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Dria (13 posts)
Apr-08-02, 12:02 PM (EST) "New locomotive in progress" Hi all,This is what I'm doing; the model is still inside Max, I have to optimise details and there are still some hidden polys to get rid of, then to finish the textures (another learning curve...) and to prepare the LODS. I wish I could have 48 hours days and less polys.I'm rather satisfied so far, (and the rods are quartered)(If she'll work as I hope, I'll be the happiest trainsimmer on earth.)I wish to thank who provided the invaluable tutorials; Train Artisan, Chris Longhurst, the 3DC guys (I learned much even if I use another program), and all the friends in this Forum whose posts I avidly read. This is indeed the right place, thank you all.Some data:Italian electric locomotive, Gruppo E 554
Lenght over buffers: 10.88 m
Power: 2000 KW, 178 Amps. She was powered by two AC three-phases engines at 3600 V, 16.7 Hz
Two characteristic speeds, 25 and 50 Km/h
Tractive effort: 14,000 Kg (14 metric tons) at 50 Km/h
Mass: 76 metric tons.I have a couple of question, as I'm approaching the end:First, three phases motors act as a dynamic brake as speed increases over the characteristic one, e.g. when going downhill; how could I achieve the effect in the .eng file? (Just to see if the engine will give me back some RAM or FPS instead of current...)And another one: the lines where these engines lived featured TWO overhead wires, see the trolleys; (Imagine what happened above a double slip). I guess this is a stoooooopid question, but does anyone know a way to display the dual wires in the sim? I messed about and obviously I could change the height, but nothing else, and I also searched the forum to no avail.
Andrea "Dria" Obinu
Savona, Italyhttp://dria.monrif.net Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
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FozzyBear (899 posts)
Apr-08-02, 03:19 PM (EST) 1. "RE: New locomotive in progress" >This is what I'm doing; the
>model is still inside Max,
>I have to optimise details
>and there are still some
>hidden polys to get rid
>ofWoh! Nice Model.... Good work! I hope it goes into the sim OK for you.>I guess this
>is a stoooooopid question, but
>does anyone know a way
>to display the dual wires
>in the sim? I messed
>about and obviously I could
>change the height, but nothing
>else, and I also searched
>the forum to no avail. Sorry. You can't have two wires, you get a choice of wire or no wire and what height you'd like the wire to be at, but at the moment you can't have two wires. Limitations of MSTS.Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
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Smokewraith (89 posts)
Apr-08-02, 03:57 PM (EST) 2. "RE: New locomotive in progress" Hey that looks real good! I too hope she'll work for ya!
Regards!Bill
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Dria (13 posts)
Apr-08-02, 05:13 PM (EST) 3. "RE: New locomotive in progress" Thank you guys,Well, I'm glad on the dual wires that it was not me but a Kuju limitation. I don't think I can blame 'em for this, however.Back to work...Andrea "Dria" Obinu
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