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MNPDV UP3187 passes an empty northbound coal train at Nunn, CO.

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I readjusted the textures a little with Irfanview. What do you think about the ugliness of these?

Hi, If you look at post 31922, you will see realistic colors. I do not feel much difference between these adjustements. If you like them yourself, do not bother with my opinion which have, unfortunately, not changed....sorry. It's too bright and uniform, I don't see a forest like this.
Cheers,
Rail4Pete
 
Thank you for your comment. I made these texture from my Maple fall textures. Hoped they will look more realistic, but I was wrong.
 
Nice work there Mchawkman that has a great atmosphere to it, Did DRG&W operate in that area at all ?.
Cheers Mick.
I will admit I am not very knowledgeable about UP operations. I do know they interchanged with the DRG&W in Denver when they both operated from there, and I believe they were both moving coal from the PRB. I know I've seen pictures of strings of DRG&W coal cars coming over Tehachapi which were headed for either Creel for the cement plant there, or out on the Jawbone branch. For lack of better evidence assume this is the empties returning via the UP to the PRB. That's my story, anyways, and I'm stickin' to it. :D

Regards,
MSP
 
Great pics Conrail45! Liking those Dash-9s! May I ask, did you weather the white/red Industrial-series building in the background? I feel like those buildings are much too bright when I'm building a route. Or are the photos facing South and we're on the non-sun side? It doesn't appear to be that way on the locos. I'm assuming your choice of clouds makes no difference on the effects of the "sun"... Is it just my eyes deceiving me, or have you done something to tone down brightness a bit? There are plenty of good buildings to use, but too often I find them to be too bright and unrealistic to match the rest of the scenery and the weathered trains. Always looking for new tips and techniques! Thanks!

I actually didn't do anything to the buildings in the shot. I believe I may have use some of the environment settings to tone down the environmental colors to dull things out a bit more, since the sky I was using was overcast.

Thanks for the comments guys!

Playing around with different scenery... Open to suggestions if anyone sees something out of place or something that can be improved!
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Thanks for the comments guys!

Playing around with different scenery... Open to suggestions if anyone sees something out of place or something that can be improved!

Quick question, Why the Steel Sleepers? I have no idea, if thats really what they've done out there, cool beans. Out here in WA though you only tend to get Steel Sleepers at heavily used Turnouts, and ONLY under the turn out itself. And Some bridges.

Falcus
 
I will admit I am not very knowledgeable about UP operations. I do know they interchanged with the DRG&W in Denver when they both operated from there, and I believe they were both moving coal from the PRB. I know I've seen pictures of strings of DRG&W coal cars coming over Tehachapi which were headed for either Creel for the cement plant there, or out on the Jawbone branch. For lack of better evidence assume this is the empties returning via the UP to the PRB. That's my story, anyways, and I'm stickin' to it. :D

Regards,
MSP
LOL Yeah stick with that it sounded good too me, Keep showing the pic's of your progress with this MSP please.
Cheers Mick.
 
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