Thursday 28 February 2013

Bullion Carriers: Body and Underframe Complete

Fastline Simulation - Bullion Carriers: An in development render of the NWX Bullion Van for Train Simulator 2013. The completed body and under frame viewed from the van end and just waiting for bogies.

Fastline Simulation - Bullion Carriers: An in development render of the NWX Bullion Van for Train Simulator 2013. The completed body and under frame viewed from the saloon end and just waiting for bogies.
The major push this week has seen the last of the rebuilding of elements and adding of detail to both the underframe area and body of the bullion van for Train Simulator 2013.

All that's left now is to construct the friction damped B5 bogies that will go under these vehicles. The bogies have been mocked up and the frames are in the process of being fabricated.

Monday 25 February 2013

Bullion Carriers: Underfloor bits and pieces

Fastline Simulation - Bullion Carriers: An in development render of the NWX Bullion Van for Train Simulator 2013. The right hand side viewed from the saloon end showing the completed underframe equipment.

Fastline Simulation - Bullion Carriers: An in development render of the NWX Bullion Van for Train Simulator 2013. This underframe render shows (from left to right) vacuum cylinder, battery box, Stone's generator, distributor with air tank behind and air brake cylinder below with the dynamo nearest the viewer.

Fastline Simulation - Bullion Carriers: An in development render of the NWX Bullion Van for Train Simulator 2013. A closeup render of the underframe showing a vacuum cylinder and some of the associated brake rodding, the dynamo on the far side and two of the battery boxes.
Much of the effort in the past week has been in completing and upgrading where required the under frame equipment on the Bullion Van for use in this project and others. The under frame is now dual braked as accurately as is practical from our reference photographs and has had the brake rigging modified for use with the B5 bogies that will be fitted.

The air cylinder, distributor and air cylinders have been extensively reworked as has the vacuum cylinder. A new dynamo has been built for good measure.

Next up is a fair bit of fine detailing on the coach body and adding the interior along with making those B5 bogies!

Saturday 16 February 2013

The Devil is in the Detail

Fastline Simulation - Bullion Carriers: An in development render of the NWX Bullion Van from the saloon end.

Fastline Simulation - Bullion Carriers: An in development render of the NWX Bullion Van from the van end.
The last modelling session was one of those strange ones where there seemed a lot of effort and no major impact.

It was detail time with the vents and periscopes going on the roof. The underframe has gained most of the required equipment and the ends have have had their last bits added.

The interior is still a quandary at the moment with most reports mentioning bullet proof double glazing, heavy tint and even mirror effect glass. Photographs do support this so it may be a case of making the vestibule visible and something creative with the the saloon windows.

Tuesday 12 February 2013

Feeling Secure?

Fastline Simulation: NWX Security Bullion Vehicle
An in development render of the NWX Security Bullion Vehicle with bodyside windows cut and the majority of end detail complete.

The roof still requires ventilators and periscopes, the windows need to be glazed and then there's just the small things like underframe details and a pair of B5 bogies!