Reskinning Issues

[Simcik]

I'd like to be able to reskin some of the TRS2004 built in content (namely the F7A, B, and the ATSF Super Chief passenger cars) These cars are the same as those used by the T&P, and I'd like to reskin them to T&P colors.

I am having problems locating the files for these models. I can find custom content, but not the built in assets. All I really need is a location for the built in content - Once I find the assets, I should be able to reskin them easily...

Thanks!

 

[Euphod]

If you start skinning an object in Painshed, when you save it, you will then be able to find it in your custom folder and reskin it from there.

 

[Simcik]

If you start skinning an object in Painshed, when you save it, you will then be able to find it in your custom folder and reskin it from there.

Aww - duh...

Thanks! I think I'll be able to work with that...

 

[Euphod]

You are welcome. Actually Painshed is useful in that it makes the config file and everything for you, and gives you a headstart on the appearance as well.

 

[Simcik]

Progress so far on the baggage cars used by the T&P/MoPac Texas Eagle trains.

The roof color is not quite right, and the tanks under the car will be black on the finished version. Also, I'm going to upgrade the trucks to a better looking black set to be more accurate.

Will post pics of the whole set when I get them done. I want to set them up to use random road numbers as well, but that will come far later...

Also, as you see from the background of the above photo, work is progressing on the East Texas route slowly but steadily. There is a lot of terrain to detail! Rail is run from Pritchet, through Big Sandy, and on to the Sabine River via the SSW/Cotton Belt Line, and the T&P Line runs from a few miles west of Mineola almost all the way through Gladewater. That's over 35 miles of T&P track!

Mineola is nearly finished, Big Sandy is about 50%, and the rest is still barren, but the large areas in between the towns can be detailed quickly and are being left alone for now because of that. I will probably release the route in stages, as it will no doubtedly take me a while to "finish" such a large route as this.

 

[falcon500]

Nice job on that baggage car!

 

[Euphod]

Very nicely donw, it's not easy getting clear graphics on those skins!

 

[Simcik]

Thanks! To get the detail of all the lettering I used a little trick. I increased the size of the image from 512X512 pixels to 1024x1024 using MS PowerTool's free Image Resizer. (A great tool to have!) Once I had the larger image, the details could be added more easily and they would actually show up in Trainz!

I've finished the skins for a baggage car, a light coach, a diner, and a dome! A few more versions will be made in the future as well... I have yet to add the road numbers to the cars and I have not changed the trucks. Otherwise, these are finished!

T&P Baggage Car

T&P Light Coach

T&P Diner

T&P Dome

The Texas Eagle steams past Big Sandy Lake headed west towards Mineola.

 

[falcon500]

Great stuff! What trucks would you use? I'd like to do some PS reskins in SP Daylight colours. Would look cool behind whitepass PA1's.

 

[Simcik]

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Those are the bogeys I want to use. I'll post pics when they are on the cars...