A new Low...
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Tonight's quick render is a LNER clasp-braked Lowfit with four support pillars on the steel sides. The LNER clasp brake seen is not 100% complete in its modeling so it doesn't look its best. Note however, the new 1ft 8.5in Oleo buffers with OLEO nicely modeled on the sides ;). I don't know if the OLEO was found on both sides of the buffer's largest casing but for the current render it is only present on the sides of the buffers nearest the camera. I will also add that this wagon is simply a placeholder for the new LNER brakes and Oleo buffers - the Lowfit was the only wagon mesh I had at hand, the four-support versions which could be found with either.Therefore I am not sure if the model as-seen is accurate to its original build lot - it is not difficult for me to swap around the underframe components among the wagons. The mesh for the Lowfit body was completed many years ago when this thread was still relevant, so it does look a bit dated. If and when I revisit the body mesh, I would add the appropriate door locking pin and ring/chains to go along.
The age-old incorrect LMS 7-leaf suspension on the back wheels exist, and probably will not change for a while! I still need to eventually get around to modeling the spring dampers to match. I have also needed to change up the vacuum cylinder actuating lever relative to the LNER brake shaft, and for this of course Paul Bartlett's site and Flickr were my good friends.
I was originally going to model a Howard Rotospreader to load onto the Lowfit complete with ropes, as seen on Mr. Bartlett's site. Time, of course, was a big handicap so the Rotospreader will have to wait. I'm not versed in construction or farm equipment of the era (or any era, for that fact), so if anyone has suggestions for common Lowfit machinery loads I would be quite open to taking them on as a 3D modeling project at some point.
Anyone have any ideas for other steam-era wagons that they would like to see? Some feedback or comments would be nice, you know 
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Thanks,
Ron
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