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Also, add another light, using the last red corona, to give off the glare effect ( increase its size too) I did these two, but meh, don't like em now, lol. I didn't know how to use Poly back then.
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Well, I understand the frustration and the anticipation that Todd and myself have brewed up -- Some of you may be wondering or filled with curiosity of why this modification have been prolonging with no sign of stopping; Since day one, the project have instilled goals that we have to emit, and we would like progress in an imperative manner, with no deadline. Long hours. No pay. High times. We have brought over dozens updates that had fueled the reputation, to depict new lights, to disenchant, and to create new accessories that will allow realism to help improve EM4 and especially Hoppah's Mod, for a better and stronger player base, so we can all unite and become a community that beats lively and largely by so many different characters, whom are mesmerized and fascinated by the Logic and the idea of First Responders and the agencies behind the roles, the state of being preoccupied; or intellect by what we hear, see and do and that we attempt to re-enact through games, and that having being said, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Modification is your only ticket to evoke beguilement - an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations. Yet, the logistics for the modification involves providing labor and materials to be supplied as needed - An operation of procurement, distribution, maintenance, and replacement of materiel and personnel - this is a two man team, and we're dealing with over 40 units, let alone, the RCMP units, not Vancouver Emergency Services, or BC, but the RCMP itself. The construction phase differs in two category -- Lights and Model Development -- both sharing equal laburnum, hard monotonous routine work. The process by which "Unit Birth" occurs, beginning with contractions of the pre-edits ( textural) and ending with the expulsion of the new model, lights, and resources. The majority of our work required almost all day to complete a unit, and this won't be changing at all. Let me try be brief and break down the process -- Light editing - 3-7 hours Model editing - 3-8 hours to 1-3 days. Textural/Child edits -- 1-5 hours. (This will apply to every individual apparatus that we have in stock.) Since Day one, our completion percentage right now is standing at 73% -- which may elevate or de-elevate in the future due to possible minor or large over-hauls. As i mentioned above, we are only a two man team, whom one of is a Working Father with a family -- and did most of the work -- Todd, aka Goog1976. Now, we have come to the real crux of the question -- When will we release our modification? The answer is: 3-5 months. WHAT? 3-5 MONTHS?! but don't let this dis-encourage you, because, well... Let's say, we'll be releasing two mini-packs sometimes this month, and they will not be related to the RCMP mod. We have felt the community's impatience anticipatory, and because of this, we figured it'll be a fair thing to do, by previewing some of our new parts on a complete separate modification -- Have you guessed it yet? Probably not, but we'll give you clues -- Ontario and LA. Details will be announced sometimes this week. So for now, be patience with our progression, because in the end, it will pay off, truly.
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I'll be blunt here -- the average spectrum of light polys per unit ( wether if it's fd, pd or ems) are 100-300 - TOPS. For example, thanks to Todd for his cinematic videos of the new lights ( despite the lag that slowed down the cycle, which is okay, I'll try produce a video with higher fps later on sometimes,) -- The fire engine has 303 Lights, and unfortunately, i have to re-do some of the lights on it because of the new whelen 600s and 900s models that we have in stock, I'm going to install on the engines for better authenticity, and that may de-elevate or elevate the count. I don't watch the count because I'm all for quality, over quantity. The suburban has over 282 lights, lol. Which is normal to me, i suppose...?? I have a pre-historic graphic card, Geforce 7950 -- the game would be choking at 21 FPS, lol. So if i send the exact same engine to a fire call in free play, the game will be lagging and it'll impede some valuable FPS. There are several factors that you have to watch out for to eliminate the lag, and for myself, I've tackled a few of lag predators to keep my FPS stable, and what i did was -- - Edited the free play parameters, disabled rain, thunderstorm, earthquake, anything that would give me a headache. i can't be arsed to write any further, my neighbor's hell hound beast - Japanese chin dog -- is having an orchestra in their backyard ...
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Hahaha -- It's our favorite hobby, i can't lie, we like to keep people all excited, to keep you guys anticipated for the release, and you should, because it's a box of surprise! BEST SUMMER GIFT? ( or Christmas?...) BAM! ANOTHER SURPRISE?! Now, this is all we're going to show for the night, so to keep things exciting, perhaps y'all can play the guess game, and note what's new. Oh, i forgot to note one thing -- start building a bigger garage, boys, because we got a brand new Tahoe coming in town soon! That's right, complete custo--...Wait, perhaps I'm spilling the beans too much... TALLY-HO!
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Expect Re-Skins of most LA County Fire Apparatus, but don't expect modern new models. So for those who's going to dish in links of newer and exotic LaCoFD apparatuses will be over-looked. If you want to see a particular model - instead of suggesting it, think about the labor and efforts that would need to be used for model creations -- Very exhausting, frustrating and lastly, versatile -- If you want to experience this, go and attempt to make one, because in the end, it'll shut you out. Now we have come to the real crux of the matter... Mike is going through a very important chapter of his life - he is currently studying to become an EMT, so understand the process of the academic expectations ( homework, studying and even more homework.) - -- He's faced with a bewildering array of responsibilities... He's about to be empowered with a great deed ... So back off a little bit. In contrast, the more there are demands, the more he will become discouraged. For now, just stick with the basics. It is axiomatic that dividends have to be accomplished.
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They're standard issued jackets, so on scene of an accident or if it's raining outside, whatever the reasons are, they can just flip their jacket inside out ( The outside layer is the standard color of RCMP -- Blueish, and the inside is High Ves Lime Yellow with traffic markings) and do their thing. Here's the old School one ( i think ), that they still use
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And now, the video of the new Whelen Liberty in action -- If you have good eyes, you may notice the license plate now has night light poly, also including the license plate housing light bulb. All the polys are actually applied to any light source, so it's been a good practice for me and so far, they're bringing the models come to life. See if you can spot anything else that is new...
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We will be using both models. In 2008, RCMP standardized on Legends for all their marked cars and, now more recently, trucks (53" bars) as the standard lightbar for all of Canada. Vancouver PD did the same thing after an 18-month on-car eval through the wettest winter in 20 years. RCMP has the toughest intensity specs in North America (tougher than Title 13 in California). It's a Standing Offer, so the detachments/post-garages aren't permitted to put anything else on. Plus, the price is just plain silly cheap, and the 53" bar has LED Takedowns, too. ( The reflector is actually a curved mirror and the led's point straight down. The reflector magnifies the led's quite a bit so it gives off a huge amount of light for a single row of led's. Very efficient design.) However, certain detachments in BC, and through out Canada, frequently are allowed to order their own preferences, as long it meets the RCMP specs, and Whelen Liberty happens to be one of the model that the RCMP still uses ( needless to say, it's down sizing and being replaced with the Legend. The older Whelen Liberty model, outfitted with halogen and strobes, are still in service to this date, are also being replaced with the Legend. So in contrast, Any light bars that the RCMP purchased before the Legend, is going to be replaced with the Legend. ) The RCMP has one custom to their organization that they designed. The RCMP pattern is actually not one of the default patterns in the bar. The Legend has about 27 patterns you can choose from. You can have 1 pattern in slide switch position 1, another pattern in slide2, and a 'pursuit' pattern in slide 3. You can choose one of the 27 available patterns for each slide switch position. The bar also has dimming, but only in slide1 and 2. Dimming doesn't work in slide 3, which is a safety feature so that you cannot accidentally leave the bar dimmed while in pursuit mode. I think Ottawa wanted the patterns to be the same everywhere, but realized that there may be requirements where detachments wanted something different, so we left all the other patterns in the bar's 'liberty'. The vans and pickups will have the "LEGO block" bars, since they are not that aerodynamic. Light bars will be replaced if damaged, or when a vehicle is condemned and replaced.
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Every time when i see Newfoundking doing his thing, i think about this...
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Haha -- Spot on most of them. The GPS puck in the photo is a old version, a white one replaced it, and i didn't get the chance to update my puck to white, to sum everything up, the current one looks much better than the ones portrayed above. If you missed it, take a look at the general duty crown vic pushbar, and you'll see two intersection LEDS at two angles, The top one will be facing at 50 degrees whilst the bottom one faces towards the intersection directions. It looks really cool when it's all lit up. Correct on the Antennas, and for the Push bar, Goog1967 and I are debating if we should keep it or change it back to the actual push bar that the RCMP utilize, which would be the basic Go-Rhino guard...personally, i would keep realism firm and to make the project as authentic as it can go, but at the same time, we like to be experimental and play around, and that's how that large push-bar got in to play, so. Right now, we're waiting for Mike to surface back on the radar, he's finished with the Whelen Liberty, Goog1967 is pretty ecstatic about it, but needless to say, Mikey didn't stop by in our hood, so we don't have it, yet, but if he does come by, hopefully things will go according to the plan. I really want to help him out with his CHP P71 that he's working on, hence the reason of the creation of our new holy addition to the family - The Whelen Liberty. It rolls off your tongue pretty well, huh?
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Hey everybody, I'm here with some good news! Mike, aka Freakinmusket, has once again, done his magic and provided us a new addition to the family -- MIRROR LEDS! Check them out! More model parts are soon to follow. Mikey right now is brewing up some quality police antennas and spotlights (they are also going to be set as "child", so that way we can add them to any vehicles, on our discretion.) Also, a video of one of the new unmarked units that we've added to the fleet. Note, the push bar in the video has been replaced with the new ones. FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED! SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT US! THIS SUB MOD IS REVOLUTIONARY!
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Nicely said Voodoo and Mikey. One day you'll have your Golden Shower. I have very little patience for stupidity. This day is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
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I know who...
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Ninja breach.