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I also have an array of British signals (era 1990 to-date), shown here 4 Aspect with junction indicators, 3 Aspect and 2 Aspect:
So kicking this off, I have a base model for British Mk1 Coaches:
Note that these are riding on B4 bogies so ideal for mail train coaches. I also have versions of the BR1 and Commonwealth bogies.
That’s a good idea, I’ll do that although we might get proper forums when the game goes live, so might be an idea to wait until then. Perhaps we should just start a thread for general content creation ideas?
Well according to Steam we have 1 week, 6 days and 14 hours to go until release… probably gonna be the longest 2 weeks ever unless the devs have mercy on us mere mortals!
Maya is just as powerful as 3DS Max so you’ll be well set for modelling for the games industry. I’ll probably end up posting a guide on things like shaders and setting up your materials, so that’s the other side of the coin you’ll need to know before you can get your models into game.
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with and if you get absolutely stuck, I’d be happy to give a few pointers.
Sure I’ll give it a go, actually I need to create some American freight cars for another project I’m working on so might as well kill two birds with one stone 🙂
I started out just like most amateur modellers, just wanting to make stuff for games. For me it was making trains for a new simulator. From there I just practised every day until I could form shapes and mould them into objects that looked like what I was modelling.
In the end, I reached a point where I didn’t seem to be progressing and doing certain models was particularly difficult. So I went and did a 2 year diploma in Modelling & Design for the Automotive Industry. I learned so much doing that and even scored a job working for Bentley designing components used for their cars.
I guess what I’m saying is, first learn the software, find out everything you can about it and what every bit of it does and then just start creating things. The more you practice, the more you’ll just get it. Also what i find that helps is to have an understanding how the object is created in the real world, how is it engineered, how do they form those shapes – it will really help you understand how different materials work and what you can and can’t do to it to make things look even more realistic.
If you want to learn more, there are some really great video courses you can do online for next to nothing, digitaltutors.com have some amazing courses on automotive modelling, well worth the money, particularly if you want to turn your skills into something you can sell for money. Lynda.com have some great courses in helping you become more familiar with software packages, such as 3DS Max, the leading industry standard 3D modelling package.
I also do trucks >
Bogies >
Coaches >
Ah I’m a 70s child but I grew up with 2 strong transport enthusiasts who used to treat me to rides on vintage buses, trams and trains, even the odd lorry. Such beautiful things and so much personality, nothing like you get these days.
My grandad drove trains up and down the Somerset and Dorset during the war so we used to get all the stories of what it was like to be driving a steam train in the pitch black, with fire curtains up, and German bombers flying overhead. Later he worked on the buses in and around Bristol, lots of 50s beauties. I still have a load of the photos of him at the wheel. Pretty sure it was a British Leyland bus he loved the most.
I have no idea GeoffersH, mine just appeared when I signed up, I don’t even know how to change it or even where it came from!
Doh! Ofc it is, that’s the third time I’ve called him James lol. Thanks for the correction.
Routemaster is definitely on my list as well as a fair few 50s/60s buses, gotta love those curvy shapes. Buses just don’t have the character they used to these days.
Actually your ideas sound pretty cool but sadly, I’ve not seen anything as yet that indicates there are any such disasters. I wonder if this could make a superb mod.
@HumberLoop, I’m a third-party developer. I’ve been working on the project for the last 4 years, in between battling serious illness.
@GeoffersH I have some plans to do some steam too, probably mostly anything by James Stanier – arguably the best locomotive designer ever. I have a fair amount of diesel content ready to go virtually as well as rolling stock. I may even be tempted to do the odd bus and truck 😛
