Modern Freight Cars Props

[Angry Mozart 1,199]

10 hours ago, Simmer2 said:

My rail juices are flowing again.

Release the pack and watch me perform magic with them!

Simmer2/Nick

 

PS. Do it right while you still can. Make 11.25 - 22.5 - 33 - and 45 degrees variations of them all. I know it is a huge task but you will not regret it.

Once done it will be the biggest and most complete pack ever! Do not forget to include a couple of engines and possible 1 or 2 shunter engines as well.

I can't wait to see them on one of yours awesome lots.I will try to relase them as soon as posible. Yes, I will make versions on various angles and add some  locomotives, I was thinking to add a SD40-2,  a SW1500 and a GP38-2,  with different paint schemes, making it a  mega prop pack (maybe I'm exagerating, but it will have a lot of props). 

[Angry Mozart 1,199]

Here are all of the tank cars, and the 60 ft boxcars (yep, I have only two),  a 66 ft bulkhead flat car, some well cars and a failed experiment of making individual articulated units, which I think it wasn't a very good idea.

[Angry Mozart 1,199]

Almost all of the 73 ft centerbeams and their loaded versions, only one has no loaded version, a really annoying incident happened when I tried to export it and now it's a corrupted file.

[Angry Mozart 1,199]

And finally the gondolas and their loaded versions, and all of the autoracks. These are all the props I have so far but I'm working on some 80 ft refrigerated cars and some coil cars I will show you in another update. Tell me what you think, suggestions are welcomed too.

[Gn_leugim 858]

really nice cars you have there sir, i like them very much!

 

[6StringShaman 112]

Looks great, I especially am fond of the more weathered ones.

Thanks for all of your arduous work.

Cheers.

[Angry Mozart 1,199]

Thanks for your comments guys, I appreciate them. In this update I'll show you my results of rendering some cars in HD, and I think the results are wonderful. (I almost forget it, the left ones have the normal textures and the right ones have been rendered in HD)

[JP Schriefer 5,591]

Very good job!

[tigerbuilder 131]

Wow! The HD cars are stunning! Very nice job on these. I can't wait to see what you post next. 

[Angry Mozart 1,199]

It's been a long time since I have posted an update here, university keeps me busy all week long,  but I have some things to show you. First, all models were rendered with HD textures, so they look better at the closer view that SC4 has.

I have new schemes for the 60 ft boxcar, and also I have new models listed bellow here:

• 100 ton coal hopper car
• 80 ft refrigerated car
• 42 ft steel coil car
• 60 and 89 ft flat cars
• 89 ft TOFC car.

Flat cars and TOFC cars are unloaded models only, but they can be loaded with the Lot Editor using another props, like the SNM vehicles to make military trains, or loading them with heavy equipment, for example. TOFC car still need some work redefinig the LOD's, but I expect to finish it by tomorrow. Tell me what you think.

[raynev1 1,887]

I just recently looked at this thread  and dude , these look fantastic . You are doing some awesome work with this . Please continue . 

[TakemeThere 5,834]

Looks great! I was thinking about doing some work on rail cars myself but your much further along and clearly have a really good handle on the genre.

[TakemeThere 5,834]

 

On 2016-08-30 at 3:31 PM, Simmer2 said:

They look great! Since you are making them from scratch, you should consider rendering them in HD.

Gmax allows you to do that with this little extra file...https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=7430.msg238749#msg238749

Replace your scripts with these and you are good to go.

 

Simmer2/Nick

@Simmer2 Wait what? Is it actually possible to make HD models using gmax alone!?

[rsc204 21,866]

Yes, it's possible to make HD Bats in gMax. But, they are subject to the same poorer-quality renders that are the main reason to use 3DS Max instead. That said, gMax (SC4 BAT) can be more forgiving, and as plenty of creators have shown, the results can be quite decent.

[Simmer2 23,831]

So glad you re-rendered them in HD!!

[Angry Mozart 1,199]

Hello there. Sorry for the long time since my last update, university keeps me busy most of the time, but I've been working a lot on this project too, and I'd like to say that is almost complete and maybe will be relased soon.

In this update, I'll show you new cars and new schemes for some of the cars that already exist.

In this pic you should see the folowing models:

•  Six 89 ft autoparts boxcars.
• Eight 57 ft refrigerated boxcars.
• Sixteen Bethgon coalporter hopper cars (loaded and empty versions).
• Seven steel coil cars (five new schemes).

 

[Angry Mozart 1,199]

Due to a bug with duplicated images, the next images will be posted on different replies.

In this image there are sixteen 59 ft woodchip gondolas, eight loaded, eight unloaded.

 

[Angry Mozart 1,199]

In this pic, there are thirteen bulkhead flat cars, with two different sizes: 62 ft and 66 ft. Seven of these models are used for general purpose, and the other six are used for logs (three loaded, three empty). All of these models, except for the ones loaded with logs, are unloaded versions only. This means that you can load them with whatever you want or need. For this reason  I made a set of different loads, listed below here:

• Steel beams
• Wood rail ties
• Tarped load (2 different versions)

There are some more, but these are the ones used in this pic.

In this way, you have interchangeable loads instead of many bulkheads models loaded with the same cargo.

[Angry Mozart 1,199]

Ugh there is that horrible bug again.

In this image,  there are only new schemes:

• Six new schemes for the 2 bay covered hopper.
• One new scheme for the 3 bay covered hopper.
• Two new schemes for the 40 ft tank cars.
• One new schemes for the 50 ft boxcar.
• Two new schemes for the 60 ft Hicube boxcar.
• One new scheme for the 60 ft flat car.

The flat car, as the bulkheads, have different interchangeable cargoes. In this picture:

• Pipes (two different models)
• Wheelsets

Some of the bulkhead's loads are compatible with the flat car. (the flatcar loaded with military trucks are just an example of what can be done with flat cars).

[T Wrecks 10,210]

I feel bad for not posting much here and not showing more interest, but in my defense, you really make it hard to think, say, and post anything but WOW!

[Tyberius06 12,267]

Uh... I was about to make my first prop families from Jesstarr's railcar set for the SeaPort Project update, but now I'm thinking to postpone the bigger update, and wait for your release, because these railcars... yepp... WOOOW...

[Angry Mozart 1,199]

@T Wrecks Don't worry about it thanks for your nice comments, I really appreciate the.

@Tyberius06 Thanks for your comments, I will relase them as soon as posible, I hope this will be finished by November 1st.

[Angry Mozart 1,199]

This is the last part of the pack, a set of 9 cylindrical hopper cars. Almost all of the schemes are canadian (for some reason, these freight cars were quite popular in Canada).

I have modeled 231 different cars, and I don't have planned to make more. I will add some locomotives, but anyway, if anyone have a suggestion or two for a freight car, maybe I could work in it. What do you think?

[MushyMushy 3,618]

Very nice work! A while back I had considered making some American train prop, but I'll completely write that off the list, these props looks great!

I can't wait to see your locomotives.

[markussaage 762]

Awesome models you made here!!!

Kind regards!

[Mandarin(a) 35]

Very nice models! I am currently playing a little bit with some old railyard lots and those will certainly come in handy 

Of course, don't rush, take your time, for me: quality > quantity

[rsc204 21,866]

Great stuff going on here, this is going to be a very useful pack no-doubt.

These totally deserve to be modded into prop families, ideally with timed-options too. As such, I'm happy to offer my services to do the modding or help you out with it when the time comes.

[CT14 2,486]

These are all looking really amazing, did they get scaled +33% vertically yet?

You're doing a great job of capturing the variety of different prototype cars out there.

[Simmer2 23,831]

Fantastic! I also offer my time to make a complete multi layered timed, non timed and even slope tolerant family pack as soon as you release this pack.

..and also, of course, a fully custom made lot to showcase your work.

Simmer2

[DavidDHetzel 1,816]

Also Are you considering locomotives?