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Entry 5 - Railyard and Roundhouse

When it came to the rail yard I was all set with 2 different modular sets to try out but then I came across this large all in one rail yard. I'm looking at it thinking everything i want is here, I couldn't have put the modular together any better than myself and it even included a little engine depot at one end and offices at the other. So I opted to use the large rail yard and save myself some time. I completed the area with Simmer2's large rail roundhouse (14x14), what an awesome lot. it comes with a smaller 8x14 version but this thing is spectacular and deserves the showcase so I used large version. I also used NBVC's oil loading depots, another really cool lot in my opinion to add authenticity and Simmer2"s side rail lot under the main large lot, as well as a couple of freight loading stations in between. I got high mast lighting around the area and just have to fill in the gaps now. I will return with some better close up pictures of large rail yard.

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Lovely work here :thumb:

If you would like the unconverted rail yard to come up to RRW specifications you should get the NCD Texture pack found on this link...

Anyway. I hope you are enjoying the RealRailway experience.

Very good entry to your CJ *;)

-eggman121

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7 hours ago, Eggman121 said:

Lovely work here :thumb:

If you would like the unconverted rail yard to come up to RRW specifications you should get the NCD Texture pack found on this link...

Anyway. I hope you are enjoying the RealRailway experience.

Very good entry to your CJ *;)

-eggman121

TY very much and that's an excellent idea for the rail yard. I think I have that plugin in my not installed folder, I'll pop it in today and see what it does.

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10 hours ago, Eggman121 said:

If you would like the unconverted rail yard to come up to RRW specifications you should get the NCD Texture pack found on this link...

WOW,  Big difference after, it all now blends nicely as you see. TY so much for pointing out the mod because even though I had it, but not installed, I'm still unsure what some of these texture mods do and what they effect, so TY for this one.

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Hi.

Nice start! I always love to see my work put to good use.

The are two things I would like to point out.

1) I noticed the locomotives in the roster are still without liveries (logos and colors). To rectify that issue, you should download one of vester's texture packs. He has made 5 in total with dozens of colors available.  Here is the link to the one you missed in the dependency list https://www.sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3477 

Please follow the instruction included with any pack you choose. You can only have 1 pack installed at the time.

2) Those oil loading facilities are not mine. Credit goes to @nbvc on those. However a new set will be released soon by yours truly.

Here is a sample...

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Stay tuned for a lot more RRW goodies coming out soon and keep up the good work.*:thumb:

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6 hours ago, Simmer2 said:

Those oil loading facilities are not mine. Credit goes to @nbvc on those. However a new set will be released soon by yours truly.

Here is a sample...

OOOH very nice and yeah I'm getting the modders mixed up already (changed to NBVC, TY). you guys all do fantastic jobs and if you know who created something in my posts, feel free to give a shout out. I just have downloaded so many mods I get mixed up. Thanks again

 

6 hours ago, Simmer2 said:

I noticed the locomotives in the roster are still without liveries (logos and colors).

Ah that's what liveries are. I haven't searched into the rail car textures yet but would really be interested in some Canadian pacific railway or CN railway cars textures. I have seen a few pop up in my seaport area and they look really good and just like the ones around my town. But for oil cars those Esso and BP cars look great as with the rest so definitely going to get that.

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9 hours ago, Simmer2 said:

I noticed the locomotives in the roster are still without liveries (logos and colors). To rectify that issue, you should download one of vester's texture packs. He has made 5 in total with dozens of colors available.

ok after getting very confused I realized I had VDK packs 3 and 4 and was trying to use 4 only to find out it was for rail cars and pack 3 is engine textures. I misread and thought you were talking about oil cars. Anyway I finally figured it out and even managed to isolate some familiar CP locos from my area. Can I mix and match those files some how for different engines instead all the same?5a6aab8f7cf33_Knows_Owning-Sep.14021516939812.png.68b2ba344049a3bbee443df58e330cdc.png

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If I remember correctly, you can have as many as 5 colors at once from each install but only one pack at the time.

You can see all 5 showing here

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12 hours ago, Simmer2 said:

If I remember correctly, you can have as many as 5 colors at once from each install but only one pack at the time.

Wow, this looks so wicked now. Very nice textures and look exactly the ones in my area. Thanks for your help again.5a6b67d350a9f_Knows_Owning-Sep.14021516988034.png.a2bb116bc7ab2850cab919d9f232c045.png

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