Christchurch

[tomdapom 79]

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I am going to be recreating the city of Christchurch over the next year or so. After seeing two very good recreations (Edmonton and Omaha by the JerseyDevil73 and Mr. Beer) I have decided to do my own. I will post some pics of what I have done so far after school.

I am using the Christchurch map by Cirugo but have modified it so it is more accurate. I will also post Google Earth and camera pics from time to time to show you how realistic my recreation is. It has begun!

[Battlecat 14]

Very nice idea!  I'll be looking forward to watching your recreation here!  The region looks great!

[jacqulina 162]

wonderfull pic and great region i look forward to seeing more

[mightygoose 92]

cool region and nice contents page

[kant01 5]

tompadom -

Hey - that map looks amazing! I think real-life recreations are hard, but very worthwhile when they are done well. can't wait to see how yours develops! Good luck!

[GMT 389]

terrain looks cool!

waiting for more

[cityhawk 12]

Nice region you'll be working with, and I'm looking forward to this recreation!

[panthersimcity4 162]

Wow... looks like a neat region.... love the little bay.... can't wait!

[tomdapom 79]

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Battlecat: I agree, the harbour is stunning!
Jacqulina: Thanks for the early support!
Mightygoose: Thanks MG!
Kant01: Thanks and I am using the same area of map as yours in MCP!
GMT: Thanks for coming!
Cityhawk: Thank you!
Panthersimcity4: Thanks and I hope you continue to enjoy!
Well I just got back from an abnormal day at school. Beautiful clear sky in the morning when I woke up. Then the clouds came from the south. And they bought snow. However it was sunny again at noon but as I walked home it started hailing. Living near the Antarctic and a large mountain range, we have strange winter weather. However here are some Google pics of the area I have started working on.

Aranui is one of the only Maori suburbs left in Christchurch. The maori are the indegenious people of New Zealand. 

This is the Bromley Sewage Plant, the largest in Christchurch. Recreating this in SimCity will be difficult.
I will be showing pics of the work I have done so far soon, either today or tomorrow.

[Goin2Chicago 4]

another recreation journal. can't wait!

[Joe 90 358]

Originally posted by: tomdapom

Well I just got back from an abnormal day at school. Beautiful clear sky in the morning when I woke up. Then the clouds came from the south. And they bought snow. However it was sunny again at noon but as I walked home it started hailing. Living near the Antarctic and a large mountain range, we have strange winter weather.

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Rule 1: Never Trust a Southerly. They bite pretty hard in winter, as I'm sure you now know!

I'll be keeping a keen eye on your progress here Tom, and not just to make sure you put my parent's home in the right place! Getting the right look to 'the most English city outside of England' is going to be a challenge.

One more thing - calling Aranui a 'Maori suburb' is going a bit far. It does have a Maori name, but its populace is definately not exclusively Maori. May just be a wording issue you need to clear up before you visit Mairehau, Papanui, Rapaki, or Kaiapoi

Still, good luck to you! I look forward to seeing what SimChCh looks like!

[tomdapom 79]

Joe90 I am sorry if I offended anyone by saying that about Aranui, I guess it is quite stereotypical me saying that. Also where do your parents live? I myself live in Huntsbury, a suburb on the hill.

[owenluby 1]

Great start! Looking forward to more of New Zealand!

[tomdapom 79]

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Goin2chicago: Thanks!

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I have taken two pics to show you what I have done already.

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This is of the area in the first Google Earth pic.

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And a traffic pic.

[Joe 90 358]

Originally posted by: tomdapom Joe90 I am sorry if I offended anyone by saying that about Aranui, I guess it is quite stereotypical me saying that. Also where do your parents live? I myself live in Huntsbury, a suburb on the hill.quote>

No offence taken Tom, just a point that those not familiar with NZ may end up thinking we keep all the Maori in one place!

My folks are in Redwood, at the northern end of town. Have you been properly snowed in up there yet?

[gerAndi 29]

good start.

wait for more

aNdi :thumps up:

[BerlinDude 14]

Recreation? Sounds intersting! And the region as well as the beginning is nice to look at!

[GMT 389]

looks cool.

waiting for the first developpment

[Micah 16]

Wow, I hope this is very close to accurate. Can't wait for further development, like others said too.

[SCDawg 0]

this looks very close to the google earth pic

really good start

i be waitin for another update

[Tommy_Vercetti3 3]

looks good so far. Can't wait how this goes.

[Mikeaut1 261]

Looks splendid so far!! I can't wait to see more of this re-creation!

[tomdapom 79]

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Owneluby: Thanks!

Joe90: Well I kinda live on the side of the hill, so not yet!

GerAndi: Thanks and I hope you continue to enjoy!

BerlinDude: I hope you stay interested!

GMT: As I am about to say, development will not start until later. Sorry!

Micah: Thank you!

SCDawg: Thanks!

Tommy_Vercetti3: Thanks and I hope you continue to enjoy!

Mikeaut1: Thank you!

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Thanks for the comments guys! Unfortunately for some of you I will do all the streets and roads etc. until I start development. Sorry! 

[kant01 5]

hey, sorry I missed your first update there. That is looking pretty good so far. Love those sattelite photos.

That sewage plant will be a lot of fun to create!

Looking forward to it!

[tomdapom 79]

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Kant01: Thanks and I hope you continue to enjoy!

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Well I have a little problem. Let me explain: the map I was using to do my streets was not scale accurate. I will have to redo the area I have shown you and will tell you when I am done.

[Mr. Beer 12]

Nice start! Probably a not-easy-to-recreate city, also good luck and keep it up =)

Mr. Beer

[tomdapom 79]

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Mr. Beer: It is very hard, many streets on strange angles, and I don't even want to think about Cashmere

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I have found an accurate set of maps from the net and will be using them through the course of this CJ. Here is the area I have redone.

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And a transport map.

[owenluby 1]

Nice work! Keep it up!

[jacqulina 162]

you are welcome you have done a great job on your new updates love the pics

[bat 6]

nice pictures!

bat