V&T route restarted
V&T route restarted
I couldn't stay away, so I created a new set of baseboards using TransDEM, and have started the scenery for a new incarnation of the V&T.
I've picked 1918 for the initial period, since I have a decent set of track maps and railroad building descriptions from that year. It *shouldn't* be too hard to backdate, for anyone more interested in the earlier history of the route. And, I may split time periods anyway - the line to VC I may set in the 1880's, similar to the earlier project.
Because I'm sick of the VC area right now I've started on the other end of the route, in Reno.
Here's a pre-vegetation shot of the V&T yard in Reno. After I get the vegetation in, I'll start on the downtown area and the SP trackage.
Looking north across Mill St:
(Click on the picture for a larger image)
I've picked 1918 for the initial period, since I have a decent set of track maps and railroad building descriptions from that year. It *shouldn't* be too hard to backdate, for anyone more interested in the earlier history of the route. And, I may split time periods anyway - the line to VC I may set in the 1880's, similar to the earlier project.
Because I'm sick of the VC area right now I've started on the other end of the route, in Reno.
Here's a pre-vegetation shot of the V&T yard in Reno. After I get the vegetation in, I'll start on the downtown area and the SP trackage.
Looking north across Mill St:
(Click on the picture for a larger image)
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Ooooo, this is gonna be nice!
Lookin' forward to it.
Lookin' forward to it.
Rick
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He he, that is lookin' sweeeet, Curtis!
Oh, btw, Ken is one of the best 'veggie' men around. I put him right along side Gor.
Oh, btw, Ken is one of the best 'veggie' men around. I put him right along side Gor.
Rick
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Vegetation and The Route
Curtis
I have two routes that I've been working on for about 6-8 months and both are heavily detailed. I love to put trees and grass everywhere.
One is a DEM version of the "Pino Grande" which, for me, is a logging and mining railroad and the other is a flat version of my own I call "Southern Farms". It looks a lot like what you might see here in the South riding on some of the small two lanes and a few dirt-farm roads in between.
Rick is being too kind. I look at the route from ground level as does Gor and continually put stuff in place. If you want a preview of some of my grassy country, I will provide a few pics. "Southern Farms" is nearly done, BTW.
If you don't have a strong enough PC, well............you know.........
I'll be here.
I have two routes that I've been working on for about 6-8 months and both are heavily detailed. I love to put trees and grass everywhere.
One is a DEM version of the "Pino Grande" which, for me, is a logging and mining railroad and the other is a flat version of my own I call "Southern Farms". It looks a lot like what you might see here in the South riding on some of the small two lanes and a few dirt-farm roads in between.
Rick is being too kind. I look at the route from ground level as does Gor and continually put stuff in place. If you want a preview of some of my grassy country, I will provide a few pics. "Southern Farms" is nearly done, BTW.
If you don't have a strong enough PC, well............you know.........
I'll be here.
Hey Ken,
I'd love to see pictures of your work
I'm building the route in trainz classics (surveyor seems to be a bit more stable than in previous versions; and it seems to run faster). I'm being careful not to use any built-in content (I never imported '06 into TC, so there should be no dependancies there, either). Also, I'm not fixing any errors in content I download - if it has errors, I just delete it. It limits my ability to use some content; but it will make the route much more user-friendly for anyone who downloads it. (Or so I hope!)
Anyway, once I get some more work done on the route, I'll kick it over to you for some scenery work. We'll need to figure out how to merge each other's work after that, but hopefully that won't be too hard.
I'd love to see pictures of your work
I'm building the route in trainz classics (surveyor seems to be a bit more stable than in previous versions; and it seems to run faster). I'm being careful not to use any built-in content (I never imported '06 into TC, so there should be no dependancies there, either). Also, I'm not fixing any errors in content I download - if it has errors, I just delete it. It limits my ability to use some content; but it will make the route much more user-friendly for anyone who downloads it. (Or so I hope!)
Anyway, once I get some more work done on the route, I'll kick it over to you for some scenery work. We'll need to figure out how to merge each other's work after that, but hopefully that won't be too hard.
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Now, that's a WOW! LOL
Rick
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Now that is a WOW!!!Pencil wrote:Thanks, Rick!
Believe it or not, that's all done with texture - the walls are perfectly smooth...
Fantastic texturing, man! (And I thought I was good... )
Rick
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