hkabat-forum-threads HK / Asia - General Discussion

[SimFox 804]

Also the changing social structure of communities, the interrelationships between its members are hardly just the result of government action. Life changes and so do people along with it. You would be foolish to expect Hong Kong of 2007 bee the same as Hong Kong of 60 and 70s when most of those old communities that are now relocated to be the same. We are in a different place in time now. That's life.

[villagemayor 0]

Simfox, tell the people who are opposed to the relocation of the Queen's Pier. Those nasty under-aged students. Its not like the government is going to destroy the pier, they are relocating it so the reclamation project can proceed.

[SimFox 804]

Well for those students it is the most natural behavior of their free hormones fueled minds! As saying goes those who havn't been revolutionary at 20 had no heart; those who remain revolutionary at 40 have no brains!

[JakeMD 107]

I have recently tryed making an asian Bat, it might be good, ill upload to the stex when i can get a screen shot.

[villagemayor 0]

SimFox, looks like there are two camps to the Queens Pier issue. My parents and in general the older people are for the removal of the Queens Pier because the Pier is a reminder of British rule. My parents also said that Chinese people were not allowed to that Pier, and only the British were allowed to use it. Besides, the Queen's Pier is only 50 years old. The original pier looked so much more grandiose.

The other camp are the hissie-fits who have nothing to do. Too bad a typhoon didn't hit HK at the time of the protests, and swept those brats away :-P

[villagemayor 0]

SWAT-MEDIC, very interested in this bat that you made. Always need an asian themed building in my cities. Hope you upload it soon.

[bixel 1,224]

villagemayor, jesselong, HONGKONG, if any of you can name these estate for me Left to right - I think there is 3 estates here. I can do the buildings for them. Here's the ref. picture

http://www.hk-place.com/pic.php?src=p161002

and the page site

[jesselong 0]

Oh they are estates in the New Town Tin Shui Wai.

Actually there are 2 estates only.

They are separated by the gap, which has a footbridge connecting the open space.

The Left one in grey and green colour are towers of Tin Heng Estate.

The right one in blue are towers of Tin Chak Estate.

There are plenty new estates in Tin Shui Wai actually.

[bixel 1,224]

Nice! I have already completed the three towers 2nd from the left - HK Public Housing site calls it the Tin King Estate - but now the rest have names too. This is good.

[jesselong 0]

Tin King Estate?? That's probably in New Town Tuen Mun...

[bixel 1,224]

You are right - Tuen Mun - I thought the above picture was in Tuen Mun - or maybe thats Sha Tin?

[jesselong 0]

Pictures are definitely taken in Tin Shui Wai...

I suddenly figure out that Tin King Estate in Tuen Mun has the same pronounciation name as Tin King Estate in Tin Shui Wai...

But in Chinese, it's completely different.

Oh... I don't know how to explain...

Just let there be 2 Tin King Estates in Hong Kong...

HAha...

[villagemayor 0]

Bixel this is from the page. I hope this email is not too late.

I am looking at my trusted road map, and here's the following deduction.

The first pic, there is a KCR west rail line/mainland rail spur. Immediate to the right of the station (the one with the blue tinged roof is Tin Shui Wai station) is Tin Tsz Estate. Then there is a park in the middle of the pic. This is Tin Shui Wai Park. To the right of the park is Kingswood Villa.

The second pic (the one with the river in the front) may be difficult to explain. There is a pedestrian bridge over the river. To the left of the ped. bridge is Tin Heng Estate. To the right it is Tin Chak Estate. The orange buildings to the extreme right is Tin Yan Estate.

The third pic, toughie Bixel! Or maybe not. I am guessing its Chesswood Court. The foreground maybe Tin Shui Wai Park. Just by the looks of the building and the orientation, I can deduce that it is Chesswood Court.

Hope this helps. I will look at the other site very soon.

Villagemayor.

[villagemayor 0]

BTW Bixel, the three pics I identified are the first three pics of the set. Are those the ones you want to figure out??

[villagemayor 0]

Bixel, I had a look at http://www.hk-place.com/pic.php?src=p161002. It is the same as the second pic from page. I have identified in the above message. Hope it helps.

[bixel 1,224]

Tin Heng Estate is almost DONE!!, unfortuneatly only I will get to play with it, since my internets are down (Im at a cyber cafe). Simfox was suggesting that they seemed unfinished, and has some concerns over the concrete textures I am using. This next one is very similar to the Tin King style since it is practically the same floor pattern.

I have stayed true as much as I can to the photo reference and having seen these Public Housing Estates up close I know they look boring. However I am will to take on some new textures if anybody is offering.

BTW these building do not have foundations in any sense of the word of a facility like the private courts do. Their facilities are often separate buildings near by. I will be doing a very very HK style elementary school to compliment these Estates.

Ting Heng is 4 towers, and I am considering placing them on 2 lots since if it was on one NON-CAM lot it would not grow in SC4 since its projected occupancy is about 12,000. CAM may be 1 lot with occupancy of about 20,000.

These are not by any means real HK values, but values expected from simcityplayers. Considering that Tina's Tenemants is only 4x4 with 6000 odd sims, well why have a 5x12 lot of 12,000 sims when you can have 3 tinas (4x12) for 18,000?

anyhoo I am excited about these estates-- they look good when positioned correctly in the game.

[jesselong 0]

Looking forward to seeing the Estates!

They aren't boring! They are inexpensive but great! Haha..

[villagemayor 0]

Hope your internet connection will be restored soon. Just from the pics and the road map, the place doesn't look too bad to live. Its got lots of parks (something rare in HK). The only problem is that its so far from the city. I bet you spent the entire afternoon just to trek up there and look at the buildings.

Looking forward to your buildings!

[bixel 1,224]

Check this out.

and this great shot

buildings pictured here -- victoria towers, sorrento, one silver sea and a host of others I want to get my hands on.

original thread. >> http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=517941

[SimFox 804]

Those are magnificent shots... I've posted couple of those here somewhere... don't remember the name of the thread... (silly me) Actually I've "dedicated" one - similar to the last picture in your post to you ;-P

[villagemayor 0]

Nice pics! Thanks for sharing. Yeah airbus flew around HK a few weeks ago, and made a big deal out of it. It must have been a spectacle for the office workers. Judging by the fourth pic, it must have been taken from one of the office towers in Central. If a visitor has no access to any office building in Central, an excellent vantage point would have been the 55th (I think) floor of the IFC2, the headquarters of the Hong Kong's Monetary organization. There is a museum there and I am sure visitors got a real treat there.

[dmscopio 225]

Just found 2 CG video about Shenzhen CBD, quite interesting. Take a look:

Video 1

Video 2

[bixel 1,224]

The videos are quite impressive, however I cant help but think of the preservation of the middle corridor, I mean how long will that open corridor last?

[scotty222 549]

I was wondering if anyone knew the name of the building with principal on it as im batting it

[bixel 1,224]

I was actually hoping someone would BAT it. But since there are no takers maybe I will.

[scotty222 549]

ive already started check my thread

[bixel 1,224]

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=401827&page=6

^^^^ I like these apartments

[SimFox 804]

I see you're spreading your wings over the mainland now?? ;-)

[bixel 1,224]

No not yet.......XD. I might bust out some of those apartments tho. I just stumbled across the thread and was fascinated by the pictures.

[bixel 1,224]

Sorry for the bump, but I just had to share this. My HK street scene. Its not the best - still working on it.