Gst 153

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  1. dunkrez

    dunkrez Well-Known Member

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    I guess it's time to crack on with the 153/155 :cool:

    Thread back on track.
     
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  2. Overcode

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    MPV looks fantastic, please let us know when the V2.0 is good to go on ATS, looking forward to seeing this in action!
     
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    Not before time... Only joking Dunc...!!!

    Eric
     
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  4. GarethDavies21

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    Some fantastic work being done here, the model looks awesome! Will be following with enthusiasm
     
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  5. dunkrez

    dunkrez Well-Known Member

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    mpv..jpg

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  6. 878606

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    Looking nice and dirty can't wait for the release
     
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  7. dunkrez

    dunkrez Well-Known Member

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    A little bit of 153, and the final image is with a semi transparent source overlay to give an idea of accuracy (the source photo isn't perfectly square on but it's close)... I have a lot of work to do, and so much source this time around :)

    The unit will be driveable from both ends (proper cabs, no shortcuts), I'll try and replicate as many features as possible and it'll even have a flushable toilet :cool:

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  8. JetWash

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    Lovely!!
     
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  9. ntypeman

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    I could say something but it's just toilet humour...!!!

    Eric
     
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  10. inversnecky

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    Looking good. I’ve been trying out the JT 153 and the brakes aren’t that great at all. Presumably this is modelled on the prototype?
     
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  11. dunkrez

    dunkrez Well-Known Member

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    How do you mean?

    No idea about the JT 153...
     
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    Sorry, I meant the braking being weaker on the 153 compared to say the other 15x DMUs.
     
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    It's not impossible, but it's hard to see any engineering or operational reason for turning out 153s with weaker brakes than related designs.
     
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    749006 Well-Known Member

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    The real Class 153 Brakes were the same as other 15x units - even used the same brake control gear.
    The units ran mixed so they had to be the same.

    Could it be the Model 153 is not the same as the Model 15x units ;)
     
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  15. dunkrez

    dunkrez Well-Known Member

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    Finalised Changelog MPV2.0 RHTT Pack:-
    • Track joint sounds added
    • Better cab occlusion
    • Final mix of audio levels improved (APU, Jetter module engines and spray reduced by 3Db)
    • Improved battery gauge texturing at rear of cab
    • Improved colour balance of running gear
    • Weathering applied to RHTT tanks
    • Exterior model interior cab window frames tidied
    • 1st generation BMAC light clusters rebuilt
    • Acceleration/physics improved (Now dependent on water levels in tanks)
    • OOM reload bug fixed
    • Bogies remodelled & retextured based on decent source
    • Flatbed remodelled & retextured based on decent source
    • Side detailing reworked based on excellent source (jumper plugs, pipes, hoses, signage etc)
    • Vehicle handrails put in correct position (cab front, sides, flatbed)
    • Vehicle overall dimensions adjusted in line with decent source
    • Cab rear seat texture added
    • Door hinge texture blended
    • Internal door handle position adjusted (was floating out by 2-3 inches)
    • Internal strip light housing triangle textures eliminated
    • Exterior cab model & texturing reworked
    • Module bases all reworked based on decent source
    • Inter-connecting cables revised based on source
    • Bug affecting walkway light numbers 2 & 3 on old style tanks fixed (would illuminate out of sequence)
    • Empty flatbed and railings reworked based on source
    • Pack rebuilt with 2 base models instead of 11 (!), variants provided with child objects
    • Liveries retextured and light weathering applied
    • 4 additional variants added (Trans 1 & 2 1st gen BMACS heavy weathering, and Clean Me! 3rd Gen Trans 1 & 2's added)
    • Manual re-produced to include new model images
    • Water Dump feature added (CTRL + W toggle) to dump water
    • Pack images updated throughout
    • Wheel wobble eliminated from poorly aligned axles
    • Old cab variant removed (temporarily)
    • Pack size (GB) reduced by streamlining
    • Propshafts, Railpacs and gearboxes added to powered units
    • DVT units now have their own model with the correct running gear details on flatbed and bogies
    • Radiators added to powered units behind holes on flatbed sides
    • Master and slave units now have correct railing and grey box arrangements on rear of flatbed
    • Buffer front textures improved based on some nice source
    • APU beacon light rotation animation improved
    • Dog model added (CTRL + B) to toggle on/off
    • APU/Jetter/Spray controls cleaned up. Only N, M and P are now used as toggle switches
    • Reverser now locks when vehicle takes power
    • Updated cable management tidied
    • Spray audio now ends when spraying is stopped (rather than continuing for 9+ seconds)
    • Manual updated in-line with control changes to APU/Jetter/Spray/Water Dump/Doggo
    I'll update here when the pack is out :)
     
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  16. dunkrez

    dunkrez Well-Known Member

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    Just a few pics from over the weekend:-

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  17. ntypeman

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    Please don't forget the original Sprinter / Provincial livery Dunc...

    Eric
     
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    dunkrez Well-Known Member

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    Overhauling of the BMAC's for the 153... (rough & quick render)

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  19. Pookeyhead

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    This is gonna be good.
     
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  20. BouncyPacer

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    Any updates? Looking forward to this.
     
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    Yeah there was one on March 17th, hth.
     
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    I hope you don't use Lens Flares on the 153 :o
     
  23. torfmeister

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    If done correctly, you can toggle them off without losing the lights.
     
  24. torfmeister

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    Fantastic stuff - why can't we have someone like you working on american GE / EMD stock instead of lo-fi DTM?
     
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    Somebody needs to tell Skyhook Games :(
     
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  26. dunkrez

    dunkrez Well-Known Member

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    Only the tamper uses lens flares - the MPV doesn't and nothing else will moving forward... if done right, lights look better without them. All lights adhere to daylight/night illumination too (light beams are only cast when it's dark).

    Forgive my quietness of late, I've been stuck in at my new job (chief systems architect once again at a telecoms firm) as well as soldiering on with TSC projects - some you know about, and some you don't :) Also, I've been honing my build techniques with the help of some notable individuals... I'm very grateful for all of the time and advice given to date.

    If I could afford to, I'd devote all of my time to TSC, but as things stand the telecoms firm pays the bills and TSC doesn't. Perhaps that will change in time.
     
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    dunkrez Well-Known Member

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    Also, this thread can now be closed, as it's no longer relevant. Waggonz have produced a model much nicer than my draft - here's hoping they give it a full feature set too.
     
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  29. torfmeister

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    Considered teaming up with AP Waggonz to avoid parallel developments?
     
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    dunkrez Well-Known Member

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    I don't think they'd be interested mate, I'm just a random guy building things, they're both TS legends in their own rights.

    It'd be like David asking to team up with Goliath.

    It definitely hurts when you have to concede, but I wish them all the best with it - the TSC community will get a very nice 153 and everyone knows the level of quality they'll get.

    I'll be in the corner, beavering away all the same, covered in shade. Be nice to get a nod from some of the bigger guys, but up to yet that hasn't happened. Pleased to have brought a few things to the TSC scene, and all being well, I'll produce more.

    Disappointing when the ones that inspire you are the ones that crush you.
     
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  31. torfmeister

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    You should be more self-aware of your capabilities and skills which are top-notch mate.
     
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    Thank you mate, really appreciate it.

    Still feeling a little crushed. The Waggonz/AP 87 released exactly the same time as the MPV and I got a lot of shade. To be fair, it wasn't the standard it is now, but I have worked to make it much better. When the tamper released, I got a lot of love and laughs in equal measure. I guess that's the nature of putting yourself out there.

    Figured a 153 would be a nice build and I'd be able to apply all I learned while building the MPV pack. Super crushed to see Waggonz have blown my meager efforts away with their gorgeous 153 model.

    Again, thank you, I know I have some ability, but I know when to step aside to let the bigger boys do their thing.
     
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  33. Pookeyhead

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    Don't feel too bad. There's is just way further along than yours, so they've clearly been working on it for some time without you knowing. It's not a reflection on yours, and given time, I'm sure yours would have been a perfectly fine model. I mean, your MPV is brilliant, so I see no reason why your 153 wouldn't have been. It's just really bad timing.
     
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  34. USRailFan

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    You've found a niche that not too many others focus on - track maintenance machinery. Keep to that and perfection it, I guarantee it'll be popular, at least among those who want to make scenarios as close to the real world as possible
     
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    Dunkrez. I just recently bought your tamper, mainly because I thought it would look good as AI. It’s a fantastic addition to my DLC, the animation is excellent and I‘ve been having a lot of fun driving it. I will certainly be adding your MPV next payday.

    As said above, you‘ve found a niche that you are very good at. I would certainly like to see more maintenance vehicles.

    Whatever you make next, I‘m looking forward to seeing it.
     
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    dunkrez Well-Known Member

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    Thank you guys, I went to sleep last night with a renewed sense of enthusiasm - I'll certainly keep building and I have partnered up on a couple of projects to reduce project timelines considerably and bring you all even better things to play with.

    I'd like to revisit the original tamper eventually, but there are many things to do before then.

    Thank you torfmeister, pookey, USRailFan and Tigert1966 :) and a grateful shout out to everyone else that's given the things I build some love <3
     
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  37. Reef

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    If this isn't open season on the 47 then I don't know what is...
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    Honestly reef, I'd love to, and I have a model that I've been playing with here and there, but knowing my luck someone else will be 3 years on with one and I'd be blown out of the water. I'm ballsy enough to build it, just would it be good enough? Is there someone else that's more established already on with one? Would Richard even want to work with me? I just don't know.

    I guess that's an inherent problem with an open small market shrouded in too much secrecy - hence why I've tried to buck that trend and be more open about projects. Not that it seemed to make a blind bit of difference, everyone developing knew what I was up to, yet I don't know what anyone else is up to (with a couple of exceptions, and thank you to them).
     
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  39. Reef

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    It all depends on the source material you can get hold of, I have absolutely no doubt in your modelling and uv mapping abilities and your attention to detail is bordering on obsessive compulsion, you've learnt a lot over these last couple of years and I'd say you can be on par with any other modeller out there.

    And as far as AP goes working with you? Show him a model that blows his socks off and he'll be all over it, and if not, well you have the skills now to complete the scripting and sounds too.

    I'm not trying to blow smoke up your arse as that's counter productive and just not my personality at all, I say things as I see them (and upset a lot of delicate flowers along the way) and I truly believe you could do the job, else I'd have said "ever thought of modelling for Minecraft instead?" ;)

    At the end of the day you just need to believe that you can do it, that's all that matters here.
     
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  40. dunkrez

    dunkrez Well-Known Member

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    We have a 47 at Peak Rail stabled that I can access pretty much whenever.

    Thanks Reef, I know you well enough by now to know you don't mince words or hold back :)
     
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  41. Reef

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    Best get a season ticket then :D
     
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    Reef is one of few people on here that speak there mind and wont hold back on positives or negatives. We need more like him in the community. I echo the others your work is outstanding i will be buying your 153 irespective if it is released after the other one. You products i own show you have great attention to detail and i would not even think twice about parting with my cash your way in the future.
     
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  43. Reef

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    I can't see many people (DTG staff included) agreeing with that, I don't even know that I'd want more "Me's" here.. :D:D
     

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