SD40-2… Re-paints

Anyone for N&W?...Seaboard Coast Line?SD40-2's?Here's a few pics of em'Although SCL didn't have sd40-2's,so these are "Fictional"in 2 road#'s,and the N&W i could use some roster pics of,cause they are hard to find on the net(for me anyway)Any idea what road #'s N&W sd40-2's had?Also need to know if they had their "n&w" logo on the nose,and rear?,or neither,and what color are the side hand-rails?BTW i used John Rosh's Norfolk Southern skins to make these...so if your out there John,I need your permission to up-load these The SCL units are finished,just awaiting some info on the N&W units.

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RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, Claude350, May-06-03, 06:56 PM, (1) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, yellowdog, May-06-03, 07:48 PM, (2) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, SD80MAC, May-06-03, 09:19 PM, (3) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, yellowdog, May-06-03, 09:34 PM, (4) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, SD80MAC, May-07-03, 05:54 PM, (13) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, NW_611, May-06-03, 09:42 PM, (5) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, michaelnscale, May-06-03, 09:45 PM, (6) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, nwman, May-06-03, 10:14 PM, (7) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, SD80MAC, May-07-03, 05:56 PM, (15) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, csxt602, May-07-03, 03:08 AM, (8) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, Claude350, May-07-03, 07:09 AM, (9) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, SD80MAC, May-07-03, 05:39 PM, (11) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, csxt602, May-09-03, 04:33 AM, (20) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, SD80MAC, May-09-03, 05:57 PM, (24) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, yellowdog, May-09-03, 12:25 PM, (21) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, SD80MAC, May-09-03, 05:52 PM, (23) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, yellowdog, May-07-03, 07:49 AM, (10) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, SD80MAC, May-07-03, 05:45 PM, (12) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, yellowdog, May-08-03, 12:08 PM, (17) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, SCL, May-07-03, 05:55 PM, (14) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, Claude350, May-07-03, 07:44 PM, (16) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, CSXALine, May-08-03, 03:35 PM, (18) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, SD80MAC, May-09-03, 05:31 PM, (22) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, SCL, May-08-03, 03:38 PM, (19) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, SCL, May-10-03, 03:26 PM, (25) RE: SD40-2...Re-paints, Claude350, May-10-03, 09:46 PM, (26)

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Go ahead and put them there.I'm sure someone at the A-Line route will get them.The N&W units are in the 6100 to 6200 series.

Claude350

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Gotta nix the ditchlights!

Clayton

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...Gotta nix the ditchlights! Hmmm,Hi Clayton,I would either have to alpha them out(which i have no experience in doing),or modify the shape file Untill i can get some roster photos,they'll be on my hard drive for the time bein'.

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Alpha'ing them out is easy on the TA model. Here's what you do (you may actually have done some of this already): 1) Send the image to your editor using TGATool2
2) Send the alpha channel to your editor using TGATool2
3) Create a new channel on the RGB image (which will be called the alpha channel)
4) Cut the "alpha channel (i.e. the black and white image)" and paste it into the new channel (alpha channel) on RGB image file
5) Save the RGB image file as a Targa (*.tga)
6) Select the RGB channel
7) Select your rectangular marquee tool
8) Use the marquee tool and create a box to highlight the ditchlight area on the RGB image
9) With the ditchlight area highlighted, click to switch over to the alpha channel
10) With the ditchlight area highlighted, select the paint bucket tool
11) With the ditchlight area highlighted and the paint bucket tool selected, color the highlighted area black
12) Switch back to the RBG channel
13) Save the targa
14) Convert tga to ace with TGATool2
15) Remove the ditchlights section(s) of the eng fileViola, ditchlights gone. If you get "ghost ditchlights," select the ditchlight area on the RGB channel with the rectangular marquee and black out that area on the RGB channel too.

Clayton

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Thanks for the tutorial Clayton,I went ahead and copy and pasted it into a read-me file for future reference

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Whoah. Norfolk & Western motive power. Cue the footage of me drooling like Homer Simpson. I'll start looking right away for some other stuff, but here's what I found at railpictures:N&W SD40 #1608:
railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=13514N&W SD40 #1604:
railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=2142Add 'www' if necessary. The side rails on those appear to be solid black. From the looks of it, the 'NW' logo goes on the nose; since they were in the habit of running the hood forward from time to time, it might do to have it on the "rear" of the thing as well. Couldn't talk you into making one of them a hood forward, could I?Thanks for the N&W effort!

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Norfolk & Western’s Radford Division, Pulaski District: Who needs the Marias Pass?

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Very nice units - especially the SCL. Coincidentially - Railfont just released this weekend the SCL Block letters!! Michael

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EMD SD40-2s # 1625-1652,6073-6207. N&W is on front and back.This information is from my N&W second generation diesels book.Have first too, and caboose book to.Hope this helps.God bless.

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Thanks for the info nwman,but i think Chris is gonna handle these babys

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Don, they look great. It's funny, because I'm working on N&W SD40-2's # 1638 (spelled out), 1649 (NW logo) and 6085 (NW logo) to release with my upcoming N&W cabeese. Nobody's released N&W motive power for a while, and now we both have SD40-2's goin on. Chris Denbow - Baltimore, MD
TKW Paintshop Technician

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I was begging for the SCL units but no one seemed to have the time so I left it alone.Excellent work you've done there Don.

Claude350

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First of all thanks for the pics NW_611! ,and i got the e-mail from railfonts.com this week...Thanks Mike,and Chris,I had no idea you were workin' on these...sorry dude.Tell ya what,I'll go ahead and upload the "fictional"SCL units,and you can handle N&W units...Cool? If that's ok with you?BTW,i tried e-mailing John Rosh,but no luck.I need his permission to use his textures,can ya help me out?Also Clayton sudjests the ditchlights being removed on the N&W units...are ya up to the task? I've been considering painting some "Chessie" units...am i safe on this one? Let me know what ya think Chris.

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Don,If you haven't heard back from John, then he's probably out on the road (he's a conductor with NS), but I'd say go for it. As long as you credit him, I've never known him to have issues.I'd upload your NW units. I always say, the more, the merrier. Just look at all the CSX reskins that Phil Andre and I have done of the same stuff. As far as the ditchlights, I have no idea about the TA model. I use Justin Cornell's SD40-2 model. I don't think I've ever even seen the .ace files for the TA model.And as for the Chessie stuff, go for it. I've done a few (with more in the works, that have been about 85% finished since about January) wearing CSX numbers, and planned on eventually going back and giving them Chessie numbers and ownership, but who knows if and when I'll ever get around to re-Chessie-ing them.
Chris Denbow - Baltimore, MD
TKW Paintshop Technician

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Hi Chris!As soon as i figure out the alpha thing with the ditch-lights,I'll up-load!I talked with John last night on the phone,so everything is cool. I only have the NW block logo font,so that's gonna be it as far as the different livery styles.Check your private message.

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"Also Clayton sudjests the ditchlights being removed on the N&W units...are ya up to the task?"Is that a request? Sure, I can definitely screw them up for you!

Clayton

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Sure,if ya like? You got my e-mail address...right?I'll send ya the files...or are ya just playin'? ...Seriously though,if you want to attempt it,have at it.

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The only other thing I can think of is that for the SCL units, the headlight would probably be in the nose. I can't find info to confirm this 100%, though. The paint jobs look great, though!

Clayton

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Hi Clayton,actually i have pics of some sd40 units,and they have headlights in the "nose" and above the windshield,and since these are fictional,i decided to go with the "above the windshield version" I'm not quite sure if there is a shape file avaliable for both?...Is there?Any idea of the arrangement on "KCS" units?Thanks

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Yep, headlight in the nose, gyralight in the top. Talk to Kellie Ellison about these- -he's a gyralight whiz! Once again, this is all about alpha channels. On the TA SD40-2 model, you can alpha out the headlight in the top, or the one in the nose, or both, or neither. I'd recommend keeping the one in the nose alpha'ed out, though, since SCL didn't use the same sort of nose configuration depicted by the TA SD40-2. Just paint one on in the spot on the nose, light her up, and you'll be sent!

Clayton

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That's a great-looking paint job there. Very impressive! I think you'll find that number's been taken though on the SCL roster - by an SD45-2. Maybe #2220 onwards would be ok because I don't think these were taken, #2213 being a C630 (last # on my lists).I'm working on an SCL U36C at the mo, but it will need a few physical alts before release.Cheers
Ken
SCL/CSX A-Line

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I know the SCL had SD35s.Anyone considered doing a repaint or building this model.The Maple Leaf SD35 or the Dekosoft SD35 would make nice candidates.Anyone willing to give it a go? The SD35s were numbered in the 1900s if I'm not mistaken.

Claude350

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I like em - Jason Webb
Http://www.scl-aline.com

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Jason & Ken,I'll be uploading a "Update" to the 2 SCL units which will include the dual headlight and the sudjested road numbers sometime soon.

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I have got an SCL GP35 from Dekosoft. It may have been taken off of Chip's lists now though. #1901.Cheers
Ken
BTW - having to post this here (out of sequence as I was getting an IP error when trying to reply to Claude350.

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Doh! I meant SD35. Comes through having bananas for fingers! Ken

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SCL drop me a line at cdebnam@bellsouth.net. Thanks

Claude350

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