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CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Thu Nov 05, 2015 9:46 am
by gtw5812
Hello Everyone,
I recently downloaded the CP Bathtub Sulphur Gondolas, and CP Rail SD40-2 repaints. This locomotives are very nicely don, and have lots of objects, to make them "CP Rail" specific, ie; high mounted bells, winter hatches, hoods, etc. Due to the placement of the high bell, on the cab above the windshield, and the headlight being placed in the low hood, the headlight "glow" is in the wrong place. I was curious if anyone has experienced this problem, and is there a way to move the headlight to the lower position. I believe that these are Mike "Murdans" repaints, but I am not sure. They use the newer Kuju SD40-2 model. I have attached photos.
Thanks,
Galen
Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:05 pm
by gtw5812
I can't believe I haven't got an answer yet! :)
Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Thu Nov 05, 2015 10:46 pm
by buzz456
I can't believe I haven't seen a picture showing me what's wrong. If you do I will try to help you.

Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:34 am
by ErikGorbiHamilton
buzz456 wrote:I can't believe I haven't seen a picture showing me what's wrong. If you do I will try to help you.

He is wondering why the nose headlight doesn't light up...
Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Fri Nov 06, 2015 8:17 am
by gtw5812
Please notice, ditch lights on Buzz.....but no nose headlight. It is still in the original position, above the windshield, hidden behind the add on Canadian bell.
Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:04 am
by buzz456
Tell me how I can be sure to be messing with the "late" model and I'll see if I can move it. I have done that before on other locomotives.
Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:54 am
by gtw5812
Hi Buzz,
These are the SD40-2's, located in the Kuju folder, that were packaged with the Sulphur bathtub gonodolas recently uploaded. I downloaded the whole package from Murdan's site, however, the gon's are located now in the file library here. When I use the scenario builder, you can see the headlight, located on the locomotive, behind the new bell. I hope that helps.
R/
Galen
Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Fri Nov 06, 2015 7:49 pm
by buzz456
Unfortunately you will have to go back to the author. The lower headlight is put on there as a child object and while I can move where the headlight shines from, what makes it show up as being illuminated is a part of the Geo that Mike created and should be a texture of some kind, It doesn't seem to exist at this time.
Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:44 pm
by rhovak
Hello
Sorry to bother... especially since I can't help with the problem but... where are those nifty looking repaints from?
Cheers!
Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Thu Nov 26, 2015 9:21 pm
by ColoradoRailfan
You can try to make a light glow as another child object?
Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Thu Nov 26, 2015 10:07 pm
by buzz456
ColoradoRailfan wrote:You can try to make a light glow as another child object?
Why don't you go back to the author over on that other page and ask them to fix it?
Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Thu Nov 26, 2015 11:09 pm
by ColoradoRailfan
buzz456 wrote:ColoradoRailfan wrote:You can try to make a light glow as another child object?
Why don't you go back to the author over on that other page and ask them to fix it?
Why are you telling me that? It was only a suggestion.
Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2015 3:25 am
by BNSFdude
It was a pretty tongue-in-cheek comment regarding his thoughts about the author who decided it's better to have his own forum with blackjack, hookers, and lack luster DLC support.
Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2015 3:53 am
by ErikGorbiHamilton
Jeeze, Seems like a lota hate going towards Mike. did i miss something?
Re: CP Rail SD40-2 Headlight Placement

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2015 9:09 am
by buzz456
A lot apparently.