steam loco painting competition anyone?

decapod · Post by **decapod** » Tue Jul 30, 2002 3:55 pm

I'm about to release my Austerity J94 0-6-0 Saddletank - painted as K&ESR Northiam (see Austerity Progress in screenshots forum), hopefully tomorrow night.

At the same time, I'll release a repainting kit, describing what parts of the textures do what. I intend to donate this model as a sort of community model, any/all repaints have my full permission, I don't care about copyright.

377 of these locos were produced and a lot have been preserved (so one loco could have several liveries)

This could give us some scope for a small painting competition (not a serious one like Matt's - or would Matt like icons of the same loco repainted?)
- it would be fun to post all the screenshots and get the members here to have a poll, in a week or two, for the best paint job.

Is anyone interested in doing this?

We could end up with more skins than the dash-9 on t***n-s*m.c*m

(ulterior motive - I need K&ESR 23 and 24 too)

Post by **NeutronIC** » Tue Jul 30, 2002 5:02 pm

I'd be happy to donate a couple of months premium access to the best one(s) too.

Matt

37714 · Post by **37714** » Wed Jul 31, 2002 6:56 am

I'll have a go, though i doubt i'd get very far as i don't have any pictures, nor know where to get pictures.

decapod · Post by **decapod** » Wed Jul 31, 2002 9:10 am

A destinct lack of replies...

I'll release it shortly (this morning), let's see how popular it is

http://www.cirsel.freeserve.co.uk/wdindex.htm has a few pics and just try using google and various combinations of "austerity" "j94" "hunslet" comes up with quite a few.

Fodda · Post by **Fodda** » Wed Jul 31, 2002 9:43 am

LOL! Sounds like a great idea. Also a good intro into the repainting scene. Thanks very much for giving blanket permissions... that's very generous of you. Not sure what I can contribute, but I'll certainly have a go once I'm back from my hols.

Now to find some pictures... and repainting instructions...

decapod · Post by **decapod** » Wed Jul 31, 2002 10:21 am

Another excellent resource I've found is my local library, it's free too!

most libraries have their catalogue on the internet these days so you can browse from work (not that I ever do that

)

For J94 pics, try a book called "Industrial Steam" I've no idea who it's by, but it's a small hardback book.

I'd recommend anyone to just have a go and see what it turns out like. Texturing is definitely the hardest part of modelling - I cheat these days, the shiny effect hides a very plain texture

If anyone has problems getting their model to run, just e-mail me.

I forgot to add in the repaint instructions - make sure you change the name () information in the ENG file or you'll see two locos with the same name in the MSTS list.

decapod · Post by **decapod** » Wed Jul 31, 2002 6:30 pm

Just a quick thought...

- for those planning a repaint, it may be advisable to post the file name you're going to use to stop duplicates.

Duplicates of individual locos is not a problem, one loco may have several liveries, just the file names

First of all, I bags "J94-NCB5" which may give a clue as to what colour it will be

Electricfox · Post by **Electricfox** » Wed Jul 31, 2002 7:06 pm

Weeelll, I shall have a bash at this, I bagsie:
J94-WD

danielwilkieuk · Post by **danielwilkieuk** » Wed Jul 31, 2002 8:08 pm

Paint it in all the colours of the Rainbow?

It was a joke but if anyone does it and it wins then i want half of the prize money

southcoasttrains · Post by **southcoasttrains** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 1:17 am

I'll bag J94-SCT.

can it be in any scheme / livery we want?

decapod · Post by **decapod** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 9:20 am

58 downloads of the repaint kit - seems like a few people may have a go

Any livery sounds good to me, you can even make up your own (though rainbow may not look too good.

Anyone doing Wilbert or K&ESR 23 (brown) or 24 (green)?

eddief · Post by **eddief** » Thu Aug 01, 2002 11:24 pm

I'd enter, do we have to do proper liveries they carried or can we paint them however we want?