Fish's Project Thread

[pwillard]

Its not a tough concept to learn, but it changes your re-skinning ability immensely. It requires a paint program that supports layers. (Paint.net, gimp, Paintshop Pro, "suck you dry" Adobe tools, and Serif Affinity tools are among the tools that support layers) I use Affinity tools like Affinity Photo and Affinity designer.

Here is an example of a halfway finished texture.Screenshot 2024-09-17 143743.jpg
You will notice that I have control over each layer in the image... and I can organize and change opacity of each level to allow features to impact other layers... the noise/grime for example shows through... versus being covered up by the reporting mark.

[rdayt]

What I find helps is to place a layer with the details on top of everything else then thin it down so the weathering shows through.
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I use Paint.net. I tried Gimp but it was like trying to fly a Boing 777 when all I needed was a Piper Cub.

Randy

[CSRX]

Even without the use of layers, the clone tool, selection tool, and color adjustments are your friends as well.

My patch jobs, I will clone textures from another section of the car or engine, while the portion I want to "patch" is selected. From there I match up the lines correctly or any other part such as hatches and latches, handles, etc.

From there, I then take the black color or white color, and due the hue and saturation mixture, so that it's gray scale, or simple adjust the brightness and contrast to give the patch location a darker look.

Details will still show, and the patch job comes out crystal clear. You can do the same with the logos and lettering, by simply adjusting the opacity level to roughly 80 percent versus 100, this too will keep the details underneath, visible.

It's a bit dated and old school how I approach my repaints, but that's how I've done it from the start, and how I shown others, but thankfully the others I've shown, have grown further with their overall experience and have produced amazing repaint results, me, I'll stick to my photo textures as much as I can. It's a pain, but copy and paste matching the ribs and other details, becomes satisfying in the end.

[Fish4890]

so... wheres the Updates from The LLW...

NS ACe Block 2 75% Done
NS ACe Block 1 There was a Renumber Error in the end of the File for 1134... Will be uploaded as Such..

Will there be a Block 3 maby...
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[Fish4890]

For the Love of Open-Rails i SHould Be Able to Get Started on Yet agian Vol3 of the NS SD70ACe Block Renumber Sets
Block 3 is 1147 to 1165 But 66 and 67 will be Included with the Block 3 Package...

Have you Herd of the New NS Heritage Unit?

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[eric]

Have fun, but I gotta ask... how many of these can anyone realistically need or use in a single activity? I get it for box cars, hoppers, etc. where there can be hundreds in view. Engines... not so much.

[Fish4890]

I have a Question... Im Trying to find the Door parts files for like the CN ET44AC's so i can continue with any Heritage units that come On the Pipeline from CN...

When it Comes to the WIsconsin Central One for the T4 Parts i keep Screwing it up the Block 3 of the ACe's is Temporaily been Suspended Due to me being Really Badly Sick with the Flu..

[Fish4890]

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Im Cooking a " What If " CN unit

[Fish4890]

i am Missing the CP_ES44ACc File but this is Lovely

This one is Private But Will be like it for a Few Weeks... (35 days so i can get some fun out of it before Release) image.png

[Fish4890]

Well ... 3122 is coming Nicely... " Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway"

THESE UNITS WILL USE THE GERRY STORY ADVANCED PHYSICS

Why do i need to put it in Caps Bec People cant Read a single Readme i state you need that to run em...

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[ZachBell4400]

Funny thing is, DWP, BLE and DMIR are not on the list of CN's heritage fleet. Yet.

[eric]

Meh, that's part of the fun. I've got UP 1981 lying around somewhere wearing full Milwaukee orange & black and a Hiawatha logo along with the UP Heritage markings. That's where my avatar came from.

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[Fish4890]

Meh, that's part of the fun. I've got UP 1981 lying around somewhere wearing full Milwaukee orange & black and a Hiawatha logo along with the UP Heritage markings. That's where my avatar came from.

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Love how that Looks Eric

[Fish4890]

With the " What if" CN Heritage Project... Heres 3122 Sporting DT&I NUmbering

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[Fish4890]

Update

Fixed the backend
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