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Atticus-W — Choo-Choo entry
Published: 2008-08-01 20:29:57 +0000 UTC; Views: 2308; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 114
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Here I am, a total liar, taking a break from requests to do something completely different... >< This is an entry for 's Choo Choo Express project ([link] ), which just sounded too fun to pass up. The subject is a load from my Granite Street Boiler Works being sent to far off Slovobohemia for Valdeen Railways. The Valdeen crew onboard, needless to say, is quite lost. XDI also made a fully animated version of the ES-4 (the loco aboard the flatcar), but I finally decided that a running steam engine just wouldn't make that much sense in a train. XD I'll probably post it later, if this version animates okay once it's posted.
EDIT 8/5-- Thanks to for fixing the animation loop and adding a transparent background-- as well as adding some nifty effects to the car wheels.
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Thanks.
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Should the background be transparent?
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Thanks kindly for the offer! However, I already sent the file to Steamby, because he knows how to get it to loop properly. Transparency would be a great thing, but I'll see how it works out.
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I've already finished it, but I understand you have a history with steamby51.
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Well, I wouldn't want to use up two people's time fixing my silly mistakes! But if you actually finished it already... that's great! Thank you, very much! I'll let Steamby know in case he hasn't done it already too... (gah, the confusion. XD)
Do you have a program you use to animate things properly...? Steamby showed me one that I plan to check out when I get the chance...
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I've added the file to my "scraps" area.
Atticus-W Choo-Choo
I used Ulead GIF Animator to make the edits.
You can download a free trial here if you'd like to give it a go.
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Wow, thank you very much.
(Incidently, you finished your version before Steamby his, so even though you were both working on it at roughly the same time, I think you saved him some work. Though I still apologize for the confusion. 
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Of course you can submit it. It's YOUR work. I only gave it a "spit-polish."
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Well, okay, I'm just saying that could link to your deviation, which I see in turn already leads to mine, anyway.
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I only loaded it to DA so you could have it.
I'm glad you like the result, but my contribution to the project was minimal.
I assumed you would reload it onto this page, and then I would delete it from my account.
You're certainly welcome for the assist, but I don't need to be credited for it.
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Though actually, I'm not even sure I can reload it. XD I just tried to save your version to my computer and repost it here, but then it didn't animate at all. You may have the only working version!
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You'll need to right-click the download icon and select "Save Target As..." to get the animated gif.
At least if you're running Windows/IE. Not sure if your using some other OS or Browser.
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Ah, that did it! I just updated this with your version, and it works flawlessly. Thank you very much, yet again! It looks better than I could have made it, and the transparency looks great.
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Glad you got it sorted.
You are very welcome.
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Well, I'll do as you wish... but I'll credit you on that page at least.
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I could add a little movement to the flatcar's wheels as well.
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...Or close enough for government work, in any case.
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uhh atticus, if im right i think the animation DOES work, cause what happens i download it then one guy shakes his head then so does the other, then the flatcar drops a tiny bit. is that what it's supposed to do?
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But maybe you're right... Um, sorry for bothering you with this if you are. I seem to have gone in over my head here.
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well it's a nice animation anyway, ill still put the frames together
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Yeah, but it doesn't seem to loop... isn't that what didn't work with your insignia at first...?
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here, send me the entire animation file through email (redhawk759@msn.com) ill put it through the GIF animator and loop it, cause you animated my insignia perfectly, it just didnt loop until i did that, so lets give it another try
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This looks awesome
I love it
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Thanks much!
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I can't add this until you make the background transparent. Let me know once you have done that ^^
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fixed it up for me. It should work now.
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Awesome
I will add it soon!
Thanks for entering ^^
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Thanks, and you're welcome!
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Whoo...man, you can draw AND pixel trains! That's pretty amazing!
Wish I could help on the animation bit...D:
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Well, I've actually been into pixeling for years, though I've never posted anything here before. This was just a good excuse.
And it's okay-- but thanks for the concern! Steamby might be able to help me with this one, but if it doesn't work, I'll just kill the animation (it's silly anyway XD).
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Really? Wow...
Nah, it still looks fine!
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i have an idea! send the frames to me and i'll try and sort em out for ya.
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Wow, I'd be really grateful if you'd try. ^^ I'll post the frames as soon as I can! Maybe one of these days you can even teach me how you do it.
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be glad too! i think i can sort it out with GIF animaor now without the dotting effect.
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Wow, cool.
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download i think, its microsoft GIF animator
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Ah, thanks for the tip. I'll have to look into that and I'll stop driving you nuts.
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The only thing in that train that would look reailistic!
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Well, there are a few realistic-looking passenger cars... and the flatcar with the tanks looks serious enough.
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I had no idea you pixelled. This pretty cool.
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Yep.
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