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Posted: 15 Jul 2005 00:33
by fire87
That Purno person is actually Mr. X. I noticed that in the dutch trainset topic, some sprites that was posted originally by Purno, was now under the name of Mr. X. Is something wrong?

Posted: 15 Jul 2005 00:43
by Aegir
Nah, I think they're playing a joke on everyone.

Posted: 15 Jul 2005 00:45
by marcf
haha, no, they swapped sigs/avatars for some reason
and hoping noone will notice

Posted: 15 Jul 2005 02:38
by Raichase
As amusing as their joke is, lets leave that for the OT forum. I'm still eager to see what the DanFactoryMacK churns out next!

Posted: 15 Jul 2005 03:36
by DanMacK
Raichase wrote:As amusing as their joke is, lets leave that for the OT forum. I'm still eager to see what the DanFactoryMacK churns out next!
How about some revised passenger cars :D The originals were a bit short in the | view, so I lengthened them slightly. I also added marker lights to the tail end of the mail cars in case somebody wants it on the end of the train as opposed to the front.

I also added a "clerestory" style roof to the old-time passenger coaches giving them a more 'heavyweight' look.

Lastly, the dome car has been added, so all the peeps can watch the gorgeous arctic scenery from the top.

Posted: 15 Jul 2005 03:59
by Raichase
Those will do nicely :)). Looking good! I especially like the light on the mail car, as I will sometimes have mail-cars following my trains :)).

Posted: 15 Jul 2005 04:13
by DanMacK
**NOTE** A new image showing the status of the set has been posted on the first page.

Well, my theory is they're called "head-end cars", so they should normally go at the front :D Sometimes I like throwing one on the end of my locals though.

Now, as for more from the factory, here they are :D

GMD FP9 sprite - for those passenger runs that don't need the high speed (or cost) of an E9. The bulge on the top is a winterization hatch, used on northern roads to keep snow out of the intakes.

UAC Turbo Train - Complete w/matching coaches and mail car :D

GMD GP60 - For those high-speed long distance freight hauls before the SD70M

Posted: 15 Jul 2005 11:56
by PikkaBird
DanMacK wrote:GMD FP9 sprite - for those passenger runs that don't need the high speed (or cost) of an E9.
I also find them quite handy as a replacement for the Northerns on my food runs. :lol:

*heads off to the coding factory*

Posted: 15 Jul 2005 20:31
by DanMacK
Fair enough :D I have a feeling FP9's and F7's will regularly mix on my freights.

Posted: 15 Jul 2005 20:42
by krtaylor
Now that's an interesting point, and it really depends on what you set for the retirement dates. Back before we got the early-retirement feature working (which I really like, BTW), I would cheat by putting a wimpy but reliable switch engine as the lead loco, and follow it with a heavy-duty but less reliable loco to provide oomph. Of course, the HP and TE from both locos count, but only the reliability from the first loco is relevant. Heh, heh, heh. With early-retirement now, you can't really do that anymore.

Posted: 15 Jul 2005 21:05
by WX6
Hey I was wondering if you are going to do any random liverys for any of the freight coachs?

Posted: 15 Jul 2005 21:26
by PikkaBird
WX6 wrote:Hey I was wondering if you are going to do any random liverys for any of the freight coachs?
There's a few variations in there, but all the cars are company coloured (+black, white and grey) so there's nowhere near as many variants as, say, the US Set.

Posted: 15 Jul 2005 21:44
by Villem
If this isn't already drawn as a variation or something, it would be nice if half of the hi-cube boxcar for paper was white, half company colours. Though the loading doors would stay fully company colours.
Also adds some variation to the colour schemes in the set :)
I hope you don't mind, i done a demonstration for you to show how the colour scheme would look if implemented in the set.

Posted: 15 Jul 2005 21:58
by DanMacK
Hmmmmmm *Thinks* That would actually be good instead of the straight white version w/CC stripe for the modern reefer

Posted: 16 Jul 2005 00:11
by DanMacK
OK, a filler sprite for the RS3 (Same as the one in the USSet w/a few minor tweaks - Will be finished soon), the GP38-2 and a slightly revised (and more accurate) Turbo Train loco and cars.

Posted: 16 Jul 2005 01:16
by PikkaBird
Okay... v 0.5 then. :lol:

I've thrown in (in a seperate grf) some searchlight signals I made this morning (currently, replaces both semaphore and light signals)... they're more "standard" than the US Set signals (with regards to pre and pbs signals), and they're more American than the defaults.

Posted: 16 Jul 2005 01:39
by krtaylor
If you're in the mood to play with signals, the actual US set ones need some adjustment and improvement.

Posted: 16 Jul 2005 01:41
by DanMacK
Cool :D Once again thanks man, and for those testing the set... Enjoy :D

Locos included in this incarnation
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Steam
- 2-8-0 Consolidation
- 4-6-2 Pacific
- 2-8-2 Mikado
- 2-10-2 Santa Fe
- 4-6-4 Hudson
- 4-8-4 Northern
- 2-8-8-2 Mallet

Diesel
- Snow Plow (Unpowered - Needs pusher loco)
- EMC Doodlebug (Mail/Passenger versions)
- Alco S2
- EMD F7
- EMD FP9
- EMD E9
- Alco PA-1
- EMD GP9
- Alco RS3
- EMD GP30
- Budd RDC (Mail/Passenger versions)
- EMD GP38-2
- EMD GP60
- EMD F40PH
- EMD SD70M

Locos still to be added

- H24-66 Train Master
- P42
- C636
- SD40-2
- C36-7
- GE EC44CW Evolution

Freight Cars are all in here except for the container/double stacked container flatcar

Posted: 16 Jul 2005 01:56
by krtaylor
How 'bout a rotary snowplow for the steam era?

Posted: 16 Jul 2005 02:22
by Singaporekid
A possible bug, both the Hudson and Nothern weigh below 45 tonnes
I tested this using OpenTTD though (r2471M)
The mallet works, by the way