RH&DR Locomotive and Rolling Stock Creation

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:04 pm

Hi All!

Captain Howey V1.0 is now completed. .eng file is written and modified and RH&DR is applied to the diesel sides! Now all I need is testers - If anyone wants to test the loco please drop me an e:mail with your name and e:mail address to Bubblevincer@AOL.com (I already have one - BluebellStepney)

Meanwhile here are some pictures of the locos 'maiden' run up the Piddington Light Railway!

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Bubble

Note: BluebellStepney (a.k.a Tom!) can you e:mail me where to send a copy of the model please!

timbgray64 · Post by **timbgray64** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:43 pm

Looks even better on a proper track, can you send it to me please. Only thing, where is the head code disc ?

Tim

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:07 am

Whoops! I'll add that quickly before I send it. It is just a single white one isn't it?

Bubble

JSR86 · Post by **JSR86** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:51 pm

Hi All

Nvincer wrote:Whoops! I'll add that quickly before I send it. It is just a single white one isn't it?

Bubble

what sort of train are you running? as there are many diffrent headcodes used on romney locos. Take this pictue of 14 at Dymchurch
http://www.jreeves3.photosite.com/June0 ... S_Dym.html
the headcode denotes a ECS train in this case the empty school train returing to New Romney on the down. here are a few more.
One disc at the top means the train is a normal stopping train
http://www.jreeves3.photosite.com/June0 ... illop.html
one disc bottom centre means light engine
http://www.jreeves3.photosite.com/June0 ... Table.html
two discs bottom left and right mean express/specail. one disc bottom left means P.Way(12 carries this one the most as it is used for the daily track patrol). Also I notice you have not included any roof detail but still an excellence first attempt.

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:58 pm

Cheers for that. I might include several versions of the loco so that several different headcodes could be used!

Bubble

JonPotter · Post by **JonPotter** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:04 pm

WOuldn't that nake the file size a little large?

timbgray64 · Post by **timbgray64** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:07 pm

Nvincer wrote:Whoops! I'll add that quickly before I send it. It is just a single white one isn't it?

Bubble

Check your mail, it should help a little

Tim

BluebellStepney · Post by **BluebellStepney** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:14 pm

Easy - Freight animation it. File size won't be a prob then.

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:27 pm

Tim - Cheers for the file

Tom - How do you do a freight animation?

Bubble

BluebellStepney · Post by **BluebellStepney** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:18 pm

A freight animation is a shape file which you add to your main file using code. Ever wondered why the drivers of Sutton Belle and Flyer never turned up in Shape viewer? It's because they are freight anims. Basically, create a shape file where the discs would be in the model.

actually, in thinking about it, wouldn't Alphas sort it out? Create the headcodes and make each one on a different section of texture, (therefore alpha) and then you can swap the ace files when you want a different headcode, and people can also make new ones!

I'll send you one over to your e-mail.

Tom

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:58 pm

Hi Tom
Thanks for you ideas. I had a go with the alphas idea but the problem is the textures would have to have exactally the same filename. Then you may overwrite files and forget which one was which etc. It could get very confusing!

(I think thats right anyway!)

Freight anims may also be a problem because I can never position extra things on the loco in the .eng file! (I may have another go at this once I have TSM 1.1 though)

Edit:// See bottom post

Cheers
Bubble

BluebellStepney · Post by **BluebellStepney** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:41 pm

That would be an awful lot of downloads for even a few of the headcodes (they would be John Southland to do as well...)

How about the same idea with the Alphas, but with the shape files? Similar to a loco I remember downloading which allowed you to have either a "Shiny" or "Dull" version.

Either way, I wouldn't get too worked up about it, though. Many of the locos on MSTS don't have headcodes, have only one type, or none!!

Tom

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:50 pm

Why not just leave it with one headcode

David

Nvincer · Post by **Nvincer** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:51 pm

Hi
This is my proposed "action plan"

I will send out the test copys of Captain Howey to all of the voulenteer testers tonight, without the headcodes.

Then I will upload the main loco if it is alright.

I will then work on trying to get headcodes to work as wagons that you can choose whichever set you like. (Like the headboards that have been uploaded to UKTS). This means that people can then use the headcodes on John Southland too!

Bubble

P.S I hope this works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:55 pm

If its not too late, i'm interested in a beta

David