[charland]

Hi Fred,

Maybe some but not me! While some of the guys who beta test from me were getting 40-50+ fps I was getting 15-20 on a good day. Two weeks ago I lost my hard drive and I'm currently using one of my brother in law's spare computers that gets 1 fps if I open an activity in Kentville. If I go to an outside view and rotate the camera 90 degrees I get all the way up to 7 fps! I'm working on a set of gondolas and this thing is having a hard time, telling me I'm running low on resources just because I want to move lettering in Corel.

I hardly spend time in MSTS running trains, too busy creating routes and drawing buildings at low speeds to have time for that.

Paul :-)

[conductorchris]

Nicely done, indeed. Thank you!

You've really got the feel of the place down. I like the inlets and marshes of the Bay of Fundy and the Avon River. And the brown mud color. Only thing missing is that msts can't simulate the tide!

I'm finding the SW1200 has interesting physics. I haven't investigated what's going on yet. I'm finding it hard to stop when light. Maybe I just need to go back to engineer school?

I got so excited to run the route that I exceeded my internet bandwidth allocation yesterday and got shut off (satellite internet sucks!)

Christopher

[charland]

Hi Chris,

When I started the route about three years ago I spent a month trying to get the tide to work, just never happened.

The physics for the SW came from Dick Cowen's SW1200. I cheat and use the reverse thrust method to stop, never figured out why when you use more then 48% reverse thrust you suddenly speed up.

You run routes while on the internet as opposed to downloading them?

Paul :-)

[Noisemaker]

I'm of the habit to use reverse as well. Especially if the stops before a crossing. A little reverse back about 0.3mph allows the gates to open again while I tie her down.

Satellite internet, that's a new one for me too. So used to hearing 'cable' and 'wireless' and 'WiFi'. Had satellite TV for a few months, and didn't like the reception at all. Went back to cable tout sweet. :ko2:

[conductorchris]

oh satellite sucks. The very day we have cable (or DSL) in these parts we are converting! Yet another example of how the US has not kept up with our infrastructure needs!

Paul, I've also noticed that little problem with going the wrong way in reverse thrusts, which I too use sometimes.

And no, I don't run the routes over the internet - that was just the stage after I'd installed the route but had yet to download all the rolling stock for the activities.

Tonight I had a little trouble with the meet with the Budd car in Wolfville. I got into the hole but the switch wouldn't throw back and the RDC just sat there. I ended up shoving off the other end of the passing siding and heading back down the main to push the RDC past the stuck switch. Once it was passed it took off of it's own volition. (Conductors report: 15 minutes delay, msts stuck swich!)

By the way, my friend Amy's farm is just north of Kentville, the other side of the river from the Gypsum facility. Besides the tide, the other thing msts can't simulate is the mosquitoes!

Christopher

[natlam]

Hello,

Thank very much Paul for this beautiful Route

http://s7.directupload.net/images/120501/sgon8ixi.jpg

Cheers
Nathalie

[charland]

You're welcome Natlam.

Chris, you ever think about an antenna for your TV? We bought one back in '98 and it gets better reception then cable ever did. We still get about 90% of the networks we did when we were on cable, on good days we cab get pretty much everything between Buffallo NY and Burlington VT. The only thing we really miss is paying for six channels carrying the exact same thing and that monthly cable bill.

Paul :-)

[pnrailway]

Paul,

This has been a great route. I thank you for all your hard work.
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g426/LehighNorthern/DA/MSTS-12-29-11-0179.jpg

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http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g426/LehighNorthern/DA/MSTS-12-28-11-0146a.jpg

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Paul

[charland]

Hi Paul,

Is that your sky or my sky... the one with the dark foreground and the two telegraph poles showing... forth one down.

Paul :-)

[pnrailway]

charland, on 01 May 2012 - 11:44 AM, said:

Hi Paul,

Is that your sky or my sky... the one with the dark foreground and the two telegraph poles showing... forth one down.

Paul :-)

Paul,

I just checked and it is your sky in the evening.

Paul