RAILWAY DRAWING

Ultimatez 32 · 3 Oct 2009, 16:27

that's fine dolf. although, are those cargo things actually real? never seen anything like it

dolphus · 4 Oct 2009, 05:11

I got the idea of the tank hopper from a patient document US Patient 0098765923 of June 1998

and here is a "fishing Rod" for Ultimatez (this is the fruit of many hours searching the net

Ultimatez 32 · 4 Oct 2009, 05:49

@dolphus said:

...and here is a "fishing Rod" for Ultimatez (this is the fruit of many hours searching the net

thanks for the blueprint dolphus, will be very helpful

dolphus · 6 Oct 2009, 10:18

A standard 40' shipping container

dolphus · 7 Oct 2009, 16:05

Brand new as yet unpainted liquid shipping container

Durant Hapke · 7 Oct 2009, 20:43

D to the Olphus,

Rock star sweet. I want the power booze action.

Jack bird dig the details on all that you have brought.

D the FH

dolphus · 8 Oct 2009, 04:25

Thanks .....I think..? D to the H

dolphus · 8 Oct 2009, 07:30

Shipping container purchased by Rail box....

And my growing container collection

Ultimatez 32 · 8 Oct 2009, 07:59

Mind some hidden geometry?

dolphus · 8 Oct 2009, 16:49

Dolphus' containers all ready to go to market

olishea · 8 Oct 2009, 18:25

dolphus, is there an skp for the shipping container? the details are lovely

I like to play with containers

dolphus · 10 Oct 2009, 07:41

Market train grows....larger....and still growing...

dolphus · 10 Oct 2009, 07:50

train to market grows....and is still growing....

jgb · 12 Oct 2009, 22:12

@dolphus said:

My latest daydream a futuristic freight locomotive still under development

Neat models. I'm not into trains, but I am into airplanes. A minor critique of your freight loco is it's aerodynamic shape at the front end.

Depending on its speed, say anywhere over 90 mph, the rounded nose will create a lift and potentially unload the front bogies enough to be a problem. This lift is more from the ram air effect on the lower part of the nose and not the winglike lift from over the top. My suggestion is to drop the leading edge down closer to the track, more like the loco in your first model in this topic.

Also, what practical purpose is the very aero shape on a freight loco? It won't offer enough anti-drag to pay for its complexity to build considering the amount of aero drag on common freight rolling stock.
I can see such shaping on fast passenger trains, not lumbering freighters.

Sexy shape though.....

dolphus · 21 Oct 2009, 10:00

jhb wrote "I can see such shaping on fast passenger trains,....."

Thanks for your comments much appreciated however i did say the project was still under "development" and your comments will go a loooooong way to improve the design

dolphus · 22 Oct 2009, 08:43

And so the freight train grows.....

The file is now becoming unmanageable so i don't foresee the train getting much bigger

liam887 · 23 Oct 2009, 20:45

do they really stack two high in real life!!!! looks like it could be dodgy around corners lol.

dolphus · 24 Oct 2009, 04:03

Thanks for the comments guys
Yes Liam they do stack the containers 2 high and believe it or not automobile 3 high (a future project)
thanks James i would love to do detailed tracks but the enemy is as always polly count.....

For Liam......

dolphus · 25 Oct 2009, 15:09

As yet unpainted and under development a "Stand alone Well Car"

liam887 · 25 Oct 2009, 16:42

Wow thats pretty cool, and cars three high lol!, we dont have trains like that in England!