4-6-6-4 Challenger

[wingsofphoenix]

This is a modification of my Big Boy, so i will explain the changes only.

Changes:

- Reworked Model, Texture and Animation to match the Challenger (of course )
- Cleaned up files: removed unused or unnecessary shapes, bones, animations...

Specifications:

- 3 Versions, each with 2 Designs to choose from in game :

- UP Black #3985 (with or without Smoke Deflectors)
- UP Grayhound #3977 for Passenger Service (with or without Smoke Deflectors)
- both with new Challenger Oil Tender
- Polygon Count: 8340 (with Oil Tender)

- optional:

- UP Black #3995 with Coal Tender (with or without Smoke Deflectors)
- Polygon Count: 8193 (with Coal Tender)

Pictures:

challenger_black_oil.jpg

challenger_grayhound.jpg

challenger_black_coal.jpg

Update:
Version 1.2
- smooth Engine and Tender models
- minor Texture fix
Version 1.1
- added the missing 2nd design for the Grey version
- changed Coal Version to #3995

Enjoy

These Engines are now Made into Building blocks and can be found -> At this Post and the 3 posts after it. <-

[snoopy55]

Nice. I'll be making these into BBs. I've been working on BBs for the rest of your work.

Question.... You have an oil tender and a coal tender. Instead of making them two options for one engine, why not make them two separate engines, just give them different numbers? The same for the grey version. I've been researching your other engines and getting the engine numbers (can't seem to find any pics of grey ones tho)

I don't know where you do your research from, or if you have seen them first hand, but here is one source for the FEF series: http://forum.atlasrr.com/FORUM/topic.as ... _ID=45387& and Walthers may be another good site.

http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?quick=4-6-6-4

(did find the grey paint scheme here, one yellow trim, one a whitish color)

http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?quick=4-8-8-4

Something as simple as that, heck, just give it the new number and the different paint job. Users will love them. And keep a black with both coal and oil, just another pair of numbers.

[wingsofphoenix]

I dont understand your question (well.. one of them ^^), the optional Coal version is a seperate version with a minimum of new data. you can install all 3 without a problem, it has different xml entries.

Youre right that it should have a different number then, so i changed that now to #3995 (was quite easy, and UP#3995 was a coal fired Challenger until it was scrapped) and reuploaded it.

Pics for the Grey Challenger #3977 can be found here

[snoopy55]

Sorry, I missed the other XML files in my early morning digging.

I'd still like to build BBs out of them, giving each engines set of files it's road number to better distinguish them, and have a full set of needed files in each. The common files would be left as is and if more than one is added, would overwrite any matched files.

But I'll leave the OK of that to you. I will be doing it for my own use either way.

I was hoping to find a moving picture myself, but those are nice also.

[wingsofphoenix]

sure, go ahead

btw: new update, the grey version was missing a file...