Looking for UP Big Boy reskin

[Fleegle411]

I like it Alot X, is there any chance of seeing that repaint on the File Library?

[billy]

I was wondering that myself.
It would be nice to have at least one good repaint in the library,

[dtrainBNSF1]

Whats wrong with clean and restored?

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Now that does look nice I suggested the weathered/rusty version because from what I've seen on Facebook and Engine Driver everyone complains that the locomotives as they come are too clean and not grimy enough. Most of the complaints go toward the British locomotives now that I think about it...but there is something to be said about clean locos

[dtrainBNSF1]

By the way XDriver: how did you get the coal in the tender to come up to the right height in the tender? My biggest complaint about the Big Boy model is that the tender always looks like it's on the verge of being empty even fully loaded. Or did you use the Challenger tender?

[Ericmopar]

Oil fired version is Ericmopar approved.

[billy]

I like the white wall wheels.
If you have every seen the rims put on steam locomotive wheels, its fascinating.
They dose them with fuel and set them on fire, so the metal expands and are tapped around the solid wheel with sledge hammers.
Once they cool , the metal contracts and becomes very tight.
There is a very distinct color difference in the steel.

[XDriver]

By the way XDriver: how did you get the coal in the tender to come up to the right height in the tender? My biggest complaint about the Big Boy model is that the tender always looks like it's on the verge of being empty even fully loaded. Or did you use the Challenger tender?

I reworked the tender bin file to get them to work right. I think I used the Challenger_Coal.ban also. When you adjust the coal level in the editor, the coal will rise up and down accordingly. I've also added rivets to the tender. Anybody even notice?
The oil tender is a modified Challenger tender with a model change that I can not share. Sorry. I suppose anyone can just use a Challenger tender on their loco.
I have made dozens of modifications to the BB and Challenger and I've forgotten what and how many.
A side note: Mike's FEF blows it out of the water and they don't get used as much as I use to use them.

[dtrainBNSF1]

By the way XDriver: how did you get the coal in the tender to come up to the right height in the tender? My biggest complaint about the Big Boy model is that the tender always looks like it's on the verge of being empty even fully loaded. Or did you use the Challenger tender?

I reworked the tender bin file to get them to work right. I think I used the Challenger_Coal.ban also. When you adjust the coal level in the editor, the coal will rise up and down accordingly. I've also added rivets to the tender. Anybody even notice?
The oil tender is a modified Challenger tender with a model change that I can not share. Sorry. I suppose anyone can just use a Challenger tender on their loco.
I have made dozens of modifications to the BB and Challenger and I've forgotten what and how many.
A side note: Mike's FEF blows it out of the water and they don't get used as much as I use to use them.

Cool! I'll have to give it a try!