Train Simulator Max Performance And Visual Quality @ 4k

Yeah, it's only 3 days in, but being a single parent and all, I like the feedback and encouragement from the community - otherwise it's just me and the cat and the cat doesn't understand trains... I haven't felt this well for months, so glad I managed to kick covid in the end. So yeah, it's a fair foundation for 18 hours of work I guess.

Funny you should mention a rail grinder, as I've been sizing them up while recovering.

The model above (and below) is based on the Windhoff MPV RHTT.



Every model starts somewhere. The tamper was a bag of spanners for the first part and now it's pretty spanky. The above is a decent enough beginning.

 

You really don't need to defend your work Duncan, you know I'm just yanking your chain, truth is even at this very early stage the MPV looks outstanding.

Just don't forget to feed the cat.... Oh and yourself!

 

The cat eats better than anyone in the house

 

Progress update on the MPV RHTT...



Loving working on this!

 

As it should be Dunc mate!

Glad you are feeling better now and feel the creative urge once more. Merry Christmas to you and a prosperous new year.

 

Merry Christmas mate!

 

MPV RHTT day 5...



Can't wait to get cleaning those rails!

 

To drag this thread kicking and screaming back to... dare I say it in a dunkrez thread..... On topic!

Are you still using the 373.06 driver Duncan or did you upgrade to a newer version over the last 2yrs?

Fancied having a play with my settings, only difference is I'll be DSR-ing it to 4k as my monitor is only 1080p

 

Glad you are recovering from COVID, Duncan. Great work on the new project.
If I win the lottery, I'll hire you to build a decent Class 26!

 

I'll check and report back mate

 

How about some high-speed grinding Dunc?

 

Oh, and Merry

Nice! Merry Christmas bud!

And Merry Christmas to you all!

 

Merry Christmas Reef!

 

And to you too mate, raise a glass, you deserve it for your hard work this year!

 

Merry Christmas, one and all!

 

Merry Christmas mate!

 

Merry Christmas

 

Hope everyone had a grand day, I'm stuffed!

 

Dunc...

dare I ask whatever happened to the spoon you started...???

Seasons greetings etc by the way...!!!

Eric

 

Still in the bank of models mate.

 

Bogie's ready for fine detailing, next up is the upper decks...

 

Coming along swiftly mate.

 

After building an 80's tamper, everything else seems pretty straight-forward by comparison. Still stacks of detailing to add, but yep, she's looking alright so far.

 

Maybe I'm being dense, Dunc, but what is it an what does it do?

 

Not at all mate, the world of maintenance vehicles has been barely explored. It's based on the Windhoff Multi-Purpose Vehicle Rail Head Treatment Train (MPV RHTT):



It's responsible for cleaning leaves off the line - there are a few other variations of the MPV which I will cover in time.

 

Oh wow, that looks amazing. A lot of detail to model!

 

Those lights look suspiciously swiped off a pacer or 150?

 

and a 20/3, 59, 60, 66, 142, 158 / 159 etc... Standard BMAC light clusters...

Eric

 

Thieving so and so's!

 

I'm working on the BMAC clusters later tonight - it's about time we had them as geometry based as possible, down to all the little screws and washers. Here's a better shot of work in progress (yesterday's was a little dark to see the bogie detail):



With BMAC clusters...

 

Cab roof is now looking more like, and a few other tweaks to the fundamentals later...

 

Starting to look like it's final form, so it's time to do a lot of fine detailing...

 

Coming on nicely mate.

 

Thanks mate, really enjoying working on it

 

Updated cab profiles...



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Looking much better

 

I came across this: some sort of track realigning thingamyjig that looks like it’s up your street, dunkrez?

 

For once I clicked on Alan Thomson’s Twitch stream tonight: he’s doing a tamper scenario, dunkrez

(Mary Whitehouse need not tune in!)

 

I miss Mary Whitehouse. I always knew that anything she complained about would be worth watching. It’s ironic though that her surname rhymes with Toilet.

 

Just tuned in and saw it too mate, really nice surprise! I think ATS are releasing a tamper scenario pack, which will be pretty cool. I'm up to my neck in MPV at the moment though, haven't driven anything in TS for ages - too busy at the coal face. Here's where we are at:





Can't wait to get onto the cab and have a drive, but I'm not going to until the exterior detailing and texturing is more or less done.

 

Looking good mate.

 

Thanks Reef, now we are getting somewhere!

 

With some detailing, and wireframe render included so you can see what's what...

 

What a difference a day makes...

 

Looking great!

It’ll be starring on Saint Alan’s Twitch in no time

 

Now with more detailing and correct no.1 end tank...

 

If Alans a Saint then I'm the Pope of Australia

 

New clusters, still so much detailing throughout to do!

This afternoon...


This evening...

 

Today's work...





Onto roof detailing in the morning, followed by very fine detailing all over the sides and the RHTT kit.

 

Now with added roof features and foundation cab interior

 

And here's the foundation cab interior:



Whipping along