Beta Tide Transit Skins 1.3

I finally got around to making my first mod after a few months of procrastination and stuff, and here it is! A couple (for now) custom taxi skins under the fictional name "Tide Taxi Company".

Lore I Guess
Tide Taxi Company (TTC) was established in 1984 by an ambitious woman living in the small township of Firwood. It was established as a means of "affordable" public transport before the buses were introduced later. It started out very small with a fleet of only 8 Bruckell LeGrans, dawning a very generic blue and white livery. It wasn't the most successful company, but over the years, it managed to find it's place in the town.

The 1990s were a major time of growth for the company (sort of), bringing in more funding and recognition. This was mainly due to Gavril's newest big hit: the Grand Marshal. It was sold to many, many companies and agencies across the United States, including TTC. After buying around 15 of the cars, they were immediately painted and put into service. After only a week, it was considered a massive success. So much so that the company was even given a small financial reward for slightly reducing the congestion within Firwood (what little it had, of course).

The growth didn't stop there, as only 6 years later, the 2nd generation of the Ibishu Pessima was released. A fleet of 8 were immediately bought by Tide Taxis and were put into service, dawning a new livery. This one was "much more fluid and inviting, marking the beginning of a new era of the company", as said by a spokesperson for the company. Whether that was true was debatable, but the public sure seemed to enjoy the new look. This livery was later applied to the aging Grand Marshals in the mid 2000s.

Also, in the mid 2000s, with the introduction of the Firwood Bus Network, Tide Taxi Company would rebrand itself to "Tide Transit Solutions", as well as adopting a simple catchphrase. "Ride The Tide!" was painted on almost every vehicle within the company's fleet, except for a few Pessimas and Grand Marshals that escaped paint renewal. Then, only years later, the company decided to dive into buses. It purchased two (yes, only two) Wentward DT40Ls, which were painted and then put to service. Unfortunately, these buses never saw much use and were later sold off to GO Transit.

After the failure of the buses, Tide Transit instead opted for smaller, less expensive means of transporting large groups of people. A group of 6 Gavril H25 LXT passenger vans were, once again, purchased, painted, and put into service. Thankfully, these found much more use, especially as church group and senior transport vans.

These days, in 2022, the company continues to operate within Firwood county, moving people back and forth across the forested countryside. The company hasn't bought any new vehicles since the H-Series vans in 2007, however, rumors have been going around about the company selling off the rest of their Grand Marshal fleet and replacing it with more Pessimas and perhaps even some Bruckell Bastions.

Additional Info
This mod is pretty close to be done, as I only have the Bastions left to skin. I might come back and do other things, like concept skins and stuff, but I'm getting close to finished. This is my first mod, so I'd like to hear some feedback.









Credits
Beamng: The vehicles, obviously.
Me: Making the skins.
@Top Tier Studios and @Beamer XD: The Skin Helper mod. This literally wouldn't exist without that mod.​