wes_turngrate
07. Tarmac JGA aggregate hopper v01-05a (bluerender)
These 90-tonne aggregate hoppers grind up and down the line near my house almost every day, so it was only a matter of time before I set to and modelled one. A fairly tricky bit of 3D geometry waist-high, which turned out reasonably well, I think.
Fave part: the 'milk' bottles used as pneumatic cylinders to open the top clam doors.
Least-happy part - the bottom opening 'doors' are a bit fudged and simple at the moment.
Note also my most compact bogies to date - credit to Duq www.flickr.com/photos/duq/25930438191/in/album-7215762205... for the salient elements of their design - thanks!
Real-life reference: www.flickr.com/photos/blue-diesels/5491138607/
07. Tarmac JGA aggregate hopper v01-05a (bluerender)
These 90-tonne aggregate hoppers grind up and down the line near my house almost every day, so it was only a matter of time before I set to and modelled one. A fairly tricky bit of 3D geometry waist-high, which turned out reasonably well, I think.
Fave part: the 'milk' bottles used as pneumatic cylinders to open the top clam doors.
Least-happy part - the bottom opening 'doors' are a bit fudged and simple at the moment.
Note also my most compact bogies to date - credit to Duq www.flickr.com/photos/duq/25930438191/in/album-7215762205... for the salient elements of their design - thanks!
Real-life reference: www.flickr.com/photos/blue-diesels/5491138607/