RSC 2-8-0 CONSOLIDATION

[FourEightFour]

At work we have used this library before, they have ALL of the Baldwin prints. All of them. Let me state that again: This library has all of the Baldwin drawings. Drawing No. 11149 is the Erecting Diagram for the Great Northern P-2.

You might want to contact them.

http://smu.edu/cul/degolyer/about.htm

[mrennie]

I can get the complete set of drawings for the UP 4-8-4 Northern, including the tender, from the same place where I bought the drawings for the Consolidation! They're a bit pricey, but it'll be worth it to have all the details.

[bpetit]

At work we have used this library before, they have ALL of the Baldwin prints. All of them. Let me state that again: This library has all of the Baldwin drawings. Drawing No. 11149 is the Erecting Diagram for the Great Northern P-2.

You might want to contact them.

http://smu.edu/cul/degolyer/about.htm

Do they have 2-4-4Ts in there?

[mrennie]

RSC posted on facebook the latest batch of screenshots I sent:

https://www.facebook.com/?sk=welcome#!/photo.php?fbid=10151237722683091&set=a.10151135570518091.444671.258680273090&type=1&theater

The first two are a little bit out of date, because I corrected the rear of the tender so that the top is at the same height as at the front of the tender, as in the prototype.

I sent the complete package to Matt yesterday evening, so it should be with their beta test / QA people today.

[buzz456]

This link doesn't seem to take me where you want us to go. With me anyway it just takes me to my home page on facebook.

[mrennie]

This link doesn't seem to take me where you want us to go. With me anyway it just takes me to my home page on facebook.

Sorry about that ... better try this simple one and scroll down the page until you see the Consolidation

https://www.facebook.com/railsimulator

[johnmckenzie]

Stunning. Fabulous. A big leap in terms of functionality. My congratulations. You really, really must turn your considerable skills to other worthy steamers.

[mrennie]

Stunning. Fabulous. A big leap in terms of functionality. My congratulations. You really, really must turn your considerable skills to other worthy steamers.

Thank you John, very much appreciated!

I'm going to order the drawings for the 4-8-4 Northern, so that I've got something else to keep me busy.

[ozinoz]

There is just so much detail and so beautifully recreated.

[mrennie]

I think I have a new desktop background
These are the best locos yet, cant wait! Any release date yet?

Thanks Grant, and thanks Mike!

No definite release date but at least Matt said, yesterday evening, that he'd get the package to QA before going home. The package really is complete as far as I'm concerned. It includes the loco and tender, in three livery variations (all for AT&N), four scenarios on the HSC, two quick drive consists, the info and thumbnail pictures that show up in the collection / quick drive, and an extensive manual. I don't think I've left anything out. So, I would hope for a release fairly soon.

[mrennie]

Is the PRR variant still their? Also what other RR's are their in this pack?

I've still got the PRR livery on my PC, so I could fetch it out anytime. RSC don't want to include it in the package, probably to avoid incurring the wrath of the facebook purists, but I could upload it here as a free reskin.

There aren't any other RRs in the pack, just the AT&N with and without striping / lining, and the tender has three variations - number and no striping; number and striping; road name ("A. T. & N.") and no striping. They all have the number on the rear of the tender. The reason I did the last one is that the road name is in a separate texture file (the name is the white in the alpha channel, black being transparent, and the colour of the lettering is in the RGB channels). That will make it really simple to substitute "A.T. & N" for any other name (the texture actually goes all the way across the side, so it will accomodate longer names).
Same goes for the "A.T. & N." on the cab side - it's in a separate texture file, so it's also easy to change. Of course, the loco numbers are also in their own texture files, so repainters could even change them for a different font and/or colour.

In any case, if anyone wants to do a reskin, I'll be on hand to help out with explaining which files to edit.

Mike

[Griphos]

Mike, you, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar!

[mrennie]

Mike, you, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar!

Thanks, you're welcome

[bpetit]

Not really, they did have 2-8-0 just of different design.

[mrennie]

Not really, they did have 2-8-0 just of different design.

That's what I thought

Yep, that's an H6 with the Belpaire firebox.