Hello Carfreak4.
Thank you for your kind words.
For me, the real thanks and praise must go to the asset creators. I cannot imagine the amount of tireless hours that must be spent perfecting such great work. All that we Surveyors have to do is download the items and re-arrange them.
Auran did a pretty good job too, in creating the software!
I still use an old version – but that suits me fine. I’m sure later versions are just as creative.
I simply enjoy seeing what can be done with Trainz. My Italian and UK efforts are as accurate as I can get them, but I also have some smaller routes where I just like to play around with the assets, particularly some of the eastern European stuff. They seem to be the masters of creating beautifully textured rolling stock and trackside items. The rustier and grubbier the better!
Then there is the old derelict stuff and vegetation which is indispensible for littering yards and trying to get that extra bit of realism.
There are far too many great creators to mention individually. Praise needs to be heaped upon them in huge volumes. Trainz is unlikely to prosper without their magnificent and continued input.
Here’s an old, about to be scrapped, PKP steam loco in a yard with all sorts of assets from various countries.
Cheers
Casper