 | | | modeling/observation | modeling/observation 2005-11-13 - By steve
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One of the neat side effects about modeling and doing 3d work in
general is that it gives you an opportunity to study and learn bout some
pretty interesting things. I've been working on a little steam engine train,
not true-to-life, but fairly close and with some artistic license for sure,
but anyway as I was looking for a caboose image to help me out I found all
sorts of pretty interesting historical facts about them. I guess I always
just took it for granted that the caboose was just the last car on the train
and was where the conductor slept, but there's some neat trivia associated
with trains and I've spent as much time reading about them as I have
modeling them in the last week or two. I've always wanted to build a cool
train set since I was a kid, but just never got around to it and in fact,
about the time I began using Carrara as a hobbyist I even debated whether I
should do model train sets instead. I'm glad I chose graphic models and not
the real thing since there is virtually no limit to what you can do with an
application like this and in fact I get to build my train set too, albeit in
another medium. I'm a little factoid geek of sorts so when I began reading
about Cabooses, this is a little of what I found interesting.
The cupola: (the little box on top) was used as an observation post to spot
smoke or sparks coming from the wheels, fires, hazards etc. coming from any
cars up front.
The word Caboose: Possibly derived from the Dutch word "Kabuis", which on a
ship means galley.
Introduction: the caboose began appearing around 1835 and replaced the
wooden "shanty" or flatbed cars with wooden boxes erected on them to shield
the crews cooking fires etc. I guess before the caboose all of the poor
bastards had to sleep outside. ;)
I'll post some images when It's done. I think it is an excellent study for
Hexagon as well because I have used almost the entire tool set and it has
taught me some major workflow improvements.
Steven
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