I don't use v-ray but sketchup can use textured materials fine enough - it's just that the projection methods, specifically for cylindrical objects, are pretty haphazard last time i've checked...
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model.html?id=79e72bdeeb60508976d9bf960443503e

Hell on Wheels is a TV show on the American Wild West.
Used Sketchup, mental ray renderer, refined in 3ds max, Photoshop, etc.

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Just a little trivia. If you look closely, you can spot Sketchup in the following video on Hell on Wheels:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoLc1EZsRig

Dude. Awesome!

Pretty cool job. I don't get American steam engines though. It's as if the wheels and everything are floating in mid air and there's no frame It looks normal on cars but on trains it's plain weird for me

Cool. Your choice of color is excellent - yellow, grey and blue. Gotta zoom in to really admire the details

Thanks. I started this project (German BR52) after finding lots and lots of plans to help me out. I'm mostly working on railway stuff Texturing the loco as well.

Hi there. A few quick renders. Built in Sketchup and finalized / textured / rendered in 3DS Max. Admittedly Max has its high points, but for sheer speed you can't beat SU on some models!

I did this a long tima ago but finished it only recently. had a few issues at first. here's the alpha

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15%26amp;t=59443

Anything with pipes and bolted rivets catches my attention. looking great

I'm the one that usually makes steam locomotives.

German submachinegun here. Some surfaces were sub-divided.