3D model I created of the largest steam locomotive ever built

[ElliotSmith]

Here is a 3D model (blender 2.8) I created of the Chesapeake And Ohio Allegheny 1601 steam locomotive, which remains today the largest locomotive ever built.

 

[phinds]

Can you change the lighting so that the images are more visible?

 

[Vanadium 50]

Can you change the lighting so that the images are more visible?

I thought that was smoke.

 

[ElliotSmith]

Can you change the lighting so that the images are more visible?

Yeah, I'm just looking for a good HDRI, and I also need to texture the floor to make it look like grass or some other natural ground material.

 

[Janus]

Yeah, I'm just looking for a good HDRI, and I also need to texture the floor to make it look like grass or some other natural ground material.

You can use quick fur to create a pretty good grass. This is what I was able to get fairly easily by tweaking the properties a bit.

Here's what settings I used to get it:

 

[DennisN]

Here is a 3D model (blender 2.8) I created of the Chesapeake And Ohio Allegheny 1601 steam locomotive, which remains today the largest locomotive ever built.

Impressive!

I like building (assembling) small (real) models myself, and I have always been impressed by those who have talent and patience to do models from scratch, both real, and as in this case, virtual.

How long did it take to do the model, I wonder?

And can it be printed on a 3D printer, or is it too complicated? I guess one would have to print the individual parts and then assemble it, perhaps?

 

[ElliotSmith]

Thanks!

It took me about a month to complete.

And it's probably far too complex for a 3D print.

 

[Zaidian Zaid]

Can i get that model in obj format cause i want to to make a paper model out of that

 

[Astronuc]

A bit of steam locomotive history

UP Big Boy (4-8-8-4) - 4884-2: 772,250 lb (386 tons), total weight with tender 4884-2: 1,208,750 lb
C&O Allegheny (2-6-6-6) - 772,250 lb (386 tons), or about the same as UP's Big Boy
PRR Q2 (4-4-6-4) -

Nominal or design horsepower -
UP Big Boy ~ 7000 hp, typ operation 5,500–6,290 hp (4,100–4,690 kW)
C&O Allegheny ~ 7500 hp, between 6,700 to 6,900 hp (5.0 to 5.1 MW) at about 45 mph (72 km/h) based on a dynamometer car test.
PRR Q2 ~ 8000 hp, 7,987 cylinder horsepower (5,956 kW) on the PRR's static test plant.

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_Big_Boy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-6-6-6
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Railroad_class_Q2

Those Wikipedia articles don't do those locomotives justice.

Big Boys were built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO)
C&Os Alleghenys were built by Lima Locomotive Works (Lima)
PRRs Q2 were built PPR's Altoona Works, Altoona, PA

Perhaps the heaviest steam locomotive was the Jawn Henry (6-6-6-6), steam turbine locomotive operated briefly by Norfolk & Western (N&W). It weighed 818,000 lb (371,000 kg) (409 t), but was rated at 4500 hp. The locomotive was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW). Baldwin and Lima-Hamilton eventually merged in 1950. Diesels began replacing steam locomotives in the 1930s/1940s, and most steam locomotives were out of service by 1960.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_and_Western_2300
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_Locomotive_Works
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Locomotive_Company
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima_Locomotive_Works