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Have applied a better sound using engine sounds by Searchlightsimulations and the existing brake sound by Smokebox to all SD40-2 from HIS/SOUpack01/ and HIS/Saluda/
This requires https://www.store.searchlight-simulatio ... 6-645e3-ep
and some freeware.

I'm still tinkering with the winter textures on the underframe and the bogies ...

This will be a nice addition.

What do you think ? This is the weathered version (clean will follow):

I wish some critique !

I like it. Very nice. Southern always kept their stuff in pretty good shape.

Very nice work indeed. And it has the MLWAudio sounds.
But what is the base DLC for the loco? Is it the Saluda or the Southern?

Thanks a lot for your kind words.
This is based on the SOU retro pack. I have not checked whether the model is the same as the Saluda's model, but it should be very similar.
I plan to darken Saluda's SD40-2 NS, too, but not in a complete clean version (like the SOU).
I am not sure whether I will do the SD40-2 with the regular cab as you can use the JR SD40-2 NS or one of these repaints on JR-basis:
NS OLS :
https://www.trainsimcommunity.com/mods/ ... ver-sd40-2
https://www.trainsimcommunity.com/mods/ ... on-pack-v1
SOU and NS repaints:
https://switchpointsimulations.weebly.c ... tives.html

Second part of this project will be a cleaner cab - I hope that will not be so time consuming like these bogies as I am eager to continue on the HiLine with Indobell (and extension, but that will be a little secret ... )

kris120 wrote:Thanks a lot for your kind words.
This is based on the SOU retro pack. I have not checked whether the model is the same as the Saluda's model, but it should be very similar.
I plan to darken Saluda's SD40-2 NS, too, but not in a complete clean version (like the SOU).
I am not sure whether I will do the SD40-2 with the regular cab as you can use the JR SD40-2 NS or one of these repaints on JR-basis:
NS OLS :
https://www.trainsimcommunity.com/mods/ ... ver-sd40-2
https://www.trainsimcommunity.com/mods/ ... on-pack-v1
SOU and NS repaints:
https://switchpointsimulations.weebly.c ... tives.html

Second part of this project will be a cleaner cab - I hope that will not be so time consuming like these bogies as I am eager to continue on the HiLine with Indobell (and extension, but that will be a little secret ... )

I believe it can be the same model as Saluda. I will take a look at these links as soon as I can.
Thank you.

As a (sometimes closet) Southern Railway enthusiast you so much for making these fine liveries, that I feel more accurately represent the condition Southern kept their units in, not the scuffed up grey livery.

I have been meaning to make a cleaned up skin of the GP35 and a TAG GP18, and do something similar; but this looks just lovely, and I salute your attention to detail in altering the cab insides too.

‘PullmanCar,

Coming soon !






Kris

A cleaner cab for the SD40-2 is now finished.
Preview of the control stand for the SOU (not finished):

The train brake will be very special !

Fletcher to Ashville



F7 is now dark, too as all other locos from the Saluda-route and the SOUretroPack, see 3rd picture.
I have done 2 variations of the the SOU SD40-2 (one with white number board and one weathered), each with extra cabs.

This will be a nice change.