Model Superliner

Jack Riguel

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Tapp

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While I know it's a real train, it looks too smooth to fit in with the tf2 theme. In a subway, yes, but on land it's elongated and sleek.
 

Sel

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Nice start, though it looks a too "futuristic" for the atmosphere of TF2. However that might be because of it being a double-decker. Tried to find some sources of more age-apporpriate passenger cars:

http://cruiselinehistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/hickory-creek-dh-cropped-6.jpg
http://www.weymouthnj.org/Dieael_pass_train_Budd_demonstrator_and_pioneer_trailor_CL_up.jpg

Biggest difference I see is that they're rounded on each end, rather then being flat.

Erm, you've linked me to observation cars, not passenger cars. Those are generally rounded off at the end, and are also only found on the end of a train.

Other than that, aside from not being double decker, they look pretty similar to me.

While I know it's a real train, it looks too smooth to fit in with the tf2 theme. In a subway, yes, but on land it's elongated and sleek.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_car_(rail)

Passenger cars are generally smooth, so I'm not sure what you're getting at here.
 
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Exist

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that should be texture based, won't shade correctly otherwise

good work though!
 

Penguin

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Way too rounded. TF2 is all about sharp edges.
 

Sel

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Way too rounded. TF2 is all about sharp edges.

No it's not :S

Payload cart, rockets, almost every single weapon in the game and more?

The only thing that would make this stick out is that it's not more civilian themed rather than spytech/industrial/military.

that should be texture based, won't shade correctly otherwise

It is texture based, I had too much high poly geometry there though and it wasn't able to make it sharp enough in a 1024x1024 texture. Fixing as we speak.
 
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Penguin

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clickty clack straight up his ass

it's lots and lots of trains
 

Pocket

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superliner_%28railcar%29 said:
The initial cars were built by Pullman-Standard in the late 1970s and a second order was built in the mid 1990s by Bombardier Transportation.
Yeah, that's too recent, I'm afraid.
 

gamemaster1996

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If there's a map with a giant monkey throwing barrels at you i don't think this is that recent.
 

Bermuda Cake

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yeah but that's custom and not meant to be current... this is (I would assume) to be used in a serious map so it has to fit with the TF2 theme.

I like it, and I have no problem with the curves. My main problem is that the whole carriage just seems to be one block, it doesn't have a roof or anything, that's why it looks weird.
 

Sel

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I like it, and I have no problem with the curves. My main problem is that the whole carriage just seems to be one block, it doesn't have a roof or anything, that's why it looks weird.

The engine is one thing, this is something that will end up getting tiled about 4 times behind it. So the amount of detail I can put into is quite a bit lower than what I could do with the GE.

Honestly I just think you've got a thing for objects that are long, and hard.

mmmmmm
 

VIVA LA NWO

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that's a terrible excuse, but this train doesn't look too out of place

All I'm saying is it's a pretty invalid argument to claim something doesn't fit the era after valve has (repeatedly, I might add) trashed the time zone (battle axes, brainslugs, etc) and if you're saying something that is minorly outside of the timezone (and most passenger carts from the 1950s were also very similar in their designs anyways).
 

Sel

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dunno how big a fan I am of how this skin is turning out!

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whatever I can just release the psd again :v
 

lana

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Looks nice. When are you going to texture it?

Honestly it looks like a paint over of a render. It needs color.