A Request

With the New Year in, and more and more new users join Train-sim.com I started thinking about all the questions some may have about repainting/reskinning locomotives and freight cars. The most common one of course is "How Do I Repaint A Locomotive/Freight Car" This post is to help newcomer's get the stuff needed to repaint a locomotive, any other members that would like to add comments to this, such as how to weather, what "tools" they should use in the program, etc.Lets get started.Required Tools:Paint Shop Pro 7: http://www.jasc.com
Adobe Photoshop: http://www.adobe.com
MSPaint: Is located *if installed* in the Accessories Folder in Windows
TGATool2: http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/index.htm
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PATIENCE....Sadly, there isn't alot of Blank templates to make it easier to repaint locomotives *maybe in some members extra time can do this?* But it takes time and patience to get it done right. Don't give up and try an easy scheme, such as Burlington Northern, Palouse River and Coulee City, Union Pacific to name a few. The more advanced the paint scheme is.. the harder it will be to do it.Current "Blank" LocomotivesDeveloper's Edition EMD GP30 - gp30_dev.zip by Cameron Lashley
EMD GP30 with skinning BMP & TGA Files - gp30skin.zip by Don Hewitt
SW8 Painting Kit - sw8paint.zip by Stewart Clark and Teemu Saukkonen
NW2 Phase 1 and Phase 2 Painting Kit - nw2paint.zip by Stewart Clark and Teemu Saukkonen
GE U23B Blank Textures - High Hood Model - u23bhigh.zip by John Peterson
GE U23B Blank Textures - Low Hood Model - u23b-low.zip by John Peterson
GE C30-7 Locomotive Skin Pack - c30skins.zip by John Peterson
Dekosoft 3D GP35 Repainting Templates - gp35skin.zip by Chip Buchanan/Dekosoft DesignCurrent "Blank" Freight Equipment
Low-Poly Box Cars Painting Package - lpolybox.zip by Teemu Saukkonen
Container Textures - conttex.zip by Tomas Wedin
US2Freight6 Blank - frt6blnk.zip
Repainting Pack for Airslide Hoppers - air_rept.zip by Teemu Saukkonen
KSRY Pulpwood Car - pulpcar.zip by Teemu Saukkonen
Airslide Hoppers v1.1 - airs11.zip by Teemu Saukkonen
Blank Skin Pack for ACF - acfskins.zip by John Peterson - NOTE: Includes skins for 2, 3 and 4 bay CenterFlow Hoppers.
Minnesota Type 25' Ore Car Repaint Package - orecars.zip by Okrasa Ghia and Teemu SaukkonenThis will also be posted on my website at Evergreen Tracks tomorrow.Thanks! Happy Reskinning

Brian E. Bundridge

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Brian I'm at cdebnam@bellsouth.net

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Way to go MACSTER!! This is exactly what the forum needs. Good idea.Nick

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Thanks WestSlopeRRfan.Also, one more thing.. if there is anybody willing to reskin some blank templates for locomotives.. that'll be excellent, I believe that is the only real discouraging thing for most novices to the game is that it can be real difficult to repaint something when you can't see what you are repainting.. I have found this out first hand *thus why I am using the Dekosoft locomotives to repaint my equipment*Cya! Any Suggestions are most welcome.

Brian E. Bundridge

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It is true that many of the templates that you open are very dark and it is often impossible to see the details. What works for me is to use the photo editing tools to lighten that part of the image that is too dark. It is like magic what you can suddenly see.You can put a mask around any portion of the image and then lighten it.Rick

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What do you mean by Blank Templates? If you mean the train is totally white or some other colour(e.g. totally grey, etc...), then one more to add to the list is the Class 153/155 by Ian Jenkins(available in file library).

------My favourite LUL train------

This is Notting Hill Gate......Change for...District and...Circle lines...............This train terminates at Hainault...via Newbury Park......(Don't you just love the SONYA? If you haven't heard it, play BVE Central line to hear it!)

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Generally, 'Blank Template' means the skin is just the necessary details (radiator, doors, etc) with a blank grey or whatever color for the paint.


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>Generally, 'Blank Template' means the skin is just the
>necessary details (radiator, doors, etc) with a blank grey
>or whatever color for the paint. Yeah, the 153/155 is like that.

------My favourite LUL train------

This is Notting Hill Gate......Change for...District and...Circle lines...............This train terminates at Hainault...via Newbury Park......(Don't you just love the SONYA? If you haven't heard it, play BVE Central line to hear it!)

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Don't forget the Justin Cornells C44-9(undec-9.zip,and the sd70(TA's)sd70unz.zip.The dash9 undecorated version i made works just fine,i used it to make the Ohio Rail version.

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LAST EDITED ON Jan-06-03 AT 10:55 PM (EST)

Ok so how do I got about doing the actualy painting? I have the tools just not the know-how. I want to go about re-skinning a GS4 into a different livery but I need to know how?
Cheers
OwenIm so bad the devil rings me for advice

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For me only 11 I did it well on my first day all I needed was some experience with Adobe Photoshop and TGA Tool 2 I'm thinking of realesing them with permisson of NALW because they are repaints of NALW's MBTA coaches send me and e-mail at kurtisboyer@attbi.com if you want to see them.

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Is Paint Shop free?Im so bad the devil rings me for advice

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You can d-load a free evaluation version of Jasc's Paint Shop Pro v.7 or whatever it is at about 30mb or so. It works just as well as Adobe's editor.*~þHÃt*Rat~**~classic american playa~*

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If you're talking about Photoshop, I think its usually found at your local software store for example: Best Buy. (Most big software stores). I'd imagine its only up to $49.99 there mabye less. Its a very easy program to learn I learned it with editing a few digital pictures. Future signature: Long Live the Flying Scotsman.

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Photoshop retails for around the AU$3000 mark at last glance, from memory, its the best image editing prog ever invented.

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http://aetc.uktrainsim.com/index.htm

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You know what would be a good idea. A VIDEO on this stuff.
Maybe a multi phase video that deals with locomotive/car skinning and then maybe how to use the different editors (activity) and so on.
I am sure this would sell very well.

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LAST EDITED ON Jan-28-03 AT 03:26 PM (EST)

I saw that a Full Version of Paintshop Pro was $109
Chris

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Here is a tutorial I wrote for reskinning in MSTS and you can find another good one at the Train Artisan site.....
http://www.train-sim.com/cgi/kdl/main/31/paintt1b.zip?VaV5400G
If the link doesn't work then its in the downloads section of this site under paintt1b.zip....hope this will help ya.Rick Lamp

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LAST EDITED ON Jan-20-03 AT 05:49 AM (EST)

Hey guys after re-reading my own tutorial I decided it's just a tutorial on how to make the paint images for the models and does not explain how to map the textures onto an existing or newly created model....maybe someone can edit it to include this new info thats needed....Rick

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This message is to Rick Lamp. Just loaded your SD40_B unit, nice. Was wondering if you have it in Southern Pacific? Also would you know of anyone who has reskinned Dekosoft's SD38_2 in SP?Thanks, KS

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I'm new to repainting and I was wondering will I need all these products or just certain ones. Thanks for any help.
Chris

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