Call the exorcist, I dare not use "It's" name.
Neil Wyatt | 03/01/2018 20:59:03 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | NIce to see a plan, Dean. Remember "planning is essential, plans are useless" Neil |
Dean da Silva | 04/01/2018 19:17:13 |
![]() 221 forum posts | Posted by Neil Wyatt on 03/01/2018 20:59:03:
NIce to see a plan, Dean. Remember "planning is essential, plans are useless" Neil I prefer "more like guide lines" than actually calling it a plan per-se. |
Neil Wyatt | 04/01/2018 21:32:05 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | Posted by Dean da Silva on 04/01/2018 19:17:13:
Posted by Neil Wyatt on 03/01/2018 20:59:03:
NIce to see a plan, Dean. Remember "planning is essential, plans are useless" Neil I prefer "more like guide lines" than actually calling it a plan per-se. It's a butchered quote from Eisenhower. In the real world things happen and the best laid plans go wrong... but the process of thinking about the problem and making your plans means you are prepared! |
John Olsen | 04/01/2018 22:19:06 |
1294 forum posts 108 photos 1 articles | "No plan of action survives contact with the enemy" (Clausewitz I think?) |
phil gardiner | 05/01/2018 01:37:37 |
18 forum posts | If you fail to plan , you plan to fail. |
MW | 05/01/2018 08:28:48 |
![]() 2052 forum posts 56 photos | Posted by Neil Wyatt on 04/01/2018 21:32:05:
In the real world things happen and the best laid plans go wrong.
And the equal and opposite effect of some of the most spontaneous and simple ideas can end up working very well. Michael W |
Martin Kyte | 05/01/2018 09:32:47 |
![]() 3445 forum posts 62 photos | . . . . . or "If you aim at nothing you will hit it." Martin
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Dean da Silva | 05/01/2018 23:01:35 |
![]() 221 forum posts | Once again I have an update- the main rods, crossheads, valves and pistons have been completed. I view this last bit truly as the calm before the storm, following this I will be attempting to animate the valve gear following drafting it. |
Dean da Silva | 07/01/2018 22:04:23 |
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Ryan Norton | 08/01/2018 10:08:26 |
![]() 199 forum posts 845 photos | Nice work Dean, looking good. A wagon for Tich sounds like a fine idea!
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Dean da Silva | 09/01/2018 01:34:57 |
![]() 221 forum posts | Typically, I would prefer to do an update every other day. However, today I achieved something I had yearned to figure out in CAD for quite some time- animating the Stephenson's link valve gear.
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Dean da Silva | 10/01/2018 04:57:27 |
![]() 221 forum posts | I must admit that I am still rather surprised that I was able to get the valve gear to work. I have smoothed it out considerably and make it behave in a more realistic fashion- alas it's still not perfect. Then again, that really isn't the point to what I am doing here- so I shall not fiddle about with it longer.
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Neil Wyatt | 10/01/2018 09:21:21 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | Congratulations on the animation, Dean. |
Dean da Silva | 10/01/2018 15:04:15 |
![]() 221 forum posts | Thank you Neil, this is the first time I have been able to get this to work digitally for me. I would greatly appreciate any input regarding my choice of colours for Ivy-from anyone who has bothered to read my posts. |
Dean da Silva | 12/01/2018 05:26:05 |
![]() 221 forum posts | The valve gear is now safely completed, I even started on the blast pipe, still have to do the nozzle. |
Perko7 | 12/01/2018 08:27:55 |
452 forum posts 35 photos | Been following this thread with interest, even though unlikely to ever build an LBSC design. Your speed and accuracy in 3D cad are simply outstanding, makes my 2D efforts look like Prep school colouring-in. Regarding colours, i like the look of Ivy Hall in black, makes a change from the usual GWR green and makes it look a more 'purposeful' loco. As for the 'little devil', i assume it is intended for children so something bright and breezy, maybe post-box red boiler with maroon 'cab' and frame and with black wheels and motion? Chimney (sorry, funnel) could be polished brass to match the other boiler fittings? Looking forward to further progress on the LBSC designs. You might even tempt me to build one (if i ever finish my current project that is Geoff P. |
Neil Wyatt | 12/01/2018 09:20:48 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | I'm a bit worried that you are running pixels of the same colour against each other. This is sure to lead to excessive wear and worn-out memory locations |
Neil Wyatt | 12/01/2018 09:22:05 |
![]() 19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles | The 'baby' needs old-fashioned colours, maybe black and yellow like 'Rocket'. |
Another JohnS | 12/01/2018 13:31:29 |
842 forum posts 56 photos | Dean, as others have said, well done. Colours. I'm finishing up my 3-1/2" gauge Shay, and have a 3-1/2" gauge Brit "2MT" that in reality were black or green, lined or unlined. But, there is one in preservation that is in lined maroon, and looks quite interesting. Whatever you do with your CAD model building, don't graffiti it! John. |
Frances IoM | 12/01/2018 15:33:35 |
1395 forum posts 30 photos | I remember the old GWR steam in the Chester-Shrewsbury area in the late 50s + early sixties - the GWR engines were still spotless and those in green + sparkling brass were a great treat for eyes more used to the dirty black engines of the old LMS (though there were exceptions eg the maroon Coronation Scots belting through an adjacent line at near 60mph was a sight to see and hear) |
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