Copper Basin, AZ - Mohave Desert City!

[penguin007 27]

Wow this cj is looking great!!! The downtown area looks perfectly proportioned and the suburbs look so green!!

Will

[gabry85 2]

Very realistic, great work with suburbs and the downtown! Excellent night shots!

[seemurray2 21]

Here is my next full update, hope you like it...

Andronicus22 - thank you!

suplado! - Thanks again suplado!

dfnva - Thanks alot, I'm glad you like my suburbs.  I've never seen a desert city in real life either!  The cacti are on the STEX.  

ky72x - thanks, ummmm - you weren't supposed to notice that was a citroen showroom!  oh well.  

football_fever - Thanks dude, if you want a juicy pink taco you are going to have to get in line like everyone else!  I can probably get you a five finger discount though!  (did I cross the line with that one?!)

Giligone - Thanks again, I am really glad you are enjoying it!  and I am going to show you some drunk rampages that make Bill Browsky look like a saint!

The_Hutt - Yeah, the trees are a little dense, but they are from the street mod I have, and I don't want to remove it!  Glad you like everything else!

vivydu29 - Thanks!  

Giligone - Thanks, I find empty space is the hardest thing to create!

bbfan02 - Thanks!  Glad you like it!

Schulmanator - mmmmmmmmmm McRonalds!!   *spits up*  hehehehehe

panthersimcity4 - Thanks, that's cool!  I don't know if it is from the daily show or not, Simgoober made the BAT, I might have gotten that one over at SC4Devotion.

aleking - thanks, I love the pink taco myself.  Glad you like my city!

penguin007 - thank you penguin!  Is that it, did the penguin tell you to do this?  (Billy Madison)

gabry85 - Thanks, happy you like my night shots!

Anyway, here are those pics I mentioned:

Pic 7.1a - current downtown/suburbs aerial:

Pic 7.2 - This Rimjob Boulevard Wal-Mart sells the most baby wipes in the country...  I'm just saying:

Pic 7.3 - New commercial developments:

Pic 7.4 - Ukrops grocery store and Arco gas station:

Pic 7.5 - A stand alone Game Stop store:

Pic 7.6 - If you like hamburgers, this is the place for you - Burger King is debuting their newest creation, the "Fur Burger":

Pic 7.7 - A housing edition:

Pic 7.8 - The new suburbs during the day:

Pic 7.9 - Night view:

Pic 7.10 - City aerial overview at night:

and finally here is a preview of a townhome development I am working on

Cactus Blossom Townhomes:

Hope you like these pics!

[gabry85 2]

It's always great to see the whole city so far! I like how these buildings blend with the environment! Love the trees on the streets and the suburbs especially!

Great CJ, I'm very impressed! Keep up the excellent work!

[jacqulina 162]

hiya chris wow your doing awesome job here my friend,amazing work and pics as allways,excellent close up shots.

[crazyarchitect 7]

very nice desert city you got going on here, it does remind me of Vegas or Pheonix, it looks great

[suplado! 23]

awesome pics...the nightlight looks good...really like the outcome of the small houses in the area, they look really nice too....great work with the overview...very realistic!!

[rct3twins 14]

Looks good to me.

[autoVino 26]

oh wow, I just love how this city looks!

[anarchy0029 2]

Nice townhomes, and great night images your city

[jayo 44]

Wow-Thats pretty cool seemurry Can't wait too see more

[Mulefisk 15]

This is currently my favorite CJ. I love how the areas you make really have the right "feeling", if you get what I mean. I get the impression that your pics could be from a real city. I think many people are too quick when they build cities, but it looks like you really take your time, and it shows. I especially like the last update. Using gascookers British houses in an American city works suprisingly well. I have one suggestion though. The suburbs closest to your downtown should (or could, whatever) be based on a more grid-like street network. Im guessing the city has been around for a while to get such a huge downtown, so realistically, the closest suburbs would have been built before 1950. Back then, the suburbs were more interconnected than modern suburbs. Roads actually led somewhere rather than just ending in dead-ends and connecting to major arteries. Good examples of this can be seen in most major American cities. Obviously this is just a suggestion, and if you want to just make the city the way you want it, you should do that. It already looks great so either way, I won't complain. Looking forward to the next update!

[seemurray2 21]

Hey, just wanted to let everyone know who is following this cj that there probably won't be another update for about a week, but I will give you an update that will more than make up for the wait.  Thanks again!

[Giligone 10]

Hey, great update! Amazing work, its all just so good. I'm adding this to my favourites list in my sig. I can wait a week.

[City2TheMax 3]

Nice, very nice. It feels like a mix of Cali and Las Vegas, and works out very well.

[LarksTonguesInAspic 28]

Looks good, very dry and arid. The long shadows add to it. Any cacti?

[ky72x 13]

Heh, well I did.

Your lotting prowess is amazing. The Arco gas station and the GameStop store look great with the car props. They look much better than their original counterparts and add a great deal of variety to the retail development along the avenue. Nice use of GC's suburban houses, they blend in quite well with that desert texture. Great job on this update!

- Kyle

[jacqulina 162]

looking forward to that update my friend.

[Voulpiotis 4]

Now, this is very nice SC4 work! Great downtown!

[seemurray2 21]

I am through with my heavy workload for now, so expect to see more updates this week!  Here is a preview of one coming later today:

Golf anyone?

Hope you will stop by later to check out my update!

[CarmineHilton 6]

A very nice golf terrain you have there! looks great

[gabry85 2]

Whoa! Don't know why, but it looked like a real photo for one instant!

[bbfan02 23]

Wow, that looks so realistic and similar to a Phoenix area. Can't wait for the full update!

-bbfan02-

[seemurray2 21]

Here it is, the moment you've been waiting for!  j/k   I started sprawling the city to the North, and in this update you will get a look at one of the newest developments in Copper Basin.

First the replies to all of your wonderful comments:

gabry85 - Thank you so much, I'm really glad you like my cj!

jacqulina - Thank you as always, Jacky!  I'm always glad to hear from you!

crazyarchitect - Thanks, alot of people are saying that - which makes sense considering the citie's location. (see below) Thanks for commenting!

suplado! - Thanks again, I know it looks awful compared to your work though!

rct3twins - Thanks, dude!

autoVino - Thank you, glad you like it!

anarchy0029 - Thanks, I decided to make something else, but the townhomes will be in an update soon!  Thanks for commenting!

jayo - Thanks, I hope you continue to like what I'm doing!

Mulefisk - Thanks, that's cool that this is your favorite cj.  I do take my time building cities, sometimes unintentionally.  I try and think of something creative to build, or a new way of doing something - so that I can keep my city unique.  I do like gascooker's houses because of the sharpness of the lines, and I edited them to Americanize them a little by removing some of the walls around the lot and adding cars in the driveways.  I do know what you are saying concerning the suburbs and having more grid like streets in neighborhoods closer to downtown.  I may do that in this city, it's just everytime I try it that way I get disgusted by it, and I would never show a picture of it on here so I figure what's the point?  Great suggestion though, and by the way - the berate one image thread is my favorite thread on the site!  

Thanks for commenting!

Giligone - Thanks, and it's an honor that this is one of your favorites!  

City2TheMax - thank you, that's the first I heard that it looks like Cali and Vegas, most people say Phoenix.  Good eye though!

manticorefan - thank you!  I do have cacti placed sporadically throughout the city, you just have to look closely to find them!  

ky72x - That's pretty funny.  When I was editing that lot and decided to use the Citroen showroom with it, I hesitated for a second - but then I thought "who is even going to notice it anyway", but you did!  Oh well!  I honestly don't remember what the original Arco station looked like, but I appreciate the compliment!  Thanks again!

jacqulina - thanks Jacky, here it is!  lol

Voulpiotis - Thanks, glad you like it!

CarmineHilton - Thank you, that's hot!

gabry85 - Thanks, gabry!  I don't believe you though, hehehe!

bbfan02 - Thanks!  You must have replied while I was making my post!  Glad you like it.

Here is where Copper Basin is located...  do you see it?   It is Southwest of Nice Butte, lol...

MorningWood Country Club...

[jacqulina 162]

hiya chris hows you my friend,wonderfull teaser there excellent golf course i love what you are doing with this terrain excellent building skills,take care.

[tomdapom 79]

Hey, I've been to where Copper Basin is (Kingman, AZ)! Thats a wonderful golf course you made, keep up this fantastic work!

[luker91 0]

haha "morning wood" golf course.... it looks very realistic!

[Giligone 10]

Well done again. I thought that you actually were basing this on a real place your map was so good, haha. I had to check google maps to be sure. Fooled me good. Excellent golf course nestled in around the houses. I can't wait for more!

[dfnva 34]

Nice golf course and suburbia pictures and I like how the greenery contrasts with the beige of the desert. Thanks for the info on the cacti.

Dan

[Schulmanator 5,812]

Wow! Whatever you are doing on photoshop is awesome... you need to give me lessons... they are are crisp and clear as a winter morning.

Great work!