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File: HWCX_P_Tank/Readme_HWCX_set.txt

MSTS Halliburton covered hopper set

Halliburton-built cement hoppers, or P-tanks HWCX 108, HWCX 115, HWCX 119. Empty and loaded versions of each.

Installation: Extract the ZIP file to your Trainset folder (folder HWCX_P_Tank will be created); place the cars in a consist.

Original shape and initial textures by George Mathews II. Texture modifications by L. W. Shell. Couplers by Bill Prieger. Braking, mass, friction values and bounding boxes adapted by L. W. Shell.

Models are based on photos by Jeff Guidry and Lee Gauteaux. Line drawings and logos furnished by Halliburton.

Each of these three cars is a cement hopper, and identified on equipment registers as a covered hopper, type LO. Each of the three tanks holds 800 cubic feet of cement, to be used in the completion of oil or gas wells. Halliburton built dozens of these cars as early as 1961; they could be seen in yards and spurs near their facilities, at cement plants, and on the rails between cement plants and Halliburton facilities. These cars could be seen in many places across the country, but were perhaps more numerous in Oklahoma and the south. They were normally loaded and unloaded through the 5" lines that run along the carbody, using 50 psi to assist the process. This relatively high pressurization led to these tanks being called "P-Tanks".

These cars are high-poly and are somewhat resource hungry. These cars been tested successfully on a variety of computers new and not-quite-so-new. We do not recomend their use on minimally-equipped or older desktops, nor on computers with integrated graphics.
Please report any problems, suggestions, requests, etc. to L. W. Shell.

Legal: These models are freeware, and no commercial use is allowed without the express written consent of Shell and Mathews. Repaints for personal use are allowed, although the builders know of no other actual paint scheme or reporting marks for these cars.

Repaints for freeware sharing within the MSTS community may be uploaded ONLY to the MOPHOUSE FILE LIBRARY, must remain freeware only, and must include this readme file in its entirety.

L. W. Shell
shell1reed@yahoo.com
28 March 2009

George Mathews's original readme follows:

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HWCX_119_P_Tank
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An add-on for Microsoft Train Simulator
Created by (c) George R Mathews II, 2009

Version 1.00 - (Released to Wayne Shell)

February 15, 2009

Original Model by: George R Mathews II
Original Textures by: George R Mathews II
Photographs by: Wayne Shell
Original .wag File by: George R Mathews II

Original Model created using Abacus Train Sim Modeler v1.1
Original textures created using Adobe Photoshop 6.0

INSTALLATION:
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1. Copy the folder called HWCX_119_P_Tank to your ... \TRAINS\TRAINSET folder.
Assuming a default install, the full name would be:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Train Simulator\TRAINS\TRAINSET
2. Add the Hopper to a consist using the Consist Editor.
3. Start MSTS and enjoy!

LEGAL:
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- This model is released as freeware.
- This model is available exclusively for a TEST VERSION ONLY--DO NOT
REDISTRIBUTE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES and is not to be distributed in any
other way, commercial or non-commercial, without prior consent from the original
author, George R Mathews II.
- Modification of the original shape file included is not permitted.
- Retexturing of the finished model is permitted; however proper credit must be given and
this read-me must be included with any files to be distributed.
Please note that this is only the first version of this car and therefore
the texture maps may not be the most desirable for retexturing.
- Use this file at your own risk. While I take precautions to avoid any potential for
harm from this file, I cannot and will not be held accountable for any damage which
may result from its use.

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Thank you for downloading the HWCX_119_P_Tank. I hope you enjoy using it as
much as I enjoyed creating it!

If you have any questions, comments, or wish to distribute this file, please contact
me at wctrr@hotmail.com

THIS MODEL IS IN NO WAY ASSOCIATED WITH OR ENDORSED BY THE HALLIBURTON COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES.