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Quote from: vester on January 06, 2013, 03:11:57 PM
Well you might just get your wish. Its a bit hard skin to do, as the color changes a lot, being gold and silver colored.
If you could take some pictures of the train ....

:o :o

That would be awesome!  ;D

There is this, possibly useful, image gallery with concept art and other related images (artist impressions, etc.) that might make it easier (it's what made me believe I might be willing to tackle the project  :P )

This logo is on the front of the engine (without the text) and there's a blue line that runs at the bottom of the engine and carriages, as well as a blue and orange line (I have no idea why orange was selected) along the top. Then the doors are golden and a strip of gold runs down the front of the engine on both sides.

I guess it sounds more simple than it is, especially when having to reproduce in the manner that SC4 requires!

However, I hope the gallery is useful, but please, should you decide to take it on, don't hesitate to request anything specific you might need. After all, I use the train twice daily! :P

Quote from: vester on January 06, 2013, 03:11:57 PMTook a look at some of the very early train mods, by Oppie, SFBT ect.
A quick clean up in the files, the size of one of 3ds files went down from 368 kb to 3.2 kb  ?=mad)=
99 extra copies of each part will do that to a file. Extra work for the game calculation which of the 100 copies to show.

I was actually looking at / considering installing Oppie's Eurostar today but decided against it, and I'm glad I did!  :o

I'm sticking to my TGV Lysandares for now...  :P
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vester

#41
Quote from: M4346 on January 06, 2013, 03:38:47 PM
I'm sticking to my TGV Lysandares for now...  :P

Could find that one, but open 3-4 TGV, all reskins of Oppies, so they are also have a file size bigger than needed.

To check the file:
Open the dat file in the reader.
Click on [Fill the list] of shown.
Click on the s3d files until you find the engine.
Click on the tab: Amin if not selected.
Click on the little [ + ]
If you see more than one line under each header.....


The file is bigger than it need to be.

Funny thing, I opened the TGV Atlantique.
All 3 cars is all right AND with nightlight ..... !



After opening TGV for the .... timed, a small bell rang.
Sorry for all the nonsense. It is an export problem.
On the Amin tab the Frame Count was set to 100. One need to set it to 1, at least while exporting.

Not really sure if this matter to the game or not. The files are just easier to work with, when it set to 1.
I have set this to 1 in all my mods.

vester

Got a little sidetracked doing a new train model:

The part that takes time is the UV-mapping.   ?=mad)=
A lot importing and exporting between iLive Reader / MilkShape / LithUnwrap and copying pasting between Excel and the Reader.  ?$%kar&%h

Now I think that part is DONE. Well that would be the #€&£$'th time that I have thought that.
Lets hope it was the final time.

Have started over on the skin from scratch, copying in elements one at a time.

Girafe

Looks already good, what's the train in question?
The Floraler

This is the end, hold your breath and count to ten, feel the earth move, and then...

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vester

#44
Here is a little progress report:

Started to add the big color area.
Its the GauTrain that M mentioned.

vester

#45
Not a lot of progress here, but a little:

Mostly working on the lights and shadows around the front part.

noahclem


Flatron

 &apls :thumbsup:Jeg elsker dette tog! (is that right?)

M4346

Haven't had time to check in here lately, being back at work and having adopted a new baby and all!

But the Gautrain is looking spectacularly fantastically amazing! :P

You're definitely doing justice to my favourite mode of transport, my favourite high speed rail link and an emblem of my favourite province in the world!  ;D

I can't to see and play with the final product!

&apls
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vester

#49
Have started to look at some installer scripts for the Japanese trains.

Looking at the picture I thought that the difference between two of them was hardly noticeable....

so I started working on one last skin:

Fujikyu Commuter Train.

Its trains converted from former JR East 205 series EMU.
They are now called Fujikyu 6000 series and serves the Fujikyuko Line.

MTT9

You can call me Matt

vester

Here is a few in-game pictures of the Fujikyu Commuter Train - 6000 series:






Thanks to art128 - Arthur for making these pictures.

noahclem

Your trains look excellent Arne, as do your pictures Arthur  &apls

vester

#53
Another train went past the station:




Again due credit to Arthur for the pictures.
Started to work a little secret project as thanks to Arthur for the pictures and for his great md.  ;)

M4346

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vester

Here is a sneak view on the little project:

vester


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Fantastic job with those trains !! when will be available ? I want to use them  ;)
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M4346

Wow. What an interesting train!
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