I rigged and animated a tamper

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I love the tiny clip that you’ve done here, and the modeling of the machine is terrific. I would love to see this expanded into a short-film that actually demonstrates how these machines work.

Last year, a local short line railroad near our house embarked on a project to rehabilitate a section of roadway and to install continuous welded steel rails in place of the frog-plated pieces they had been using on this stretch. So, I saw some of these machines in action, from a distance, and I have always wondered how they actually work.

I was part of a short film, explaining this to the railway workers for the company I worked for. I did the rigging and animation on this machine (im quite good at mechanical rigging)

You very obviously are . . .

I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend!