It's been a long learning curve, starting with 3DCanvas then RS itself. As it's mainly single track, with its own specific rolling stock, we felt the route would have limited appeal for scenario/rolling stock creators, therefore we decided to make the route as prototypical as possible. Hopefully, this would do justice to one of the UK's signature NG routes. We also chose to model the line just prior to its closure in 1935, when under Southern ownership.
The choice of prototypical has generated its own difficulties, particularly in researching the line as it was during the 1930's, but much help has been received from Keith Vingoe, the archivist for the L&B. In a similar manner, as a first time 3dc modeller, I knew I couldn't produce all the items necessary for a prototypical route, so a number of people from the UKTS forum have kindly agreed to provide content.
I would like to give them a mention here in thanks, they are...
Barry (CaptainBazza), Brian (BWalker), Chris (Ferrisybuga), David (Longbow), John (Johny), Kevin (Kevmt), Mike (sp762)
So, where are we today? The track is laid and I've produced over 20 bridges to represent the 80 that were on the route, the latest being the Taw viaduct which was created as a loft with the uprights as separate scenery items. The uprights had to be made separate because the bridge curves, but the uprights are all parallel to each other, so couldn't be part of the loft as geometry items.
We are currently concentrating on Barnstaple, trying to reproduce as many of the buildings as possible, before we head out into the countryside. Its time consuming work and will take a while, but we'll get there!
In view of the length of time we envisage the route will take, it is now being developed in Railworks as that is the format supported by RSDL and we want to take advantage of any improvements that arise.
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