Hello Trainzers. Long time, no see. I've decided to jump back into Trainz again after a few years of being gone. I'm attempting to get back into it again. Currently in the process of building another route. Roughly 200 miles, blah, blah, blah. A fictitious layout with 2 ports on both ends. The problem remains tho as it did when I left. There is still no 40ft wellcars that carry JR's 40ft containers. I seen Joe (socalwb909) was working on some but has seemed to have abandoned the project I guess. So my dilemma still remains. No 40ft well cars... Other than Davesnow's Gunderson's which are beautiful!! But the attachment points don't allow for double stack JR 40ft Containers. So, my question is, does anyone know where I can find one? (Other than the 53 ft wellcars - it doesn't look prototypical, at all lol). I'm fairly well rounded with Trainz so with a guidance I believe I can add some attachment points. I've researched all topics on attachment points and got a lot of mixed reviews on how the process actually works. It seems easy enough in one thread then another thread someone says it a nightmare. I just want a prototypical operation of the largest commodity (other than coal) in North America lol. Help!
Wellcars that carry Jointed Rail's 40ft containers help...
- Thread starter Wyonate
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Great thanks! This post will reveal my ignorance to what I'm attempting to do lol... the APs are attached to the containers and not the wellcar itself? For some reason I was under the impression that the APs are on the cars lol. I'm determined to figure this out this go around in Trainz
Great. Thank you for the info. Now I can't even get JR's or the containers from socalwb909's site to even download. Keep gettin some kind of strange error that I've never seen before. Failed to commit asset kuid:3398961032 asset error. Idk what's going on. Trainz sure has changed over the last few years. Just constantly having problems with things
norfolksouthern37
what's a normal map?
There are 48 ft and 53 ft wells on the site that are perfectly capable of carrying 40 ft containers. One does not need a 40ft well to haul a 40ft container and they happily rest in the larger ones. There is absolutely nothing unprototypical about that.
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Maybe not out on the east coast. I haven't seen a 48' wellcar in I don't know how long here. Every once in awhile we get a train load of 53 footers but no 48s. Been years since I've seen one and I live about 300 yards from a BNSF mainline in Billings MT. Lots of 40ft wells carrying 20, 40, & 45 foot containers. Railroads are veering away from the 48s. This is the main reason I lost interest the last go around and the time before that too. Guess I'm just bored
norfolksouthern37
what's a normal map?
I failed to see the connection you drew here until I realized you came in asking the wrong question all along. After all, you mentioned east coast and then proceeded to mention Montana. You should have said you wanted to have in your Trainz game the same kind of intermodal trains that move through Billings, MT. Those are apparently a lot of foreign shipments (marine containers) and they have a fleet of 40ft wells or 48ft converts to 40s for this purpose so they do not require the common well size of 53 (perhaps so they can be used elsewhere - but that's all conjecture). That doesnt make other sizes unprototypical, but just not what you want. I only mentioned that we have 48ft wells because we do and they can properly carry a 40ft container. Not what you are looking for - ok, but it doesn't mean we don't have them.
Most people are fine with substitutions until what they are looking for is made available, or better yet, they make their own. Anyway, question answered. Good luck on your findings.
Thanks. I'm gonna keep looking and messing with the APs until I get them figured out. I'm fine with running susitutions. Been doing it for 11 years now lol. I just want to see something I'm more familiar with running in the game. I can get all the General freight trains I need and hundreds of thousands of tons of coal going. But my intermodal is lacking. Once I get these attachment points figured out I'm gonna try to make a 40 ft well.
socalwb909
Photo Creator
town roal
-I've been out of Trainz for some time now myself as well, just getting back into the grove of things working on my favorite route. I haven't touched 3ds max in so long now, I look at some of the stuff I've created in the past and ask myself, how the hell did I do that!?!? So... can't say if they will ever released but I do know what you are talking about and they work in t:ane with no errors lol.
-Joe
-To be honest, I totally spaced out that I made 40ft wellcars. I don't even know if they're prototypical to the real thing, even if they are they still need liveries but probably get re-mapped first.
-I've been out of Trainz for some time now myself as well, just getting back into the grove of things working on my favorite route. I haven't touched 3ds max in so long now, I look at some of the stuff I've created in the past and ask myself, how the hell did I do that!?!? So... can't say if they will ever released but I do know what you are talking about and they work in t:ane with no errors lol.
-Joe
Hey Joe! Those are exactly what I've been looking and waiting for!! Those are outstanding models!! I hope you get a chance to finish them. But I know what it's like when you get a project going and it gets pushed to the back burner lol. I've got a few reskins that I never finished. I gotta say my BNSF Dash 9 in HI was looking great and only had the rear end of the hood to do. Then my pc crashed and I had worked for about 4 hours without saving it. Gone! Lol. Then it got put to the side. But anyhow, it looks like you've really got something going there! Justin is right about the prototypical thing. But I'm more interested in what cars are in the ports (specifically Seattle) that come thru here (Montana) and according to Google maps the vast majority of wellcars in the ship yards out there are 40 footers. I would love to get my hands on those well cars of yours. If ya ever need a tester, hit me up lol ����-To be honest, I totally spaced out that I made 40ft wellcars. I don't even know if they're prototypical to the real thing, even if they are they still need liveries but probably get re-mapped first.
-I've been out of Trainz for some time now myself as well, just getting back into the grove of things working on my favorite route. I haven't touched 3ds max in so long now, I look at some of the stuff I've created in the past and ask myself, how the hell did I do that!?!? So... can't say if they will ever released but I do know what you are talking about and they work in t:ane with no errors lol.
-Joe
socalwb909
Photo Creator
-Thanks for your comment. I definitely know what it's like to loose on work, especially in route building. Just plain sucks.
-After installing programs and a couple hours of work, this just made me feel like I don't know what I'm doing. Seems like it's taking forever. Don't know if I have the patience for this anymore lol. Still needs a lot of work. Little by little what skills I had are slowly coming back to me but, I'd rather route build my version of the Cajon Sub.
-Joe
-After installing programs and a couple hours of work, this just made me feel like I don't know what I'm doing. Seems like it's taking forever. Don't know if I have the patience for this anymore lol. Still needs a lot of work. Little by little what skills I had are slowly coming back to me but, I'd rather route build my version of the Cajon Sub.
-Joe
WoW!! That looks amazing!!! Very Nice Work bro! You've got a better idea of what you're doing than I do. I'm still just tryin to figure out how to put attachments on a wellcar. I backed off of tryin to get 20, 40 HC and 40 SC containers attatchments hooked up I decided to just try 40ft Standard cubes. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong lol. It says it has saved the attachment mesh then nothing. And half the time when try to put them on the rail there's nothin there. I'm usually a pretty quick learner and not sure why I've got now 21.5 hours into this and the only thing I've learned is how attachments are put in place with the X, Y, & Z axises. But that's all I've learned. But my offer is still on the table if ya need a tester haha. But you're doing a great job!! Those look Amazing!!
socalwb909
Photo Creator
-I've been working on my Cajon Subdivision, sorry brother. Maybe I'll take a break and work on them some more.
-Joe
-Joe
Well, don't push the stuff you like doing off to the side on account of me. I'm still tryin to figure out these attachment points. I thought I finally had it figured out and put the car an the rail... no car. Only the trucks appeared. Ugh. But the containers showed up and were stacked lol. Just gotta figure out how I lost the car