DTM SDP40F Repaints

[PNWR1854]

If a Milwaukee road F40C is possible, that'd be neat

Does this have something to do with the thread?

Yepp.
Other than the weird grills on the F40C, They have a very similar body style and a repaint to go with Jerry's gallery cars would be nice.
Here's a side by side if your still skeptical:

[buzz456]

Let's see the 40C is a six axle where the 40PH is four. The 40C is 68 ft 10inches long. The PH is 45 ft 2 inches. I'd say the differences is quite a bit. Call me crazy.

[GenesisFan99]

Let's see the 40C is a six axle where the 40PH is four. The 40C is 68 ft 10inches long. The PH is 45 ft 2 inches. I'd say the differences is quite a bit. Call me crazy.

He means repaint the SDP40F as an F40C. The F40C was very similar to the SDP40F and was essentially an SDP40F with HEP.

[GenesisFan99]

Before anyone gets too excited we have to see if the mapping is any less weird than on many of these Amtrak cars most of which are impossible to repaint accurately.

I don’t know much of how repaints work, but wouldn’t decals fix a situation where the mapping is stupid?

One does not simply "make a child object." Making a child object takes time and skill. I've been repainting for a very long time now and I still can't do it.

Fair enough. I heard from he who shall not be named that it took forever to make child objects.

[GenesisFan99]

Its a passenger car from DTM, So you get a DTM Layout with the texturing, as you see here i started work on a pacific parlour car set
I will be using child objects on this, so i used the main texture as a place to put the textures as it had alot of blank space.

Thanks so much man! Did you happen to make use of the paint and color guide?

[GenericZack]

Versions of that color guide have been around for years, they never end up looking right with the in game lighting one bit. so i stopped using it.

[buzz456]

Versions of that color guide have been around for years, they never end up looking right with the in game lighting one bit. so i stopped using it.

+1

[GenesisFan99]

That's too bad the game lighting makes it look wrong. Oh well. I'm sure it will turn out great. Once the Phase VI (IVb for those who don't know) version is done and you have time, is there a plan for the other cars?

[PNWR1854]

Let's see the 40C is a six axle where the 40PH is four. The 40C is 68 ft 10inches long. The PH is 45 ft 2 inches. I'd say the differences is quite a bit. Call me crazy.

He means repaint the SDP40F as an F40C. The F40C was very similar to the SDP40F and was essentially an SDP40F with HEP.

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