It's a cloudy afternoon, and I thought I'd ask you all a question. A lot of us do projects, either payware or freeware (it's in the name of the forum after all), so I wondered, how on earth do you pick what you're going to spend your time on next? For me, the following comes in to play
- Esthetics. Some of us love raw power, I'm more a fan of esthetics. Generally, I believe that locomotive construction took a completely wrong turn in the twenties, so I'll limit myself to pre-1920's stock. I'm a bit of a sucker for anything steampunk with loads of brass, copper and well-placed greebles. Also I fancy ridiculously ornate colour schemes.
- Quirkyness. I just love me anything that doesn't fit the usual. Despite my username, I am in fact a bit of a citrophile.
- Can you add extra features, using the existing TS tech? I like engines that are a bit of a challenge to drive. Complicated braking systems for instance. The idea of early electrics, that actually had pyrometers and would trip fuses if you'd apply too much juice, has much more of a charm to me than most modern rolling stock. To me, it harks back to an age in which individual craft and skill was much more appreciated than now. I'm 27 and shouldn't be saying these things?
- Last but not least, source material. There are a couple of steamers I'd really like to do one day, but alas, as far as I know only basic diagrams survive, and 1 or two models. A real shame, but maybe someone knows the url to the J.A. Maffei archives .
Cheers!