Hey folks!
I'm slowly working through the process of converting 1024 textures to 2048 and next off are centerflow hoppers. I spent a very frustrating weekend trying to sort the photos I have to match appropriate models in the sim (and probably severely dented the productivity of the BEW factory with a number of questions/rants... sorry Bern.
). What I found was that there are any number of variations in hopper bodies that don't directly match models we have available. Setting aside payware models that can't be added to the F/L, my intention is to do quite a lot on the TS Mullan MRL 50049 ACF Centerflow model. My question for those interested though is how do people feel about body variations being "made to fit" on the TS model?
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For instance, the CEFX hopper has much "deeper" ends than the TS model while the CN hopper has a much different base under the ladders (and I haven't even looked at dimensions of those freight cars in comparison to the TS model). Both of those I could "make fit" onto the TS model but prior to doing that I'm interested to see what people who might use them think. Do you prefer the photos to be as prototypically correct as possible to the TS model, or if I have good photos of variations that I can make fit, are you ok with that?
I'm trying a new approach for this project. Normally I go like a bull at a gate for a couple of weeks before I burn out and move on to something else. I'm going to try to limit myself to a couple a week and hopefully be able to upload a small pack of 6-8 hoppers every 3 or 4 weeks until I run out of steam. I haven't got any of the new TS hopper packs yet but I do have plenty of photos of the 4 bay version so at some point I'll buy one of those and include some 4 bays as I go along.
The first 3 are done and waiting for reinforcements.
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I'm slowly working through the process of converting 1024 textures to 2048 and next off are centerflow hoppers. I spent a very frustrating weekend trying to sort the photos I have to match appropriate models in the sim (and probably severely dented the productivity of the BEW factory with a number of questions/rants... sorry Bern.
). What I found was that there are any number of variations in hopper bodies that don't directly match models we have available. Setting aside payware models that can't be added to the F/L, my intention is to do quite a lot on the TS Mullan MRL 50049 ACF Centerflow model. My question for those interested though is how do people feel about body variations being "made to fit" on the TS model?52707533936_5f9e3047ff_o.jpg
For instance, the CEFX hopper has much "deeper" ends than the TS model while the CN hopper has a much different base under the ladders (and I haven't even looked at dimensions of those freight cars in comparison to the TS model). Both of those I could "make fit" onto the TS model but prior to doing that I'm interested to see what people who might use them think. Do you prefer the photos to be as prototypically correct as possible to the TS model, or if I have good photos of variations that I can make fit, are you ok with that?
I'm trying a new approach for this project. Normally I go like a bull at a gate for a couple of weeks before I burn out and move on to something else. I'm going to try to limit myself to a couple a week and hopefully be able to upload a small pack of 6-8 hoppers every 3 or 4 weeks until I run out of steam. I haven't got any of the new TS hopper packs yet but I do have plenty of photos of the 4 bay version so at some point I'll buy one of those and include some 4 bays as I go along.
The first 3 are done and waiting for reinforcements.
Open Rails 2025-03-18 11-17-10.png
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