GWR 48xx/14xx: Autocoach

Here we have the first look at the GWR Diagram A31 Autocoach that will come with the 48xx/14xx.

Anyone who owns the Steam Railmotor by Victory Works will probably be thinking that it looks rather similar. In fact the A31 autocoaches were built from the Q Diagram Steam Railmotors when it was realised that the autotrain (separate locomotives and coaches) was a lot more flexible than having to take the entire railmotor out of service to clean and repair it.
Although having a model of the Steam Railmotor built already gave a small head start, the most complex and visible area - the main body - has had to be completely rebuilt and optimised, there are many extra parts to add and then it has required a full re-texture.

The model is actually a lot closer to completion than in this picture as I did some work on it before I started the locomotive.
We should have some colour pictures of the GWR and BR liveries very soon.

GWR 48xx/14xx: Colour cab and a familiar face?

Still busy colouring things in, mostly the cab now.

Someone asked in the previous posts comments whether a certain famous film star 14xx would be included. I'm making as many options as possible open to you for all the locos, so setting one up in BR black, but with no logo, with a whistle shield but no top feed and giving it the number 1401 is very simple. And of course they all have the two tone whistle as well.

Note that the safety dome, although brass in the picture, will be available in brass and painted versions on the final model.

GWR 48xx/14xx: In Colour

First colour picture of the 48xx in GWR shirt button livery.

More pictures to follow as the colouring in continues.. if only it were as simple as crayons!

GWR 48xx/14xx: In the Cab

The cab for the 48xx/14xx is nearing completion with all the rivets and nuts in glorious 3D.

The keen eyed amongst you may notice the mechanism on the roof which was used to allow a cable running from the rear of an attached autocoach to operate the whistle of the locomotive when coupled back to back. If the locomotive was not fitted in this way, or the front of the locomotive was coupled instead, then the autocoach was fitted with a pedal operated gong for warning of its approach.

All of this will be replicated in the Train Simulator addon (and any future addons from Victory Works that are compatible) with the locomotives and autocoaches talking intelligently to each other.

The next task will be to get the loco and cab unwrapped and apply some textures.

GWR 48xx/14xx: Loco model.. done!

So the loco is now complete.
Yes, that is inner gear you can see and yes it will be animated. No point in having perfect wheel/exhaust synchronisation (rather than the default use of the distance travelled irrelevant of how fast/slow the wheels are actually turning) if the internal gear is going to sit there doing nothing.

Next job, the rather small cab - although the windows are huge in comparison so for once visibility from the in-cab view shouldn't be an issue.

Bulleid Q1: Is out now!

Released on Steam, the Southern/BR Bulleid Q1 is now available for Train Simulator

http://store.steampowered.com/app/258678/

GWR 48xx/14xx: Getting there

The outer model of the 48/14xx is nearing completion. Here are a couple of renders of the detail so far.

The corruption on the right hand centre wheel weight will not be on the final model, the renderer had a funny moment  :-)

And a quick reminder that you can still buy the GWR 56xx addon and the GWR Steam Railmotor addon from Steam at 50% off until Monday 30th

GWR 56xx Addon
GWR Steam Railmotor Addon