[captain_bazza]

This is OR K27 #454 with a K37 smokebox grafted on. All fittings on the smokebox are 3d. 55,686 polys, 48033 vertices. I could add the firebox staybolts next!!? ;-)

Cheers Bazza

[captain_bazza]

captain_bazza, on 16 April 2010 - 07:20 PM, said:

This is OR K27 #454 with a K37 smokebox grafted on. All fittings on the smokebox are 3d. 55,686 polys, 48033 vertices. I could add the firebox staybolts next!!? ;-)

Cheers Bazza

[thegrindre]

Sheesh! You're making round objects 'round'! That is something I've wanted to do.
Nice, very nice, Captn.

I think I'll do a little rebuilding of my Shays... Just to see how far MSTS will go.

[trainboy6218]

just out of curiosity what is the difference between a k-27 and k-37 smoke box?

i can see the legnth difference, but it looks like your k-27 460.

[captain_bazza]

Since the above render I rebuilt a couple of parts of the smoke box. One, the smokebox cylinder now has more polyfaces to make it 'rounder' looking front on. Two, I remodeled the curved handrail on front of the smokebox. For some reason it would not smooth properly and it was easier to replace the part.

TB, I confess I was somewhat puzzed about the diameter, which according to the plan is 1.558 (m?). However, after a phone discussion with Hadrians we worked out that this (inches) figure is for a 1/4" scale model of the loco smokebox diameter, but the prototype dimension is 74" o/d. A readjustment to the size is not a particularly time consuming problem to fix.

You have to read some plans carefully for what is there may not be what you expect.

Cheers Bazza

[atsf37l]

You are having entirely too much fun. :good:

[captain_bazza]

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You are having entirely too much fun.

Fun!? A skhttp://www.elvastower.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/scarerun.gifunk in a nhttp://www.elvastower.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/scarerun.gifudist chttp://www.elvastower.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/scarerun.gifolony has fun.

[captain_bazza]

The poor ol' K27 is undergoing an idenity crisis - she now has several more components similar to the K37. New detail: now includes, perhaps for the first time ever on a train simulator model steam locomotive, the boiler external cladding (in 3d) locks! Play Spot the Differences.... ;-) The model is now over 60 thousand polys and takes several minutes to process into the shape format.

Cheers Bazza

[captain_bazza]

In Open Rails, showing herself off.

Cheers Bazza

[captain_bazza]

....and now for some major trans-loco changes:



Cheers Bazza