The web pages in this section were formerly components of the Hobo Junction web site which no longer exists. Due to the kind offer made by Yuri Sos of Steam4me to host the tutorial section for the benefit of the MSTS community, most of the tutorials have been reinstated and reformatted for presentation here. I wish also to take this opportunity to thank the community as a whole for their kind support and encouragement over the past few years.
Sean Lim aka Trackdancer.
March 2007
Due to the pictorial nature of the tutorials, users on dial-up may experience slow loading of the pages. We have optimized the pages as best we can, but do be patient and allow all the images to load. If any image fails to appear, try reloading the page. If that fails please contact us so we can resolve the broken link.
- Basic Train Texturing Tips.
- Night Textures Texturing Tips.
- Realistic Bricks Texturing Tips.
- Rendering Parts Texturing Tips.
- Wagon Tutorial - this tutorial is kindly hosted by another website (opens in new window)
- How to weather locomotive textures tutorial.
- How to re-texture MSTS locomotive models - a Comprehensive Guide.
- A Beginner's Guide to avoiding problems building models with TSM.
- Building an Arch using TSM.
Templates
Line drawn templates for use on your own projects. Click on link to access the needed image and then right click on the picture and save to your hard drive. The templates are provided for non-commercial use only.
DIY Store Kit
This kit includes the original TSM model file, a texture template, an example of a completed texture map, instructions and a fully completed ready-to-use model.
THIS KIT IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE A BEGINNER'S TUTORIAL - a basic level of familiarity with TSM and a graphics application is assumed. Please click here to download the needed files.
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