Rail Grinder
 

A project that I've started on recently. Built in 1928 to grind out rail corrugations on traction lines.

Will post some wips shortly...

Cheers...

Merry Christmas to all:beer:

Looks like a great project there, Odeone! I really like to see transport related models - must do one myself some time.

Thanks Fallenswordsman.

Heres the beginning of the chassis and bogies.

looks sexual, got a wireframe?

very nice so far.. great detail :) keep going mate!

//Matt

@DigiMatt...Thanks

@sake... Here's the wire of the running gear. Will post full wire later.

Next sections nearly ready. Upload shortly.

Cheers...

Looks excellent so far, Odeone - just out of interest, what references have you found for this or are you using the one picture?

Thanks Fallenswordsman. I've got some side and front drawings as well as some reference pictures I found in an old magazine. Certainly makes life easier, than trying to guess. Projects of this nature I'd prefer to have blueprint type plans.

Heres a link where you can get some. Check out the U-Boat if its still there...

http://www.suurland.com/blueprints_archive.php


Heres the roof section. Still a bit to go...

Cheers

The progress so far...

Wow great detail on the Rail Grinder. Are you modeling the inside as well?

That's looking great! Awesome detail.

Wow - I missed an update here! Fantastic piece of modelling here, Odeone - the detail is excellent! Love all the rivets.

R4s1n

Yes I am. Though unfortunately, I dont have much to go by.

JasC33 : Thanks...


Fallenswordsman
Lol. Theres still a lot more to come...

Cheers...

Brilliant! What's the polycount so far?

Thanks Nemethor. Bit over 700,000 at last count. Rivets account for most of it. When the model is completed I'll go through the layers and optimise the polys as much as possible, or rebuild sections.

Cheers...

Still detailing away.

Heres a wire of the front...

Coming along really nicely - do you have any idea of what scene you are going to be putting it into?

That is Awesome! Nice and Clean. And it still has great detail. Wish I could model like that.

Thanks for the comments...

I'm still not sure on the final scene that this will go into. I've thought of a few and rejected them. Feel free to offer some suggestions if you like.

Great work. Where were you able to get your visual references from?

Thanks, visual reference came from an old model railroading magazine I found. Theres only a few photos which were taken prior to 1953 as after that time these things were scrapped. I guess my interest was sparked as we still have trams that look like this, though longer, in Australia.

Cheers...

Heres an update. All outer walls, facias and trimming completed. Next will be the front lights and the pantograph on the roof if thats the correct terminology for it.


Cheers...

I love it!. Once textured, that's going to look the business.

Yep, I've got to agree- the model looks stunning right now. Will the interiors get modelled too?

This looks fantasic. It will like great textured.

Thanks for the comments guys. Still a while away from texturing but looking forward to that part.

Started on the front lights. Just a couple more to go.
Thought I'd do a different type of wire.



Cheers...


Oh yeah I forgot. The interior will be done as well...

All the lights done now...

It gets better and better :D

Does LW start lagging up with all these polys? Mine does after 100,00 polys even though everything is brand new...

This is great, Getting better every post, Great detail. Looking forward to the interior.:attn:

Yes it does. When I got ver 7.5 it was a real issue. Though it has gotten better marginly, a lot of polys 200,000 upwards stresses my system as well. Gets worse when you add textures. Looking forward to Ver 9, it may change and get better. Ver 8.5 is certainly better than 7.5. Mind you I'm overdue for an upgrade. Definately getting 4 gig of ram next time, or more.


JasC33 - Thanks...


Cheers...

Looking excellent there, Odeone - may I ask a quick question though? How have you made the lights look flush up against the curved surface of the front of the Rail Grinder? Is there any special magic technique that I'm missing, or do you do it like I would and just eyeball it?

Sorry for the late reply. I bend the plate to match the curved surface. No magic required. Screenshot below for reference.

Cheers...

Started on the pantograph, this is the progress so far...


Cheers...

Wow.. That is looking awesome. Fantastic looking detail.:eek:

Thanks JasC33...


Pantograph finally done. On to the inside to build some drivers controls. Not sure after that...

Hey Bud! This is lookin' brilliant - you'll have to do a little engineer to drive this dealie [and maybe a fat controller too!].

Cheers! priimate.