BNSF California Shotz
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cascaderailroad
New member
Weed Control
Looks like your route needs a weed control spraying program, a car full of total vegitation killer. Looks like a "Bug's Life" view of Trainz ! LOL !
Looks like your route needs a weed control spraying program, a car full of total vegitation killer. Looks like a "Bug's Life" view of Trainz ! LOL !
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applegathc
NoT tHe StAtUeS!
less talk
Less talk, more pics please! Thank ya.
Less talk, more pics please! Thank ya.
applegathc
NoT tHe StAtUeS!
take it easy
Guys please, Iced is a beginner, take it easy.
Guys please, Iced is a beginner, take it easy.
metrarailboy1
Audio Engineer
Guys please, Iced is a beginner, take it easy.
Same here I agree.
Guys please, Iced is a beginner, take it easy.
Thanks guys for the support, but everone here should know that it is going to be a long, frustrating, challenging project and my to do list is about a mile long and takes up all of my drawer space. :hehe:
Iced8383
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Here's some additional shotz, where the weeds are no longer serious:
First we catch the daily Surfliner pulling into LA...:
Next 2 of us from our large railfanning group catch it at the station:
Next, 4 of us were at the Disneyland platform, and took this shot:
Next the BNSF train pulls out of LA, as 6 of us our there to see it:
2 of us were on the top of the apartment, and took the final shot of the day:
Iced8383
First we catch the daily Surfliner pulling into LA...:
Next 2 of us from our large railfanning group catch it at the station:
Next, 4 of us were at the Disneyland platform, and took this shot:
Next the BNSF train pulls out of LA, as 6 of us our there to see it:
2 of us were on the top of the apartment, and took the final shot of the day:
Iced8383
Take it easy? People are just giving critiques. No one ever said the route sucks or anything.
The last time I've seen California this green was... Well almost never. You might want to consider adding more "dry" textures. By that I mean light brown dirt, with some dried up grass, etc. And definitely mix up the texturing too. A lot of the one texture deals now-a-days tend to be extremely boring to the eyes. Also the shurbs definitely need to go, end of story. I've never seen a California track that was used on a regular basis that had so much shrubbery, especially looking so uniform right next to the track. You may also want to consider, in the parts where the tracks run through suburban neighborhoods and big citys, adding stuff such as: derbis, dirt/rocks, litter, etc.
The last time I've seen California this green was... Well almost never. You might want to consider adding more "dry" textures. By that I mean light brown dirt, with some dried up grass, etc. And definitely mix up the texturing too. A lot of the one texture deals now-a-days tend to be extremely boring to the eyes. Also the shurbs definitely need to go, end of story. I've never seen a California track that was used on a regular basis that had so much shrubbery, especially looking so uniform right next to the track. You may also want to consider, in the parts where the tracks run through suburban neighborhoods and big citys, adding stuff such as: derbis, dirt/rocks, litter, etc.
I think the problem here is, Iced8383 is rushing into it a bit. We have here a couple of boards, track with a few buildings or dmdrake's city blocks scattered around.
Before starting a route, consider where the route is based. I myself make more fictional routes with no particular location in mind. This is to avoid making mistakes and gives me the freedom to do as I please without having to be careful about what type of buildings to use, how they should be placed etc.
I also like to browse the DLS to see what sort of content I could use. I tend to go for photo textured content, this makes for a much more realistic looking route. Content creators such as guyader.1, duarn, kilanziom, gfisher, dmdrake have provided some excellent buildings and other things.
When I start a route, it's always with one board. I put a station, buildings, some plantation. This is my starting point and I work my way round it, only adding more boards when I am satisfied I've done enough.
Don't try making a 30 board route in 5 minutes, take your time Iced8383.
Before starting a route, consider where the route is based. I myself make more fictional routes with no particular location in mind. This is to avoid making mistakes and gives me the freedom to do as I please without having to be careful about what type of buildings to use, how they should be placed etc.
I also like to browse the DLS to see what sort of content I could use. I tend to go for photo textured content, this makes for a much more realistic looking route. Content creators such as guyader.1, duarn, kilanziom, gfisher, dmdrake have provided some excellent buildings and other things.
When I start a route, it's always with one board. I put a station, buildings, some plantation. This is my starting point and I work my way round it, only adding more boards when I am satisfied I've done enough.
Don't try making a 30 board route in 5 minutes, take your time Iced8383.
NorfolkSouthern9708
Chillin'
I love the route iced, but one thing I would say is don't build such a large route, me, I'd rather build a 5 module layout that I could experiment on, then move up. My opinion.
