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Platform Mirrors
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:24 pm
by gavo01
http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/Cro ... ine_2.html Sixth picture down
Having dabbled a little in Blender recently I was hoping to find somemore pictures of these platform mirrors that were dotted about the country in the nineties but I have only located this one.
Does anyone know of any others I may be able to get hold of?
Re: Platform Mirrors
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:41 pm
by simuk
Re: Platform Mirrors
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:45 pm
by gavo01
Cheers for those Flickr photos, they will help a great deal, although I now require pictures showing the rear of the mirror but I suppose I could use my imagination there.

Re: Platform Mirrors
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:50 pm
by GavNormandale
you could make your own textures, the mirror would be a very difficult texture to create but the rest would be easy enough
Gav
Re: Platform Mirrors
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:55 pm
by overmarze
Yea thay have them at most stations on the lts
Tilbury Town Grays both has them

Re: Platform Mirrors
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:57 pm
by gavo01
GavNormandale wrote:you could make your own textures, the mirror would be a very difficult texture to create but the rest would be easy enough
Gav
You're right there Gav, getting the mirror texture right will be a nightmare but I was actually referring to the rear of the mirror body.
http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/Cro ... ine_3.html Third picture down, right hand side.
Its not a very clear picture so I think I may have to be a bit creative with this part of the model.

Re: Platform Mirrors
Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:48 pm
by hertsbob
Re: Platform Mirrors
Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:11 pm
by Sly401
Hiya
Try playing with the values in TrainGlass.fx shader... it has reflections
See Dereks art of railworks Blog.. suggest you play around with 2nd and 3rd arguments as well as specular level
Sly
Re: Platform Mirrors
Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 5:33 pm
by overmarze
Sly401 wrote:Hiya
Try playing with the values in TrainGlass.fx shader... it has reflections
See Dereks art of railworks Blog.. suggest you play around with 2nd and 3rd arguments as well as specular level
Sly
Intresting comment
What i like about the new things comming out is that thay come out on freewere and not paywere.
As we have the new 2 tone horn by ash burgess with the b and space bar.
Now we could be getting reflections in a mirror

Re: Platform Mirrors
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 9:45 pm
by gavo01
Cheers Bob these are just what I was looking for.
Sly401 wrote:Hiya
Try playing with the values in TrainGlass.fx shader... it has reflections
See Dereks art of railworks Blog.. suggest you play around with 2nd and 3rd arguments as well as specular level
Sly
Cheers for this bit of info Sly, will have to check out this blog. Maybe back at sometime for more help regarding the mirror texture. I'm a big believer in if its gonna be done, its got to be done properly.
overmarze wrote:What i like about the new things comming out is that thay come out on freewere and not paywere.
It helps if the 3D program used is free too, but until Henning releases his beta plug in for Blender 2.49 then all of my projects, see here
http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic. ... 2&t=104499 ,will have to sit and wait patiently.
Re: Platform Mirrors
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:41 pm
by gavo01
Have had a little time today for this one and have managed to come up with this so far. Don't want to cram too much detail into it as it is only a scenery object, having said that I am quite pleased with the result.
Once again usual mesh tweaks and texturing are the next things on the list as is getting to grips with the Glass Shaders so I can try and create a mirror effect.
Mirror Front
Mirror Rear. Have used this picture to try to recreate this side.
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/orig ... 604483.jpg

Re: Platform Mirrors
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 4:23 pm
by gavo01
Have had a bit of time to finish this model off but have yet to sort out the reflection mirror effect. Have come across this texture for the mirror and whilst its not correct I can't see any other way to replicate a mirror.
Zoom in for bigger picture
TrainGlass.fx only gives you a glass window effect which is not really what I was after, so I may stick with the above texture version for its initial release. If anyone is willing to have a go at the reflection mirror effect then PM me and I'll happily give you the .blend file.
Re: Platform Mirrors
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 4:42 pm
by Acorncomputer
Hi
How is the reflection created in the water decals. Perhaps there is a solution there.
Re: Platform Mirrors
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 11:43 pm
by gavo01
That is something worth looking into, cheers Goeff.
