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Hi guys, this is my first post in here. I'm not a railroad modeler (i love trains but I lack space and dedication) by the classic definition, since all my creations are virtual and do not always relate to trains; I don't even know if this is the right place to post, but since my stuff is basically a model (only that's made of bits) I guess this can be the right place. I've been watching closely the forum and today I've decided to give something back to you since I've taken so much in terms of inspiration and info in the past months.You'll see a lot of issues, problems and mistakes. I begun modeling the thing well before I understood pretty well how a steam engine might have worked. Even today remodeling the thing won't work (don't have enough time!!). Namely, I know it won't work, but it was fun to create it nevertheless.[img]http://www.marcorolandi.com/wip200712/imgs/Common/laterale0000.jpg[/img] "Half battleships, half giant locomotives, the Daridras are moving citadels on their own. There are two remaining units of the 100 originally built in the golden age, and 12 more in uncomplete state (used for spare parts). Each Daridra is an asymmetrical vehicle, with an offensive right side and a defensive left. This design finds its roots in the very peculiar way train battles are fought. The unit 62 is 290m long and 125m high, and it's equipped with three main turrets and more than 40 smaller caliber weapons; it contains 2 main and 16 smaller boilers to generate the steam necessary for propulsion and other duties (everything on the ship is steam driven). One additional main boiler has been converted to house the crew of 2700 (in unspeakable conditions), as the original design proved to be inadeguate. Air circulation is provided by four main funnels, five secondary and more than 300 additional conduits. Several secondary railroads connects the different parts of the ship, the smaller locomotives driven by the same steam provided by the main boilers. The nevralgic center of the ship is the 28 stories high bridge, where all the commanding officers control every part of the ship and have their living quarters"  Long time ago I also made the corvette type T depicted here: [img]http://www.marcorolandi.com/imgs/concept/battletrain/laterale.jpg[/img] Almost the same concept as the one above, but at a definitely smaller scale.More stuff and images in here:<a href="http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=132&t=600200">http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=132&t=600200 </a>I hope you like it.
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