Steam Locomotive Servicing Facilities

[scottb613]

Hi Folks,

I very rarely download anything from the file library - I am probably inept at searching - do we not have a traditional water tower and coaling dock - appropriate for US east coast railroading after a quarter of a century of MSTS/ORTS? I could not find anything. Trying to test out my fueling points on my Mikado,


Any guidance would be much appreciated.

Regards,
Scott

[rdayt]

Do you mean as a pickup object or a just a shape?

Randy

[scottb613]

Do you mean as a pickup object or a just a shape?

Randy

Hi Randy,

A shape that is setup as a pickup object - would be best - with the spout animation - is what I am looking for. Just your basic round water tower like you would see on any old 4x8 sheet of plywood entry level model railroad. I have some static models I could modify - but one more new project is NOT what I need t this moment.


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Regards,
Scott

[oper190]

Here's one from the Library: https://trainsim.com/forums/filelib-...leid?fid=53247

It's an active pick-up object

[rdayt]

I don't know of any pickup ones but this is one of the better ones.
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It's readily available.
wtlist.jpg

There's this,
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coalinglist.jpg
There are more but these are good ones.

Randy

[eric]

Randy beat me to it on the first one.

Somewhere I have the UP coaling tower from Dekalb IL (which met its demise this year) but it's decorative only, stripped of its chutes long before the 1970's era I was modeling.

[scottb613]

Hi Geary,

Thanks much for- I’ll take a look.

That plastic model I posted is $100.00 - my god - how does anyone afford that hobby.

Regards,
Scott

[pwillard]

my god - how does anyone afford that hobby.

No kidding, that's me in 2001 buying MSTS after spending hundreds on HO and barely having what I needed to make a good 2'x4' club module.

[oper190]

That plastic model I posted is $100.00 - my god - how does anyone afford that hobby.

Hear you, where I just moved from had a Train Club with HO layout. Hard to believe the costs now, but were fortunate to have come by a benefactor who owned a hobby store and was downsizing or closing it, and was offering the club discounts so we were able to get some good things at more reasonable pricing.

[scottb613]

Hi Randy,

Nice models…

Yeah - the water tower I think is Doug Relyea’s - from the TriState. That was my leading candidate to setup for fueling and add animation. He has a coaling dock but no chutes that I could modify as well. Just more work.

I’m not familiar with that other model.

Thanks Eric…

Regards,
Scott

[rdayt]

The tank comes in an unspouted version and there is an interactive water spout that's pretty nice.
poage.jpg
poaglist.jpg

Randy

[scottb613]

Hi Folks,

OK - I couldn't help myself - perhaps it's time for an intervention?

...but my Mikado needs a nice place to fill up...

Full disclosure - I started with some very old operational facilities (circa early 2000's) from Rich's 1940's L&HR (I forgot they were there). I don't know who made them - but - they aren't from scratch, but they were operational. It goes quick when you have the basic footprint defined for you. I did improve them quite a bit - both shapes and textures. I wouldn't think anyone would mind if I uploaded them with proper creds "Rich Shirey's LHR" - or maybe I'll just have to keep them for myself? I even animated the cabling and counterweights on the waterspout.

Learn Blender and you can create ANYTHING...







Regards,
Scott

[SD40-2]

Scott,

I'd welcome them. Very nice work indeed!

[frliss]

A hundred dollars - baah...

They may not have been made from scratch, however they are beautiful. I honestly don't think there is anything of this quality in the file library.

Fred

[pwillard]

I'm really hoping this inspires others to attempt to learn Blender.