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Post by AirCoaster on Mar 21, 2014 10:19:53 GMT -5
Hey Guys, Recently, with some time on my hands since I was laid-off, I have tried my hand at repainting the EMD GP20 by Reppo to the livery of the Neuville & Williamsburg R.R., my personal route. I thought I would share the initial results with you fellows. This was no easy task, but in all reality it wasn't extremely hard either. Take a look and see what you think, I think I needed to push the draw distance a bit on that shot. Reppo EMD GP20 Neuville & Williamsburg Railroad |
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Post by Tom Constantine on Mar 21, 2014 11:45:56 GMT -5
Looks good John.
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Post by sgtmajor on Mar 21, 2014 17:23:15 GMT -5
Yes indeed....Looks Great!!! I haven't yet tried to repaint anything..........still trying to just set up scenerio's. (smile)
Cheers,
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Post by AirCoaster on Mar 25, 2014 1:31:38 GMT -5
I have changed the design a bit since my first try. I will post some other images tomorrow. Like I said, it isn't easy, but it can be done successfully with a bit of experimentation as there are really no good tutorials on the subject. Thanks for the support.
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Post by AirCoaster on Mar 26, 2014 11:45:24 GMT -5
So, here's the redesign. I used the Indian Eagle head from my old VA LEAF, never hurts to use something old that can relate to the new. Eastbound out of Johnstown on the PRR |
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Post by sgtmajor on Mar 26, 2014 14:12:27 GMT -5
I like it!!! Great job!! Perhaps, someday I'll try my hand at repainting. I have enough trouble with aircraft with the included paintkits.....probably beyond my talent. (smile)
Cheers,
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Post by AirCoaster on Mar 28, 2014 17:10:50 GMT -5
It's not really that hard or complicated Steve. You just need to set some time out of your day to work on it in one continuous setting so as to keep the colors similar. Mine isn't perfect in that regard, but I work on enhancing the repaint when I have the time. I have found that some of the original textures are complex to give them that weathered look. I haven't found the right combination to use to keep that weathered look as there are other factors that control the shininess of the texture too, not sure what that is. It is certainly not in the bump maps. Also, there is the renaming of certain parameters in the files, but I did find most of them, and again, that isn't that hard.
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Post by sgtmajor on Mar 31, 2014 22:45:49 GMT -5
I haven't found the right combination to use to keep that weathered look as there are other factors that control the shininess of the texture too, not sure what that is. It is certainly not in the bump maps. I haven't looked....but do they use .dds textures? If so....have you played with the alpha channel any? At least in FSX, you can usually control the shine by the alpha channel and the Spec channel (to include the Spec Alpha) It's always a hit and miss routine, as some developers have it set to the darker (grey) makes it shiny....while others I've found are just the opposite. (White usually reduces the shiny or gloss look.) Someday, I'll try....but I now have WAY TOO much on my plate. (smile) Cheers, |
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Post by AirCoaster on Apr 11, 2014 9:31:00 GMT -5
Yah Steve they use the .dds format. I will have to try this. I figured it was in the alpha, but couldn't find a positive explanations of how the shininess was handled. Thanks for the tip.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 7:20:36 GMT -5
John, the way I used to get a weathered look when I was painting aircraft was to build the basic texture in layers of variable transparency in eg Photoshop, sometimes blurring or using some other effect, before flattening it at the end. Great for rust and other surface stains and damage. Then you can use your alpha to get shine etc. Don't know if that's relevant in this case though.
Looks good.
Roger
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Post by sgtmajor on Apr 13, 2014 0:14:22 GMT -5
John, the way I used to get a weathered look when I was painting aircraft was to build the basic texture in layers of variable transparency in eg Photoshop, sometimes blurring or using some other effect, before flattening it at the end. Great for rust and other surface stains and damage. Then you can use your alpha to get shine etc. Don't know if that's relevant in this case though. Looks good. Roger Hmmmm....I never had much luck at weathering....however, you've given me some ideas, Roger. Now....if I can only find the time. (smile) Leaving for Kansas in the morning. 23 hours of driving....a couple days there to pick up some items for Mom and Dad and then 23 hours back. I'm hoping this will be the last trip driving to Kansas for a while. (smile) Cheers, |
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