EMD SD45 - Union Pacific
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This stuff blows my mind. I need to set my level back to beginner.
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Thanks Dave. Practice, practice, practice. I think in this particular case it helps to be able to visualize distances and think proportionally such as if something is 20 inches long you estimate other parts of an object which may have a diameter of 1 inch. Then if that looks wrong try 1.25 inches, etc. I know in the case of design it's also good to step away from the computer and think about how you'll tackle a project while lying in bed.
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This is the shutter and grille assembly. The shutters control airflow for air cooling. They're normally open. The inner grille goes on all three on each side of the locomotive. Omitted for clarity.
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Absolutely stunning detail!
One of my first jobs out of high school was as an old school mechanical drafter. Real paper and pencils. I was creating drawings right down to nuts and bolts and welds for very large heavy equipment. I really appreciate mechanical details.
I often skip them in my SU models to keep the file size manageable. SU 2017 does not like large file sizes.
Again, excellent work!
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