(2026-11-01, 20:41)Chris Böhnke Wrote: We don't even have a category for the textured surface of slopes, to start with (which I'd like to have, but I guess there are other opinions).
Me too. :-)
Quote:Of cause, we could add yet another Colour category (that would only exist in LDraw and nowhere else), but I'd rather like that not be the case. Especially since we'd need all the available colours there too (like with the Canvas/Rubber ones).
Point taken, and I tend to agree. Rubber, canvas, cardboard, all these are just different surfaces. I'd rather just choose the color and assign the correct surface material—same with slope surfaces, for that matter.
Quote:Also, would some of those presumed "cardboards" be identical in surface to some existing stickers (=rework?)? I think I have some that are...
Probably. What we're really talking about is a completely flat (in finish, not in geometry), papery surface. Some stickers are certainly like that, while others are more like plastic film.
Quote:How many of those would need a Texmap? That would probably negate the effect anyways.
Some. Considerably more than zero.
Quote:And the older ones you mentioned - are you sure the special texture isn't just some sign of ageing? I have both an aged and a relatively good copy of set 6450's stickers which are drastically different in look and feel.
Pretty sure. I've never seen one in real life (they ain't cheap and aren't usually sold on their own, but as part as expensive antique building sets), but there are good photos of some of them. Here's another example: