My CSA Challenger, NYC H10b Mikado and PRR T-1 Projects

[dundun92]

You can export it to 3ds, import in gmax, and export with trainz asset creation studio(and, yes, I tried it, and it worked)

[whitepass]

Good just watch out for the poly count as Gmax has a limit of around 35,000 or so, I have not used Gmax in 8 years so I could be off some.

[dundun92]

Good just watch out for the poly count as Gmax has a limit of around 35,000 or so, I have not used Gmax in 8 years so I could be off some.

I'll watch out.

[dundun92]

Were the CSA challengers ever greyhound painted?
And, (excluding the headlight) what are the differences from the front frame of the upgraded CSA challengers, and the late model challengers.

[daylightrain]

The early UP Challengers where exclusively freight locomotives. they never had the Greyhound livery applied.

The differences on the pilot between the early and late Challengers post-modification are few and none. After the rebuild to bring them in line with the latest Challengers and Big Boys, the CSA's received these large covers over the air compressors. The distinct difference is that the late Challengers had grates on the covers as well as small doors for access.

Also they still lacked the UP shield, anywhere on the locomotive.

Early Challenger models. Notice the much more open pilot and more exposed air compressors.


Post rebuild #3707. The light covers have been replaced by a large plate covering up the air compressors.



Late model 4664-5, UP 3941, one of the last Challengers constructed. Notice the grates on the pilot.

[normhart]

Were the CSA challengers ever greyhound painted?
And, (excluding the headlight) what are the differences from the front frame of the upgraded CSA challengers, and the late model challengers.

http://utahrails.net/up/ttg-challengers.php

Timeline for TTG steam locomotives

Early 1946 - Dec. 1946 Two Tone Gray with Silver Gray striping and lettering

Dec. 1946 - Mid 1949 TTG with Armor Yellow striping and lettering

Mid 1949 - mid 1952 TTG with Silver Gray striping and lettering (some locomotives were not repainted to Black and Silver until as late as 1954)

In addition to the 10 Challengers there were 45 Northerns (4-8-4), 60 Mountains (4-8-2), and 14 Pacifics (4-6-2) also there is some evidence that at least a few yard switchers were gussied up with TTG.

[dundun92]

The early UP Challengers where exclusively freight locomotives. they never had the Greyhound livery applied.

The differences on the pilot between the early and late Challengers post-modification are few and none. After the rebuild to bring them in line with the latest Challengers and Big Boys, the CSA's received these large covers over the air compressors. The distinct difference is that the late Challengers had grates on the covers as well as small doors for access.

Also they still lacked the UP shield, anywhere on the locomotive.

Early Challenger models. Notice the much more open pilot and more exposed air compressors.


Post rebuild #3707. The light covers have been replaced by a large plate covering up the air compressors.



Late model 4664-5, UP 3941, one of the last Challengers constructed. Notice the grates on the pilot.

Thanks for the info! I don't think the CSA Challengers were exclusive freight engines, as I have actually seen pictures in an book of CSA Challenger 3805 pulling the Pacific limited out of Denver, Colorado.

http://utahrails.net/up/ttg-challengers.php

Timeline for TTG steam locomotives

Early 1946 - Dec. 1946 Two Tone Gray with Silver Gray striping and lettering

Dec. 1946 - Mid 1949 TTG with Armor Yellow striping and lettering

Mid 1949 - mid 1952 TTG with Silver Gray striping and lettering (some locomotives were not repainted to Black and Silver until as late as 1954)

In addition to the 10 Challengers there were 45 Northerns (4-8-4), 60 Mountains (4-8-2), and 14 Pacifics (4-6-2) also there is some evidence that at least a few yard switchers were gussied up with TTG.

Thanks as well!

[daylightrain]

Thanks for the info! I don't think the CSA Challengers were exclusive freight engines, as I have actually seen pictures in an book of CSA Challenger 3805 pulling the Pacific limited out of Denver, Colorado.

I probably should have phrased that better. I meant the CSA Challengers weren't designed with regular passenger operations in mind so they never carried the greyhound paint scheme. Even so, I have no doubt the UP would use the Challengers on passenger trains as helpers or as the main motive power for that train. I know for a fact that the have used other articulateds as well on passenger trains.

Exibit A: A 2-8-8-0 Bull Moose doubleheading with a 4-8-2 Mountain. Must have been a pretty heavy train over a short distance as the 2-8-8-0 only had a top speed around 25 mph.

[dundun92]

I probably should have phrased that better. I meant the CSA Challengers weren't designed with regular passenger operations in mind so they never carried the greyhound paint scheme. Even so, I have no doubt the UP would use the Challengers on passenger trains as helpers or as the main motive power for that train. I know for a fact that the have used other articulateds as well on passenger trains.

Exibit A: A 2-8-8-0 Bull Moose doubleheading with a 4-8-2 Mountain. Must have been a pretty heavy train over a short distance as the 2-8-8-0 only had a top speed around 25 mph.

I'm assuming the 2-8-8-0 had already been rebuilt as simple?

[dundun92]

Would anyone mind if I included a Greyhound CSA challenger(with and without elephant ears/smoke deflectors) in my CSA challenger pack?

[USSc1798]

Would anyone mind if I included a Greyhound CSA challenger(with and without elephant ears/smoke deflectors) in my CSA challenger pack?

Create what you want to create, if you want to add a greyhound challenger with "elephant ears", go for it!

[dundun92]

Create what you want to create, if you want to add a greyhound challenger with "elephant ears", go for it!

Ok! Also I have a question. I was attempting to make the wheels for the challenger by modifying Bdaneals 2-8-2 bogeys.
First, I resized the drivers(which worked out well). Since I'm using alpha texturing to make the holes for the bopox drivers, I used the cap holes modifier to fill in the holes formed by the spoked drivers. When I use the unwrap UV modifier, I discovered that the uv coordinates for the capped part of the mesh was rotated edge-on. Is there any way to flip it flat end-first?

[USSc1798]

Would it be possible for you to share with us a screenshot of this to help us get a better look at it?

[dundun92]

[dundun92]

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