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JensChris (132 posts)
Feb-11-02, 01:20 PM (EST) "Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." LAST EDITED ON Feb-11-02 AT 01:43 PM (EST)Hello again !!My newest work... (not ready at all)I think that loco doesn't need a description...
Still to add:Minor details
Coupler
TenderSo, who's going to help me ??
.eng file, Cab, sounds, etc.Jens-ChrisBTW, stop looking shocked at your monitor, write me your comments !!

BTW2, that's my FIRST attempt at a steam engine...
I started with work on Sunday...----------
15 years old, from Germany, MSTS 3D Add-on maker and repainter
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... ssw Feb-11-02 1 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... jfroth1 Feb-11-02 2 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... plainsman Feb-11-02 3 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... Euston Feb-11-02 4 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... sailor113 Feb-11-02 5 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... henry3 Feb-11-02 6 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... Starlight Feb-11-02 7 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... cjmaclean Feb-11-02 8 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... AlabamaRailfan Feb-11-02 10 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... Captain Bazza Feb-11-02 11 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... spikespiegel Feb-12-02 40 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... potomuss Feb-11-02 9 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... TOPDOG5184 Feb-11-02 12 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... cjmaclean Feb-11-02 13 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... CSX_CW60AC_GregMarck Feb-11-02 14 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... leesome1226 Feb-11-02 15 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... plainsman Feb-11-02 16 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... SD40T_2 Feb-11-02 17 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... leesome1226 Feb-11-02 20 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... Adam3291 Feb-11-02 18 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... mikkox Feb-11-02 19 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... mr_magoo Feb-11-02 21 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... ChooChooCharlie Feb-11-02 22 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... nw_fan Feb-11-02 35 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... SD80MAC Feb-11-02 23 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... ertfor3 Feb-11-02 24 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... CPR_Malice_96th Feb-11-02 25 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... CPrailman Feb-11-02 27 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... EngineerWithin Feb-11-02 26 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... HAC Feb-11-02 28 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... delamaize Feb-11-02 29 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... NickF Feb-11-02 30 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... CPrailman Feb-11-02 31 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... JoeDiamond Feb-11-02 33 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... CPrailman Feb-11-02 37 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... Thirdrail70 Feb-11-02 32 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... CSX_CW60AC_GregMarck Feb-11-02 34 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... Jago Feb-11-02 36 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... CPrailman Feb-11-02 38 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... michigandon Feb-12-02 39 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... JensChris Feb-12-02 41 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... CSX_CW60AC_GregMarck Feb-12-02 42 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... GrizzlyBear Feb-12-02 43 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... Derby415 Feb-12-02 44 RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A ... henry3 Feb-12-02 46 Sound files timken Feb-12-02 45 Oh my..! FreightCowboy Feb-12-02 47 RE: Oh my..! tro1086 Feb-13-02 48 RE: Oh my..! FozzyBear Feb-13-02 49

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ssw (67 posts)
Feb-11-02, 01:33 PM (EST) 1. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." SWEET!!!!!!Oh boy, i can't wait!!!
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jfroth1 (75 posts)
Feb-11-02, 01:33 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Remarkable. You're raising the bar again.

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plainsman (641 posts)
Feb-11-02, 01:34 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Amazing!!
I am really not a steam file guy, but I will get you started with some physics. Let me see what I can do and will email you.
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Euston (830 posts)
Feb-11-02, 01:46 PM (EST) 4. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Superb!!! Keep up the good work.
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sailor113 (16 posts)
Feb-11-02, 02:01 PM (EST) 5. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Dude that's awesome!
I'm 19 and in college, wish I had that kind of time!
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henry3 (604 posts)
Feb-11-02, 02:07 PM (EST) 6. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." So THAT is what you've been up to lately!I have no locomotive design skills whatsoever, so all I can do is cheer you on. That looks like a very good start on...oh, whatever it is. <bg>Take care,Henry Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
Starlight (140 posts)
Feb-11-02, 02:37 PM (EST) 7. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Wow wow wow.I know this will probably sound a bit whining....but, could you make a Virginian next? The big 2-10-10-2's and their tiny tenders were always my favorite locos... Something about a million tons tractive effort (or weight one) really gets me going Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
cjmaclean (838 posts)
Feb-11-02, 02:41 PM (EST) 8. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." *falls off his chair and drools profusely all over the floor* O M G ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Jens, if you continue like this you will be the next candidate for the title of TS Add-On God! D.M.
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AlabamaRailfan (158 posts)
Feb-11-02, 02:57 PM (EST) 10. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Fine work, JensChris! You are going to make alot of people very happy with this puppy!Highball!John D. Peterson
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Captain Bazza (276 posts)
Feb-11-02, 02:58 PM (EST) 11. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Grumble, grumble, mutter, mutter...Kids! They're so impatient...., now what is there left to look forward to A cab forward? Or the Bismark! Very, very, nice work, Jens-Chris, I hope you have fun adding all the pipework :-OOur Welsh friend will be very thrilled, he's been rather subdued lately.Don't let the computer WIN! Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
spikespiegel (50 posts)
Feb-12-02, 02:46 AM (EST) 40. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." >Grumble, grumble, mutter, mutter...Kids! They're so
>impatient...., now what is there
>left to look forward to
> A cab forward? Or
>the Bismark!
>
>Very, very, nice work, Jens-Chris, I
>hope you have fun adding
>all the pipework :-O
>
>Our Welsh friend will be very
>thrilled, he's been rather subdued
>lately.
>
>Don't let the computer WIN! Don't Fret Captain, For I would like you to see DAYLIGHT at the end of your tunnel. Hint. Hint.
If we give All our Locomotives Bloody noses. Then we can forget all about that nasty buyout.
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potomuss (18 posts)
Feb-11-02, 02:56 PM (EST) 9. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Pardon me, I have to go change my pants! Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
TOPDOG5184 (561 posts)
Feb-11-02, 03:17 PM (EST) 12. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Hi Jens Chris. What a beauty. I'll do the .eng file if you want. I was going to build a Big Boy but you beat me to it. I have all the plans for it so I can get the .eng file 99.99% accurate. the only .01% is the cylinder cocks. You can only have 2. But I have been working on trying to get 4. And since we are on the subject of Big steam I might as well tell you all. I'm building a 1940's mallet as we speak. It's been in production since last monday. Anyway back to Jens Chris' Big Boy. If you need an .eng file guy let me know. If you want to e-mail me just click the e-mail button. Keep up the good work. Craig Shortino 17 years old. .eng filer, reskinner, new 3D designer, and parcial activity and cab maker.
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cjmaclean (838 posts)
Feb-11-02, 03:22 PM (EST) 13. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." I like that mixed black and white smoke! BTW, how did you manage to articulate the chassis appropriately? Until now this seemed to be the greatest hindrance for truly big steamers...D.M.
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CSX_CW60AC_GregMarck (229 posts)
Feb-11-02, 03:24 PM (EST) 14. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." dude,you kick serious A$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Greg Marck
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leesome1226 (505 posts)
Feb-11-02, 03:43 PM (EST) 15. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." I'll throw my name into the hat for doing the locomotive Physics. I've done a lot of steamers and am working on another one now.Nice looking work Chris Lee
ENG editor
Train Artisan
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plainsman (641 posts)
Feb-11-02, 03:51 PM (EST) 16. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Hi Chris,
I have just finished what I know, most of the good stuff is done. Would you like to take the file and create a joint effort, (this one is big enough for 2 people)? I will email the file.
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SD40T_2 (223 posts)
Feb-11-02, 03:54 PM (EST) 17. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." wow, i can honestly say i didn't see that one comin'. well keep up the good work, Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
leesome1226 (505 posts)
Feb-11-02, 04:13 PM (EST) 20. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Sounds good Bob, take a look at the email that I just sent you back. It has some intresting points.Chris Lee
ENG editor
Train Artisan
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Adam3291 (45 posts)
Feb-11-02, 03:56 PM (EST) 18. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Alsome! Just what we needed a UP BIGBOY! One helpful idea, it needs more wheel textures and siderod textures to make it look like it was real. IF YOU NEED SOMEONE TO TEST THIS LOCO E-MAIL ME AT stparsons@lexcominc.net I PROMISE IF YOU LET ME TEST THIS LOCO I WILL NOT REPRODUCE OR USE THE LOCO UNDER MY NAME. Thanks, ADAM
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mikkox (176 posts)
Feb-11-02, 04:05 PM (EST) 19. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Hey Jens-Chris, how did you make the double smoke effects? Did you make the engine to consist of two separate units?If not, how did you do it? Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
mr_magoo (7 posts)
Feb-11-02, 04:32 PM (EST) 21. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Stunning......
....there's gonna be a stampede..... Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
ChooChooCharlie (92 posts)
Feb-11-02, 05:11 PM (EST) 22. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." WOW!!! Jens-Chris You are my HERO!!! What an awesome Big boy! yeeeehaaaa!

www.christrains.comCheers,
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nw_fan (238 posts)
Feb-11-02, 10:26 PM (EST) 35. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." >Hey Jens-Chris, how did you make
>the double smoke effects? Did
>you make the engine to
>consist of two separate units?
>
>
>If not, how did you do
>it? It looks like two engines... notice the cylinder cocks - 4.Mike

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SD80MAC (701 posts)
Feb-11-02, 05:49 PM (EST) 23. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Oh man!That is soooo Cool!!!...need i say more?Your still working on the Dash8?...right?Sorry,had to ask. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
ertfor3 (110 posts)
Feb-11-02, 06:44 PM (EST) 24. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Chris, Great job. I really like the way the locomotive looks. Great job again.
Happy Rails,
Patrick
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CPR_Malice_96th (559 posts)
Feb-11-02, 06:47 PM (EST) 25. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." With all the work you do with MSTS your school grades must suck.heheTim Kent

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CPrailman (359 posts)
Feb-11-02, 06:52 PM (EST) 27. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Sweet! ... From the looks though the linkage bars are sorta rounded or is it just the shading of the textures??? Other wise HOLY COW !!! The Big Boy is upon us. Today this news has satisfied me more than a weekly update from TA!
;) Jens- Chris , good job!
On another note... what more is there to look forward now?
- CPrailman
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EngineerWithin (2 posts)
Feb-11-02, 06:50 PM (EST) 26. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Hi Jens, I'm just speechless ! Since MSTS was released people are waiting for this. This will make a lot of "heavy-fright-steam-engineers" verrryyy happy. Keep up your cool work !C.S. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
HAC (512 posts)
Feb-11-02, 07:17 PM (EST) 28. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." You really have a gift for 3d..That's TALENT, that is..
Can't wait to see what the final version is like.
cheers
Harold
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delamaize (69 posts)
Feb-11-02, 07:17 PM (EST) 29. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Oh my God, you are a MSTS god! you wanna tackle PRR's steam turbine next? hahaha!!! just Kidding! I'll keep working on mine. I want that loco. hey would you mind looking at my project? I could use some pointers and some help.
thanks





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NickF (725 posts)
Feb-11-02, 07:45 PM (EST) 30. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." What can I say? You've done it again.Nick Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
CPrailman (359 posts)
Feb-11-02, 09:04 PM (EST) 31. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Just hope that Train artisan doesn't steal your glory! They have already made an E8 , what would happen if they made a GENESIS!!! That would just be well mean. Anyways your Bigboy is trhe king and I love it , except those circular bogies are kinda buggin me. Sweetness though
- CPrailman
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JoeDiamond (165 posts)
Feb-11-02, 09:19 PM (EST) 33. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." What exactly are you trying to say here?Conn McCarthy
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CPrailman (359 posts)
Feb-11-02, 11:44 PM (EST) 37. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Nothing offensive , I love Trainartisan but I'm just saying the nature of you guys is to make what you want and it just so happens that you might have this loco planned. Sorry Conn if it was offensive
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Thirdrail70 (48 posts)
Feb-11-02, 09:14 PM (EST) 32. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." JensChris: I don't know how you do it but I'm sure you're aware, as I am, that many have been asking for this loco. As for myself, I'd love to have this big Boy for my UP fleet as well. You're going to make a lot of train-simers happy. God bless JensChris and Germany. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
CSX_CW60AC_GregMarck (229 posts)
Feb-11-02, 09:20 PM (EST) 34. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." lets hope TA doesnt do that.Greg Marck
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Jago (55 posts)
Feb-11-02, 11:07 PM (EST) 36. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Don't worry about us over at Trainartisan. We have something a little different planned. It may compliment this Big Boy quite nicely. That sure is one fine looking piece of simulated steel! Can't wait to see the animation on those wheels and rods.-Jago-
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CPrailman (359 posts)
Feb-11-02, 11:47 PM (EST) 38. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Sweet! I love big steam and BIGGER suprises!
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michigandon (458 posts)
Feb-12-02, 01:13 AM (EST) 39. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." This kids a genius, what else can I say? Don Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
JensChris (132 posts)
Feb-12-02, 03:19 AM (EST) 41. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." LAST EDITED ON Feb-12-02 AT 03:33 AM (EST)OK, to make it clear...1. these are two steamers2. NO, my school bucks don't suck.
- the front part is the front driver + the complete front
- the second part is the cab, the back driver and the... (ehhh... I don't know the word for this long thing from the cab to the front, sorry, but my english isn't very good...)
2. NO, my school grades don't suck !!!
3. If you want me to, I'll have a look at your work... (TSM)
Just mail me at JensChrisBaerenz@web.de
4. I'll go on holiday for 3 days tomorrow, and I'll have to pack my things into my suitcase, so I'll go on with modeling on
Saturday. (hehe, you MUST wait...)
5. Perhaps the .eng file "Specialists" can work together ??
I'm sure you can, the only thing I can, is to place the lights and the exhaust, cylinder cocks, etc.
6. There are already an C44-9W, AC4000CW, so I'll go on with them when I'm ready with that Big Boy.Jens-Chris----------
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CSX_CW60AC_GregMarck (229 posts)
Feb-12-02, 07:06 AM (EST) 42. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." sounds good Jens-Chris.Greg Marck
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GrizzlyBear (305 posts)
Feb-12-02, 07:30 AM (EST) 43. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Jens-Chris:
Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Absolutely unbeleivable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks like you're about to conquer MSTS's Holy Grail. I have a pretty large collection of Big Boy pics so when you're ready to do your final textures, if you want some of them for referance, let me know and I'll send them to you. Great Work!!!!!!!!! Also could be made into a Challenger by removing two sets of drivers.Grizzly
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Derby415 (96 posts)
Feb-12-02, 08:09 AM (EST) 44. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Holy Schnikes! Beautiful!
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henry3 (604 posts)
Feb-12-02, 10:11 AM (EST) 46. "RE: Shunting down Marias Pass... A new steam engine..." Jens-Chris,Congradulations on the Big Boy!Congradulations on the good grades! <Most important!!>Have fun on your holiday!Henry Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
timken (257 posts)
Feb-12-02, 09:22 AM (EST) 45. "Sound files" Wow!Since it is two engines, it can have 2 separate sets of sound files (each engine pointing to a different set of chugs) . This will allow it to sound exactly like it should. I've experimented quite a bit with double headed engines, same engines, one with slightly different chug speed. They sound exactly like 3985, the UP 4-6-6-4, with the exhausts going in and out of sync. I can probably find time to tackle a set of sounds, and have good source material for chugs, whistle and bell. I'd suggest the eng file pointing to the stock scotsman SMS, one for each section. This is an easy sms to modify and also the only one I've gotten the bell to work with.Congratulations on a fine achievement!Steve Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
FreightCowboy (53 posts)
Feb-12-02, 02:12 PM (EST) 47. "Oh my..!" Sweet Mother of everything Steam! And you say its nowhere near FINISHED? When it already looks THAT GOOD? I can't wait to see the end result.
You've got one certain customer here.
One bit of advice: Do not stop making these beauties! It is a rare gift to see talent of this calibre. I'm 14-nearly-15 myself, and I couldn't put together a diesel switcher. H*ll, I have enough trouble repainting the Geep 38!Keep it up, please!
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tro1086 (134 posts)
Feb-13-02, 00:46 AM (EST) 48. "RE: Oh my..!" That is a nice looking model you got there Jens, its a HUGE break through in MSTS!!But about TA makeing another Big Boy, I would still like to see them model the Big Boy, no offense Jens, you have a great model right here. But TA spends ALOT of time and effort researching their projects to get them as accurate as posible, and i think such a marvelous locomotive as the Big Boy needs to be modeled and textured as accurately as possible, and TA surely has the skills to do this, as theyve allready shown.I hope no one takes this post the wrong way, im not trying to say Jens' model is bad or anything. Im just saying that a loco of this magnitude should be created by the best of the best.Trevor Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
FozzyBear (498 posts)
Feb-13-02, 07:54 AM (EST) 49. "RE: Oh my..!" >I hope no one takes this
>post the wrong way, im
>not trying to say Jens'
>model is bad or anything.
> Im just saying that
>a loco of this magnitude
>should be created by the
>best of the best. Nope! Your post isn't taken the wrong way at all. I agree with you completely... I don't doubt this guy is talented. But he's a bit too fast about knocking em out. As this is his first steam locomotive and as he's already admitted to knowing nothing about how a steam locomotive is built, I personally think it's going to have some mechanical deficiencies.... (I reserve judgement on that one till it is completed) Jens, you need to slow down an do the research.... This is such a monumentally important release, that you must get it right first time. There are no second chances on this one. I think you also need to find a talented texture artist who's prepared to put the time in to get it right. I think it's great that you're doing it and I think it's astounding that you've achieved it using TSM. Well done for that. To actually have it articulate in MSTS and have a result like this so far is indeed exceptional work. Ermmm we haven’t seen what the articulated steam pipes are doing on the curves yet??? Those are very carefully chosen screenshots??? BUT there are a lot of shapes to a steam locomotive that simply MUST be right!! Right now it looks a bit under scale size as well.... You need to be using an accurate drawing set. What I'm saying here Jens, IS well done for getting it this far... BUT PLEASE!! SLOW DOWN!! Do the research and get it right. We all want this loco, but we want it to be as good as it can be!Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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