Cajon Pass GP20 spy shot :)

There isn’t a hugh demand for locomotives and rolling
stock. The big demand is on routes and activities. I did
this little adventure in the hopes to pay some bills
untill the routes are finished.

I would say the hardest part of modeling the
locomotives are keeping the poly count down. Unlike a
racing sim where you may have 43 cars max, a train can
have in the area of 60+ cars with it, so polys are a big
consideration.

I would say the biggest pain in the *ss is everything
else that you have to do for it. Sound files, cabview
animations, engine files, ect.ect. The above loco has
over 60 files that go with it to make it a complete
product.

The real question is:
Do you love trains enough to make it through the whole
process?

Just to give you an idea of time frame, I’ve been working
on these GP20’s for around 2 months, between 10 and
16 hours a day, with a day a week off for rest and
family.

Back to work I go….. andnbsp; <!– s:) –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!– s:) –>

Patrick

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3 of these will be included with the Cajon Pass Route by
3D Train Stuff, with custom cabviews and sounds.

The reason for this shameless promotion….. Everything
was built with 3DC Pro, I say, andquot;Death to GMAXandquot;
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Thanks Richard for a super great 3D program!!!!
Patrick

Holy crap, man, that is the BEST cabview I’ve ever seen! andnbsp;I have been planning my SD70 (spartan cab) cabview to be done in 3DC and POVRay, and your cab there is of the quality I hoped mine could achieve. andnbsp;I now know that my high expectations are possible! <!– s:-) –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!– s:-) –> andnbsp;I remember thinking that the shot you posted of it before was amazing, but this beats it hands down! andnbsp;Any chance we could get a slightly larger picture of it?

Very nice model Patrick, very nice!

Les

Super model , I must say.. <!– s:oops: –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_redface.gif" alt=":oops:" title="Embarrassed" /><!– s:oops: –>

You can see screen grabs here:

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Patrick

I’ve been wondering how much work goes into creating the train models? And do you see much of a demand for them on the internet? I see that you’re selling your work.