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  • pwillard
    3000 Post Veteran



    • Nov 1999
    • 3070
    • Cumming Ga
    • ORTS
    #1

    Progress Shot - Autorack

    So, I was really bugged by how had my original van model looked. So I redid it, while still trying to keep the poly count down. I managed to keep it down to 118 Faces by NOT getting bogged down on the tires or shape minor details like mirrors and slightly curved body shapes.

    So, once step closer...

    OH, and I fixed the horrible decals so they look better now (used ALPHA channel, of course)



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    • charland
      3000 Post Veteran


      • Dec 2006
      • 3107
      • Brockville, ON, CA
      • General
      #2
      Nice looking model Pete.

      Paul :-)

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        • Orbita
          Senior Member

          • Oct 2020
          • 324
          • Somewhere on the NYC Water Level Route surrounded by corn
          • English, Limited French
          • MSOR
          #3
          The two tone yellow and white vans really complete the 70's look with that Penn Central autorack. Very nice!
          Kyle

          NYC - Road of the Future

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            • pwillard
              3000 Post Veteran



              • Nov 1999
              • 3070
              • Cumming Ga
              • ORTS
              #4
              I really do want to finish this one up... I know we have other OPEN RACKS... but I feel we needed a new free one for Open Rails that had a few more visible details than the circa 2003 MSTS models.

              I do need to make a proper WAG file and use FA for the VANS... (maybe) but the crazy truth is... I have NEVER EVER done a model with an FA so that will be fun... (not).
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                • eric
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                  • Dec 2002
                  • 9583
                  • NS MP245.4 CNO&TP South District
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                  #5
                  Once you get the hang of it, freight animations are pretty simple. A lot simpler in open rails than they were in msts where there was a limitation of only one per wagon.
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                    • eric
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                      #6
                      Home - TrainSim.Com
                      https://www.trainsim.com/vbts/showthread.php?324687-Adding-multiple-Freight-animations-to-a-shape
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                        • hiball 3985
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                          • Oct 2007
                          • 3376
                          • Tujunga Calif (Senile City)
                          #7
                          Just as a side note, many trucks were shipped without mirrors installed, they were loose inside and then installed at the dealer.
                          Jim

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                            • pwillard
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                              • Nov 1999
                              • 3070
                              • Cumming Ga
                              • ORTS
                              #8
                              Yeah, still researching FA Shape stuff.

                              Good point about the mirrors. Thanks.
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                                • marklester01
                                  Senior Member
                                  • Jan 2008
                                  • 510
                                  • Attalla,AL
                                  • North American General English-Some RailFan
                                  #9
                                  Remember, when you see the van on The Road,..Refuse The Candy & RUN! Lol

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                                    • pwillard
                                      3000 Post Veteran



                                      • Nov 1999
                                      • 3070
                                      • Cumming Ga
                                      • ORTS
                                      #10
                                      So are things like "inertia tensor" and "CentreOfGravity" no longer used in ORTS?
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                                        • rdayt
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                                          • Nov 2007
                                          • 1291
                                          • SW MO
                                          • ORTS
                                          #11
                                          Pull up one of Erick Cantu's NAVS cars and look at the wag.
                                          He pared it down to the bare minimum. Much cleaner.

                                          Randy

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                                            • cuontv
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                                              • Nov 2006
                                              • 279
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                                              #12
                                              Wow! Very nice Pete!
                                              -Tom

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                                                • jasonjedi1
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                                                  • May 2010
                                                  • 313
                                                  • The nether
                                                  #13
                                                  Those are awesome looking! Very well done.

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                                                    • pwillard
                                                      3000 Post Veteran



                                                      • Nov 1999
                                                      • 3070
                                                      • Cumming Ga
                                                      • ORTS
                                                      #14
                                                      There... no mirrors.

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                                                        • eric
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                                                          • Dec 2002
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                                                          #15
                                                          Sweet. I'll have to re-texture some for my CNW and the Janesville GM plant, but they fit my 1970's era perfectly.
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