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superb work again there a joy to look at.

I've somehow missed this up until this point, but looking good - do love the badger.

Thank you @vulcan product fan and @Ragtag

A very well excecuted model, excellent level of detail.

Have you created this model in Sketchup?.

16 hours ago, Lee6700 said:

A very well excecuted model, excellent level of detail.

Have you created this model in Sketchup?.

Thank you, and yes it has been designed in SketchUp.

Quick question:

Do you have the sizes for the underframe equipment of the Class 89?. I'd be looking for elevations and sections through, so I can model and add these to my assemblies.

It would help me complete a weekend 'lockdown' project I've been working on since I've been working from home the last two month.

In a nutshell, I've always been intrigued with the possibility of developing a 'family' of Diesel & Electric locomotives, with reasonably common cabs, bogies and bodyside construction, all withing the BR loading gauge, allied with my own take on styling etc.

The initial design layout was initiated in AutoCAD, and modeled in Inventor. I've been looking at rendering the assemblies in 3DS, but its not terribly user friendly.

At the moment, it looks like I have an electric locomotive with fuel tanks  . I can adapt the Class 89 auxiliary equipment quite neatly, to replace the 'fuel tanks'.

The enclosed screenshots depict the Electric locomotive family.

I think the end result does not look at all bad.

Cheers!

 

Edited May 17, 2020 by Lee6700

3 hours ago, Lee6700 said:

Quick question:

Do you have the sizes for the underframe equipment of the Class 89?. I'd be looking for elevations and sections through, so I can model and add these to my assemblies.

It would help me complete a weekend 'lockdown' project I've been working on since I've been working from home the last two month.

In a nutshell, I've always been intrigued with the possibility of developing a 'family' of Diesel & Electric locomotives, with reasonably common cabs, bogies and bodyside construction, all withing the BR loading gauge, allied with my own take on styling etc.

The initial design layout was initiated in AutoCAD, and modeled in Inventor. I've been looking at rendering the assemblies in 3DS, but its not terribly user friendly.

At the moment, it looks like I have an electric locomotive with fuel tanks  . I can adapt the Class 89 auxiliary equipment quite neatly, to replace the 'fuel tanks'.

The enclosed screenshots depict the Electric locomotive family.

I think the end result does not look at all bad.

Cheers!

 

Send me a PM and I'll send you some screenshots of my drawings.

Thankyou for the information you sent regarding the auxiliary equipment.

I've been able to get models nearer final completion, with the 'correct' auxiliary equipment shown.

Both models now shown after my first attempt at rendering them in 3DS.
 

Edited May 24, 2020 by Lee6700