Playing with Blender

[Pencil]

A fill spline w/ wall; here shown on Rollins Pass NG (Thanks, Norm!!):

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Instead of the track with various fill splines attached (like the old NG30 series), I'm doing separate splines to better mix and match w/o creating a *bunch* of new track.

[Trainboi]

SWEET! This is the thing I missed most from the old 30 inch track, nevermind 3 foot.
Rollins Pass really is nice, isn't it? I started running at school today during lunch! Much to the amusement of my friends.
Anyway, nice job on the rock walls, they'll be a good alternative to the crib wall I've been using more and more recently.

[ferroequine]

The management of the Colusa and Lake thank you for your handyworks.

It's even the right color.

[Pencil]

Thanks!
If y'all have any other texture requests for that spline, just let me know. I'll upload the blender file as soon as I get around to updating the download pages....

As for Rollins Pass NG, I also did a quick trestle abutment that sorta matches the trestles on that route. Both the abutment and the wall spline are now on the DLS.

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[Pencil]

Some simple reworks - adding baked shadows to the cattle guards:

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And adding baked shadows to the small wood fuel shed - before and after shots:

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And a new fill spline; usable under tracks or by itself for a narrow road. Comes in standard gauge size and a touch narrower for NG36 / NG30 track.

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[Trainboi]

Nice! We've been needing good fill roads of late. Great job with the cattle guards and wood shed too, in the latter case I'd have sworn you remodeled it completely.

[Pencil]

It's amazing what a little baked shadows will do....

The fill splines are now posted on the Beta page; feedback welcome....

[Pencil]

The fill splines are now on the DLS. Now playing with upgrading my NG36 track. Still need to distress the ties, though....

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[ferroequine]

[Trainboi]

Mmmmmm...

...

...I wants it precious...

[Pencil]

Thanks, guys!

Here's the snow version:

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I hope to have something for you all to play with next week some time.....

[Trainboi]

Oooh, will be put to good use with my WIP Colorado & Southern Locos! A lot better match for snow than your tan ballasted track, that's for sure. XD Very pleased with this development.

[Pencil]

An old style V&T crossing sign; thanks to a photo from Andrew and some information from Stephen Drew...
No idea about the scale, but that looks reasonable for a drive-under style. If it was beside the wagon road, it could have been a bit smaller.

http://www.carsoncarshops.com/files/xing.cdp

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[Trainboi]

That looks pretty fabulous, Curtis.

[Pencil]

Thanks! The crossing sign and the cattle guards are now on the DLS; the NG track (plus a tunnel and a bridge variants) should be there tonight.