This model is based on a reproduction in the Waterside Museum, Swansea, Wales, of the first steam locomotive designed by Richard Trevithic for the Penn-y-Darren Iron Works in 1803.
Comments appreciated,
Tom
I like your model. The early steam engines are cool.
The only thing I can see that’s off is the flywheel. Are the dovetail-like joints on the flywheel intentional or are they artifacts? The reflections seem a bit off on the flywheel’s spokes (not sure the right word for those) as well.
I’ve got one of these I started and never finished. Are you planning to animate it?
Thanks for the comments, spauldo.
The joins between the spokes and the rim of the flywheel are artifacts resulting from overlapping faces. I thought about fixing them but then decided to leave it as the original was cast iron and some irregularities were normal.
I don’t think I’ll animate this one because the gears aren’t good enough, but I’m planning to do an early beam engine built for animation. When it’s done, I’ll post it here.
Tom