North American V-Scale: Soo Line GP-7 Pack 1 available

[Erick_Cantu]

Set includes four Soo Line GP-7s as they would have appeared around 1980, numbers 375, 376, 377, and 378, with 3D cabs, crewed and non-crewed versions of each, alternate models without specular highlights, and 44KHz audio.



Graciously hosted by Tiger Trains, the set is available here.

Side note: I have placed the audio in the public domain, and am presently uploading it to the library as we speak. The files will be:

NAVSCF10.zip (core locomotive sounds)

NAVS567R.zip (EMD 16-567 - requires core locomotive sounds)

[R. Steele]

Erick, very fine, Thanks, Rock On!

[ragtimer]

OR only,no sale here !

[burgerbern]

Have made my purchase, cannot get the download of the main part though, have got the download for the paint kit ok, have put in a support request, i am sure Ian will sort it out fairly easily

[uli2]

Hi Bernard,

I could not get the main part downloaded using Firefox this morning. Tried later with Internet Explorer and it worked. Looking forward to run the models when I come home from work!

Uli

[Erick_Cantu]

I'm sure Ian will sort things out, but, in the meantime, check your email.

[bobwdude]

Thanks for releasing this. I think OR will truly benefit from content developed around the the sim's unique features. I look forwards to your next project.

[Coonskin]

LOL! Pretty novel way of promoting a product! Well done Erick!

[lateagain]

LOL! Pretty novel way of promoting a product! Well done Erick!

Tim Court did something similar for some UK stock packs. Nice fun idea (search EH2 on UKTS if you're interested)

[uli2]

After a first trial run: Excellent! A huge step forward, and very well done! I also look forward to your next project.

[burgerbern]

Ian broke the download into 4 parts and it downloaded no problems, just need to see if i can stand the heat in the computer room with all fans running long enough to try out tonight, too hot for me here in the UK specially as i have not long got out of hospital after an op.

[R. Steele]

Just gorgeous, Erick. Really, fine work. I see you solved the problem of a "pure" OR eng file, I knew you were working on it, musta been fun figuring it all out. Works fine, love the exhausts...I have to take some time to dig into all the files...you've just created a bunch of "homework" for me.
Thanks. Good Stuff!! Oh, Yeah...3D cabs...you are really givin' it the deluxe treatment. Good to see progress being made.
Ian, thank you also for hosting the files.
NAVS_GP7s.jpg

[Erick_Cantu]

Actually, once I wrapped my head around Dave's "plug-and-play" way of doing things - which he detailed over at Elvas - it was a relatively simple matter of grouping things where they seemed logical (engine parameters in one file, air brakes in another, procedures in another). Once I figured out what was necessary and what could go (a process of culling things until the locomotive wouldn't load), it wasn't too bad. There are template GP7 and GP9 .eng files in the EMD_567 folder (both with and without dynamic brakes) for people who want something to work from.

I wonder, do the modular physics files technically make a GP7-2? The world may never know.

[R. Steele]

I'm staying up too late reading all the files and looking at the organization, impressive Erick. You have been reading Dave's threads about this stuff. It's a good solid practical working example, appreciate your precision, files are formatted consistently, should make working with them easier than some of the old chicken scratching msts file structure.

I like how you worked the light block in for all the eng files.
Did I miss the adhesion section? CurtiusKniffler numbers, I didn't realize you could dispense with the adhesion, and OR wouldn't have a warning about it...now that I mention it...NO warnings in the log!! Very well done, indeed.

You've broken new ground...I think this is the first working example of a native OR engine - payware quality content - with the type of structural & file organization Dave Nelson is talking about. Kudos!!!!

I gotta go to bed, more to study tomorrow. Oh...I had to laugh about the comment for the DieselTorqueTab...yep, most of us are guessing about that...I decided max continuous tractive effort went here...but not even the manual or threads are explicitly clear about that.
It's using the term "Torque" that's puzzling for me.

More later, very cool.

[bennycdn]

How do make a consist using the .engine files,Conbuilder won't let you make a viable consist?