Elvas Tower: 1937 Ford Wagon - Elvas Tower

1937 Ford Wagon V 1.0
MSTS/OR Scenery Object
August 2nd, 2021
Original model by Louis Fournier, adapted for MSTS and Open Rails by Frank Musick
Textures manipulated from photographs obtained on the internet.

First of all, I would like to make it perfectly clear that I did not create the shape file used for this model. Louis Fournier has uploaded his 3D models to Thingiverse.com where they are shared for free. Although Louis original intentionn was to share these files for reprinting on a 3D printer, I have used them here to create a scenery object for train simulation software in general, and for Microsoft Train Simulator and Open Rails specifically. A great deal of detail needed to be removed from the model to make it suitaable for use in the simulators.

This model is not a perfect replica of the full size counterpart. The models in this series were never intended to be. The textures were meant to make up for any deficiency in detail. The effort has been to create a reasonable facsimile of the high crown curves of the cars and trucks built in America in the mid 20th century.

Some History
Hemmings Archives
Wagons had been slowly picking up momentum since their inception, and 1937 marked the first year Ford devoted over 1-percent of its production to the station wagon body. Not surprisingly, 1937 was also the first year Ford made its entire wagon, including the wood frames, in-house at its Iron Mountain facility. That percentage would slowly grow to 2.6% in 1941, when Ford sold 15,601 wagons. Ford would dominate sales among the wagon body style until 1948, when Chevrolet briefly overtook it.Ford styling saw a few significant changes to the front end for the 1937 model year. The “V-shaped” grille reached all the way to side of the hood area along with the headlamps mounting into the fender. Sliding glass panels were a factory option for the rear side windows, and curtains were available. This was the last year you could get one without glass, which would become a standard feature in 1938. Wagon production reached 9,304, and the cars sold for $755.
Tom Comerro on Jul 29th, 2015 at 8:00 am

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Instsallation for MSTS and Open Rails differs a bit. Follow the Step 2 that works fro your install.

Step 1 Unzip the file 1937FordWagon.zip into any temporary directory. I personally use a folder I created for just this purpose called C:\TEMP which saves me a lot of searching around.

Step 2 FOR MSTS
Once the file is unzipped go to the temporary folder and copy all the S and SD files into the SHAPES folder of the route you want to use the models in. Copy the ACE files into the TEXTURES folder of the same route. The contents of the file LASMETwin.ref must be added to the end of the REF file for that route.

Step 2 FOR OPEN RAILS
Once the file is unzipped go to the temporary folder and copy all the S and SD files into the SHAPES folder. Copy the ACE files into the TEXTURES folder. The contents of the file 1937FordWagon.ref must be added to the end of the REF file for your route.

SUPPORT:
As far as support goes, I'm not sure what help I can give. If you do run into a problem with
the model feel free to contact me by emailing florencefishbein@gmail.com

LEGAL STUFF:
This software has been released into the public domain as freeware.
Inclusion in any other freeware requires full recognition of the authors listed above.
This model cannot be used for any commercial purpose.