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One last doodle (concept model) based on Lil Joe running gear... The drive train would have to be heavily modified (lots of detail parts). The shell however is "relatively simple". Hardest curve will be the missing section at the cab front, though it has some similarities to the Milwaukee A class (just in the cab front area).The tender is also pretty simple.Frank MusickMoving America into the 19th Century! www.kelticsylk.com
Sweet! Any chance for the N&W Jawn Henry too?/JonatanSteam rules! Train gifs from Dans Railroad Gif RoundhouseNever trust computers. If you do, they will betray you.I'm the steam freak, ph34r me!!
It's a thought, I guess. The Jawn Henry would require a ton more work. I don't have anything close the running gear.It was easier to kick start this C&O version by borrowing existing parts from other projects. The basic shape took only a few minutes (hour or so). Still it's more an idea than an actual project at this point. Just wanted to see if I squeeze one more model out of the Lil Joe drive train.I was able to add some color to the paper cutout textures...Frank MusickMoving America into the 19th Century! www.kelticsylk.com
Looking very good Frank! Seems you have your plate pretty full with a bunch of interesting projects! Can't wait to see them. I hope you are able to figure out how to do the triplex after you finish some of your current projects!Thanks for the updates and keep up the good work!Mykel
I put up a project board in my home office and promptly covered it with current MSTS projects. The heavy electrics are the priority. I'm still stuck on the Virginian EL2b articulation. I'm also reviewing the Milwaukee EF-4 (E70) and Paulista "Russa". There are things Tim Muir was able to do on his set of Little Joes that "raised the bar" and I'm trying to learn some of his techniques to improve mine. There are lots of little details on those two locomotives that bother me and I want to correct them.I'm still struggling with understanding engine physics in general so that's another hurdle I'm working through. That's just a part of the learning curve I'm hitting. Now that I'm more comfortable with TSM it's the "railroading" part I need to get more familiar with. It's amazing how much you don't know once you start using what you do.Once I figure out the bounding box versus articulation, physics, and railroad practice in general, the other electrics will move a bit faster. They are all basically the same in drive layout. The biggest exception to this is the Milwaukee EP-3 "Quill" which is more like two Pacifics (4-6-2) run in tandem. A lot of the detail work on the Quill has taught me some techniques that I can use on the other projects.The DR12-8-3000 "Centipede" in the Baldwin "baby face" set will also benefit from the articulation improvementsThe rest of the Baldwin deisels are much simpler non-articulateds (if any of these are simple). There are three verions now. I just added a DR6-4 to go with the DR4-4 and the DR6 "Janus" (not really sure of the model classifications).The UP M10000 is on hold due to a clerical error on my part. I forgot to send two copies of the license contract back to UP. This is also another model affected by articulation.This M1 falls into the articulated pile, as well as the Erie P-1 "Triplex", though the pivoting on the Triplex is a lot trickier. The good thing with the Triplex is all three sets of drivers are identical, so I really only have to build one.I wish my interst in railroading was less general. It would narrow the list quite a bit. Just this weekend I found drawings for the MoPac Eaglette (AFC MotoRailer) and a McKeen 70 foot motor car. Of course I had to throw together a few preliminary mockups. I'm also thinking about GM's Aerotrain as the next "lunch hour" project.Then there are all those projects on the back burner. There's a herd of camelbacks including Erie's L-1 articulated. There's also a "real" version of the Milwaukee A class 4-4-2 I released in Beta about a year ago. I'm still hoping to do the entire train with the beaver tail observation car.One other train I want to model is Alton's version of the Abraham Lincoln. I had done the observation car for Paul Fowler and It piqued my interest, so I started on the coaches.There are a few others, but they are even further back on the list.That's about all that's going on at the moment, at least as far as MSTS is concerned. Frank MusickMoving America into the 19th Century! www.kelticsylk.com
That is one nice thing about MSTS and building locomotives, it definitely helps you to better understand how things actually work and what all those "little things" actually are for! I think when it comes to building, I am in the same boat as you. Too much that I find of interest and want to do rather than sticking to just one thing! Have not really gotten into the electrics yet, but mostly steam and diesel locomotives as well as rolling stock. And sadly have about 2 dozen things I am working on at once, so I will be amazed if I ever get through it all! Definitely looking forward to seeing some of your current projects roaming on the open MSTS road!Mykel
The drive train would have to be heavily modified (lots of detail parts). The shell however is "relatively simple". Hardest curve will be the missing section at the cab front, though it has some similarities to the Milwaukee A class (just in the cab front area).The tender is also pretty simple.Frank MusickMoving America into the 19th Century!
Frank MusickMoving America into the 19th Century!
