SD9043MAC,SD90H,SD90H2,SD89
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nickelplateroad
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Lot_Trains,
SWEEEEEEEET! I love your model! Does Indiana Railroad SD9043MAC 9001-9013 and 9025 25th Anniverary.
NKP
SWEEEEEEEET! I love your model! Does Indiana Railroad SD9043MAC 9001-9013 and 9025 25th Anniverary.
NKP
animal71bj
Member
great work on these! can't wait to see a finished product.
bentrain14
does not make bogies
These are awesome dude!
Blackout16
Member
they look stunning! absolutely cool models!
ex-railwayman
New member
Exquisite detailing on these models, fabulous, well done.
The livery on the CP ones looks a little bit too pink, rather than red, just a thought......
Cheerz. ex-railwayman.
The livery on the CP ones looks a little bit too pink, rather than red, just a thought......
Cheerz. ex-railwayman.
Lots_Trains
TS2010 User
Hi ex railwayman :wave:
Yeah I'm not quite happy with it either, its actually a very difficult color to get right, there is a CP AC44 in one of the pics that everyone kinda associates with the CP color but that's not right either. Some pictures of CP units appear quite dark, plus the env materials change things a bit too, you put it under a golden sky or very low afternoon sun angle and it looks not to bad, but I'm not happy with it yet and it will be fiddled with and changed when I find the right solution. Do you have any suggestions?
Cheers
Lots
Lots_Trains
TS2010 User
Hi NKP
Yeah I've seen that scheme, I'm gonna give it a crack but I think it might be a bridge to far for me, those names in a circle are very tricky and I think out of my league, but we will see what happens, please feel free to give that logo a try and send it to me or find an absolute perfect side on pic of it, or something like that to make the process easier.
Cheers
Lots
Lots_Trains
TS2010 User
Hi Chris
Unfortunately I don't think they will see the light of day, no1 they havn't got a custom cab or sounds, I was just gonna buy a Jointed Rail one just to get a cab and sounds, as I'm not really a cab driving guy I really don't wanna spend time working on something I'm not interested in. No2. it has got a couple of polys in there from another guys model (that no one could ever see in the cab, but it would be easy enough o strip them out and replace them) but alas I don't think they will make it Sorry.
But ya never know
Cheers
Lots
Unfortunately I don't think they will see the light of day, no1 they havn't got a custom cab or sounds, I was just gonna buy a Jointed Rail one just to get a cab and sounds, as I'm not really a cab driving guy I really don't wanna spend time working on something I'm not interested in. No2. it has got a couple of polys in there from another guys model (that no one could ever see in the cab, but it would be easy enough o strip them out and replace them) but alas I don't think they will make it Sorry.
But ya never know
Cheers
Lots
Lots_Trains
TS2010 User
Hi TJ :wave:
Thankx yeah really love the SD90 was the 1st model I ever made, the gmax file for that is on Trainz Luvr (its a shocker), but that was a long time ago. These pics are in TS10 and its a fairly high poly model but has good lods, 6 levels TS10 actually handles it very well, but I'm hoping TANE will allow an increase in polys as I would love to add another level of detail to them especially under the deck all the pipes an equipment under there I want to more justice to that, but we shall see how it goes. AC6000 next its half done now.
Thankx all for the nice comments :wave: and thankx for looking at my pictures hope to have some more up in a few days.
Cheers
Lots
Southern1581
Pineapple approved!
There are already 2-3 other AC6000's in progress, if I were you I'd switch and do something no one else is doing/has done. Just my opinion. But your models look fantastic, keep up the great work man!
Lots_Trains
TS2010 User
Nah rather do it myself, Sorry but I'm yet to be pleased with the way other's do LOD's its personal thing for me, and I like having all my loco's in the same style/look there is great variation out there. Plus I run a hole lot of unique features (related to a AI Dispacther system with scripts that have to have special stuff included in the models). So I'm happy to do my own stuff
Cheers
Lots
ex-railwayman
New member
Blimey, now you're asking the wrong bloke about paint schemes, particularly those from outside the UK. Having never painted a locomotive in my life, that's a difficult question to answer, as I don't know what colour choices you have in your paint kit, for a start.
I can only suggest you do some internet research, I found this site for model railway paints for the various Canadian RR liveries, click on the colour graph it might help with the various paints to see if you have something similar to match it to in Trainz.
http://www.truelinetrains.ca/paint-accessories/paints
Cheerz. ex.
norfolksouthern37
what's a normal map?
Interested in this LoD approach or at least hearing about it. You can contact me if you like.
Neat detail on those. Like the trucks and the 52 Q fan(s). those stand out to me.