[Fairbanks Morse H-16-44] More Progress, Including Underframe Eyecandy
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2022 3:28 pmMore progress has been made on the FM H-16-44 since my last update. I've modelled the chain and kickplate present on each end of the locomotive to allow crew to move from engine to engine. The chain was a pain in the butt to model because CAD program reasons but I've got it to the point where the way it sags looks fairly real and each chain link is fully modelled so it should look much better than the flat texture technique which is traditionally used. I have also been hard at work modelling underframe detailing for the locomotive as well. The detailing on the underframe is a bit historically fuzzy as the reference I've been using from an actual FM manual shows things like prime mover, air compressor, sand box, etc.. and their locations but leaves the underframe completely bare and Is also missing things like the water and oil reservoirs and where they are located. So rather than leaving a completely barren underframe that would look extremely lazy compared to how the rest of the engine looks, I've been modelling in some of the missing components there the give detail to the under frame in a way which looks relatively reasonable. It is essentially eye candy which is historically slightly questionable, but in a spot which most people probably wouldn't even bother to look.
