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Thanks for the info moofy. I've never been too sure about the Port Ogden routes. I had an earlier version, and whilst it was pretty interesting, it just fell a bit flat 'cos I guess I knew it was fictitious (?sp?). Like the rest of us I do appreciate anything that's been done well though, and I know...

Hi Andre I've just been checking the Fallen Flags site for likely repaint contenders. I see a pretty good mix of GE and EMD locos. What do you reckon would be a common site during the 1970s - besides the F units and GP7s? This is my favourite period, and I just might get the urge to have a go at som...

Hi Andre That's far heavier traffic than I was expecting! But I can see some problems with that Shaberg grade if consists that large are going to be run. I was "exploring" with an SD45 timber consist that came with the Cascades route and the 3 locos stalled where the 5 U25Bs did earlier. I'll have t...

Hi Andre Thanks very much for your input in this thread - sharing your experiences of the real Frisco is much appreciated. It's a real relief to hear about the signalling (or lack of!) on this route following prototype practice, because I'm sure it would have put many off if they thought Larry had j...

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Larry's just come with the answer that there were no signals on this section of the Frisco!

Hmmmm. 60mph speed limit, no signals. Now this will make some interesting activities - especially if night runs were a feature! Kevin?

Cheers
Ken

Hi Martin

I reckon this would be a massive project - even if a volunteer was found! Knowing the foibles of MSTS do you think it may involve the re-laying/planning of track areas because of the logic involved? I dunno myself, but it always seems to throw up boggies on other routes!

Cheers
Ken

Hi Kev You just beat me to it - no signals! I've just posted a question asking Larry about this on Train-sim.com in the "Frisco Fix" post. This will be a real shame if that's how he's intended it as, so far, it looks an interesting route (especially as the Shoburg grade just knocked the stuffing out...

Hi I downloaded the Frisco the day it was available, but as has been mentioned, there were a LOT of files (.s and aces) missing. I started to write them down, but when I got to over 40 (and still a long way still to load) I realised there was a major problem! This issue had already been spotted by a...

Hi Martin - thanks for the kind words! Much appreciated! Stew Clark is kindly updating some of the texture maps for me, so hopefully I'll be uploading this before too long. I totally agree with you about the "mass" appearance of a model. Thankfully there are a lot of talented 3D modellers out there ...

Hi Patrick Thanks for the link to the Camden shop anyway - there are some interesting titles amongst their lists, that's for sure! Uncanny how most of us have the ability to remember something quite obscure, but never quite clearly enough to remember exactly where it was we saw it. Many's the time I...

Hi Sorry for chipping in, but I don't think either The Locomotive Cyclopedia Vol 1, or A History of the American Locomotive is the same as the one I picked up. Apart from the difference in titles, the number of pages doesn't tally either. The publisher of my book was Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp...

Hi I've been fiddling about with this Chessie SW1 over the last couple of days. It's a repaint of Stew Clark's terrific model, and it'll join the SP and B&O versions I did a while back. There are still some mapping problems, but hopefully Stew will sort those out (although he's a very busy guy!). Ch...

Yep, I agree. It's always the reflections that get me too. Even on a factory-fresh real loco, there's always an uneven-ness to the panelling that will catch light and bounce it back in ways that wouldn't even occur to a repainter. I've been repainting stuff since MSTS first came out, and I've tried ...

Just wish you could do to the diesel exhaust what you can do with steam exhaust using and modifying the Italian author's(?) textures. It's always looked pretty . on MSTS - sometimes much worse on some models than others. I also feel sometimes like removing the diesel exhaust effect completely. But b...

Hi I know this is an old topic, but just recently I've felt my allegiance change a bit. Having splashed about a fair bit over the years with my digital paintbrush, I've always scowled at the photo-textures that have been used for MSTS. It could almost be called cheating I thought! What? You spend ho...