TTUX Frontrunner

[thebigroyboyski]

Are you using the DXTBmp utility? With it you can just open your file whether it be a bmp or a dds click on the Alpha tab and one of your choices is to create a alpha template. Do whatever you want with it and then when you save as a dds just use that one.

Hope that helps with that problem.

Thanks Buzz.
No I haven't, I do have it though.
I'll give it a try tomorrow night
It's getting late here and I can't be bothered staring at textures or source files anymore tonight

[emdsd90mac]

Beta Testing the Frontrunner on Tehachapi Pass route. Super nice model on an amazing route.

[buzz456]

Beauty! This will be a great addition to the roster.

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[gtrtroger]

Very nice and very much needed.....
Are the BN trailers the only choice or are there other options?

[emdsd90mac]

Are the BN trailers the only choice or are there other options?

During the testing this morning, I copied the files and modified the .bin of each one to point to a different RCAP 45 foot trailer as shown in the post just above Buzz's.

[thebigroyboyski]

Very nice and very much needed.....
Are the BN trailers the only choice or are there other options?

There will be a full choice of trailers and numbers once it is released
The beta model has only one trailer as I want to address any model issues before I make up more.
Even once it's released it is very easy to swap out the trailers to run whatever you want on there.

I've had good feedback so far and a couple of things to look into this week

[Sibell]

They're in Beta ? Nice, glad to read it. They look fantastic, good work

[thebigroyboyski]

They're in Beta ? Nice, glad to read it. They look fantastic, good work

Thanks Sibell.
Yeah beta testing started this week so once i know the outcome I can finally give a release date.

[gtrtroger]

Please include instructions for trailer swapping in the read me file at release..will make for broader acceptance.

[thebigroyboyski]

Finally got my footplates to work.

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Just a couple of minor texture issues to fix.

[buzz456]

[HOScaler]

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Here is a pic of the 4-runner. It looks like the safety bars were removed rather quickly once the cars were put into service though. It also looks like they had the National Uni-Truck II on the wheel sets as well.

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It looks like more hassle than it would be worth but good job so far. We are going to have to come up with some textures for the trailers with the Preferred 45 and Preferred Pool markings. That should be easy enough.

[thebigroyboyski]

Hey HOScaler sorry for the slow reply.
Thanks for posting the pictures.
Thats the first pictures i've seen of the original 4runner sets.
I'm noticing quite a lot of subtle differences that would actually require a lot of re-modeling.
I thought they were just the same but with drawbars between the wagons to make them sets of four.

As for the model i've been having a little summer break with minimal work but i've got a hidden face somewhere in a wheel that's causing me export problems.
As soon as I find it and get the new texture fixed it will finally be release time

[thebigroyboyski]

All done
I'll get them uploaded soon.

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[thebigroyboyski]

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