Mike's Showcase!

[jacqulina 162]

wow excellent rail system and wonderfull sunken highway my friend,excellent work and pics

[sEAhAwk fAn121 0]

i thought you wernt gonna use rail? well whatever lol looks great! i love the descriptions

[penguin007 27]

nice pics I love the second pic very much

Will

[Sticksboi05 2]

Nice photo sharpening. Good building variety also.

[Godzillaman 21]

What building is Crescent Publishing? I might consider it for metropolis.

[Zelgadis 638]

Been awhile since I've been here. Things have gotten bigger but everything is as pretty as always.

So.... What's that grey building in the foreground of the Grant Park picture? I must have it!

ISF

[Mikeaut1 261]

Thanks for all the comments, will reply tomorrow!! Maybe an update as well!!

For now though, a little teaser of Medford.

This was originially gonna be a mosaic, but I messed up in the process. Here are the separate pictures.

[Sim_Air 2]

Wow, you are amazing! Your cities look so real; i especially love the way you use trees, it's wonderful! Great pics, too. Keep it up! I just love looking at your pics....

[crazyarchitect 7]

WOW, so beautiful, I'm typeless lol

[sEAhAwk fAn121 0]

AT TEASAH! eep! looks good mikey!

[ky72x 13]

It still looks pretty good Mike! The Maxis looks nice in Medford, and it's not too much either. That's a great residential block you have grown across from the main downtown; I like how the freeway separates the two areas. Keep up this excellent work!

- Kyle

[cowcorn 11]

Great teasers. Lol! You scrolled sideways

[SimRabbit 48]

yeah it is very beatiful Nice ps effects BTW.

[Schulmanator 5,787]

Nice!

[nousername 0]

nice update.... and once again the cities look great one question how do you get super demand? Is it a mod or a cheat....

[granto93 4]

OOOOH!!! i really like Coram!! its dense yet it has a small city feel with all the parks and trees!! me like, me like! keep up the great work!

oh yeah, i highly doubt that the trees will reach 72 stories

[Mikeaut1 261]

Welcome back to the twin cities!! 

Let's reply to some nice comments first, thanks for them!

Sim_Air - Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying the pics!!

crazyarchitect - Haha, thanks! 

sEAhAwk fAn121 - Yes a teasah!! Thanks!

ky72x - Thanks!! I'm glad you're enjoying it. I try to make my transport as realistic as possible, I'm glad you're noticing it!
cowcorn - Thanks! I scrolled sideways?

SimRabbit - Thanks, glad you like the PS effects!

Schulmanator - Thanks, Schul!!

nousername - Thanks, and SDO is located here.

granto93 - Thanks!! I'm glad you like the density of Coram. And yes, I doubt as well that those Redwoods will tower 72 stories.

In today's update we will look at one of Medford's greatest assets, the SimNation Cruises™ port! 

Located on the banks of the Chipnall Bay, SimNation Cruises™ port is a major hub where tourists catch cruise ships to go tour tropical islands or vast seas. The two major ships that come through there are the Nina Caliente and the Dina Caliente. They have weekly schedules at many different ports around SimNation. 


Main entrance to cruise ships. 

THE NINA CALIENTE
Length: 882 feet
Cabins: 3,432
Decks: 8 
Amenities: Two ondeck pools, tennis courts, running track, 3 dining halls, 2 dance halls, onboard casino, stadium seating lounge. 

The Nina Caliente is a sistership of the Dina. It is the little sister, being 9 feet shorter than the Dina. The Nina Caliente is the more affordable of the two, and the ship often sees an average age group of 21-23. The cruise ship is popular among college students during spring break as well. One of the Nina's best assets is the food. On the ship's survey, 94% of the visitors thought the food was "above average". 



THE DINA CALIENTE
Length: 891 feet
Cabins: 3,210
Decks: 9
Amenities: Three ondeck pools, tennis courts, running track, 2 dining halls, 2 dance halls, onboard casino, stadium seating lounge. 

The Dina Caliente is the more spacious and luxurious of the two ships. With more space and less rooms, cabins are wider and more spacious than on the Nina. The Dina Caliente has an average guest age of 30-35. The ship also has many honeymooners onboard. The greatest asset of the ships is its service, design, and architecture. The lobby is well designed, very elaborate. The food is quite scrumptious as well!



CRUISESHIP WELCOME PORT


Here is the port right when you get off the boat. There are two circular administration buildings with one taller building that handles the administrative side of the port. 


Here is one of Medford's most prominent landmarks, Lady of the Port. This 23 story landmark soars over the Chipnall Bay and welcomes tourists and visitors into Port Medford. By night, the lady watches over the port. 


Here is where many tourists and visitors getting to the port land in, Medford Central Station. Trains are constantly sending people into the station, which is located directly in downtown. 

That's all for today, hope you enjoyed! Comments are appreciated!

[granto93 4]

nice update!! i'm a total ship dork so of course I liked it and a 23 story stature of a woman is also errrr interesting looks like she is havin a bad hair day hehe

[zane900 1]

I just read through this page and remember viewing this CJ before! I love your cities, Mike! Very realistic!

[penguin007 27]

Great cruise ship port I love it!!!

Will

[The_Hutt 11]

Looks good! I like how the freeway tunnels under the cruise ship port.

[sEAhAwk fAn121 0]

i like the boats! great discriptons and port!

[ky72x 13]

Nice cruise port Mike! I like how there is some development close by to the port; it looks very realistic and blends in well. Good placement of the train ststion in downtown, keep it up! I can't wait for more.

- Kyle

[GlobalHaze 1]

How do you create such realistic looking city center's? Skyscrapers, large $$$ residential areas near the port on the coastline, most realistic city I've ever seen in my opinion.

[GlobalHaze 1]

Not meaning to be the criticisive type, but you had to have plopped some of those buildings right? And also, have you at nay point used demand ordinances, I don't how someone would get the demand that early in expansion, but you do have a great layout, I just want to know, because it's inspiring me to start something new dedicated to this work of art.

[GlobalHaze 1]

Very sorry for the triple post but please reply, which of the buildings in your cities do youplop, just the BAT's, or everything indluding maxis buildings, which I doubt. It's breathtakingly diverse, how do you get all different maxis buildings to grow? Again sorry for the triple post.

[Mikeaut1 261]

The Coram-Medford Metro Area

REPLIES!

granto93 - Thanks, and haha, the woman does have a bad hair day!

zane900 - Thanks!

penguin007 - Thanks!

The_Hutt - Thanks, come visit soon!

sEAhAwk fAn121 - Thanks!

ky72x - Thanks, glad you like the development and the train station!

GlobalHaze - Well I kinda just do, lol. I make sure it looks realistic enough. I've plopped 75 or so percent of the BATs in the city. All of the Maxis buildings are grown, of course. What I do is bulldoze repeating buildings, and for me they keep alternation in effect. It really helps! Thanks for the comment!

[Iketon 1]

I have a question:

Where you got that ports??? They look amazing!

Your CJ is cool!

[Voulpiotis 4]

Just wow....?! Perfect city!

[suplado! 23]

nice cruise ship and port...i think the lady landmark are a little scary...

also a nice downtown view....