CSX GP40-2 by VRC.

[awaken1977]

I love the toilet view, but it is useless without flush working.

Does it make sense to make it operable? I think it isn't harder than handbrake operation

[awaken1977]

That whole compartment started as a joke, simply put there because I got bored one night and had nothing else to do.

that's the best joke I've seen in modelling world

[bpetit]

What happened to the conductor's ejection seat?

[Chacal]

You might need to spend a little time away from your computer today, cause you are taking this waaaaaaaaay to seriously.

I think he was pulling your leg and you fell for it!

[artimrj]

... I think you fell for it.

Ahhhhh, an even better joke! Somewhere Robin and Joan are somewhere yukking it up! For a moment I was stressing over the most realistic way to model a turd.

Model a Baby Ruth.

[NSheritage]

My my maybe I can get y'all a pic tomorrow! LOL!

[sabreman61]

Ok First GREAT JOB on this loco. WOW I really like the detail and time you guys put into doing this right. Ok so here are my issues. Why are there so many different horns or is that horn folder used to change the horn in the cab folder. I make horns andI have one I really want to use for this loco. I should be able to figure it out but if anyone has done this can you help please?

[sabreman61]

I'll tell ya the answer to your question, but only if we can play with your horn too!

Now a question of my own, are you talking about the "physical" horn on the locomotive, or the horn sounds?

Yes of course here is the link to the 2 horns I was thinking about using. I really like my GP40-GP38 K5LA. In the readme is a YouTube link to the horn. It is my only LIVE horn I have made. I recorded it myself instead if someone else's railfanning YouTube video. Here is the link to the horns https://www.dropbox.com/s/ww1u5cm6z4nck ... ns.7z?dl=0

Well in the audio folder outside the cab folder there is a horn folder. Usually when I change a horn I go into the Cab folder and edit the proxyxml.---RailWorks\Assets\VRC\CSX-GP40-01\Audio\GP40-2\Cab I assume yours is the same. The folder I am talking about is --RailWorks\Assets\VRC\CSX-GP40-01\Audio\GP40-2\Horn. Are these different horns that you included for the loco. I hope this makes sense to you.

Matthew

[sabreman61]

Yes, that is the horn folder. We created a separate folder since Woody and Eric supplied us with so many choices for horns. I have another that I would like to add, a really good sample, but first i've got to find out what kind it is. It's from the Smoky Mountain Railroad GP9 that they run excursions with. I never got a good look at the horn, even in the video and pics that I made.

Send me the video or audio so I can hear it. I am more than happy to help.

[sabreman61]

On about three quarters if the way through the vid, the train is sounding the horn in a long blast to warn passengers for departure. This is the edited version, I still have the original unedited.



http://youtu.be/uu4VKHjc3Ms

6 minutes into the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRyPUPdnrC8

I think it's a K5LA. Check your PM there is a present for you!

[awaken1977]

Interesting that CSX YN2 and YN3 has different headlight arrangement (mounted on the nose or on the top of the cab), and variation of ditch lights.
Does it reflect certain production numbers range in reality?

[buzz456]

Interesting that CSX YN2 and YN3 has different headlight arrangement (mounted on the nose or on the top of the cab), and variation of ditch lights.
Does it reflect certain production numbers range in reality?

This is not an answer. This is a great reference source to use to get answers though. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/ The answer will be there by spending some time looking at the pictures.

[ColoradoRailfan]

Didnt you guys (VRC) say that you were in the process of making a GP40X?

[johnmckenzie]

Guys, I noticed on Youtube that the headlights seem to jump in intensity about 4 times as the loco approaches the viewer - is this fixable?