Finished up this asset for a commission. A realtime replica of an EMD SD18 as uniquely delivered to the Duluth and Missabe railway in 1960. Commissioned for an upcoming rail sim.
Special thanks to the people on the Polycount discord for all their help in improving the hero render.
Blueprint accurate, fully rigged, Midpoly, 8k textures
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Dv0age
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https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Dv0age
More renders/breakdowns on artstation
Excellent model! Well done!
Excellent model, indeed!
I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend!
Mighty kind. Thank you.
You’re on the featured row! 
Really nice!
I like it very much.
You did a great job!
How did you squashed the half part of the HDRI giving the illusion that the train touch the asphalt?
I mapped the HDRI to a sphere and crushed the bottom down to turn it into the floor
nice…actually it’s a smart and quick way!
Hey everyone,
Discover the “Behind the Scenes” article for this amazing artwork 
Feel free to explore the article written by the artist himself, Steve Hawirko 
Dive into his creative process of achieving mechanical accuracy in modeling and see how he brought this historic locomotive to life! Check it out below:
Regards,
Alina Khan
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