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    RAILWAY DRAWING

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      dolphus
      last edited by

      Hi Crazy Eyes you are welcome and i am glad i could help believe it or not i have only just started to get an idea of how trains etc work. If i can help just ask (believe me i have got tons of reference material by now)
      Here is the next element in the Schanabel type car another 16 axle unit (one of 2 required in the car

      http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/SchnabelCarElememt7.png

      http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/SchnabelCarElememt6.png

      http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/SchnabelCarElememt5.png

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        dolphus
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        Remember my Gas Turbine loco/ weoo here is its fuel tender:-

        http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/Fueltender1.png

        http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/Fueltender2.png

        http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/Fueltender3.png

        And here is the loco with it's refueling tender

        http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/gasturbinetender3.png

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

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          dolphus
          last edited by

          one more view

          http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/gasturbinetender2.png

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            MALAISE
            last edited by

            Hi Dolphus

            What an exhibition ! Fantastic, the way you 've made theses vehicules. 👍 👍

            MALAISE

            La Connaissance n'a de valeur que partagée

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              dolphus
              last edited by

              THE NEXT SUBJECT WILL BE GENERAL DIELECTRIC'S "DOUBLE DIESEL" THE GE U50

              http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/GEU50C.png

              COMING SOON!!!

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                dolphus
                last edited by

                PROGRESS REPORT - GE U50 C:-

                http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/GEU50C1.png

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                  dolphus
                  last edited by

                  Almost completed GE U50 but about as complete as i can manage for now the drawing with what you see here is 9.75 kb and that is near to my laptop's limit

                  http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/GEU50C2.png

                  http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/GEU50C3.png

                  http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/GEU50C4.png

                  http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/GEU50C6.png

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                    Ultimatez 32
                    last edited by

                    Great modeling dolphus! You should check out my finished GP15 here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=22219#p187016

                    Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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                      Ultimatez 32
                      last edited by

                      Glad my train could inspire someone. Umm, about the last image, did you leave out stairs? 😕

                      Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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                        Marian
                        last edited by

                        no words come to me at the moment..... 😲

                        http://marian87.deviantart.com/

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                          dolphus
                          last edited by

                          Flashback to my first posted loco a EMD GP 9 looking at ultimatez 32's GP 15 made me dig into my archives possibly as a future project i can re-paint and tart up the loco a bit

                          http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/EMDGP9r2.png

                          http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/EMDGP9r3.png

                          http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/EMDGP9r4.png

                          http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/EMDGP9r.png

                          http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/EMDGP9r5.png

                          can be seen here http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=18450&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=locomotive%2A#p150012

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                            dolphus
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                            Sneak preview of secret development of a 91.7' articulated diesel (in dolphus' imagineering works)
                            All design suggestions will be considered, and possibly included

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

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                              dolphus
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                              My latest daydream a futuristic freight locomotive still under development

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

                              http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/superfreighter2.png

                              http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/superfreighter3.png

                              http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/superfreighter4.png

                              http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/superfreighter5.png

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                                Ultimatez 32
                                last edited by

                                are you sure in the future there will still be bogies?

                                Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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                                  dolphus
                                  last edited by

                                  We will have to utilize the existing rails for at least the next 20 years or so ....then who knows i'll still get there....

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                                    dolphus
                                    last edited by

                                    A Tank Hopper for transporting cargo under pressure

                                    http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/TANKHOPPER1.png

                                    http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/TANKHOPPER2.png

                                    http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/dolphus_006/TANKHOPPER3.png

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                                      Ultimatez 32
                                      last edited by

                                      neat. can you PM me those bogies? I think I need them

                                      Windows 7 64-bit, Intel Core i3 M350 @2.27GHz, nVidia GEFORCE 310M 512Mb with CUDA, 4gb RAM

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                                        Marian
                                        last edited by

                                        You should do a whole Consist, Dolf, and render it. 😄

                                        http://marian87.deviantart.com/

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                                          Durant Hapke
                                          last edited by

                                          Congo dolphus,

                                          You have brought it.

                                          I am into this machine fuzz spectacular.

                                          Filed with high pressure beer no doubt.

                                          Durant "fire me up a hose" Hapke

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                                            bytor
                                            last edited by

                                            Dolphus,

                                            With your passion for railroading - thouhgt you might find the following story from my local interesting!

                                            Bytor

                                            http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/523002.html

                                            Find the Cost of Freedom.....

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