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Models: A HTV hopper was among the models I built during my first phase of Trainz content creation back in 2003/2004. This was extensively reworked in May 2006, with features like LOD, chameleon and couplestar being added. The most complex task was animating the load, as the hopper is tapered both longitudinally and transversely, at different heights. The initial model was modified to represent the HTO variant while later models were backdated to earlier designs. The fact that the hopper shape remained the same made this task easier, the differences being confined to the hopper ribs and supports and the brake gear. Further variants are possible but the 7 models released to date allow for fairly varied trains, especially as all include 4 chameleon textures. Some more HTVs were released in July 2007 as part of the Low-Poly Wagons project. This project also covered a set of coal hopper wagons in National Coal Board livery. The hopper shape and details were modified and liveries created for 9 different colliery systems from the North East. Releases - Main Item Name: BR HTV Coal Hopper Wagon Base KUID: 92263:13002 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 12th June 2006 Links: DLS Prototype info Project info Notes: Item Name: BR HTO Coal Hopper Wagon Base KUID: 92263:13003 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 12th June 2006 Links: DLS Prototype info Project info Notes: Item Name: BR HTV Hopper (dia 1/146) Base KUID: 92263:13004 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 18th July 2006 Links: DLS Prototype info Project info Notes: Item Name: BR HTO Hopper (dia 1/146) Base KUID: 92263:13005 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 18th July 2006 Links: DLS Prototype info Project info Notes: Item Name: BR HTO Hopper (dia 1/143) Base KUID: 92263:13006 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 18th July 2006 Links: DLS Prototype info Project info Notes: Item Name: BR HTO Hopper (dia 1/141) Base KUID: 92263:13008 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 18th July 2006 Links: DLS Prototype info Project info Notes: Item Name: BR HTO Hopper (rebodied dia 1/141) Base KUID: 92263:13009 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 18th July 2006 Links: DLS Prototype info Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hopper East Hetton Base KUID: 92263:13041 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 17th December 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hopper Seaham Base KUID: 92263:13042 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 17th December 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hopper Bowes Base KUID: 92263:13043 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 17th December 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hopper Harton Base KUID: 92263:13044 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 17th December 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hopper Monkton Base KUID: 92263:13045 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 17th December 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hopper Hawthorn Base KUID: 92263:13046 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 17th December 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hopper South Hetton Base KUID: 92263:13047 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 17th December 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hopper Derwenthaugh Base KUID: 92263:13048 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 17th December 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hopper Lambton Base KUID: 92263:13049 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 17th December 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: BR HTV LP01 Base KUID: 92263:13101 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 27th August 2007 Links: CDP DLS Prototype info Project info Notes: Low poly version of HTV hopper Item Name: BR HTV LP02 Base KUID: 92263:13102 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 27th August 2007 Links: CDP DLS Prototype info Project info Notes: Low poly version of HTV hopper Item Name: BR HTV LP03 Base KUID: 92263:13103 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 27th August 2007 Links: CDP DLS Prototype info Project info Notes: Low poly version of HTV hopper Item Name: BR HTV LP04 Base KUID: 92263:13104 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 27th August 2007 Links: CDP DLS Prototype info Project info Notes: Low poly version of HTV hopper Item Name: BR HTV LP05 Base KUID: 92263:13105 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 27th August 2007 Links: CDP DLS Prototype info Project info Notes: Low poly version of HTV hopper Releases - Related and Dependencies Item Name: BR HTV Textures Base KUID: 92263:130021 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 12th June 2006 Links: DLS Notes: Chameleon textures for HTV wagon Item Name: BR HTO Textures Base KUID: 92263:130031 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 12th June 2006 Links: DLS Notes: Chameleon textures for HTO wagon Item Name: BR HTV Textures Base KUID: 92263:130041 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 18th July 2006 Links: DLS Notes: Chameleon textures for HTV wagon Item Name: BR HTO Textures Base KUID: 92263:130051 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 18th July 2006 Links: DLS Notes: Chameleon textures for HTO wagon Item Name: BR HTO Textures Base KUID: 92263:130061 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 18th July 2006 Links: DLS Notes: Chameleon textures for HTO wagon Item Name: BR HTO Textures Base KUID: 92263:130081 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 18th July 2006 Links: DLS Notes: Chameleon textures for HTO wagon Item Name: BR HTO Textures Base KUID: 92263:130091 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 18th July 2006 Links: DLS Notes: Chameleon textures for HTO wagon Item Name: NCB 21t Hop East Hetton textures Base KUID: 92263:130411 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 30th November 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hop Seaham textures Base KUID: 92263:130421 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 30th November 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hop Bowes textures Base KUID: 92263:130431 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 30th November 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hop Harton textures Base KUID: 92263:130441 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 30th November 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hop Monkton textures Base KUID: 92263:130451 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 30th November 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hop Hawthorn textures Base KUID: 92263:130461 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 30th November 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hop South Hetton textures Base KUID: 92263:130471 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 30th November 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hop Derwenthaugh textures Base KUID: 92263:130481 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 30th November 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: NCB 21t Hop Lambton textures Base KUID: 92263:130491 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 30th November 2008 Links: CDP DLS Project info Notes: Item Name: Vacuum Brake Hose (hanging) Base KUID: 92263:29001 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 9th June 2006 Links: DLS Notes: Vacuum brake hose for use with Couplestar Item Name: Vacuum Brake Hose (coupled) Base KUID: 92263:29002 Trainz Version: 2.4 Release Date: 9th June 2006 Links: DLS Notes: Vacuum brake hose for use with Couplestar Item Name: BR WagonWheelset 3hole2 Base KUID: 92263:50030 Trainz Version: 2 Release Date: 1st June 2006 Links: DLS Notes: Updates 15/05/2006 HTO/HTV Hoppers A model of the HTV hopper had been made back in 2003 and this was tested in TRS2006. Although the mesh was fairly good, the poor texturing was very apparent, paticularly on the underframe. The model also lacked LOD, shadows and industry compatability. 21/05/2006 HTO/HTV Hoppers After tidying up the mesh and creating LOD variants, new textures were created to provide more detail on the underframe. The project was then put to one side while work progressed with the derivative Clam and Rudd ballast wagons. 10/06/2006 HTO/HTV Hoppers With the Clam and Rudd wagons finished, I returned to the HTO/HTV hoppers and started work on the load animation and Chameleon textures. Four variants of the latter were planned, and shown here is a rusty and patched HTV on test. A HTO was produced by removing the vacuum cylinder and pipes and creating textures based on a grey livery matched to the TRS built-in 16t Mineral wagons. The first two wagons were released on 12th June. 13/06/2006 HTO/HTV Hoppers The initial models of the HTO/HTV hopper were based on those rebodied in the 1970s with two-rib bodies. The next development was to back-date this to produce the 5-rib wagons as originally built to BR diagram 1/146. Once again, both HTO and HTV variants were produced (note the differences in the end hopper supports) and the earlier Chameleon textures were slightly modified to provide further variety. 03/07/2006 HTO/HTV Hoppers The earliest 21t hopper wagons had an LNER-derived underframe, featuring clasp brakes on one side only (instead of push brakes on both sides) and the characteristic tall brake handle. Many of these wagons were rebodied with later body styles during their lifetime, and the next model created was of a diagram 1/141 wagon rebodied with a diagram 1/146 hopper. This view shows both sides of the wagon. Note the brake differences, and the way the hopper supports were modified to clear the brake handle. 14/07/2006 HTO/HTV Hoppers The natural progression for this model was to produce an as-built diagram 1/141 hopper. This had the LNER underframe, clasp brakes, and a different style of hopper side supports. The tail-lamp attachment was removed from the second batch of hoppers before they were released. It was felt that the standard battery lamp featured would look out of place on these older wagons. 15/07/2006 HTO/HTV Hoppers The final variant produced (for now) was the diagram 1/143 hopper. These featured hoppers that were rivetted rather than welded. To represent this, narrow planes were placed along the relevant joints and textured with rows of rivet heads. The hopper side supports were again different. 18/07/2006 HTO/HTV Hoppers The second batch of models (comprising the five back-dated wagons) was released on 18th July after testing in TRS2006. This line-up shows all the HTO/HTV wagons displaying their various chameleon textures. The wagons to the front are the Clam and Rudd ballast wagons which utilised the same underframe. 01/07/2007 Low-Poly Wagons My first low-poly wagons to be released were a set of 5 HTV hoppers. These used opacity maps rather than the mesh to represent the underframe detail, and the body had a lot of the detail stripped out, with some of the features (such as the hopper side ribs) added to the texture instead. Any functions that would add to the processing overhead were removed, these including Chameleon, Couplestar and Industry compatability. In a sense, these were therefore similar to my first wagon models! The 5 models had slight variations in weathering and colouring and, as the lower picture shows, allow a yard to be filled with wagons that appear quite individual. 19/11/2008 HTO/HTV Hoppers While I was on a roll with content creation, I decided to revisit another long-neglected item, the NCB coal hoppers. Originally just to have been a reskin of the HTO, the texture mapping had to be changed so I took the opportunity to modify the hopper shape to be more accurate (steeper end slopes and no discharge chutes). Still to be changed are the handrails and supports at each end plus more texture mapping. 23/11/2008 HTO/HTV Hoppers The new end supports and handrails were added, along with an extra LOD mesh and new load animation. The model was then cloned for each of the 9 colliery names to be featured. Each texture will have different running numbers and varying amounts of weathering. Making up the 36 required images may take a while! 28/11/2008 HTO/HTV Hoppers The 36 unique textures were produced by making a slight tonal variation for each of the four skins on each wagon, then spraying various dirt colours on a new layer which was then blurred and merged. The art files were also created and the completed models were submitted to the DLS. Key Features: Industry compatible Level of Detail reduction meshes Chameleon (or equivalent) texture switching Couplestar (or equivalent) working couplings Animated parts (other than wheels and loads) Star ratings: These are my own personal appraisals of each model, based on the quality of the mesh and texture, the features, and the realism/accuracy of the complete model. 1 star. Poor. Inaccurate mesh and/or texture 4 stars. Almost perfect 2 stars. Adequate 5 stars. Unimprovable! 3 stars. Good Not rated. Applies to my own models! Trainz versions: These indicate the lowest version of Trainz that an item will work with. For example, an item with version number 2.0 will work in any version of Trainz from 2004 onwards. Note that the version numbers are taken from the config file of the main item. The version numbers for dependencies may be different, resulting in the item having a higher requirement. 0.9 Beta 1.4 CE+language 2.3 TRS2004+SP3 2.8 TC3 1.0 Community Edition 1.5 Ultimate Trainz Collection 2.4 TRS2004+SP4 2.9 2009WBE 1.1 CE+SP1 2.0 TRS2004 2.5 TRS2006 3.0 2009WBE+SP1 1.2 CE+SP2 2.1 TRS2004+SP1 2.6 TRS2006+SP1 3.1 2009WBE+SP2 1.3 CE+SP3 2.2 TRS2004+SP2 2.7 TC1/TC2 3.2 2010EE
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