Union Pacific FEF-3 4-8-4 Northern type steam locomotive, by Smokebox

[mrennie]

Thanks, I watched your youtube. It's awesome effects wow! I like it.. And Mars Light look like F3-F7-E7-8/9 could be effects lights...



NKP765

I don't know how the effect has been done on those, but I looked at videos of the GN Empire Builder and to me, it didn't look right. So I made up my own technique for doing the mars light. I think it's about as close as it's possible to get to what I saw in a video of 844's Mars light ("the light from Mars!") being tested before a run.

[OldProf]

Have you started animating the stoker's eyebrow's yet? Seriously, you are a true artist and it looks like there's nothing you cannot accomplish. I'm in awe!

[mrennie]

Have you started animating the stoker's eyebrow's yet?

Oh darn! I was keeping that as a secret Seriously though, I was hoping to have time to make my own crew figures and try out facial morphing (a bit difficult in 3DC, but in theory, it can be done). I'd ask for volunteers for a bit of voice acting.

Seriously, you are a true artist and it looks like there's nothing you cannot accomplish. I'm in awe!

Thanks Tom, I really do appreciate the encouragement.

[bpetit]

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[mrennie]

and a day later ...

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[bpetit]

I still wonder what the rest of the community will say when they see the amount of detail you've done.

[mrennie]

I still wonder what the rest of the community will say when they see the amount of detail you've done.

Oh, they'll start saying it's going to blow up their graphics cards ... until they actually try and see that it doesn't

[NickelPlate765]

droooolingt!!! look so beautiful BEAST!!


NKP765

[JohnTrainHead]

Now THIS is worth $20!!!

[bpetit]

Now THIS is worth $20!!!

I think it's worth way way more ;)

[UP3985]

I agree, this is incredible!! I'm not going to be able to stop playing this loco when It's released! (And I've pretty much stopped playing for lack of time, but this really gets my attentio... my attentio... ... yeah that.

[OldProf]

Dear Mr. Smokebox,

You now owe me a replacement keyboard, having caused me to drool so heavily that the old one flooded and shorted out. I'll settle for one of those curvy, split numbers that Microsoft offers.

Sincerely,

Old Prof

[JohnTrainHead]

Dear Mr. Smokebox,

You now owe me a replacement keyboard, having caused me to drool so heavily that the old one flooded and shorted out. I'll settle for one of those curvy, split numbers that Microsoft offers.

Sincerely,

Old Prof

[mrennie]

Dear Mr. Smokebox,

You now owe me a replacement keyboard, having caused me to drool so heavily that the old one flooded and shorted out. I'll settle for one of those curvy, split numbers that Microsoft offers.

Sincerely,

Old Prof

[mrennie]

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