If you build it – they will come…

Hi Bazza…

Oh yeah – that’s what I forgot… Earlier on – I had played around with creating a shadow box for everything under the running boards… Just a basic shape – textured black – and – alpha’d out with a feathered edge… It darkened up the lower half of the loco with really nice results… It even shadowed the top part of the drivers… LOL – always something left to do…

Appreciate the help – sir !!!
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Regards,
Scott

Just some progress shots of 3DC in action…

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Regards,
Scott

Sorry I missed this one.
It looks to be coming along really well, nice modeling.
What’s the loco?

Bazza

Hi Bazza,

I have always admired your narrow gauge equipment – those outside frame locos take some real skill – I’m sure… Andre Ming at V-Scale I believe is working on a Colorado Narrow Gauge payware route now…

Thanks for the feedback – coming from you – that’s a definite compliment – sir… Actually – while I have been absent for a while – if it wasn’t for all the help I received from you and Paul and Pete and Vulcan Foundry and Buzz Benz and Bill Hobbs – etc etc etc – on my first model – I probably would have never started this one… You guys really lead me through the whole process…
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It’s a Lehigh and Hudson River 4-8-2 Heavy Mountain…
Prototype PIX Here:
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Sexy – right ???

It’s my hometown railroad which Rich S. did a superb job of representing recently – so I just had to do it… ‘1940’s LandHR’ available on TS site…
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This is my second attempt at making a 3D model so I’m still a newb – it takes me forever to get things right – LOL…

Here is where I am at now: about 85% done with modeling… 0% on textures… I just put the locomotive and tender together for the first time last night…

[img:z9ur37sh]http&#58;//img&#46;photobucket&#46;com/albums/v304/scottb613/TS/LOCOTender&#46;jpg[/img:z9ur37sh]

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[img:z9ur37sh]http&#58;//img&#46;photobucket&#46;com/albums/v304/scottb613/TS/Tender4S&#46;jpg[/img:z9ur37sh]

Regards,
Scott

I think you are getting me mixed up with Captain Bazza from one of the rail sim sites. <!– s:) –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!– s:) –>
I’m the 3DC Bazza…not related. <!– s:) –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":)" title="Smile" /><!– s:) –>

If this is only your second attempt it’s a VERY good one, I don’t think I would have chosen such a complex subject when I first got started.

Hope you can maintain this standard when you apply the textures, it certainly desrves a nice texture set.

Bazza

Hi Bazza…

DOH… Sorry for the confusion…

Well – you – were the Bazza that helped me a great deal with my first model – so – the one that counts in my book !!! LOL…
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I had noticed some PIX elseware of some very nice narrow gauge equipment – sorry – I thought it was yours…

Ok OK – I confess – it’s my third model – I did build the whale following the newb tutorial here to learn the ropes… Between you and me – the whale did not come out very good…
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Regards,
Scott

All,

Thanks 3DC – still a work in in progress – as I have more texture work to do…
The model is pretty much where I want it with the exception of LOD’s…

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Regards,
Scott

I can’t take screenshots to save my life…

Sooo…

A few ‘In-Game’ shots by Paul ‘pnrailway’…

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And some from Jim ‘highball3985’…

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Regards,
Scott

Hi Scott,

Very impressive set of images, pleased you stuck at it.

My only comment would be that in some of the full daylight shots the colours look a bit washed out, maybe try to get something like this

[img:3kkylwh3]http&#58;//img638&#46;imageshack&#46;us/img638/474/sfcan0312&#46;jpg[/img:3kkylwh3]

Maybe some extra shading under the boiler as well?
The last image in your set looks just about right, spot on, great job. <!– s:D –><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" title="Very Happy" /><!– s:D –>

Bazza

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