Connecticut River Template, in the works |
Connecticut River Template, in the works |
Sep 3 2017, 02:34 PM
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Train Master Group: Members Posts: 1,017 Joined: 4-February 07 From: Canada Member No.: 21 |
Hello to all,
Following the release of the huge (I say huge!) BLW/ZT Conn River freight this week-end, The Conn River Template project is now on. First of all, I wish to say thanks to Paul Charland for this great route he had done, not only for the quality of the route but the realistics he brings to many of his routes, the feel we encounter for the timeframe ( 1957) he had set it. Well done Paul! Also congratlations to Rick Franzosa and his team for a wonderful freight set to complement the route. There has been a lot of work, not only for the stock itself, but also for the selection of the appropriate material for this era and region. It took a lot of research to get this right, even the consists to reflect some of the trains that ran along. Great Job guys! As some know, I took extra time to do some research on my own. The timeframe is expected to be around 1960, after the end of steam past 1957 and before 1961, the year CN and subsidiaries (including CV and GT) started to implement its noodle logo throughout the CN, CV and GT network. Other than the BLW/ZT freight pack, only one download is expected so far: C-Liners from Trainsim. That one I will probably use for the CV freight through the mainline. CV Geeps appeared in late 1957. Unfortunately, there are no CV Geeps in the older livery in TS. Only Ed's trains have one payware CN set available in the older livery. This set has been used as an option to those who had used the Stowe Northern Template. I would like to use it in the template, but that would require for some to buy the set in addition to the ConnRiver set. You opinion in adding it or not will be appreciated. As I have started the template project, an issue has arisen: Some of the sidings in Westboro and Btattleboro have unstretched sidings. I will have to contact Paul for his approval to proceed in modifying the TDB file while keeping the original files for those who wish to return to the original route settings. That's it so far. Will keep updating later with new developments -------------------- Denis Gionet
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Sep 5 2017, 06:33 PM
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Train Master Group: Members Posts: 1,017 Joined: 4-February 07 From: Canada Member No.: 21 |
Hi to all,
Here are the latest developments: Paul Charland gave me the permission to stretch or add some sidings (where needed). Changes were done at White River Jct, Westboro and Brattleboro. This will allow some work that wouldn't have been possible without these modifications. Many of the sidings had unstretched markers. This is now corected. Thanks Paul, much appreciated! I have successfully marked all sidings and started attributing the proper type of cars to sidings. A lot of work is still to be done there. However, all regions have been defined and that lead to the first SLG-generated template. There are 220 serviceable sidings. I am happy to present images of the first SLG-generated activity of the template project, which is actually more a test run than an activity to see the railfill. With 500 cars as railfill, starting the activity at White River Jct saw the FPS at around 40 ( with Open Rails). Once leaving WRJ, the FPS starts to climb to a reasonable level. I am not sure this will run on MSTS with such detail and railfill. I have not set traffic yet. I want to finish giving the proper car types to the remaining sidings before starting the templates. The images: Based on one image posted by Paul recently at Trainsim, I have also used C-Liners for the CV. ConnRiver Template image 1 by Denis Gionet, sur Flickr ConnRiver Template image 2 by Denis Gionet, sur Flickr ConnRiver Template image 3 by Denis Gionet, sur Flickr ConnRiver Template image 4 by Denis Gionet, sur Flickr More to come later P.S. Chris, I am interested to have your additional info as suggested to help me with creating activities. My e-mail is photoman_57 at hotmail dot ca Thanks for your assistance. -------------------- Denis Gionet
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