ABStudios Bi-Level Autoracks (New Releases 12/3/2020)

[SOO704]

Re-skin test... Nice Job on making these, things I noticed wheels are bit too wide...can add air hoses?
and my holes in the side panels are all chunky not round.

[buzz456]

Something must have gone amiss in the editing or something. They sure look nice and round here.

Screenshot_ ScaleRail Marias Pass_48.28175--113.61192_11-00-34.jpg

[kris120]

What do you miss ? Cars ?

[AmericanSteam]

Download link is working as of 12/05/2020

[raptorengineer]

so i saw pic of train pulling Canadian pacific autorack that had name on other end from beaver logo so i type up the road number and came cross this page that had alot of pics of auto racks with railroad names on it. this might give people ideas for repaints if anyone want to do some... or not. one i say was ttx logo witch i never saw as full auto rack. i've see at bottom as trailer bed and auto rack compartment had names bnsf or ns or cn stuff like that.

https://www.jeffsphotographyllc.com/Rai ... /i-TthQrPr

[harryadkins]

Would anyone be willing to convert the pdn (Paint.net) files to Photoshop?

Harry

[ABStudios]

Would anyone be willing to convert the pdn (Paint.net) files to Photoshop?

If you google PDN to PSD there should be a plugin. The first release was released in PDN files. The second release has PSD files.

Re-skin test... Nice Job on making these, things I noticed wheels are bit too wide...can add air hoses?
and my holes in the side panels are all chunky not round.

Nice repaint. The holes are supposed to look like buzz's picture. You probably did something wrong in the export.

How many rivets?

Rivet counter?

Thank you for your work and for your generous free sharing.

Thank you! I'm glad I was able to give some value back from over the years of playing on this sim!

[SOO704]

Am useing your Mesh - Alpha from your skinning kit. the the Alpha that came with the cars don't work... the mesh skin disappears and reappears when you get distant and close?
any-way's theses Ribs are not in order, and by the way the Sound add-on from searchlight Does not work my Couplers won't couple?

[kris120]

I have patched all wagons :
- Krellnuts wagon sounds (wagons lack sounds at all)
- Bogie and coupling sounds using sounds from G-TraX Trinity Hopper or JR/SL 4750 Hoppers (you should have installed at least one of them)
- loaded versions added where missing with masses according to official BNSF-publications
- mass of empty versions corrected
- drag reduced to 1.2 (were at 4 and 7.6)
- wagonscript by SearchlightSimulations added for usage of their EDT
- AirSinglePipe : values of </MaxForcePercentOfVehicleWeight> reduced to 20 or 40 where needed.
- PreLoad consists using JR SD40-2 BN + UP and RSC SD70ACe UP created for testing in quickdrive, some with ETD.
(hint: I am placing consists next to the wagons as then the availability of the wagons is save. The TS shows these consists only when it finds the locos)

Please compare and use them as a template in future repaints.

Kris

Edit: Coupling are now stiff according to viewtopic.php?f=78&t=20918&p=240684&hilit=coupling+fix#p240684
If you have applied one of the two older zip-archives, you only need

ABStudios_Autoracks_patch_Couplings-stiff_kris120_2020-12-10.zip

The two other archives are updated.
Please report any difficulties.

[Philly171]

I do believe these are a 89ft autorack cars that comes from the Bethlehem Steel, Trinity Rail & The Greenbrier Companies. It also has many kinds of different Bi-level it has two decks that carries 10 load of vehicle like Pickup Trucks, Sports Utility Vehicles & Minivans & Some of the Tri-level cars it has three decks that carries 15 load of vehicles like sports car, luxury sedan, concept coupe, exotic car, sport sedan, hatchback & station wagon. Which it's came rolls out from a automotive factories assembly line plant of manufacturer. It will have a different road names and livery model paint scheme logos on see through metal panels or you can changing the auto road numbers that you want too.

[kris120]

This is specially for Buzz - just a question :
Is that better ?

Screenshot_Stevens Pass_47.97096--122.22983_16-39-14_dirty.jpg

Screenshot_Stevens Pass_47.77876--120.91561_12-40-06_dirty.jpg

I have done only the BN. I intend only a basic weathering with this.
If anybody want to use it as a basis for own repaints: Just PM me.
@SOO704 : I am pretty shure you have something wrong in the alpha channel. I had no problems.

[BoostedFridge]

This is specially for Buzz - just a question :
Is that better ?

Screenshot_Stevens Pass_47.97096--122.22983_16-39-14_dirty.jpg

Screenshot_Stevens Pass_47.77876--120.91561_12-40-06_dirty.jpg

I have done only the BN. I intend only a basic weathering with this.
If anybody want to use it as a basis for own repaints: Just PM me.

Bravo sir! The weathering is a great touch

[AmericanSteam]

Interesting information. From Trains Magazine Feb 2012
Colored marks on auto multi-levels are to designate slightly different deck height clearances on trilevels. Orange dots indicate a rack with all decks equal to or greater than 61.5 inches, and a blue square indicates a rack with at least one deck less than 61.5 inches. – David Longsworth, director of business unit operations and support for BNSF’s automotive group

[AndTheBestGamer]

This Autorack pack can also be used for create other repaint of other Railroad and Fallen Flag?

[kris120]

There are some repaints available. These I have found :
Pack 1:
https://mods.trainsimcommunity.com/mods ... ack-pack-1
more BNSF, TFM, TTX, UP:
https://mods.trainsimcommunity.com/mods ... ck-pack-01
CP:
https://mods.trainsimcommunity.com/mods ... ack-pack-1
Midwest Pack:
https://mods.trainsimcommunity.com/mods ... ack-pack-1


KCS, SSW (picture above):
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/digirai ... html#p2778

Jessie James has created some more in 2021 (really excellent):
TTGX :
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/digirai ... html#p3162
CSX-2 :
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/digirai ... html#p3161
KCS-2 :
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/digirai ... html#p2956
SOO-ATSF :
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/digirai ... html#p3160
BNSF-2 :
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/digirai ... html#p2946
BNSF-3 :
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/digirai ... html#p2977

You are invited to some more