Hi all,
As a little aside from the normal excuses for not doing update, just letting you know of the busied week of my life so far!
Firstly, last week of uni, so exams and coursework deadlines hitting me like an airbag.
Speaking of violent car crashes, its my driving practical test tomorrow and I'm dreading it, but not for the usual reasons: just cam back from a driving lesson this minute - visibility, less than 20m. And my test's at 8:40 in the morning so there's no chance for it to burn off, so fun for all!!
Anyway small aside there. I'm planning on getting all nessicary maps for the route, and be continuing work as of next week.
Доброй ночи все!
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Moneys!!
Hi all,
Just an update on the money for the maps. With donations and advertising, there is now £21.15 towards the £45 needed for the maps, so just under halfway there! And moreover, I now have a decent job, I should be able to start putting money towards the maps as well!
Again, sorry for the lack of updates on the route but I've decided to wait until I can get the maps to complete the route accurately. Also, I should be getting a hold of 3Dmax soon so I'll be adding custom content to the route, including custom buildings, rolling stock, locomotives and railway infrastructure.
Updates soon!!!
Just an update on the money for the maps. With donations and advertising, there is now £21.15 towards the £45 needed for the maps, so just under halfway there! And moreover, I now have a decent job, I should be able to start putting money towards the maps as well!
Again, sorry for the lack of updates on the route but I've decided to wait until I can get the maps to complete the route accurately. Also, I should be getting a hold of 3Dmax soon so I'll be adding custom content to the route, including custom buildings, rolling stock, locomotives and railway infrastructure.
Updates soon!!!
Monday, 8 March 2010
Late night posting
...... Have to stop staying up this late....
Anyway, just thought I'd let all interested know whats going on. Unfortunately, there hasn't been too much done to the route, just minor tweeks here and there. I'm complete bogged down by uni work and I have only 3 weeks left to do about 7 weeks worth of work! Not fun. Until the uni work is out of the way, I cant see that I'll have time to do any significant updates (Unless I snap and eat all my work again). But after that I'll get on thick and fast.
As for the monetary situation, I've recieved around £4 in donations, so thank you to all the kind contributors. And when it gets round to paying me, my advertisements will give me around £3, so not too much but every penny helps! Only £38 more until I can afford the maps I need to complete the route, but I may have set myself up a job or two so that will make things considerably easier.
So appologies all, for the lack of updates for the moment, but I'll get on it as soon as I can! Oh, and I may also be aquiring some design software so I'll be able to make custom content for the route. Woo!!!
Night......*its morning*......Morning all,
Hibblejaybob
Anyway, just thought I'd let all interested know whats going on. Unfortunately, there hasn't been too much done to the route, just minor tweeks here and there. I'm complete bogged down by uni work and I have only 3 weeks left to do about 7 weeks worth of work! Not fun. Until the uni work is out of the way, I cant see that I'll have time to do any significant updates (Unless I snap and eat all my work again). But after that I'll get on thick and fast.
As for the monetary situation, I've recieved around £4 in donations, so thank you to all the kind contributors. And when it gets round to paying me, my advertisements will give me around £3, so not too much but every penny helps! Only £38 more until I can afford the maps I need to complete the route, but I may have set myself up a job or two so that will make things considerably easier.
So appologies all, for the lack of updates for the moment, but I'll get on it as soon as I can! Oh, and I may also be aquiring some design software so I'll be able to make custom content for the route. Woo!!!
Night......*its morning*......Morning all,
Hibblejaybob
Monday, 22 February 2010
Minor Updates and my Stupidity!
Hi all,
Just done some minor updates at Gifford station. The bungalow that sits at the entrance to the station has been added (might get updated if I can get the 3D modeling software I need, as will the station building). The Goods platform has been reworked so that it no longer spawns passengers, still missing the crane though, again, if I can get a hold of the software, I'll make it.
Had a stupid incident with the old carriage that sits next to the station building at Gifford. A photograph of Gifford station after construction in 1901 showed that the station was very bland; no benches, no lamps, nothing other than the station building. A picture from 1910 shows the addition of benches, bins, bushes, lamps, and most notably, a 5-compartment carriage sitting next to the station building. To my surprise, I then found a picture of the station from 1952, 4 years after the station closed (due to a bridge near Humbie being destroyed because of floods), which shows a brick shelter (like the many already scattered around Gifford station) where the old carriage used to be.
So after removing the carriage and adding the brick shelter, I went back and looked at the 1910 photograph, thinking I was mistaken about the carriage only to find that I wasn't! And I had to add the carriage back in again.
Things that still need added at Gifford the goods crane, the water tank, and the platform bushes. When I can, I also hope add new building for the station bungalow and the station building, for upmost accuracy! Outside of Gifford, the Inglisfield level crossing still needs reworked to fit correctly, and Phase 2 still needs to be continued.
Just done some minor updates at Gifford station. The bungalow that sits at the entrance to the station has been added (might get updated if I can get the 3D modeling software I need, as will the station building). The Goods platform has been reworked so that it no longer spawns passengers, still missing the crane though, again, if I can get a hold of the software, I'll make it.
Had a stupid incident with the old carriage that sits next to the station building at Gifford. A photograph of Gifford station after construction in 1901 showed that the station was very bland; no benches, no lamps, nothing other than the station building. A picture from 1910 shows the addition of benches, bins, bushes, lamps, and most notably, a 5-compartment carriage sitting next to the station building. To my surprise, I then found a picture of the station from 1952, 4 years after the station closed (due to a bridge near Humbie being destroyed because of floods), which shows a brick shelter (like the many already scattered around Gifford station) where the old carriage used to be.
So after removing the carriage and adding the brick shelter, I went back and looked at the 1910 photograph, thinking I was mistaken about the carriage only to find that I wasn't! And I had to add the carriage back in again.
Things that still need added at Gifford the goods crane, the water tank, and the platform bushes. When I can, I also hope add new building for the station bungalow and the station building, for upmost accuracy! Outside of Gifford, the Inglisfield level crossing still needs reworked to fit correctly, and Phase 2 still needs to be continued.
Monday, 15 February 2010
Phase 2 begins!
Right, That's me officially started phase 2 - between Gifford and Humbie!
Here's what I've done;
Update 5 (15/2/10) - still no release
Phase 1 (92%)
-Update
--Added mileposts
--Fixed issues with roads disappearing underground in several places
Phase 2 (50%)
[/] Decal Capturing and Laying
[/] Track Laying
[P] Elevation Mapping
[P] Roads and Rivers
[] Buildings and Landmarks
[] Trees, Foliage and Miscellaneous
[P] Railway Infrastructure
[X] Lineside Infrastructure
- More fun with level crossings, this time, it wont fit (See images)!
[/] Industries
[] Decal Removal and Landscape Texturing
[] Final Iterations
Image time:
And it all starts again!
More LC issues...
The almost finished Gifford terminus
Gifford-Waverley train in action - Leaving Gifford
Gifford-Waverley train in action - Looking back, towards Gifford
Remember to click on the images for clarity! Any feedback is appreciated.
Here's what I've done;
Update 5 (15/2/10) - still no release
Phase 1 (92%)
-Update
--Added mileposts
--Fixed issues with roads disappearing underground in several places
Phase 2 (50%)
[/] Decal Capturing and Laying
[/] Track Laying
[P] Elevation Mapping
[P] Roads and Rivers
[] Buildings and Landmarks
[] Trees, Foliage and Miscellaneous
[P] Railway Infrastructure
[X] Lineside Infrastructure
- More fun with level crossings, this time, it wont fit (See images)!
[/] Industries
[] Decal Removal and Landscape Texturing
[] Final Iterations
Image time:
And it all starts again!
More LC issues...
The almost finished Gifford terminus
Gifford-Waverley train in action - Leaving Gifford
Gifford-Waverley train in action - Looking back, towards Gifford
Remember to click on the images for clarity! Any feedback is appreciated.
Oh!
Oops, almost forgot,
In my latest update, I'm now finishing with phase 1 of the grand masterplan.
Update 4 (15/2/10) - still no release
Phase 1 (92%)
[/] Decal Capturing and Laying
[/] Track Laying
[/] Platforms
[/] Elevation Mapping
[/] Roads and Rivers
[/] Buildings and Landmarks
Need to find an appropriate 1 story white bungalow
[/] Station Scenery
Individual bushes for station platform
[/] Trees, Foliage and Miscellaneous
[/] Railway Infrastructure
[X] Lineside Infrastructure
Fix level crossing issue
Found better water tank! Need supports.
[/] Industries
[-] Decal Removal and Landscape Texturing
[-] Final Iterations
Im now laying the set for Phase 2! Anyone, wondering when a release will be available, I plan to release a beta once Phase 3 is complete! Also when there is an indented list such as;
[X] Lineside Infrastructure
Fix level crossing issue
Found better water tank! Need supports.
The list is a listing of all the errors with that section and if anyone thinks they can help out with an error, do feel free to comment or email me (dannymckean@hotmail.co.uk). Also, any feedback is welcomed at the same pages.
Cheers all!
In my latest update, I'm now finishing with phase 1 of the grand masterplan.
Update 4 (15/2/10) - still no release
Phase 1 (92%)
[/] Decal Capturing and Laying
[/] Track Laying
[/] Platforms
[/] Elevation Mapping
[/] Roads and Rivers
[/] Buildings and Landmarks
Need to find an appropriate 1 story white bungalow
[/] Station Scenery
Individual bushes for station platform
[/] Trees, Foliage and Miscellaneous
[/] Railway Infrastructure
[X] Lineside Infrastructure
Fix level crossing issue
Found better water tank! Need supports.
[/] Industries
[-] Decal Removal and Landscape Texturing
[-] Final Iterations
Im now laying the set for Phase 2! Anyone, wondering when a release will be available, I plan to release a beta once Phase 3 is complete! Also when there is an indented list such as;
[X] Lineside Infrastructure
Fix level crossing issue
Found better water tank! Need supports.
The list is a listing of all the errors with that section and if anyone thinks they can help out with an error, do feel free to comment or email me (dannymckean@hotmail.co.uk). Also, any feedback is welcomed at the same pages.
Cheers all!
Advertising
As you may have noticed, there are now advertisements on the right and at the bottom of the page as well as a donations button on the right. As so many other route developers have mentioned before, getting the resources in order to create an accurate route costs alot of money. I've now realised that I'm going to have to spend money on maps long before I thought I would.
In making my route, I use a book of small map extracts from the time, as well as Google Earth decals (Thank you sooo much RWDecal!) to crate my route. The only issue with that is that between Humbie and Pencaitland, the areal photography is replaced by satalite imagry, which is much lower quality. This is particularly unfortunate since that strech of railway is the most detailed, with the Humbie viaduct spanning one of the many valleys of the area.
My map extracts only show the stations, and when I was viewing records at the NLS, the 1912 OS Maps, dont show the whole length of the line from Smeaton outwards, despite the railway being in existence for around 20 years prior!
My only alternative is to purchase the Bound plans and sections c1900 for the railway, but since the document is over 100 years old, it'll cost around £50 to obtain a copy. The benefits are twofold, firstly, there will be increased accuracy as it mas the whole route in detail, and secondly, it also has a highly detailed gradient profile for the railway, which is important since the gradiant is one of the major characteristics of the line.
It should be noted that I am planning to release the route as freeware (May change that once the route expands) and there is no obligation to give a donation once a release is available. I only have the ads and donations in order to help me along with the route as I'm currently unemployed and at university (not a fun mix). The donations will only be used for supplementing the route and not for any other purpose. I will try to keep you all updated on the balance as I get on.
Anyway, pointless mumble, back to route building!
P.S. sorry for the quality of the ads, not exactly on-topic material!
In making my route, I use a book of small map extracts from the time, as well as Google Earth decals (Thank you sooo much RWDecal!) to crate my route. The only issue with that is that between Humbie and Pencaitland, the areal photography is replaced by satalite imagry, which is much lower quality. This is particularly unfortunate since that strech of railway is the most detailed, with the Humbie viaduct spanning one of the many valleys of the area.
My map extracts only show the stations, and when I was viewing records at the NLS, the 1912 OS Maps, dont show the whole length of the line from Smeaton outwards, despite the railway being in existence for around 20 years prior!
My only alternative is to purchase the Bound plans and sections c1900 for the railway, but since the document is over 100 years old, it'll cost around £50 to obtain a copy. The benefits are twofold, firstly, there will be increased accuracy as it mas the whole route in detail, and secondly, it also has a highly detailed gradient profile for the railway, which is important since the gradiant is one of the major characteristics of the line.
It should be noted that I am planning to release the route as freeware (May change that once the route expands) and there is no obligation to give a donation once a release is available. I only have the ads and donations in order to help me along with the route as I'm currently unemployed and at university (not a fun mix). The donations will only be used for supplementing the route and not for any other purpose. I will try to keep you all updated on the balance as I get on.
Anyway, pointless mumble, back to route building!
P.S. sorry for the quality of the ads, not exactly on-topic material!
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