Sakhaliyan Peoples Republic

[koekie01 3]

I like it very much! But I like your cities more . So... ? Next update with CJ?

Well, with or without city, I'm looking foreward to your next update!

Take care and be safe,

Koekie

[topcliff 1]

Looks good. About the seven fingers: have you been eating lunch near any nuclear facility, reactor, or uranium core? Leonardo

[pnorrell 4]

These last updates look great, El Burro. Maladets. Mne ochen nravitsa.

Glad to see you working on some "crappy" low-wealth lots. I try to build post-communist cities as well and they will definitely get used in my game. I particularly like the mounted tank. You're absolutely right - every city has a big sign like that and a lot have mounted tanks either there or somewhere in the city. Would be great to have a more generic version if you feel up to it (not every city can be Khabarovsk, after all... ;-). Maybe a big concrete panel with some indecipherable writing on it - "imagine your own city name here" ...

EDIT:  By the way, I just realized (maybe you know Russian and are aware of this already), the mix of cyrillic and latin letters you've used doesn't exactly spell "Khabarovsk". If you wanted to write it in Russian it would be "?????????"... What you've got there now would be pronounced, "Kndbdyaovsk"

EDIT2: Oops... Looks like ST doesn't read cyrillic...

[BurroDiablo 222]

Pnorrell - Its a great idea, and i'm glad you mentioned that because... i've already do it, lol.

I made a sign for Glenni after the initial Khabarovsk one, and then a Generic sign that simply says -

Should be coming your way soon

And don't worry about the spelling of 'Khabarovsk' on the sign... I know about it.... i was too lazy to try and decipher the Cryllic... even though its pretty simple-

[pnorrell 4]

Great! You know what they say about great minds, comrade commissar...

Not to be too picky (I will definitely use your "privetsvia" sign - in fact, it could just be a random collection of Cyrillic letters for all I care) but you wouldn't see that word used in that way .

The correct phrase is "dobro pozhalovat" - welcome. Like this:

Like I said - doesn't really matter. Russian speakers would get a giggle out of it but otherwise who cares...

[BurroDiablo 222]

I knew that would happen!!

You know, the first word I tried in Russian was 'Welcome', but it was far too big! Thats why I tried 'Greetings' instead

I do like to please the native Russian speakers here in a bold attempt to seem less ignorant... although, that said... screwing it up all the time makes me seem more ignorant, lol.

[BurroDiablo 222]

OLD UPDATE - SAKHALIYAN CAPITIAL NO LONGER LOOKS AS EAST-GERMAN AS THIS... thankfully.

- El Burro [15 March 08]

UPDATE 1.2 - Collection of Pics

Im going away for the weekend so I thought I'd leave you with some images of random places in Khabarovsk.

No running commentary from the 'Evil Borat' (Commissar Makomov)in this update... just images...

Enjoy your weekend, i'll see you on Monday

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[Schulmanator 5,812]

Comrade Burro, The Central Committee of the People's Patriotic Image rates these as exceptionally high quality.

The Socialist People's Democratic Proletarian Union wishes you a pleasant weekend and looks forward to more displays of patriotism.

May the inspired leadership of the Glorious Workers Party guide you until we meet again!

[dralin321 0]

Me and my evil bunnies congratulate you for your fantastic work!!!! (Evil laughter in the background)

[MayorTim 16]

Wow, this is great! Funny, great photoshopping, and well.. so ok its really just a bunch of crappy, industrial, pennyless communist cities, but you sure do make them look good!

[Menotyou 0]

Fantastic photoshopping! Is the smoke photoshopped? (Yes I'll use photoshop as a verb.) The cities seem very dark and sad, just as they should! Great pictures.

[Shadow Assassin 336]

Looks good! Everything's so... well... commie.

Do you use Photoshop? If so, you might want to check the resize settings on your pictures. They shouldn't be suffering from a bad case of the jaggies - use Bilinear or Trilinear scaling to resize your image. (go to Preferences, and set it).

[koekie01 3]

Again: Unbelieveble good !

I'm looking foreward to every update!

I have nothing to say more .

Take care and be safe,

Koekie

[penguin007 27]

A great collection of pics I really like the last pic the way you've got the motorway tunnel under the railway

Will

[dominohobbes 27]

I absolutely love this, not only is it very good work but such a creative idea, as well. I've been wanting to do something like this in one of my cities, and this is an amazing example. The photos of things like the rainstorm look great as well, it's quite realistic.

[Glenni 1,447]

Great update El burro, and that's also for the ones on the last page.

While you are away, there's some goodies waiting for you.

Not all are Russian/East Bloc though, the scooby doo van, and the panther panzer are certainly not!

And just for the hell of it.

ZOINKS!

[BurroDiablo 222]

Riddle me this, riddle me that... who's afraid of a big commie BAT...

In Soviet Russia... image clicks you...

[Menotyou 0]

Oh my gosh it clicked me. Great BAT what will is be used for?

[justintime 8]

The Palace of the Soviet, nice, how long before i see Lenin on top?

[BurroDiablo 222]

Justintime- Lenin isn't going to be on the top... unless 2ch or somebody is willing to make me a Lenin model

Menotyou- Its the SIS Sakhaliyan Congressional Hall... the Head Quarters of the SIS in other words

[jacqulina 162]

excellent work and pics my friend great bat too

[Schulmanator 5,812]

I like!!! Very nice!!

[bokrif 18]

You are Goood!

Also, I think a statue is missing from the top of that big commie bat!

[toxicpiano 125]

Some fantastic work here! I encountered your brother (Wig Wam) at facepunch studios (He plays gmod?) in a Simcity 4 discussion thread. It's a small internet really isn't it?

[Smeg Head 0]

This is WigWam by the way...SmegHead was taken on facepunch about three years ago :/

This is my proper on-line alias,

The git is currently playing Call of Duty ^^

[BurroDiablo 222]

Oi, i'm getting ideas... nothing else

Prolly do something like that next...

Some Quick Replies-

Jacqulina- Thank you... took a few days to finish but it go there

Schulmanator- /me waits for the cat in Schulmanators avatar to fall in sink...

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... nothing...

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/me is still waiting

Bokrif- I know, I've asked 2ch to make me one if possible but I know theres some people who would prefer a Statueless version.

I personally would love a Statued version

Toxicpiano- I know! He just told me over Xfire when I was busy dying on CoD2... it definitely is a small internet. His usual alias is Smeghead, he uses that for mostly everything... I dunno why he's called WigWam on Facepunch, lol... Smeghead was probably taken.

He plays CS:S mostly, and World of Warcraft... Gmod is only on an odd occasion.

[toxicpiano 125]

Originally posted by: Smeg Head This is WigWam by the way...SmegHead was taken on facepunch about three years ago :/

This is my proper on-line alias,

The git is currently playing Call of Duty ^^quote>

Lol, Hi again!

Elburro: I really hope you have played STALKER, if not you are missing some serious inspiration. CS, eh? I suppose one day a match may be in order

[BurroDiablo 222]

Oh yes, Stalker is definitely an inspiration (for me and Glenni its seems)... I spend quite alot of time studying pictures of Pripyat, possibly the only real, untouched Soviet town left on the planet... apart from maybe, the many 'Secret Cities' Russia has... but your not allowed to photograph those.

[pnorrell 4]

Originally posted by: El Burro Oh yes, Stalker is definitely an inspiration (for me and Glenni its seems)... I spend quite alot of time studying pictures of Pripyat, possibly the only real, untouched Soviet town left on the planet... apart from maybe, the many 'Secret Cities' Russia has... but your not allowed to photograph those.quote>

I don't think Minsk has changed much since the collapse of communism. It's a real shock, after seeing the decay of post-communism throughout most of the former Soviet Union, to see a place that must look like Soviet cities did in their prime - well lit, smooth streets, buildings in good repair, nicely-tended parks...

[MasterPlanMan 1]

What an awesome CJ you have here! The gritty industrial look you have is unmatched. I can't wait to see more!