Thames: British style CJ

[jbridgman 0]

Sorry to bring up something from way back....but on Hedling Island, what is your power source? For the population windmills would seem the most appropriate, but I don't see any in the pictures you have back on page 3.

[Amryai200 2]

can't wait for another update, this is one of my favorite CJs.

p.s. welcome to page 14

[lilou 1]

I adore this industrial area ! Very detailled and so realistic !

[Nik-nik 3]

Frogface / Woko can any one of you tell me how to get that wonderfull arcade some pages back?

Frogface, I love hatton it is so gloomy and sudbury coast is great with thees two stations!

 

 

 

[frogface 352]

thanks for the comments everyone, and page 14 i never thought it'd turn out to be this long

Date: 6/20/2005 9:11:38 PM Author: jbridgman Sorry to bring up something from way back....but on Hedling Island, what is your power source? For the population windmills would seem the most appropriate, but I don't see any in the pictures you have back on page 3.

im afraid i used a cheat lot, but in RL it would probably be some sort of small generator since a windmill would probably be too visually intrusive (people complain about windmills here even if theyre built out to sea, let alone on a small tourist island )

also in the UK alot of the time farms and houses are near each other, i used to live on a house that was right next to the farm and fields! the houses there dont have access to water (mainly so they dont grow into R$$$) but in RL the houses usually have water but its cleaned and so safe. good luck on your city too! i'm very interested in gneeral to see people try make simcities in the style of other places in the world

 

Nik-nik:the arcades are finished ive submitted them to ndex, but seeing how fast they're working on it i'll probably have to do them myself

[newy2 0]

woah nice work FF, impressive work!!
Nice details in your city, well done. Cant wait for mo updates

peace

[rooker1 4]

Awesome pics, I really like the walls bordering the train tracks. nice eye for detail.

 

L8r

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

Froggie, I'm sorry this is a little off topic, but I was wondering if you saw Sky News last night/yesterday? They had a report about a town they are building in Shanghai called Thames Town, where you guessed it all the buildings are being built in a traditional English style. From what I saw the place looked fairly authentic if not a little contreived.

A quick google search pulled up this, I'll see if I can find any pictures.

 

Shanghai surprise ... a new town in ye olde English style

In a small corner of the giant construction site that is China, something rather quaint is happening: modern skyscrapers are giving way to Georgian terraces, concrete squares are being discarded in favour of English village greens, and instead of the usual eight-lane superhighways there are winding cobbled lanes.

That, at least, is the ambitiously low-rise plan for a giant new satellite-city near Shanghai that aims to recreate the most picturesque elements of a British town to lure homebuyers from China's newly affluent middle class.

Squeezing 500 years of British architectural development into a five-year construction project, Thames Town will have half-timbered Tudor-style buildings at its centre, a waterfront of Victorian red-brick warehouses, and an outlying area of gabled 20th century buildings bordered by hedges, verdant lawns and leafy roads.

With a fake turreted castle and at least one windmill, there is a danger that the site in Songjiang could turn into a British Disneyland that might serve as a monument to the excesses of Shanghai's overheated property market. But the architects say they are designing a working community.

When it is completed next year, residents will be able to have a fashionable white wedding under the spire of a new Catholic church modelled on one in Clifton, Bristol.

Drinkers will be able to drop into pubs inspired by Birmingham, and shoppers will be able to browse in a covered market with distinct echoes of Covent Garden. As well as football pitches and at least one garden maze, the project aims to create one of the greenest residential areas in the country, with streets lined by London plane trees and yew and hawthorn hedges.

It is part of a scheme by the Shanghai municipal government to rehouse 500,000 people in nine new satellite towns, each with a separate theme.

At Anting, for instance, seven German architectural firms are creating an auto-town complete with an Formula 1 track and a BMW plant. Pujiang will have an Italian flavour; Fencheng will duplicate the Ramblas shopping arcade in Barcelona.

None, however, is on as grand a scale as Songjiang. In the coming two years, nine universities, encompassing 100,000 students and staff, are to be relocated to this site, about 20 miles outside China's commercial capital. Construction has begun on a train link that will cut the journey into town to 15 minutes. Work is also under way on a giant terminal building that will house what is claimed to be the biggest shopping mall in China, with a floor space of 280,000 square metres.

Hi-tech firms, including Hitachi and the Taiwanese computer-chip maker Taijidian, are investing in new factories. Most will be in the modern Chinese style.

But Thames Town will offer a different home to its 8,000 residents, most of whom are expected to be university professors and factory managers.

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[Gryphonite 0]

I remember reading about that somewhere too, but didn't realise they were calling it Thames Town!

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

They certainly are!

[frogface 352]

Thames town sounds interesting, reminds me i looked at some pictures of buenos aires(i think) and the suburbs looked oddly english, if it wasnt for the cars on the wrong side of the road it could have been anywhere in england, sorry for lack of updates, i'll try to do one soon

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

Date: 6/29/2005 5:04:35 PM Author: frogface 'Thames town' sounds interesting, reminds me i looked at some pictures of buenos aires(i think) and the suburbs looked oddly english, if it wasnt for the cars on the wrong side of the road it could have been anywhere in england, sorry for lack of updates, i'll try to do one soon

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It's funny you say that because back in Derby theie used to be a terrable old bus station frm the 1930's. Finally they tore it down. But my Dad used to insist that at the time it was such a revolutionary design that they built an exact replica in Buenos Aires. At the time Argentina was heavily influenced by Britain, in the way that many countries are by the US today.

 

I'm off to have a look on Google to see if they are similar.

[jacqulina 162]

great update,

[Nik-nik 3]

Date: 6/29/2005 5:04:35 PM Author: frogface sorry for lack of updates, i'll try to do one soon

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Yes I noticed it.

 

NDEX has not submitted the arcade yet.

Shouts out to NDEX .......[:0] ............ HURRY UP YOU GUYS

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

Date: 6/30/2005 3:05:38 AM Author: jacqulina great update,

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LOL - There hasn't actually been an update!

[ILL Tonkso 1,238]

Yes Froogerz, poke poke!

[frogface 352]

Date: 6/30/2005 10:49:02 AM Author: Nik-nik

Date: 6/29/2005 5:04:35 PM Author: frogface sorry for lack of updates, i'll try to do one soon

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Yes I noticed it.

NDEX has not submitted the arcade yet.

Shouts out to NDEX .......[:0] ............ HURRY UP YOU GUYS

quote> I've given up hope that they'll ever do anything to it so i'll be making it myself

jacquilina: not sure what update you mean but thanks anyway

anyway the time for the last update in Mainsborough for now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and before you ask, no that rail pier is not on the STEX

but i will probably re-do it for STEX quality

[palmgurl 1]

nice coast looks detailed! good job!

[Chris M 406]

Wow, frogface looks great, nice port, I like seeing a Maxis landmark or two in there, interesting style of design in Dayton as well.

[Dutchdragon 74]

I like the combination of big cities and small villages, but too bad that Fennel Beach isn't as detailed as the other villages. But it's still a very good CJ.

[Gryphonite 0]

Good to see an update again. I like the way you capture the essence of real british villages. I can sympathise with the drivers in that traffic jam though....

[Natataek 0]

I've stated it once under another username (liquidated_frog), but i'll state it now again:

I love this CJ!

 

It reminds me so much of home!

 

[Lord_Bertrum 3]

Great update, I wonder what is hidden from view in one of those pictures?

The rail Ferry intrigued me a lot. Where did you get the BAT from? I don't think I've seen it before. The only problem is I really can't believe that the supports of the terminal could ever withstand the weight of a train on top of them.

[ILL Tonkso 1,238]

Date: 7/2/2005 8:00:06 AM Author: Lord_Bertrum

Great update, I wonder what is hidden from view in one of those pictures?

The rail Ferry intrigued me a lot. Where did you get the BAT from? I don't think I've seen it before. The only problem is I really can't believe that the supports of the terminal could ever withstand the weight of a train on top of them.

quote> He said he didnt release them, anyway, looking at this i think this is supposed to Frogfaces version of the Isle of Wight, the rail link being Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier (both pier stations) and the island line not much in use. Fennel Beach could also come off as Chesel Beach near Weymouth connecting Portland with the Mainland, this also has a modern causeway, great work FF, very british.

[Nardo69 51]

I love that last update. That Island is really beautıful.
And these traffic problems related with the bridge, thez are as realistic as can be.

And I LOVE that railway pier! Even if it is just landmark ... I must confess working railway ferries is something I really miss in SC4 ...

Nardo

[newy2 0]

Great job FF, another awesome update The small villages are very nice, especially Dayton Looking forward to future updates

peace

[Nilocy 1]

very nicely done frogface, my favourite CJ yet

 

edit: and the only one that i've answered to

[frogface 352]

thanks for the comments everyone!
Lord_Bertrum:thanks, I will probably be redoing that one, It probably could hold the weight of a small train, the supports are fairly wide although its harder to see from that angle
ILL Tonkso:yes, it is supposed to have a isle of wight feel to it
Nardo69:the rail pier is only a landmark and i'd doubt i'd be able to get it to be a functional ferry port

 

On this update we leave Mainsborough now to explore some of the other cities

get ready for another tour

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[6underground 11]

I loved those pictures of the trains mearandering around the countryside and across the bridges, the nightshots really emphasised the better parts of the city too. Nicely done Reminded me of Cardiff for some reason

[Chris M 406]

Great work, ff I really love your unique BATs you have chosen to use in your cities. I like those rail embankment lots you use, I think they add a nice touch.

EDIT: i have now added you to my sig.