Texturing Tutorial

[High Iron]

Hi all

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a detailed explanative tutorial on how to texture models for MSTS. I have a very good past background in drafting but unfortunately its with a drafting table and T-squares and protractors. CAD was only just coming out and texturing was in its infancy. I am using Train Sim Modeler for all my build work. I have both PhotoShop and Paintshop Pro, and prefer to work with PhotoShop. I am fairly profficient with Photoshop although I am still learning all the time. I have the whole manual for the program so what I don't know I can look up and find out. My biggest problem is with getting the two to work together for me. I can create great textures and great models, but just can't seem to put the two together. Textures are created either by pixel size or of course by specific dimensions. I end up with texures that are incorrectly placed on the piece or badly out of scale, makes me want to rip my hair out! So far, I have been lucky because all my parts are one solid color, now however, I have some lattice and brick work to do, and my luck has run out. I did some rivit textures that worked superbly but only by complete fluke did they work out correctly on the model, I have no idea why they did :D
If anyone is aware of any such tutorial, please point me in the right direction. I have benefited so much from others work and would now like to contribute at least something to it of my own for others to enjoy.

Thanks and cheers,
High Iron

[CARex]

Hmmmm… and people use to look at me like I just stepped of a spaceship when I mentioned that I had an 'electric eraser'.

Thad, take a peek here, maybe something your looking for….
http://steam4me.railpage.org.au/trainsim/tutorials/index.html#image

Have a sparkling day
Bob

[philmoberg]

>… and people use to look at me like I just stepped of a spaceship when >I mentioned that I had an 'electric eraser'. ...

I still have mine ... in working order, too ... :D ... -Phil

[High Iron]

Thank you Bob. Although I'll have to spend a while looking over the tutorial which I printed off, it so far looks like perhaps what I'm looking for. Oddly, I have the "steam4me" saved in my browsers "favorites" folder and have gone there frequently, but never noticed they had tutorials on such things. Sooo much to learn!

BTW I too can sadly say I remember the electric erasers, although I never owned one, I was drafting on the cusp of CAD. Platinum Blonde was the rage and I "thought" I looked cool in my Loverboy 86 North American Tour T-shirt...:o . By the looks of my styles, my mother defintely swore I came off a spaceship.:D

I also notice on your banner a 2006 Volvo is it? Do you drive long haul? I did it for several years in a 2005 Kenworth T-800 Aerocab all tricked out, now I drive for the same company doing city work only till I get on track with my long term carreer path.

[CARex]

Phil… I last saw it when in Haddam, but two moves in sight of a couple of years… it’s amongst the missing. Along with a bunch of others things I can’t seem to find anymore. I think someone, who shall remain nameless, stole off to the dump while I was out of town.

Thad… 2K-770, fiberglass drive fenders, dinette, fridge, microwave, running water, TV/DVD, Sirius & XM, 10 disc CD, 9 speaker Stereo… home away from home.

Have a sparkling evening,
Bob