SD70ACe and SD70M-2 repaint project

[qballbandit]

Wow, that is sharp!!! Great work, friend!

[DirtyRam]

Outstanding Borislav, very nice

[R. Steele]

Yes, I agree outstanding work....I think you've surpassed your usual excellent standards. Thanks! Gerry

[CSRX]

Job well done Borislav, do you plan on the Essential Workers unit as well? And being you are on these ACe and M-2 kick, plans for any KCS units, particularly the veterans unit?

[=FI=Ghost]

Thank you very much, guys, for all the kind words!

This is the first paint scheme I am working on in 4K resolution. This enables me to add much more details to the locomotive. Having that in mind, I might redo all of the previously released paint schemes in 4K, as well. However, I still can't be sure about that one, as this requires one important step - finding enough good, detailed photos of the locomotives in question. I am not talking about those beautiful photos you can see at railpictures.net, but the close-up ones where you can see all the decals, panels and stuff. Those are very difficult to find, and I have to spend a lot of time searching for photos and videos of that kind on the internet.

Therefore, any future project that I have on my mind depends purely on this factor. The Essential Workers unit, I believe, will be possible to do, as I already have good photos of this locomotive.

[Timbit]

Borislav,
Awesome job.
Tim

[=FI=Ghost]

The main textures have been finished! However, I have decided to take a shot at weathering effects. This is something that I have never done before. If it does turn out right, I am going to include two sets of textures for this locomotive: clean and dirty.

This is what I have been able to produce so far (upper body), but this is still a work in progress:

[qballbandit]

Keep going with it - looks good so far!

[jbtower]

Your amazing work has just moved up the ladder a couple of steps.....HIGHBALL

[flanker]

Borislav, you are the best.

[R. Steele]

The main textures have been finished! However, I have decided to take a shot at weathering effects. This is something that I have never done before. If it does turn out right, I am going to include two sets of textures for this locomotive: clean and dirty.

This is what I have been able to produce so far (upper body), but this is still a work in progress:

Absolutely Friendly Critique: From examination of all the models I've acquired --- I agree Good Weathering is very difficult -- looking at the progression in SLI/TrainSimulations models and Diesels West models...one can quite easily spot the early weathering efforts vs. the later ones...much more realistic. Knowing nothing about this ( except coming from an art perspective -- MA in photography ) -- try less precision, more "smudging" -- more of an "accidental" application -- if that makes any sense. Again, just fine work on the models...and of course the most excellent cabviews.

[=FI=Ghost]

Thank you very much for all the support, guys!

If all goes well, I believe I will upload the locomotive tomorrow. There will be three sets of textures included: clean (very light/default weathering effects), moderate weathering effects and heavy weathering effects.

[anderson martins]

Absolutely Friendly Critique: From examination of all the models I've acquired --- I agree Good Weathering is very difficult -- looking at the progression in SLI/TrainSimulations models and Diesels West models...one can quite easily spot the early weathering efforts vs. the later ones...much more realistic. Knowing nothing about this ( except coming from an art perspective -- MA in photography ) -- try less precision, more "smudging" -- more of an "accidental" application -- if that makes any sense. Again, just fine work on the models...and of course the most excellent cabviews.

Hi, R. Steele ,

Your suggestion is very good!
here in my region, aging trends.
the idea of a KISTBASHING painting is good, but everyone has a particular view on "dirty or aged" painting

The base model with new painting will give each one a way of how they want the action of time on the painted model.

once again...... good job, FI=Ghost's
- Borislav

Thank you very much for all the support, guys!

If all goes well, I believe I will upload the locomotive tomorrow. There will be three sets of textures included: clean (very light/default weathering effects), moderate weathering effects and heavy weathering effects.

[=FI=Ghost]

The locomotive has been finished. It contains three sets of textures: standard/clean textures, textures with moderate weathering effects and textures with heavy weathering effects.

Due to the fact that I am now using textures in 4K resolution, the size of the .zip file is 120 MB and now I am facing a problem. I cannot upload it directly and I have not been able to figure out this FTP thing.

Is there someone who could help me with uploading this thing?

[=FI=Ghost]

MRL SD70ACe 4407 has been uploaded to the Files Library as a two-part zip pack. You need to download both parts to unzip the files.