January
update
This
month sees a range of War Department 2ft gauge wagons and vans built
for the World War One trench railways; something for last month's
0-6-0 well tank loco to haul. Where appropriate, they are animated
and industry enabled. The range includes non-animated non-enabled
ambulance vans and a machinery, stores and office van. They are
available here. Sometime over the next few
months a second version of these will be released without the WD
logo and with grey-brown planking as generic 2ft gauge wagons suitable
for many industrial and other NG lines.
Also
this update are three platform items modelled on Clogher Valley
Railway prototypes: a station seat, a station sign and a platform
timetable. The seat has a combined station sign as well. Both signs
are editable. Models available here.
Continuing
projects
The
Italian 0-8-0T R.410 (760mm gauge) loco continues slowly; it is
now at the detailing stage and then textures will need to be drawn.
More broadly, the Swilly passenger rolling stock is next on the
list for radical revision and updating. After these then the freight
vehicles will be modelled, especially the bogey turf freight van
which was the first model (still uncompleted!) that Ricky and I
worked on together.
Trainz
versions
All
ING4Trainz models are for Trainz 2004. Bob the beta tester has tried
a lot of the range out in TRS06 and TC3 and they all seem to work
OK, although perhaps with some minor config edits in CMP. Filippo
in Italy reports that the Hook Norton range also works fine in TRS
2010, again after some minor edits. Nigel in Australia has reported
some problems with some models imported into TRS2010, particularly
the CDR railcars, so I'll need to eventually get round to sorting
them out. See the usual blurb below. I now have TRS04, TRS06, TC3
and TRS2010EE installed.
Ten
months and counting!
The
Belfast Model Railway Exhibition takes place in the railway hall,
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, this coming November. I shall
be presenting Trainz - especially the Irish narrow gauge - at this
event and the venue will be inside an original narrow-gauge carriage,
either the Castlederg or the Cavan & Leitrim carriage which
are part of the permanent exhibition. I am looking for layouts that
use ING4Trainz models to show the visitors. They need not be just
the Irish narrow gauge models. If you have created something that
you'd be willing to share then please email me.
All
new ING4Trainz models and revised versions will now be issued under
kuid 169585 only.
Steve,
January 24th, 2010