More WIP shots - Looking for input

[micaelcorleone]

I looked at the default F7 bodies, and they aren't mapped for the casual skinner. The main body is actually 5 different pieces, and stacks of unrelated bits and parts. It could be done, but it would take a couple of days fiddling the lines and color cuts.

Oh please, accept the challenge. I'd really like to see the F7 in yellow and bluebonnet. Please.
(And a Western Pacific livery for it would be awesome. )

[buzz456]

I was trying to do a repaint for the Soo Line and this thing is a nightmare to try and repaint. I hear you.

Buzz

[Kali]

I looked at the default F7 bodies, and they aren't mapped for the casual skinner. The main body is actually 5 different pieces, and stacks of unrelated bits and parts. It could be done, but it would take a couple of days fiddling the lines and color cuts.

Some of the original model mapping almost brings me to tears...

Provided each part is mapped to the same scale it's not too slow, you can just measure from the body edges while you're painting; it's when you have to rescale the paint across panels that you wonder why you didn't just take up punching yourself in the face.

And then you start trying to add shading/weathering and matching that across body parts, then you really do go insane.

[MadMike1024]

Oh please, accept the challenge. I'd really like to see the F7 in yellow and bluebonnet. Please.
(And a Western Pacific livery for it would be awesome. )

What?



Britkits F7 set ... need to lighten it a little bit, looks dull.

[thecanadianrail]

any minute now micaelcorleone is going to start freaking out over these units!

[MadMike1024]

And, a set for Mr. Adkins and Mr. Henderson...



Passenger paint next...

[micaelcorleone]

any minute now micaelcorleone is going to start freaking out over these units!

Indeed! Wuuuhuuuuu! Thank you.
(isn't this the FT?)

[harryadkins]

Great work! Can't wait to run them.

[TDHenderson]

Great work Mike!!!

[MadMike1024]

How could I resist?



The F7/F9 models are Payware, currently £4.50 from Britkits. There is a freeware F3 A Unit, and a freeware FT A Unit from Britkits. To get and use FT/F3 b Units requires payware from Britkits. (the F3 B Units come with the F7/F9 pack)

[PapaXpress]

Mike is there already a F-7A (and B) "bloody nose" SP out there? If not could you, would you... pretty please?

Not the greatest of photos but I hope they help.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=212764
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 38&nseq=14

This last one is the best since I at least attempt to recreate the scene
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 28&nseq=24

Update: I found a picture of an F9A as well... can't tell what the differences are yet.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 792&nseq=1

[MadMike1024]

Mike is there already a F-7A (and B) "bloody nose" SP out there? If not could you, would you... pretty please?

Not the greatest of photos but I hope they help.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=212764
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 38&nseq=14

This last one is the best since I at least attempt to recreate the scene
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 28&nseq=24

Update: I found a picture of an F9A as well... can't tell what the differences are yet.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 792&nseq=1

Dang! I'm just finishing a MoPac that the nose looks very much the same... not much effort to do that.



F7 #568 - Thanks Harry for the pictures!

[buzz456]

I know they just keep stacking up but any chance of doing a SOO F unit? We have this beautiful route by Ian Allen and very little loco choices.
Buzz

[thecanadianrail]

ok, what about this one? please please please please!!!

f7aba[1].jpg

oh, btw this is the santa fe loco i was going for.....

7323.1293422994[1]a.jpg

[qrfan3]

I was trying to do a repaint for the Soo Line and this thing is a nightmare to try and repaint. I hear you.

Buzz

I was wondering how your SOO was going Buzz....
Yes, have to agree......after many self inflicted uppercuts, the default F7 is doable, but a bear to get it right in some places.
My issue at the moment is to get it back to this stage again.....