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

      http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/CONTAINERCARload22.png

      http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/CONTAINERCARload2.png

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        jgb
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        @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.....


        jgb

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          dolphus
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          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

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            dolphus
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            And so the freight train grows.....

            http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/containertrain.png

            http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/containertrain2.png

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

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              liam887
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              do they really stack two high in real life!!!! looks like it could be dodgy around corners lol.

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                dolphus
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                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......

                http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/2high.jpg

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

                  http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/standalonewc.png

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                    liam887
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                    Wow thats pretty cool, and cars three high lol!, we dont have trains like that in England!

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                      dolphus
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                      We don't have them in South Africa either but you know what they say "it's always bigger in Texas"

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                        dolphus
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                        Painted and working "Stand Alone Well Car" for moving up to 15 freight containers short distances (approx 20 t0 150 kilometers) and for container delivery, collection and switching

                        http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/standalonewc2.png

                        http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/standalonewc1.png

                        http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/standalonewc3.png

                        http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/standalonewc4.png

                        http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/standalonewc5.png

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                          olishea
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                          woah great detail!! what do you use these models for? im just curious!

                          oli

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                            dolphus
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                            Thanks for the kind comments guys
                            James i model from plans, photos etc when i can get them and when i feel lazy or "inspired" the fruits of my imagination
                            olishea i model just for my own amusement and enjoyment

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                              dolphus
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                              I am moving in a slightly new direction....switching or as it is called here in South Africa "shunting".
                              The first element required for switching/shunting is switches/points.....

                              http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/Switch.png

                              http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/Switch1.png

                              http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/Switch2.png

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                                dolphus
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                                ....and of course we need a switcher loco...
                                The ALCO S4 Switcher
                                Some interesting statistics about my first switcher
                                New: 1 May 2005
                                Weight: 229,700 lbs
                                Horsepower: 1000
                                Tractive Effort (starting) 69,000 @ 30% (S-2) and 72,400 lbs @ 30% (S-3)
                                Tractive Effort (continuous): 29,200 lbs @ 6 mph / 34,000 @ 8 mph
                                Quantity Built: 1,462 (S-2) / 651 (S-4)

                                http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/ALCOS4.png

                                http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/ALCOS41.png

                                [img]http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/ALCOS42.png[img]

                                http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/ALCOS43.png

                                http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/ALCOS44.png

                                http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/ALCOS45.png

                                http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/ALCOS46.png

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                                  dolphus
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                                  My GE Gas Turbine Loco crossing my first bridge scenery needs tweaking?

                                  http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/BRIDGE.png

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                                    alexandre sk
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                                    great modeling!! 👍

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                                      dolphus
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                                      Here are the first images of my switching yard......

                                      http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/Layout5.jpg

                                      http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/Layout6.jpg

                                      http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/Layout7.jpg

                                      And sunset in Dolphus' yard

                                      http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/sunset.jpg

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                                        dolphus
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                                        My GE U50 crossing a bridge.......

                                        http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/GEU50ATBRIDGE.jpg

                                        .... and my Experimental loco crossing a bridge

                                        http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/EXPATBRIDGE.jpg

                                        Sketchup and Corel Photopaint

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                                          dolphus
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                                          Hi here is a progress report on my latest project a....
                                          EMD SD70M-2 locomotive
                                          some stats on the loco:-
                                          Engine: 710G3B 16 cylinder
                                          Horsepower: 4000
                                          Tractive Effort (continuous): 137,000 lbs @ 12 mph
                                          Total Length 74'-02"
                                          Wheel Diameter 42"
                                          Height to Top Cab 15'-07.5"
                                          Cab Width 10'-03"
                                          Distance between Truck Centers 61'-02"

                                          http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/EMDSD70MAC1.png

                                          http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/EMDSD70MAC2.png

                                          http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/EMDSD70MAC3.png

                                          http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/EMDSD70MAC4.png

                                          please feel free to comment

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                                            dolphus
                                            last edited by

                                            Some of my less satisfactory work Passenger trains.....

                                            http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/metro.png

                                            http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/bilevelcommuter.png

                                            http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/METROLINER.png

                                            ...but I have not given up the best is yet to be drawn....watch this space 🤓

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