[captain_bazza]

I am not _jinxing by saying anything, except WAHOOOO^{OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO}! ;)



Cheers Bazza :good:

[captain_bazza]

A look at another project I was working on, an upgraded B4E for OR.



Cheers Bazza

[captain_bazza]

As I recollect, because it was many, many, months ago [it seems like] since I worked on it, that the upgrade included new driver wheels, new chassis frame, upgraded pipework, etc. The wheelsets are not yet textured, a job I hate, but luckily, I just need to texture one properly and then clone it.


Cheers Bazza.

This post has been edited by captain_bazza: 29 December 2014 - 08:01 PM

[markus_GE]

Say, Bazza, didn´t you call that box-cab Gerty, or something like that? I still remember closely following the development thread... ;)

Cheers, Markus

[R H Steele]

No matter the name - Gerty is sure Purty! ;) :good:

[captain_bazza]

Hi Markus,

I sometimes get a 'brainfart' [remember?] and refer to some character locos by character names. It so hapoens that "Galloping Gerty" was perfect for that particular loco. The rundown, work weary, weatherbeaten, look is true to the single colour photo I found on the net.

There is a certain Goth-waif-like look to her, IMO.

The steamer, I nicknamed The Snuffaloppagus, due to its long Ridgway cinder trap pipe off the stack, with acknowledg(e)ment to the "Seseame Street" character of the same name.

Cheers Bazza.

[Mipman25]

I remember you used my looped vertical boiler Shay whistle for Gerty. Good to see her back.

[captain_bazza]

Thanks again, Dustin. Finding the whistle amongst other roof mounted clutter on old grainy photos, doesn't usually show much close detail of it. These old diesels date from the very early days of 'gas-oil' [later referred to as diesel] thus, I guess, the familiar compressed air horn was yet to come [citation?]; and steam was still King o' the Road.

Cheers Bazza.

[markus_GE]

captain_bazza, on 29 December 2014 - 05:34 PM, said:

Hi Markus,

I sometimes get a 'brainfart' [remember?] and refer to some character locos by character names.

Yes :)
You know, as we had a saying in our english classes, "My english is not the yellow from the egg, but it goes" :D

captain_bazza, on 29 December 2014 - 05:34 PM, said:

It so hapoens that "Galloping Gerty" [...]

That was it. I did not remember it wrong! ;)

Cheers, Markus

[captain_bazza]

To be honest Markus, the egg thing does not translate well, it's difficult to know eggactly what the yoke is!? http://www.elvastower.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/discuss_gathering.gif

;-) Cheers n HNY
Bazza.