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Posted: **Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:32 pm**

Here is my first and newest Trackmania United skin and will be soon online to download on the luxembourg manialink.

Posted: **Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:36 pm**

Oh yeah! Looking good. I haven't played any TM games in months. I have the Original CD sitting on my desk, I should install it sometime...

Posted: **Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:54 pm**

I can proudly announce that there are already 2 Trackmania United skins are online on the Luxembourg Manialink named esports.
You can get Bumblebee 2007 and BT Meister for 70 coppers, so download them an enjoy the game, with your new skins.

Posted: **Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:46 pm**

Just a question: do you make your skins with the in-game Editor? Because I do, and mine never turn out nearly as beautiful as yours.

I am still working on my in-game-editor-only Generation 1 skinpack, I found the Wheeljack (SportsCar) I made back in the Sunrise Beta, along with Trailbreaker (BayCar) and I'm still putting the finishing touches on Mirage (StadiumCar). Jazz (CoastCar) will have to be redone, as the Sunrise editor I made it in gave me a LOT of problems (though the Beta's editor was fine...), and I lost my Bumblebee (RallyCar) and Ironhide (SnowCar) skins. I'll remake Bumblebee, but for the SnowCar, I'll make Hound and Swindle instead.

Hey Xion, what TF would make a good American/Desert car? I'm trying to think, but I really don't know. I don't want to use a non-G1 character, and I'd prefer someone recognizable, not like a Micromaster or something. I guess I could try Hot Rod, but he'd make a better SportsCar...

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:00 pm**

83457W422102 wrote:Just a question: do you make your skins with the in-game Editor? Because I do, and mine never turn out nearly as beautiful as yours.

I am still working on my in-game-editor-only Generation 1 skinpack, I found the Wheeljack (SportsCar) I made back in the Sunrise Beta, along with Trailbreaker (BayCar) and I'm still putting the finishing touches on Mirage (StadiumCar). Jazz (CoastCar) will have to be redone, as the Sunrise editor I made it in gave me a LOT of problems (though the Beta's editor was fine...), and I lost my Bumblebee (RallyCar) and Ironhide (SnowCar) skins. I'll remake Bumblebee, but for the SnowCar, I'll make Hound and Swindle instead.

Hey Xion, what TF would make a good American/Desert car? I'm trying to think, but I really don't know. I don't want to use a non-G1 character, and I'd prefer someone recognizable, not like a Micromaster or something. I guess I could try Hot Rod, but he'd make a better SportsCar...

No actually, I do them all on Photoshop, you need just the dds plugin, which you find on http://www.nvidia.com on the developper section, there you can also download the dds plugin for Paintshop and 3DS Max.
I finally start on the Cybertron Downshift skin, he is much harder then I thought to create it, but I will succeed, he is already finished at 50 %.

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:14 pm**

Here is the Alternator Nemesis Prime skin 2.0

And an own created skin, with the new Decepticon 2007 label but the skin still on work.

If you like to get those skins before the Manialink release please send me a PM or a mail.
Xion

Posted: **Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:14 pm**

I used to have a .dds plugin for Photoshop, back when I made custom vinyls for Need for Speed Underground 1. No wonder my skins looks so choppy!

No matter, I like making them in the Editor, I like the feeling it gives me. I'll post some pics of my work here soon.

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:25 pm**

83457W422102 wrote:I used to have a .dds plugin for Photoshop, back when I made custom vinyls for Need for Speed Underground 1. No wonder my skins looks so choppy!

No matter, I like making them in the Editor, I like the feeling it gives me. I'll post some pics of my work here soon.

Nice, I can't wait to see it online.

Posted: **Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:27 pm**

I post also the new Trackmania Speedia Project Opening on my youtube site, it need almost a day or two that the video will be online. I think I couldn't top myself from the first video, but I hope he get some good feedback anyway... :-?

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:51 am**

Here is the video, he was much faster online then I fought.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzO7HJoDGp4

If you have some tips how I can do the video more interesting, please post your suggestion in this thread.
Thanks Xion

Posted: **Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:41 am**

Xion wrote:Here is the video, he was much faster online then I fought.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzO7HJoDGp4

If you have some tips how I can do the video more interesting, please post your suggestion in this thread.
Thanks Xion

I'll make sure to watch it when I get home!

Posted: **Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:17 pm**

I haven't finished making all of the skins that I intend to yet, but here are those which I have finished. Once I finish Hound, I'll have one TF for every car! I also intend to make Swindle, Dragstrip, Brawn, Gears, Cliffjumper, Ratchet, Ironhide, and there are SO many good ones to choose from for the Island Car!

Here are the skins which I have made so far. You might remember some of them:

Posted: **Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:37 pm**

That's, funny, Classic Bumblebee looks 99 % like my cheapskin creation, but TMU Mirage looks just kickass !!! I also thought to make a skin of him, but now, that you buddy has already done him, it's not be necessary to create a second one.
And couldn't make the second opening shorter, but I changed in the half completely the scenes and also took the ultimate showdown from the first opening, so t will be a mix of the second and first video.
The Opening has the name Trackmania Speedia Opening 2.0.2
I think, he is now, not so boring at the half of the MCV.
I uploaded the video for +/- 1 hour ago, so it takes times he gets online.

Posted: **Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:38 pm**

Here is the link for the Trackmania Speedia Opening 2.0.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQjSEwLJOrI

Posted: **Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:39 pm**

Xion wrote:Here is the link for the Trackmania Speedia Opening 2.0.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQjSEwLJOrI

Sorry for the late reply, I just wanted to finish my next skin before replying. I really like the video, but if you're trying to make a rolling demo, you really might want to make/stick to something shorter.

I did not rip off your Bumblebee skin, trust me! The first thing I thought when I saw the first pictures of Classics Bumblebee was "Hey, it's the Rally Car!!"

I'm happy you like my Mirage skin, but don't let that stop you from making your own! Remember, these skins are MY interpretations of some of my favorite characters made in the in-game editor. Yours are accurate recreations which look better because you made .dds skins! I'd really like to see your version of Mirage, so go for it! :PEACE:

Anyway, I mentioned that I finished my next skin for TFUnited, my Transformers skinpack. Here is my preview of Hound:

I now have 1 Transformer skin for every vehicle. I'll be making more, though!

Posted: **Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:29 am**

83457W422102 wrote:
Xion wrote:Here is the link for the Trackmania Speedia Opening 2.0.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQjSEwLJOrI

Sorry for the late reply, I just wanted to finish my next skin before replying. I really like the video, but if you're trying to make a rolling demo, you really might want to make/stick to something shorter.

I did not rip off your Bumblebee skin, trust me! The first thing I thought when I saw the first pictures of Classics Bumblebee was "Hey, it's the Rally Car!!"

I'm happy you like my Mirage skin, but don't let that stop you from making your own! Remember, these skins are MY interpretations of some of my favorite characters made in the in-game editor. Yours are accurate recreations which look better because you made .dds skins! I'd really like to see your version of Mirage, so go for it!

Anyway, I mentioned that I finished my next skin for TFUnited, my Transformers skinpack. Here is my preview of Hound:

I now have 1 Transformer skin for every vehicle. I'll be making more, though!

No, no, i didn't judging you to make Classic Bumblebee, on the contrairy, your skins looks better then my classic Bumblebee skin. Anyway, your Hound skin looks totally hot, man. Nice job.

Posted: **Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:24 pm**

I've got a great announcement, the webmaster and creator of Esports.lu WILL modeling G1 Optimus Prime, I saw already the pics the model looks already awesome but the textures are still poor, they looks like cellshading, but I will send him some pics if he will becoming a great G1 Optimus Prime on Trackmania United.
If you like also some other projects he will create soon show on Manialink and tipp in the searching bar just esports in and you will find us.
I will also ask him if he will modeling G1 Jazz.
If you like to see other Transformers to download, please post your post here and I try to ask him if he like to create them, because I make just skins, so in fact I can't modeling...
My only new project are still Cybertron Downshift and a Acceleracer track, where I got a detailed plan of the track.
I still hope if he will also modeling Galaxy Megatron (I would make the skin for Galvatron), Exillion, Nitro Convoy, and the other Speedia Character to fullfill Trackmania Speedia Project.
On the Manialink you can download at the moment just Movie 2007 Bumblebee and Binaltech Meister. But Soon also Alternator Nemesis Prime.

Posted: **Thu Apr 19, 2007 12:49 pm**

I can't wait to see what is in store for Trackmania TF fans!
I haven't made any more skins on my end recently because I've been occupied with school work, but I'll have to make some more soon.

Posted: **Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:26 pm**

1337W422102 wrote::shock:
I can't wait to see what is in store for Trackmania TF fans!
I haven't made any more skins on my end recently because I've been occupied with school work, but I'll have to make some more soon.

I also can't wait to see them.

Posted: **Tue May 01, 2007 3:18 pm**

Here is the brand new remastered BT Meister skin for the Mazda RX8 United Model, you can download this skin on the manialink esports.

Posted: **Tue May 01, 2007 6:19 pm**

Wow! That is beautiful!

Posted: **Wed May 02, 2007 8:08 am**

It's just bad that just we both are the only guys in this thread, isn't their no other gus in this forum who played this game, they are always welcom in this thread.

Posted: **Wed May 02, 2007 6:30 pm**

Trackmania is a pretty obscure title in North America. It does require a lot of thinking and patience, which are both in short supply on this side of the pond...

Posted: **Wed May 02, 2007 7:06 pm**

1337W422102 wrote:Trackmania is a pretty obscure title in North America. It does require a lot of thinking and patience, which are both in short supply on this side of the pond...

Yeah, that's true too, I always the asi level of the online Gears of war gamers...That's why I turn my headset the most of the time out. :-?

Posted: **Wed May 09, 2007 1:55 pm**

At last the skin I prepared the last summer is finally finished here the picture for Cybertron Downshift and will also soon aviable to the esport manialink.