Thanks very much for the info and comment, I'll try that grass. Ta very much.
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Thanks very much for the info and comment, I'll try that grass. Ta very much.
Colhad,
Go easy on the stone walls, they are very much a feature of the North. No modern fencing would be done in stone except in "conservation areas" to replace like for like - far too expensive!
To get more British looking cars on the roads you can edit (suggest clone and edit) the Region asset (if using TRS 2009 it's OK to edit in CCP) and change the KUIDs of the cars listed to any vehicle you want.
Keep up the good work - we'll have you converted to the dark side yet....
C
Go easy on the stone walls, they are very much a feature of the North. No modern fencing would be done in stone except in "conservation areas" to replace like for like - far too expensive!
To get more British looking cars on the roads you can edit (suggest clone and edit) the Region asset (if using TRS 2009 it's OK to edit in CCP) and change the KUIDs of the cars listed to any vehicle you want.
Keep up the good work - we'll have you converted to the dark side yet....
C
Grasses
There is a way of changing the viewpoint in the config file but an easier solution is to use the by JVC that are listed like this
JVC@-grass..... whatever. The @ sign means they don't vanish.
Angela
There is a way of changing the viewpoint in the config file but an easier solution is to use the by JVC that are listed like this
JVC@-grass..... whatever. The @ sign means they don't vanish.
Angela
I cannot signal routes, when it's near complete I will ask around for assistance. I need someone to do the signals for me.
Thanks for that. I personally find that JVC content is a little too larger than life and everything soon looks like a forest and small wildflowers have heads as big as dinner plates.
Some do, some don't
Dear Escafeld,
That's a fair point. What I do when creating countryside or anywhere where grass textures are needed is to lay all the grasses I feel I might want to use out at a part of the route that's bare boards, both JVC and FMA assets.
Then I can zoom out/in and see what happens. I knock out the ones that vanish because I find it very off-putting to have grass, or indeed anything else, suddenly appear right in front of you when running. Our eyes can see grass textures at quite a distance (even mine!) so having them suddenly pop out of the woodwork isn't right at all.
Here is a piccy of a part of my Branchline SLW and see what you think.
The grass used is JVC@-grass221 dry grass and all-in-all it isn't too bad.
Try also FMA instant grass h 30 x 20, that stays in view.
These two assets creators seem to have the 'market' cornered.... ha ha, but they are both very good, it's just a matter of laying their assets out on bare ground and seeing what might work for that particular location.
And I often double-lay splines, that is a short grass with another more 'robust' one over it or a flower spline, or use small patches of tough and taller grasses in special areas that might be regarded as boggy or wet, that is short sections of splines, not necessarily static objects.
Hope that might help.
Blessings,
Angela
Dear Escafeld,
That's a fair point. What I do when creating countryside or anywhere where grass textures are needed is to lay all the grasses I feel I might want to use out at a part of the route that's bare boards, both JVC and FMA assets.
Then I can zoom out/in and see what happens. I knock out the ones that vanish because I find it very off-putting to have grass, or indeed anything else, suddenly appear right in front of you when running. Our eyes can see grass textures at quite a distance (even mine!) so having them suddenly pop out of the woodwork isn't right at all.
Here is a piccy of a part of my Branchline SLW and see what you think.
The grass used is JVC@-grass221 dry grass and all-in-all it isn't too bad.
Try also FMA instant grass h 30 x 20, that stays in view.
These two assets creators seem to have the 'market' cornered.... ha ha, but they are both very good, it's just a matter of laying their assets out on bare ground and seeing what might work for that particular location.
And I often double-lay splines, that is a short grass with another more 'robust' one over it or a flower spline, or use small patches of tough and taller grasses in special areas that might be regarded as boggy or wet, that is short sections of splines, not necessarily static objects.
Hope that might help.
Blessings,
Angela
Hi! This white and blue train is already downloadble? If yes, where? Tahanks and cheers. Jpereira
Thanks for your time angelah. The grass in the screenshot is OK. My favourite grass, trees and shrubs are on this site, but the grasses are not available as a spline unfortunately, nor are the shrubs and grasses on the DLS, though the site has been reliable for ages. NOTE - Some of the trees are on the DLS.
http://www.greenery.name/mstsg/mstsgd.htm?trainz,1
http://www.greenery.name/mstsg/mstsgd.htm?trainz,2
http://www.greenery.name/mstsg/mstsgd.htm?trainz,1
http://www.greenery.name/mstsg/mstsgd.htm?trainz,2
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spline
Yes, the greenery assets are great, listed under G:xxxxx, aren't they.... I use them a lot.
The JVC asset I gave you is a spline, so don't know why you haven't been able to get it. Is the site down I wonder?
I shall see if I can find the line in the config you need to take out so splines stay in sight, might take me a little while...
And great shots too btw....
Blessings,
Angela
EDIT :- I think the FMA line is the one after Upright in the config, it's the LOD line. Same thing with the JVC assets as posted on here by Jankvis a while back, that's how I knew how to stop his assets vanishing.
JVC(M)Grass#21 328583:3206 and JVC@-grass225s 328583:2091 and 2086 are nice too.
Yes, the greenery assets are great, listed under G:xxxxx, aren't they.... I use them a lot.
The JVC asset I gave you is a spline, so don't know why you haven't been able to get it. Is the site down I wonder?
I shall see if I can find the line in the config you need to take out so splines stay in sight, might take me a little while...
And great shots too btw....
Blessings,
Angela
EDIT :- I think the FMA line is the one after Upright in the config, it's the LOD line. Same thing with the JVC assets as posted on here by Jankvis a while back, that's how I knew how to stop his assets vanishing.
JVC(M)Grass#21 328583:3206 and JVC@-grass225s 328583:2091 and 2086 are nice too.
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And so I continue, been looking at Yorkshire Plains by Harcourt for ideas.
A question that many of you may ask, why would an Aussie want to do a UK route. Well, I've always been one to make a variety of routes. I enjoy using different textures, different types of buildings and all. I just enjoy route building I guess.
I also have a very broad interest in rail, of course I naturally follow the Aussie rail scene but I can appreciate trains and locos from around the world. Mostly into early generation diesels, good to see the UK look after theirs. Can't say the same for Queensland really. Most other states in Australia do have the odd diesel tour, organised by the Australian Historical Railway Society (ARHS).
The screenshots today show two trains, now one is a class 35 Hymek??, the other a class 31. I've made some good progress, a fair bit more has been textured and detailed.
More from Axminster, the default name of the railway station used. Then we travel a little bit along the line to see the developments being made.
Here we go....
next page.....
A question that many of you may ask, why would an Aussie want to do a UK route. Well, I've always been one to make a variety of routes. I enjoy using different textures, different types of buildings and all. I just enjoy route building I guess.
I also have a very broad interest in rail, of course I naturally follow the Aussie rail scene but I can appreciate trains and locos from around the world. Mostly into early generation diesels, good to see the UK look after theirs. Can't say the same for Queensland really. Most other states in Australia do have the odd diesel tour, organised by the Australian Historical Railway Society (ARHS).
The screenshots today show two trains, now one is a class 35 Hymek??, the other a class 31. I've made some good progress, a fair bit more has been textured and detailed.
More from Axminster, the default name of the railway station used. Then we travel a little bit along the line to see the developments being made.
Here we go....
next page.....
Captain_Scarlet
Evil Surveyor Overlord
Hi Colhad,
You got some good work done there, one thing I'd comment on are your sidings. I believe they would be more credible if both sidings joined then connected to the first main line track then have a crossover, essentially having a ladder. This means trains can arrive from one direction, use the sidings and go back where they came from instead of being stuck in one direction.
Look at this diagram and footbridge 138, the goods sidings to the North side of the line, they join then ladder to the other tracks.
You got some good work done there, one thing I'd comment on are your sidings. I believe they would be more credible if both sidings joined then connected to the first main line track then have a crossover, essentially having a ladder. This means trains can arrive from one direction, use the sidings and go back where they came from instead of being stuck in one direction.
Look at this diagram and footbridge 138, the goods sidings to the North side of the line, they join then ladder to the other tracks.
I actually tried that but it reallt distorted the track, I tried using the straighten tool as well and just couldn't get it to look right. I have always struggled to do proper ladder yards, I mostly have to have a few goes to get it right, sometimes I can't get it right. That is when I resort to having the two tracks join to both tracks. I do have a crossove further up to allow for trains to enter either end of the siding.
I will try to make it more of a ladder but I fear it will buckle the tracks.
Ok, I have changed the siding to be more of a ladder. Heh, I can do it when I put my mind to it.
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I could suggest using the JK points and the JK way gauges by andi06 to stop distortion. Try not to use the straighten tool because as you straighten one length of track, sometimes something else becomes un-straightened or distorted.
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Wherever there should be straight track on my routes I use 3.5m double track, from very long lengths to very short. When turnouts and everything else has been connected, I delete the double track, connect with single and use the straighten tool on the replacement. No problems.
Captain_Scarlet
Evil Surveyor Overlord
There is no need to straighten a piece of track attached to a straightened track if there is a change of direction. Colhad must have put two attached straightened tracks, either side of the middle point. Scenery points represent a large amount of fail. There is no need for any gauge to do this and Colhad did an excellent job, it looks very good now.
I can't finish without mentioning the length of the sidings, eight make them shorter or lengthen the platform
they liked to use available space, might wanna stick in a shorter siding between the two and the main line.Double track is useful if not necessary in straight section to keep track at regular spacing. There is little need not to use double track when there is no bend... Join section of straight track with single and you got something more realistic.
Dave, I love the coastal route. Rocks!
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