RAILWAY DRAWING

olishea

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

dolphus

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

dolphus

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.....

dolphus

....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)

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dolphus

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

alexandre sk

great modeling!!

dolphus

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

And sunset in Dolphus' yard

dolphus

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

.... and my Experimental loco crossing a bridge

Sketchup and Corel Photopaint

dolphus

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"

please feel free to comment

dolphus

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

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

d12dozr

Well we're watching and waiting, Dolphus - although maybe silently - we still enjoy every image
...fantastic modeling

pilou

Astonished work
Have you a plan for a top view "circuit" where all that can be moving?

dolphus

Thank you d12dozr for your comment, I must say that sometimes the SILENCE is deafening...
Pilou sadly only in my dreams...one day when I get a supercomputer that is not intimidated by my biggest enemy..polly count then i will be in modelers heaven (nice big layout by the way is it yours?)

dolphus

Start of the Main Driving Trucks of a GE AC4400 locomotive....

liam887

I think your double Decker passenger trains are great, not sure about the textures on the first one out of the three, the third is my favorite!

dolphus

Thanks for the comment Liam I am not really very happy with either of them I must still learn a great deal about using textures, the trouble is that i enjoy making names and logos in cad form then creating 3d images in SU and "branding then (intersecting) with the model but i will have to mak an effort to "texture" properly