How about a new screenshot thread?

Haven't seen too many of those in a while...hope there aren't any new rules prohibiting these...Here it goes...
On an unspecified summer day in the mid-1930s on the old North Italian three-phase network, Ferrovie dello Stato electric freight locomotive E550 025 creeps out of the Bolzano yard area with a local freight train to the Brenner border station.(yup, signals and masts are probably wrong for that era, and TS does not currently support twin overhead wires, but I hope it looks at least almost like it )Dominik MannProud Member of the MSTS European Railfans

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RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, John_Netzlof, Jul-24-02, 09:33 AM, (1) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, cjmaclean, Jul-24-02, 09:37 AM, (2) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, tulloch, Jul-24-02, 09:45 AM, (3) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, railroadguy54, Jul-24-02, 02:30 PM, (4) RE%3A How about a new screenshot thread%3F, Hoosac, Jul-24-02, 02:57 PM, (5) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, timken, Jul-24-02, 03:35 PM, (6) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, BaltoOhioRRFan, Jul-24-02, 04:19 PM, (7) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, sniper297, Jul-24-02, 04:37 PM, (8) What Route?, timken, Jul-24-02, 05:00 PM, (9) RE: What Route?, BaltoOhioRRFan, Jul-24-02, 05:16 PM, (10) RE: What Route?, sniper297, Jul-24-02, 05:28 PM, (11) RE: What Route?, BaltoOhioRRFan, Jul-24-02, 05:34 PM, (12) Skeleton Flats, timken, Jul-24-02, 07:31 PM, (13) RE: Skeleton Flats, sniper297, Jul-24-02, 08:04 PM, (14) RE: Skeleton Flats, smmille1, Jul-24-02, 09:32 PM, (15) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, Kombatant, Jul-26-02, 05:48 AM, (16) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, cbctech, Jul-26-02, 06:13 AM, (17) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, Idahojeff, Aug-05-02, 02:06 AM, (21) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, plainsman, Aug-04-02, 04:12 PM, (18) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, plainsman, Aug-04-02, 10:55 PM, (19) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, Transcon, Aug-04-02, 11:17 PM, (20) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, Transcon, Aug-05-02, 03:22 PM, (24) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, UtilityInfielder, Aug-05-02, 02:17 AM, (22) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, trainsimjunky, Aug-05-02, 06:39 AM, (23) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, gdwrench, Aug-06-02, 03:49 PM, (25) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, MJL, Aug-07-02, 00:18 AM, (26) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, trainsimjunky, Aug-07-02, 03:04 AM, (27) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, dea0024, Aug-07-02, 05:55 AM, (28) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, bwfer, Aug-07-02, 08:56 AM, (29) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, LordTauk, Aug-14-02, 09:08 PM, (30) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, MasterChief, Aug-14-02, 10:27 PM, (31) RE: How about a new screenshot thread?, ske2751, Aug-15-02, 02:37 AM, (32)

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the B&W is a VERY nice affect, and it also seems to make the eye more aware to the not-so-smooth curves that MSTS uses

Why is there air?
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"the B&W is a VERY nice affect"In addition, I also used a bit of Gaussian blur to "age" the shots a bit. PSP sure is a neat programme!
Dominik MannProud Member of the MSTS European Railfans

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WOW, great efect!!!
The lines your talking about are in the top picture?
The reason for this is, that it is using dynamic tracks. Don't ask me why this is.


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As the sun sets in the West, a Santa Fe extra eases out of one of the many tunnels on the San Diego and Arizona Railroad.Dan

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A westbound at the Snowfence curve.

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A rare sunny day about 1955, as another load of clear fir comes out of the Olympic mountain foothills in western Washington.

Steve T.

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timken what route is that?BaltoOhioRRFan

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That's his route, I been bugging him to upload it, but he just laughs at me. Here's an early pic of my route, can't tell if it's a wet collodion shot or a drawing:

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Hey Now, I don't laugh at you Sniper (snicker, snicker)! It's just a 12 mile extension off of his PO&N4. Basically, it's my test bed. There's so much custom stuff on this, it would take a month of Sundays to upload. There must be 25 custom terrtex files alone, some are 1024 pixel size, about 2500k each. Many don't have snow textures. These's custom sound all over the place, and I'd hate to have to track down all the folks whose things I've used! Also, to see half the stuff, you need maxed sliders, and it's a test of sound cards too. Some places, in addition to the train sounds, there is surf pounding, seagulls squawking, ravens honking, & crossings dinging all at once. Oh, I forgot the frogs, and yes, there are some places where it all happens at once! And, if that's not enough to scare you off, most tiles have 1200-1500 objects on them.Also there's the problem of which version, as it changes every day, kind of an acid trip on speed.Soon, I plan on building a real railroad. The Sumpter Valley 3 foot gauge line that started about 3 blocks from where I live. I think I've got a handle on building a route that should, at the least, have specttacular scenery! Look for it sometime this winter or early next spring.

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TimKen where did u get those log cars? lol BaltoOhioRRFan

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Ah, excuses, excuses. Somebody else is doing a clone of PO&N5 that will have the exact same trackplan but different terrain, so gimmee a name and I'll send you a cloning kit for V4. You'll probably have to reduce those 1024x1024 terrtex to 512x512 anyway unless you want to cut all the guys with 16mb or smaller video cards out (see thread in Route design forum), and I can reduce color depth and compress ace files, and write you a batch to copy snow textures so you don't have to make any.Off topic, I'm stealing your branch track texture idea for PO&N6, except making the alpha a little narrower to go in between yours and the originals. Trouble I'm having is the mipping, I painted the lower right corner darker to get rid of the tint, but I'm still getting that flashing-crawling-rippling like a bad acid trip, and my custom rusty railheads (Acleantrack2.ace) are vanishing in the near distance. I'm thinking about trying to flatten it by going to a 1 bit alpha instead of 8 bit and see if that gets rid of the bad acid trip.

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where did u guys get the log cars and PO&N engine?BaltoOhioRRFan

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These are in the file library. I have a custom skin on them that looks great from 1 side. The way Jon Davis mapped them, it mirrors on the other side, so all the lettering and #s are backwards! I have to be real careful with screenshots.

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You new guys gotta learn to use the search functions, good thing this is a screnshot thread cuz here come 'da screenshotz!
Going to the file library, I select search for files, then type in some kind of keyword like "LOG".

I get a bunch of hits on logging activities for that funky route of the pineapple king, but also a bunch of new log cars.

Keyword "PO&N" or "ogden" brings up all the files relating to the best route ever. Try it, you'll like it, you can even type in "CNW" or "C&NW" or "NorthWestern" and you'll get a list of add-ons from the best real railroad name!Well, Steve, changing to a one bit alpha didn't do it, so I went back to the 8 bit, turned down the gamma a little, and started hunting for light colored pixels withe a dark brown color replacer brush. I think I found something that works, it looks better than the PO&N5 track texture, anyway.Good enough for now, time to get back to those godforsaken signals.

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Jim, now why are you whining and moaning about the track textures? Or do I need to send you another copy?

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Some pics from Full Bucket...<><>

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WOW! Great pics everyone... Here is my shot at the old time photo thing...

R.S.

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Wow!!! That never occurred to me, (specular lighting on track shapes). Looks good! I'll have to try that.Jeff

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From NE and SW,
Amtrak is leasing some intermodal freight operation on the NEC to get a little spending money. E44 heads these doublestacks.
Power shortage on Raton Pass. Two B39-8s and a GP50 work a train load of SUVs northeast of Las Vegas.
Thanks to all who provided these downloads, they are appreciated!!
Bob

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One more from todays downloads,
Here is MadMike's handsome streamlined steamer (br108812.zip), and some coaches from his website, cruising Austria at over 90 mph. Thanks for these!!
Bob Boudoin

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Here's a watercolor painting that was done in 1999 taken of two BNSF GP38-2s hauling chemical roaring past Conkelly, Montana...It's hanging on my desktop... lol.------------------------------------------------------------I'll never let go of the railroad that inspired me to involved with trains, the Union Pacific!

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Here's a BN SD24, BN GP38-2, and a BNSF GP38-2, pulling a mixed freight near Essex, Montana...
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Death Valley Days...

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timken WOW bro that screenshot looks real. Is that route for download yet? I would LOVE to have it. Downloading it will not be a problem for me i have all the time i need to downlaod itYour pain in the a$$ friend,
TrainSimJunky:)

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Heading West into the Sunset............

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The first time I've seen one of my items in a S.S. thread....I'm happy
Heading upgrade w/ cows on the CTSRR
Matt

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Here is what i saw coming to me. I asked someone and they said a man broke out of jail and there looking for him
Your pain in the a$$ friend,
TrainSimJunky:)

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LAST EDITED ON Aug-07-02 AT 06:07 AM (EDT)

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Route: ADF/M&RMLocomotive: Justin Cornell's 4449 GS4TA Daylight Train

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thought I might add a little

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Here's a brace of ATSF F7s (there are two more half-way back) pulling 100 coal cars.

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Here's Mine

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