BNSF screen shots
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Lots_Trains
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WOT
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Lots
norfolksouthern37
what's a normal map?
my burning question is not about the trains, but about the tracks... why no ties?
also, these methods are not only limited to TRS2010. all of my site content uses baked textures and LoD and bump mapping etc etc, and it works in TRS04 and up. i think the main thing people miss is that for quality like this it actually takes some effort. nice work you did to the originals. shows what they could have been in the first place.
also, these methods are not only limited to TRS2010. all of my site content uses baked textures and LoD and bump mapping etc etc, and it works in TRS04 and up. i think the main thing people miss is that for quality like this it actually takes some effort. nice work you did to the originals. shows what they could have been in the first place.
woodieshouse1
Aussie
A few more BNSF shots
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Lots
Distributed Power pushing on the rear
Doors open, Chains connected, Visors down, Mirrors in (yeah I know the windows on the rear loco are screwed have to redoo them, oneday)
53ft BNSF single Well
48ft BNSF Artic Wells
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where did you get those csxt well cars form?
Lots_Trains
TS2010 User
Hi Ns37
Just a phase I'm going though every once in a while I rebuild my track, I've seen a fair bit of track here with lots of ballast on them and you can't see the sleepers (ties) so I was mucking about with that for a while, and quite liked it, I'm getting a bit sick of it now so I feel a change coming. :hehe:
Yes very true to think we could have been doing this way back in 06, its really the texture baking that has made the difference. But however I will say though texture size is very important we now have 2048 x 2048 and that makes a huge!!!! difference, I think 06 would have spat the dummy over to many of that size texture, plus vid card memory is much better these days. The Dash 9's have 2 2048 x 2048. It would have worked in 06 if you just wanted to run a couple of loco's. In 2010 I can run a yardfull of these locos more than 30 in shot at once with out killing the frame rate (good lods:hehe: ). The top pic of that group (locos and wagons) the loco is already on the 3rd lod down out of 6 and furthest is probably on the 4th.
So very true. The amount of time involved is incredible. Every face has to uv mapped seperately a huge amount of work. Also the way I do the lods is not done as an after though as so many models appear to be. Right from the start I build the 5 or 6 lods required so every part is built in 5 versions whatever is required, combined together, uv mapped so the mapping is exactly the same, seperated and added to then added to the masters. It makes for seemless lods. Lot of work though, thats why I say its just about a total rebuild every part has to be made again in all the lod levels, also new parts made and mistakes corrected.
Really I'm just aspiring to to be as good as Ocemy, I've got a way to go yet.
The original wells are from TPR but I have enhanced them. There are no CSXT wells there. The blue ones are BRAN and from the pics I've seen they have Pacer Stacktrain logos on them.
Cheers
Lots
Just a phase I'm going though every once in a while I rebuild my track, I've seen a fair bit of track here with lots of ballast on them and you can't see the sleepers (ties) so I was mucking about with that for a while, and quite liked it, I'm getting a bit sick of it now so I feel a change coming. :hehe:
Yes very true to think we could have been doing this way back in 06, its really the texture baking that has made the difference. But however I will say though texture size is very important we now have 2048 x 2048 and that makes a huge!!!! difference, I think 06 would have spat the dummy over to many of that size texture, plus vid card memory is much better these days. The Dash 9's have 2 2048 x 2048. It would have worked in 06 if you just wanted to run a couple of loco's. In 2010 I can run a yardfull of these locos more than 30 in shot at once with out killing the frame rate (good lods:hehe: ). The top pic of that group (locos and wagons) the loco is already on the 3rd lod down out of 6 and furthest is probably on the 4th.
So very true. The amount of time involved is incredible. Every face has to uv mapped seperately a huge amount of work. Also the way I do the lods is not done as an after though as so many models appear to be. Right from the start I build the 5 or 6 lods required so every part is built in 5 versions whatever is required, combined together, uv mapped so the mapping is exactly the same, seperated and added to then added to the masters. It makes for seemless lods. Lot of work though, thats why I say its just about a total rebuild every part has to be made again in all the lod levels, also new parts made and mistakes corrected.
Really I'm just aspiring to to be as good as Ocemy, I've got a way to go yet.
The original wells are from TPR but I have enhanced them. There are no CSXT wells there. The blue ones are BRAN and from the pics I've seen they have Pacer Stacktrain logos on them.
Cheers
Lots
norfolksouthern37
what's a normal map?
ah ok. a typical US mainline wouldnt have anything like ballast covering the ties unless it was just applied. there are special maintenance vehicles that will come very shortly after and push and contour the ballast, always leaving the ties showing (they are REALLY noisy too).
i have one other question. how wide did you make the shadow plane under the cars/locos there? it seems to be fairly effective.
nobody can be as good as Ocemy. :hehe:
i have one other question. how wide did you make the shadow plane under the cars/locos there? it seems to be fairly effective.
nobody can be as good as Ocemy. :hehe:
You forget the tracks Lots is referring to is in New Zealand - correct ballasting would make too much sense... While it does have its benefits in yards the amount of ballast we see on mainlines over here is ridiculous *[FONT="][/FONT] (usually ends of ties sticking out with ballast just covering between the rails), and they wonder why ties rot so fast...
in conclusion those are some nice NZ tracks ya got there lots!
William
NorfolkSouthern9708
Chillin'
Did you think I was dead? Or hoped so? :hehe:
Old shots here, Windows 7 and TRS2004 don't get along well.
Old shots here, Windows 7 and TRS2004 don't get along well.
Lots_Trains
TS2010 User
Hi Ns37
coreycoen12345
Member
Lots of trainz could you skin those dash9s into csx colors i wanna see what they look like thanks
Oh and can you also build me an Alco RS-11 please and paint it blue? Thanks
norfolksouthern37
what's a normal map?
lol
ok thanks Lots, i use a plane on my stuff by it isnt as wide. i just wondered how you came up with the measurement. i figured they would interfere with adjacent tracks or objects if they were too big.
ok thanks Lots, i use a plane on my stuff by it isnt as wide. i just wondered how you came up with the measurement. i figured they would interfere with adjacent tracks or objects if they were too big.
coreycoen12345
Member
Im waiting for your new jointed rail relases
socalwb909
Photo Creator
coreycoen12345
Member
OH my god those have all the bells and whistles includeing ditch lights
coreycoen12345
Member
Joe man i tried out the dash8s and i love them
socalwb909
Photo Creator
-ya i do too! cant get enough of them!
-Joe
coreycoen12345
Member
really the JR team does a excellent job if don't own any payware from them your missing out