Showcasing Upcoming BEW & Jeff Auberpine uploads

[jasonjedi1]

Those tank cars are awesome! Very much looking forward too those.

[burgerbern]

Idk if the Brakewheel is suposed to be Gray

I have to assume that it is, remember these repaints were done by Jeff Auberpine many years ago and he is generally accurate in what he did, so i have to assume that if he painted it that way it must have been that way on whatever pics he used as references.

[burgerbern]

Re the Corntanks, i have been testing shapes this morning to find out what shape Jeff used for these and i can say with certainty that the CGTX_17113_CORNTANK.s shape from the CP GP9u set works and the same shape from the CP Mactier act pack as well. but the Chessie Trainset shape STSX_19KCORN_1589.s does not as the brakewheel is missing all its spokes and the coupler is wrong ( i can cure the brakewheel by altering the alpha layer of Jeffs repaints and providing 2 sets of textures but the coupler would still be the wrong type and IMHO is not worth all the effort to do the alterations and still have a car that is not perfect, so i will be sticking to the CGTX_17113_CORNTANK.s shape from the Mactier and GP9u sets.

[jasonjedi1]

I learned a long time ago when it comes to models in the sim. Freight cars just need to be close enough. Cause honestly. When there buried deep in your train. You dont really see the up close details. Or the things you know personally are incorrect. Just nice to have decent train fillers.

[CSRX]

Idk if the Brakewheel is suposed to be Gray

Can confirm, 6505 is accurate with the gray hand brake. Most likely Helm Leasing pulled the wheel off another junker they own. We'd be lucky any of these trashed out locomotives even ran when we had them...

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=464073

[Fish4890]

Dont have the Chessie System Set nor the Discontinued Mactier Trainset Bec Trainsimulations Removed it For the Corn Tanks CGTX_17113_CORNTANK.s Dont have that at all nor STSX shape either

[burgerbern]

OK i will include the Chessie set shape in the list of files needed, but it will take longer to release as i am going to have to alter all of the alpha layers as well as part of the main textue to make it work, i will then include the modified ace files in a seperate folder with instructions on how to use them in the readme.

[lineman]

To me that sounds like an end user solution and release what you have.

[CSRX]

To me that sounds like an end user solution and release what you have.

Some end users aren't even capable of using the matching file specifically said in a readme file...

[lineman]

True but that's the way I learned. When different 's' files would fill the bill for a repaint, sometimes you just had to work it out on your own. Help is always here on the forum.

[CSRX]

True but that's the way I learned. When different 's' files would fill the bill for a repaint, sometimes you just had to work it out on your own. Help is always here on the forum.

While that is fair. There is a reason why we developers point to a specific file, because not all shapes fit the bill.
As discovered here...

https://www.trainsim.com/vbts/showthread.php?346397-CSRX-Shawn-s-WoodChip-Hoppers-From-NBSR-NVLW-Recent-Pack&highlight=woodchip

[Fish4890]

these cars might work with the ACID Tank cars that we have

[lineman]

I do agree with you Shawn, but sometimes we all need to jump into the water?!

[burgerbern]

What i have decided to do is to make this a Corn Syrup set of 15 cars and split it into 2 downloads the first one for the CGTX_17113_CORNTANK.s shape file from the Mactier Activity pack and the GP9u pack.

and then a seperate upload for the Chessie Trainset shape STSX_19KCORN_1589.s .

that way there will be no confusion and the download size will be less for those who want to use the more prototypical shape and also less for those who want to use the near as Chessie shape.

but i will release both at the same time.

then i will take the 3 Sulphuric acid cars and add some other Jeff Sulphuric acid cars to make up a seperate upload, plus i may have found some Jeff Auberpine Molten Sulphur cars that i can make into another set.

[CSRX]

Molten Sulfur cars are a pleasure to have in the sim world. Haven't seen many of those. Haven't really seen many acid cars either.

Just a quick question. Are the placards labeled 1830 or 1832? (acid cars)

Apparently 1832 is spent sulfuric acid, while 1830 is regular sulfuric acid. Had zero idea there was a difference until I started seeing both be shipped.