Is anyone interested (more the better)

I'm intrested, but have no experience at all. The closet i've come to route building is editing activities and when i looked into building routes it seemed very hard. But like you say, if we pull together we may create "something beautiful".

Hey DS / Chris,

I'd like to help out but I'm not sure how much time I'm going to be able to contribute as I'm about to start the final year of my degree. I've had a bit of a dabble with the route editor and (kinda) get the hang of laying tracks, but thats about it.

That's great waland what i plan to do with people who can't contribute much time is help out with things like scenery

Don't forget that Train Sim is no longer being developed by Microsoft.

Everythings hard at first

we will all help each other along the way however ;D

I tell you what, how do you feel about being the director of the BVE team? you can make your own route on BVE and you can be in charge. I would like to manage the MSTS though.

Indeed they did, and I own a copy of it.

I don't need it anymore so possibly DS would like to give it a new home?

Compsci,

You don't happen to be doing a placement year in your degree and are studying computer science do you?

Andy

compsci - that's fine, If I find a manager for the BVE route it will definatley go up and you can obviously take part.

Christopher Jolly -I'd love to give it a new home but I can't help but feel I'm scrounging off everyone here. I mean I do treasure the things people send me and I make good use of them but I can't help but feel like I'm scrounging. Of course if you want to send it, I would love it thanks

For any new-comers like myself to MSTS who want to take part --- Don't worry about not even entering editor before, I and hopefully other members will help you along your way, we will make this route with everyone involved, it's not a case of 'oh well he's a bit rubbish let's kick him from the team'..the key to this project working is patience on everyone's behalf.


As for timewasters who think it's okay to spend years on their part of the layout and just really prat us about, I won't take it as I want things to run smoothly with everyone. If you do timewaste and/or start being abusive, you WILL be kicked from the team + project.


I also will be setting up a basic site to use which will basically mean everyone can access change/modify and upload their part of the layout so we can all download and add on things and such.

Chris also raised a very good point in a PM with the layout side of things.

He was thinking of like a mainline (or fast line if you will) and slower more country lines at the side (twisty windy railways) my take on this would to be have constant stations on the slower lines with like little villages and maybe minor towns. Traditonal country stations like.

On the mainline I was thinking of having the stations a bit more spread and make them into major stations (take Birmingham, Kings X or Leeds) and have them parted quite a fair bit.

Then at the end we could come to a major station where country tracks and mainline tracks meet in one very large station and have maybe 1 or 2 depots dotted around the 'rail crossings' on the approach to the station.


Also we will need to sort out which stock,liviries and if freight or passenger are running. I'm sure someone who joins up has the skills to make 'station signposts' match the stock running. If not we will have to experiment and see what's best.

As for freight however, if we ran this type of train it would make the layout considerably bigger with Depots and 'side stations' for the trains to load/unload the products.


Have a think about it chaps and PM me or get back to us in this thread and tell us your views.

Shall I PM you my adress?

I have made LUL 1967 tube stock for tranz so i have the model in gmax all i need now is ti convert it to MSTS...