Elvas Tower: Fuel Trio 1940 White WH-4 Semi Set Version 1.0 - Elvas Tower

Fuel Trio 1940 White WH-4 Semi Set Version 1.0
MSTS Scenery Object
August 16th, 2009
Original model by Frank Musick and Tim Muir
Original textures by Niko Moritz, used by permission and modified by Frank Musick and Tim Muir

These models are the first of a series of low-poly alternatives to my previous series of MSTS truck models. The poly count on this example is about half of the previous White WA14 tractor, somewhere around 1400. The count on the previous model was about 3000!

There are three models in this set, all of them fuel rigs. The rigs are short. There was no Interstate Highway system when these trucks existed, only two lane blacktop. The monster 18 wheelers we dodge on the interstates were decades in the future.

I tried to use logos and artwork that companies used in the 1940's. The Gulf emblem is one I remember seeing when I was a kid, back when gas stations gave out road maps for free and could even service your car. Continental is more familiar these days as Conoco and green has replaced the Continental Army colors. The Gilmore Oil Company and it's trademark red lion vanished decades ago.

I did not create any of the textures. That credit must go to Niko Moritz, a first class illustrator and modeler. He was kind enough to grant his permission for the use of his artistry to texture this model. Tim Muir, an artist in his own rite, is responsible for most of the modifications. He was able to morph Niko's work into many of the combinations that texture the trucks in this series. He also suggested or furnished important details for the models in what has come to be known as the "Moritz" model series. I did a few of the repaints and that "sunset" window tint.


Original File Name = FuelTrio.zip