Hello all, decided to undertake some customised textures for my YouTube channel and once done if anyone is interested I am likely going to release them. So far I am moving reasonably slowly however my first custom skin is completed and working in-game.

 

Once I have more time to spare, I will be looking into creating vehicle mods, not just skins.

 

I have used parts out of the LAPD Template pack here on LCPDFR.com so credits to:

vladimir850
fcvp71

 

Skins are mostly going to be based on 

 

So far I have 3 liveries for Police4 - Slicktop Taurus. Two liveries are car #89024 Division 10, car #88982 Division 09, one Stealth livery without numbering and limited markings to ID as a PD unit.

 

Comments welcome, critique. Will be working on the rest of the vehicle skins and posting updates as I complete more of the vehicles.

 

Edited April 20, 20179 yr by AussieMerc

Just a informational update. Having found the huge number of LAPD styled vehicle textures already available here, I have decided to look for inspiration for a custom vehicle livery pack so if anyone has ideas or suggestions, let me know. At the moment I have started working on a pack of liveries using New Providence Detroit Police Department as a theme, using Los Santos Police Department markings and skyline image.

 

Give me a yell here or PM ideas through for me to work on.

 

Appreciate it.

Edited April 20, 20179 yr by AussieMerc

Only have the doors done so far, still customising the emergency markings on the rear and deciding on the bonnet. This skin is currently on the Slicktop Taurus from the RCMP pack, which is what I am working on at the moment, however I will be doing skins for the rest of their pack. Also deciding on using numbering and multiple liveries or not.

 

Version 1 - Slicktop Taurus Screenshot

Spoiler

 

Comments/critique welcome. Next screenshots will probably be edited into this post, so as not to flood my own thread with small updates.

Edited April 23, 20179 yr by AussieMerc
Final Slicktop Taurus Shots

Second vehicle skinned, just need to do custom plates (had to find a different Crown Victoria model as the RCMP model has the strips on the front doors removed and the Miami Dade unit that I skinned doesn't use the built in plates). Looking at the hood of the vehicles, I am thinking I need to rework them a bit. Suggestions are welcome.

 

Crown Vic and Slick-top Taurus.

Spoiler

 

Edited April 23, 20179 yr by AussieMerc

Reworked the doors and hood of the Taurus. New imagery used and made the sides and hood more like the Detroit PD colour scheme (apart from the cars being black, not white base).

 

Comparing the two in game and I like the new version a lot more and will now be using this design and imagery for the remaining vehicles. List of used vehicles for the liveries is in the spoiler below.

 

Vehicle list

Spoiler

Police 
2015 Taurus - ELS LSPD Mega Pack - Update 3
http://www.lcpdfr.com/files/file/15289-els-lspd-mega-pack/

Police2
2014 Impala - ELS LSPD Mega Pack - Update 5

Police3
2016 Explorer - ELS LSPD Mega Pack - Update 5

Police4
2016 Taurus Slicktop - ELS RCMP Pack

PoliceB
2014 BMW R 1200RT - ELS LSPD Mega Pack - Update 5

PoliceT
2016 Chevy Express 3500 - http://www.lcpdfr.com/files/file/15300-2016-chevy-express-3500-transport-unit-els/

FBI
2016 Charger Slicktop - ELS LSPD Mega Pack - Update 2

FBI2
2014 Chevy Tahoe Siderunner - ELS LSPD Mega Pack - Update 2

Sheriff
2014 Chevy Impala Supervisor - ELS LSPD Mega Pack - Update 4

Sheriff2
2015 Chevy Tahoe - ELS LS, SS, BCP, Sheriff Mega Pack

PoliceOld1
2014 Chevy Tahoe Slicktop - ELS LSPD Mega Pack - Update 2

PoliceOld2
2014 Chevy Caprice - ELS LSPD Mega Pack - Update 4

Ambulance
Vapid Ambulance ELS - Patrol31
http://www.lcpdfr.com/files/file/14576-els-vapid-ambulance/

FireTruck
MTL Fire Truck - Patrol31
http://www.lcpdfr.com/files/file/14537-els-mtl-fire-truck/

Tow Truck
2008 Ford F550 Wrecker - DeezNutties123

 

Screenshots of Taurus Slicktop

Spoiler

 

Hoping to complete a few more vehicles this week now that I have a design concept I am happy with.

2014 Impala Skinned (Car from ELS LSPD Mega Pack - Update 5)

Spoiler

 

2014 Tahoe Slicktop Skinned (Car from ELS LSPD Mega Pack - Update 2)

Spoiler

 

Working on the Explorer next, should be interesting given the larger sides and more square hood.

 

Comments welcome.

Edited April 24, 20179 yr by AussieMerc
Tahoe Slicktop Added

All completed skins (Lot of screenshots)

Spoiler

 

From what I can tell I believe that the pack is ready for downloading. As of right now I have single liveries as they have no identifying features to separate them. I also didn't create plates for the vehicles as some vehicles from the pack I skinned had the built in plates, some didn't.

 

Have also started working on a Lenco Bearcat model, which is slowly progressing. Will post up some screencaps of it once I can successfully get it to export and work in-game. Been a long time since I have done anything with zmodeler (GTA4) and it's changed a crap-ton so.. yeah.

 

Will be working out the best method of distributing the skin pack. Including a readme file so stay tuned for that.

Been a bit of time since my last post here on my thread however I have decided to create a Suburban based on my favourite TV show Flashpoint. I have been unable to find an accurate year model of the Suburban for GTA 5 and have no idea how to bring a GTA IV model to GTA V so instead it will be based on:

So far I have successfully added a ram-bar with lights added, along with lights set up on the bull-bar itself. I have gotten it into game (FBI2) for testing it out and so far it works well enough, while it is still in it's early stages and very much a WIP here's the first screenshots showing the current model status. Please note that the interior dash-light does work correctly, however it is set as Extra_1 and Extra_4 and I didn't realise it hadn't captured it on quickly enough (the exterior lights are Extra_2 and Extra_3).
 

Spoiler

 

 

 

 

I am hoping to be able to find a Whelen Outer Edge DEV model somewhere made for GTA 5 (only one I have found so far is from GTA IV) other wise I will have to try my hand at modelling on myself (which I am terrible at lol). If anyone knows of someone that might have one that is usable for DEV purposes please let me know.

 

Next task on the Suburban will be adding the side interior lights along with the lights on the left and right side of the vertical ram-bar mounting. I also need to see how to go about removing the back seats (the vehicle has 6 seats built into it default which I will be trying to remove the rear most seats to place equipment and a cage divider).

 

I have been using the full show (S1 through S5 and have decided to base it on the later vehicles however may do the older one as well).

 

Will be released here on LSPDFR once I am comfortable with it's progress.

Edited May 9, 20178 yr by AussieMerc

Small update:

 

Have tracked down an unlocked 2008 Suburban here on LCPDFR.com from skylinegtrfreak and have started modifying it to my needs.

 

Spoiler

 

So far all I have managed to do with my limited modding time is add a Tahoe Setina Push-bar from NickieB and a few lights to the vehicle from Bueno's pack of lights. Still need to add rear and side lighting and figure out why the bumper lights are dull, despite being set as the same material as the bright push-bar lights.

 

Will also be adding a dash-light and have decided to attempt a low-poly Outer Edge as the model I received is very high poly and I am really having difficulty molding it to fit the tailgate (Thanks to JJDawkins though). Also have a few materials to sort out such as chrome appearing where it should be black.

 

Comments welcome. I know I keep chopping and changing my project and/or vehicle model WIP but this is the vehicle I am going to complete first as I really am happier with this model specifically as it's the right shape and year for the vehicle in the show. 

 

 

Update:

 

Completed:

Emissive lighting on bumper fixed

Dashlight by Beuno added

Custom cargo divider added

 

Still to do:

Side window lighting

Rear lighting

Props inside vehicle

Figure out how to set up front seats of the vehicle (siren controller/console/radio)

LOD compounding

 

 

Comments welcome. Hopefully have a version available for download within the next weeks, depending on how long it takes to model an outer edge from scratch.

Update:

 

Completed:

Rear side window lighting added (Whelen ION Low-Poly by HDgamerzPC)

 

Still to do:

Middle side window lighting

Rear lighting

Props inside vehicle

Front seat setup (console/light panel)

LOD compounding

 

Comments/critique/suggestions welcome.

This

Looks

Really

Nice