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Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 12 Dec 2018 04:18
by starcraftguy1
The only locomotives I found that are close are the PA/PB used for passenger trains.
Has anyone made FA/FB locomotives?
Re: Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 13 Dec 2018 00:21
by Walter1940
It's christmas soon. Let yourself be surprised.
Re: Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 13 Dec 2018 03:21
by starcraftguy1
Re: Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 24 Dec 2018 13:34
by Walter1940
Look on my Homepage. (Link is in the Signatur)
Merry Christmas at all.
Re: Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 31 Dec 2018 18:59
by starcraftguy1
Walter1940 wrote:Look on my Homepage. (Link is in the Signatur)
Merry Christmas at all.
Happy New Year to you.
Great work!
Thanks for making.
Is it possible to search by locomotive model/railroad name in your website?
Re: Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 01 Jan 2019 11:17
by Walter1940
starcraftguy1 wrote:
Is it possible to search by locomotive model/railroad name in your website?
I think you mean mainly US locomotives. In principle, it is not possible. But I've built everything alphabetically. Therefore, one would have to find everything easily.
But I can try to write a script for the website that is easier to find.
Happy New Year
Re: Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 06 Jan 2019 21:56
by starcraftguy1
[quote="Walter1940"][quote="starcraftguy1"]
The locomotives work well.
I have two suggestions: change the horn to a US style one, it currently uses a UK whistle or similar. I think it would be better to have the A and B units as separate locomotives.
I was able to change the horn myself.
Re: Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 07 Jan 2019 05:33
by Walter1940
starcraftguy1 wrote:I think it would be better to have the A and B units as separate locomotives.
Really? I put them together because it saves space. So not so many files are present. Because with 3000+ files in the folder, the menu can no longer be scrolled in the editor.
But of course I can make two files out of it. No problem. Should I do it?
starcraftguy1 wrote:I was able to change the horn myself.
Well, I assume you used the tutorial.
So somebody will read that.
Re: Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 07:34
by starcraftguy1
Walter1940 wrote:starcraftguy1 wrote:I think it would be better to have the A and B units as separate locomotives.
Really? I put them together because it saves space. So not so many files are present. Because with 3000+ files in the folder, the menu can no longer be scrolled in the editor.
But of course I can make two files out of it. No problem. Should I do it?
starcraftguy1 wrote:I was able to change the horn myself.
Well, I assume you used the tutorial.
So somebody will read that.
Actually I didn't use it, because I didn't know one existed.
I just did a little digging and guess work.
Re: Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 13:31
by Walter1940
Should I actually make two separate files out of this? You can only choose 224 vehicles. If I get them all the parts are 12 instead of 6 vehicles!
Re: Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 08 Jan 2019 18:10
by starcraftguy1
Walter1940 wrote:Should I actually make two separate files out of this? You can only choose 224 vehicles. If I get them all the parts are 12 instead of 6 vehicles!
It would be nice, but its up to you.
Re: Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 10 Jan 2019 09:39
by Walter1940
OK, I've split the locomotives now. But as you can see in the picture, there are problems. With 4 vehicle parts it still works. Everyone is looking in the right direction.
But if there are 3 or 5 vehicle parts, then the last part looks the wrong way. I can only change that if I build a reversed FA-1. But then we are at least 3 files per locomotive. That was somehow better solved with the combination of FA-1 / FB-1.
Proposals?
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Re: Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 11 Jan 2019 17:50
by starcraftguy1
Walter1940 wrote:OK, I've split the locomotives now. But as you can see in the picture, there are problems. With 4 vehicle parts it still works. Everyone is looking in the right direction.
But if there are 3 or 5 vehicle parts, then the last part looks the wrong way. I can only change that if I build a reversed FA-1. But then we are at least 3 files per locomotive. That was somehow better solved with the combination of FA-1 / FB-1.
Proposals?
Screenshot2.png
Is it possible to have the rear locomotive in the A-B-A face backwards? If so, that would be ok....
If not then scratch that idea.... It looks bad.
Re: Looking for ALCO FA/FB locomotives?
Posted: 12 Jan 2019 08:58
by Walter1940
That is the point. Unfortunately, unless I build a flipped version of the locomotive. But then you have to select in the editor of 224 possible vehicles already 3 vehicles. Not efficient in my opinion. So I'm just doing an update with the US horn.