Whatever's Locomotive Reskins

[Whatever2006]

Can I politely say that the picture of the cars at the end of every post is distracting and not really needed

Sorry about that, I was experimenting with the profile customization, I need to sort out the billboard signature photo.

I think I need to make the photo small where it shouldn't distract from my posts...

[Whatever2006]

And here's the 4 additional ATSF B40-8Ws that I did, but they are partially redone, it's a small update I given to them and they have the correct numberboard fonts after learning the specific font from the RoadGeek 2000 fonts that Parker used on his texture updates.







And here's the screenshots of the 4 C44-9Ws I mentioned above:






But that's not all, I did 2 more C44-9Ws and that's pretty much it, I don't know if I would release them as Parker is about to release his set soon, and Drew is doing the same but with using the new BNSF C44-9W models from TSN.

The number boards are done... I held off on doing them for ages but I got around into finishing them, I will start doing the small Lettering for the DRGW GP30 (again) eventually...

A few months later, some stuff happened and one of them is Nash releasing his Santa Fe Railway Superfleet set into the library which consists of ATSF C44-9Ws and SD75Ms, I ask him if he has a numberless blanks for the C44-9W, eventually he sent me a kit including the shape (both early and late) and the texture files for the ATSF C44-9Ws.

After getting GIMP installed and get around into the basic layout of using it, I went ahead and customize the layers in the map to see what I like and the first renumber I did is...





Santa Fe Railway C44-9W #666, the 'Devil' War Bonnet locomotive, *GASP!*

It's going to happen at some point and I actually did 666 before on Danny Beck's model prior to Nash releasing his on TrainSim, and I know me doing ATSF 666 would be considered poor taste by some of the older folks due to the religious and superstition context on the number, but as someone who's christian but doesn't care about Christianity and religion that much and doesn't believe in superstition, I did ATSF 666 because why not and I can do it really... I did do some of the other renumbers as well such as ATSF #600 and #667 as well, so it's three ATSF C44-9Ws that I did on Nash's model.

[Orbita]

As far as I know, BNSF renumbered ATSF 666 about 20 or so years ago to 599. One of the only railroads to actually do that. I'm pretty sure CSX has one that never got the superstitious renumber treatment.

[Whatever2006]

As far as I know, BNSF renumbered ATSF 666 about 20 or so years ago to 599. One of the only railroads to actually do that.

I could do 599 but as an fictional addition for Santa Fe Railway's C44-9W... 🤔

Although, I need to get around into showing ATSF 600 and 667, then do the other renumbers that myself and Parker did in Danny's model.

[Whatever2006]

It's going to happen at some point and I actually did 666 before on Danny Beck's model prior to Nash releasing his on TrainSim, and I know me doing ATSF 666 would be considered poor taste by some of the older folks due to the religious and superstition context on the number, but as someone who's christian but doesn't care about Christianity and religion that much and doesn't believe in superstition, I did ATSF 666 because why not and I can do it really... I did do some of the other renumbers as well such as ATSF #600 and #667 as well, so it's three ATSF C44-9Ws that I did on Nash's model.

And here's ATSF #600 and ATSF #667 along with another C44-9W, ATSF #670, 670 was the sample loco in the texture map kit that Nash set me, so I decide to include it as well because why not.

[Whatever2006]

I made some changes again on some of my renumbers of the ATSF C44-9Ws, I applied it to ATSF 651, ATSF 666 and 670, I haven't applied the change to ATSF 667 yet, I may as well do some of the other numbers from the ATSF 600-649 series when I feel like it.





The changes in question is on the undercarriage, locomotive trucks and the plow, the upper frame and locomotive body remained unchanged, but then again I will change my mind and tinker with the layers of the map texture themselves.

[Whatever2006]

Something to bump here in this thread... since I got the EMD GP60 Pack from TrainSimulations... it's the first time in a long while since I did a renumber on one of their locomotive assets.

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It's a test for me doing a renumber repaint using GIMP and the results looks decent, despite the rough patching I did on the cab side numbers. Possible release? Maybe, but that's to be disclosed at some point.

Edit: I decided to release ATSF 4022, it's now available on the File Library, have fun.

[ossie]

It looks good to me Eoin. The "rough patching" as you described it just looks like some natural grime and grot. Nice job.

[Whatever2006]

ossie Thanks Pete, but the base texture itself is done by TrainSimulations themselves and they did a great job on it, I only did the renumber and without the numbers applied, you would have seen some artifacts of the clone tool as I covered up the cab side numbers, which is something I wouldn't like because I find it unnatural in a context for something doesn't involve a report marking and renumbering patch work.

[Whatever2006]

you would have seen some artifacts of the clone tool as I covered up the cab side numbers, which is something I wouldn't like because I find it unnatural in a context for something doesn't involve a report marking and renumbering patch work.

Here's what the cab sides look like without the numbers.

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It's there, but I doubt anyone would see it since some factors are going to be involved such as the numbers that covers the artifacts up, I would like to make the 'patch' more seamless with the rest of the textures but that will take time, so I will be seeing that in the future.

[ossie]

I'm a grot & grime guy Eoin so I'd leave it as is lol. Some of my better bits of weathering have come from doing jobs like that and just liking the streaks, patches etc I've made by accident. The cloning brush often gets a work out transferring my flukey results to other places as well.

[Whatever2006]

I'm more on the 'battle-worn' but not 'worn-out', I like that look on the liveries where it's partially weathered. But anyways, I made some adjustments on the cab side numbers to make them a bit more thick and now it blends with the rest of the base ATSF GP60s, which I say is good enough!

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[Whatever2006]

Light engine move shenanigans. I'm doing a test run for ATSF 4022 in game, nothing special here.

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[geepster775]

I wish the ATSFs (or at least one exemplar unit) had the as-delivered gumball roof light as 4xxx series. The lack of them are more suitable for BNSF b/y 8700s or BNSF H1 160's series.

[Whatever2006]

I wish the ATSFs (or at least one exemplar unit) had the as-delivered gumball roof light as 4xxx series.

It would be possible VIA an kit-bashing with an Freight Animation part and some texture work...

Anyways... back to blank patching with the clone tool, maybe this time my current attempt in making a seamless numberless patch will look decent I hope.

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