Decals

[buzz456]

In attempting to re-paint the Empire Builder Pack two freight F&7 I came across something pretty strange. The white stripe on the nose is a decal which (I don't know if this is important) is DX5 while the rest of the textures are DX3. In any event I can get it to be the same color OK but I can't write over the top of it. If I try to make the top layer transparent it just comes out white. Anyway I am trying to put the CP stripes on the nose and this thing just shows as a rectangle in the texture folder so the shape has to be in the Geo file somewhere therefore even if I try to match the stripes I can't do that since they go every which way. Is there some way to make this totally transparent so I can paint on the main body or am I just screwed on painting this or.............................am I doing something wrong?
Any ideas will be appreciated.

[artimrj]

I know this, the file should have an alpha chanel that is black and white. White produces a solid color, black is invisible. Shades of grey in between can act like dirt on a window. I do not know about DXT5 though.

[buzz456]

RSC_F7.jpg

I get something that looks like this. If I make the top layer transparent then the decal stripe looks white and my stripe on the body is still not there.

[artimrj]

Sorry Buzz I do not know enough to direct you any further.

[buzz456]

Maybe we can get Hack or someone else who has messed around with EVERYTHING can help out here. Otherwise I can only do the CP paints with two headlamps.

[qrfan3]

Buzz,
Where is that NW F7 from?...You mentioned Empire Pack 2 and I thought I had it as I had dabbled with several F7's repaints. I only have Pack1 and cannot locate where the Pack 2 is from.

Cheers..

[buzz456]

Pack 2 is the Big Sky Blue version put out by RSC. It included the Empire Builder and a freight version of the BSB F7. I put the textures on there for NW.

[qrfan3]

Okay, thanks..that's why I don't have it.

[ErikGorbiHamilton]

RSC_F7.jpg

I get something that looks like this. If I make the top layer transparent then the decal stripe looks white and my stripe on the body is still not there.

That red and black go along nicely.