I'm posting this to draw attention to the plight of the would be 3D Railway Modeller.
I was recently trawling though what appears to be an endless number of sites, all offering 3D models of various kinds; cars, boats, ships, planes, as well as the obligatory V4/M4 derivatives. I was looking in particulary for a British Steam Train, a nice 'Black 5' perhaps, anything so long as it was British would do. I'd almost given up the quest, when suddenly and quite by chance I spotted a link.
What was available, nothing apparent on first look, Vehicles perhaps, correct; a little GWR 0-6-0 Tank on sale at reduced prices: £5.02 ($8.00) Track: £2.51 ($4.00) was there anything else? Try buildings and sure enough there was a GWR Signal Box signed Bewdley South at: £3.13 ($5.00) I'm not a particular lover of GWR, but beggars can't be choosers and for £10.66 it wasn't to be missed, so I bought the lot. I hope you like what I did with it!
This little static scene is basically a composite image of the bits purchased, Posed in 'Poser' as a scene from the Severn Valley Railway in Shropshire a place I know only to well. (I've stood on that exact spot and looked at that Signal Box many times, immediatey to the right of the tank is a series of sgnals which would have been nice in perspective, if any signals had been available, and to the left of the box is a telegraph pole.) Hardly an epic masterpiece I know, but with no rolling stock or infrastucture available as yet, it somewhat limits what could be otherwise achieved.
The background is a old photograph including the shrubbery, the shadowing/weathering is post-worked as gradient layers, and smoke is just painted on in PS and that's it!
All Credits must go to 'DarkAnvil' for his excellent models and to Al at 'PoserDirect' for being so brave in making them available - Thank You both! http://www.poserdirect.com/index.html
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