Commonwealth Railway

[jalsina]

[ET44C4]

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I managed to find the CF7 sitting in the back of an industrial spur on the CWRY yesterday.

[gtrtroger]

The CF7 is a formidable statement about the design and construction of the EMD F7....

[ET44C4]

https://www.gwrr.com/railroads/north_am ... -one-panel

Link to the G&W website if anyone's interested...

[ET44C4]

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Some more progress today... It's not much, but I am happy to say that scenery along highway 664 is almost complete. Once I finish around 664, I will start working on highway 164 which follows the tracks up to the port.

[NStrains]

Looking good so far!

[ET44C4]

Thank you NStrains

I put some more wok into the route today. The first screenshot shows the area just southwest of the Marshaling yard. The second shot shows the Marshaling yard looking southwest. I certainly enjoy working with agricultural landscape as opposed to those highways...

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[Tomcat]

I've been meaning to ask... is this your first attempt at a route? In any event, great work so far! Looking forward to seeing more.

[ET44C4]

I've been meaning to ask... is this your first attempt at a route? In any event, great work so far! Looking forward to seeing more.

In a way, yes, it is my first attempt at developing a route that I am dedicated to complete. I have found myself piddling around with the route editor doing this, that, and the other, but I have not put all of my skills together to make one route like the Commonwealth before.

As always, I certainly appreciate your comments, Tomcat! It's encouraging to hear from skilled route builders like yourself.

[ET44C4]

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Not much of an update, but anyhow...

[Tomcat]

Looking good!

I like that mottled dirt texture that outlines the buildings, what is that?

[ET44C4]

Looking good!

I like that mottled dirt texture that outlines the buildings, what is that?

Thank you Tomcat. The ground texture is called "sand" from the PennCoal template.

[Tomcat]

Thank you Tomcat. The ground texture is called "sand" from the PennCoal template.

Ah, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

I bought that route for $4.99 in a sale just before I started the Powder River Basin in the hope that I would be able to use the mine assets in my route, turns out I was way too hopeful. Neither here, nor there, but I wish DTG had a master texture file that would get updated with every new route for all users - I don't think this would have hurt their sales since I can't see anyone buying a route just for the textures. The same goes for all the assets that are duplicated for each new route and then appear multiple times in the asset lists, if you are using multiple routes to create something new, making them longer than they need to be. Who needs 3 or 4 instances of the same telephone pole or fence loft... or whatever.

I'm starting to rant, sorry! Makes my blood pressure go up every time I think about it.

[ET44C4]

I feel you, Tomcat...

I was able to get some more work done today. The screenshots below are around the intersection of Wilroy Road and Nansemond Parkway. Mainly, I added some vegetation and painted some more terrain.

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[JM1261]

You really have an eye for detail. I can't wait to give this a spin!