.

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RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, Koziolean, Apr-24-03, 05:22 AM, (1) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, brucek, Apr-26-03, 03:50 AM, (2) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, timetraveller, Apr-26-03, 04:49 PM, (3) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, MikeSimpson, Apr-26-03, 05:41 PM, (4) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, brucek, Apr-26-03, 08:55 PM, (6) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, MikeSimpson, Apr-27-03, 06:33 PM, (8) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, Vulcan Foundry, Apr-26-03, 07:06 PM, (5) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, brucek, Apr-26-03, 08:56 PM, (7) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, niknak, May-02-03, 05:33 AM, (9) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, decapod, May-02-03, 06:49 AM, (10) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, brucek, May-02-03, 07:34 AM, (11) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, decapod, May-02-03, 08:20 AM, (12) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, decapod, May-02-03, 12:34 PM, (14) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, Koziolean, May-02-03, 07:35 PM, (17) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, Vulcan Foundry, May-02-03, 10:22 AM, (13) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, VRfan, May-02-03, 12:53 PM, (15) RE: A Taste of NSW: Eucalyptus trees at last!, niknak, May-02-03, 05:23 PM, (16)

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Yes, it certainly looks more like Oz than the USA! However, Murphy's Law #326 ("When all is proceeding to plan, a spanner will fall into the works") came into effect this morning, as per this post.........http://www.train-sim.com/dcforum/DCForumID6/9302.htmlBruce.

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Great looking trees (and route), Bruce. Eucalyptus grows in the western US too and I miss seeing it now that I am away from that area. It certainly looks good on that route.

Bill
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Hi Bruce,Are those eucalypts available for download anywhere, I have virtually finished my Blue-Mountains Penrith-Lithgow route and would love some of those to finish it off with. I have made some of my own, but they are nowhere near as good as those.Mike

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Mike, the one's that I am using WILL be made freely available to the public - they are being "tweaked" and will be published when all is okay.In the meantime, there is a set of Eucalypts - and a Golden Wattle - available at Yuri's site.Go here.......
http://www.railpage.org.au/steam4me/trainsim/structures.html#vegeRegards,
Bruce.

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Hi Bruce,Thanks, I have downloaded the ones from Yuri's site and they will be fine for my requirements. There is also a clump of eucalypts on this site (I think they are by Dicky Tarkington) and I have used them extensively in forest regions.Mike

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That is bloody fantastic news. I love your screenshots and especially the gum trees. Looks just like home. Keep up the fantastic work.btw will the eucalypts be available to download inthe future ?

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LAST EDITED ON Apr-26-03 AT 08:58 PM (EDT)

Quote:-btw will the eucalypts be available to download inthe future ? Yes, they most certainly will be (see post in answer to Mike Simpson, above).Thanks for the comments and the encouragement - it's greatly appreciated.PLEASE NOTE: All future WIP reports and screenies will appear in the "Route Creation" forum under "A Taste of NSW" headings.Regards,
Bruce.

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Thought you might like to know - There's kangaroos over on uktrainsim.com ("Skippy and co" ) Hop over here and take a look!Regards, Nick (UK)

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... and I've e-mailed them to Yuri so they should be at steam4me soon too.Eventually I hope to make them a hazard much like the default deer.I'd never done animals before and it was quite simple and fun - perhaps I'll build a couple of people now.

Paul
UK GWR Highworth Branch
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LAST EDITED ON May-02-03 AT 07:35 AM (EDT)

Quote:-Eventually I hope to make them a hazard much like the default deer.Paul, that is an excellent idea.
These things are in plague proportions in a lot of areas now and, particularly on roads, are a major hazard.Any chance of doing an Eastern Grey to compliment the Western Red?Regards,
Bruce.

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The Eastern greys do sometimes have a hint of Red - I thought I had made them fairly generic so they could work for both types.
The models are also only 1.4m or less so they should be about the right size for Eastern greys.You're more than welcome to do a "repaint" - it's quite a simple texture file (side photo of a kangaroo)

Paul
UK GWR Highworth Branch
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>Quote:-Eventually I hope to make them a hazard
>much like the default deer.
>
>Paul, that is an excellent idea.
>These things are in plague proportions in a lot of areas now
>and, particularly on roads, are a major hazard.
>Coming soon ....Worse than Walshearts gear to animate

Paul
UK GWR Highworth Branch
http://www.highworth.freeuk.com

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Would it be possible to replace the default deer on the tracks with a Kangaroo?Just a thought.------------------------------FORMERY 'THE KOZIOL' BEFORE THE STUPID DELETED ACCOUNTS DISASTERAL QAEDA IS SUSPECTED

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tch..tch..tch...tch... What was that Skip ?
A trains coming right for us...OH NOOOOOOOO !!!!

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Wow, that looks great! The whole scene looks just like country Australia. --Victorian Railfan Web Site:
http://www.railpage.org.au/vr/Australian Bulldogs for MSTS! B, S, GM's now available!

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How about someone modelling a few cans of the "amber nectar?"Regards, Nick (UK)

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