Copper Basin, AZ - Mohave Desert City!

[jacqulina 162]

wow awesome region view my friend great highway guide.

[Jillybean86 38]

So amazing I can barely move...

Those AZ style ranch houses are so awesome. They totally fit perfectly with everything. It was a normal update until you showed the picture of...that...mall!! OMG that was incredible! It blew me away! Magnificent!

Let's see...amazing...awesome...perfectly...incredible...magnificent...nope, no superlative repeats. Great job with the reply, Jill

[dbranch 0]

If there's one thing a desert city needs it's another mall..... Phoenix is a prime example. Love it man!

[masssc4 3]

Is that TJ Maxx photoshoped? b/c I dont seem to have it in my SG Plop A Shops packs, but I'll look again. GREAT job btw

[dbranch 0]

Does anyone know if Chase Field (originally Bank One Ballpark) in Phoenix has been batted?  I'd love to find that one.  Anyway beautiful work SeeMurray.  Looking forward to more.  

[luker91 0]

i'm interested in taking a vacation to copper basin... and nice butte. any brochures for either one haha... great couple of updates!

[panthersimcity4 162]

woot. The Grand Canyon state fo shizzle. I just love those red tile roof houses, they look very Southwestern.

[Fresh Prince of Wmbg 44]

Wow nice southwestern suburbs.Seeing them makes me want to back to San Antonio.......

Nah !

BTW- Looking at the map, I did'nt know that US-60 when from here in Richmond ,VA to AZ!

[seemurray2 21]

Hey thanks for all the replies!  I haven't forgotten about this, I just have been out of town on a business trip in OKC, I am back now but I won't have an update for ya until next week!  Sorry!  Please be patient with me!  lol

[lucky7 73]

Don't worry, no need to excuse! Looking forward to more, take care,

lucky7

[Voulpiotis 4]

I love the colours of the city, the desert ones. Great, realisitc work, can't wait to see more developement!

[seemurray2 21]

Okay, Okay!  So I know it has literally been a month since I last updated, and I'm not going to make any excuses like the site being down or anything.  I am sorry it has been so long, that is all I can say!   I have two recent overview pics of the current downtown area.  A lot of progress has been made, at least I think so!  First I will do the replies, and if you see one addressed to you and are thinking,"what is he talking about, I never commented here"... bear in mind that it was a month ago, lol!

lucky7 - Thanks, and I think I PMed your answer a month ago, but if I am wrong let me know! lol

jjune4991 - Thank you,a nd the mall is on the STEX. (or it was)

dfnva - Thanks, glad you like my suburbs and the use of those houses.  They are going to be used a lot!  Thanks for your comments!

panthersimcity4 - Thank you!

ky72x - Thanks a lot!  I know I use many of the same lots over and over...  so I'm glad you don't mind that!  And I'm glad you like my mall area!

packersfan - Thank you!

Schulmanator - Thanks Schulmanator!  I hope you are able to retrieve all your pages!

Hester - Thank you!

Almighty Nienaber - Thanks!

abcvs - Thank you for your comments and support.  There are no water restrictions in Copper Basin, as of now!

jacqulina - Thanks Jacky!  I always appreciate your support and I feel bad that I haven't been on here as much and visiting your Kabin like I said I would.

gabry85 - Thanks Gabry!

jjune4991 - No it's not based on a real town, I added that to the map, and some of those interstate connections.  But there is a Copper Basin, Arizona - I think it is more of a geographical area Southeast of Phoenix.  Thanks!

Explodingsims - Thank you!

bobinator - Thanks, I have more suburbs coming up for you!

abcvs - Neither can I...   lol!

jacqulina - thanks again, Jacky!

Jill Jacobs - I think you can barely move because your leg is broken!    I'm just playing with ya!  Thank you for your outstanding use of superlatives!  hehe

dbranch - Thanks, yeah - there are a lot of malls!

rusummer1 - No, the TJMaxx wasn't photoshopped - it came with SimGoobers pack. Thanks!

dbranch - I don't think it has.  Thanks again!

luker91 - I think I can dig up some brochures for Nice Butte, haha!  Thanks!

panthersimcity4 - Fo shizzle!  thanks!

Fresh Prince of Wmbg - Thanks, I didn't know that either!

lucky7 - Thanks again!

Voulpiotis - Thank you!  Sorry you had to wait.

Here are the day and night aerials, I have added 8 new subdivisions and expanded a 9th, as well as added a few more commercial areas. I will have close ups for you soon...

Thanks Y'all!  (I really don't say y'all or sound that Southern, at least I don't think I do.) lol

[Ntq€310 1]

Awesome city, it makes me wish i were in Arizone

[jjune4991 1]

ok, sweet areal. now i wanna see the new progress, you know, since it's been like, a month!

[luker91 0]

very nice overview! looking forward to closeups.

[Schulmanator 5,812]

Nice work on the wide angle pix. Looking forward to some close ups and more great stuff!

[TV-VCR 15]

You've captured the true spirit of the urban southwest with Copper Basin. It's brilliant! I also love the suburbs too, houses with the same-styled roofs over and over. And I can't forget that airport.... can't wait to see more of it. Keep it up.

[Almighty Nienaber 3]

awesome

[Dargor 17]

That's a very cool and natural looking skyline you show there! The green areas also form a nice contrast towards the terrain mod you're using

[lucky7 73]

Brilliant as aslways, looking forward to more,

lucky7

[seemurray2 21]

(opening pause for effect) ... (screams) It's reality show update time!!!  Okay, I stole that from "The Soup"!  haha

Ntq$310 - I'm not sure what that means, but thank you!

jjune4991 - Thanks! Here are your close-ups, it wasn't my fault this time!  haha

luker91 - Thank you, luker!

Schulmanator - Thanks, here it is!

TV-VCR - Thank you very much!  Glad you like those houses, and we will be seeing more of the airport sometime down the road.

Almighty Nienaber - Thank you!

Dargor - Thank you, glad you like my skyline!

lucky7 - Thank you, hope you like this update!

In this update we get to tag along Jill Jacobs as she does a little house hunting in Copper Basin...

Pic 21.1 - Jill starts out by looking at some single family homes on Copper Basin's West side.  She likes the homes in these new editions, but feels there may be too much traffic noise from the multiple freeways nearby...

Pic 21.2 - She then looks at another West side housing edition called Copper Ridge.  She loves the rolling landscape of this area, but the homes are too far from where she works...

Pic 21.3 - She then looks at an up-and-coming area on the East side of Copper Basin...

Pic 21.4 - Here is a daytime view for ya...

Pic 21.5 - The first place she checks out on this side of town are the Broken Condominiums.  She liked the condo, but she would really have to stretch her budget to live here, so it turns out this place was a bust after all...

Pic21.6 - Here it is at night...

Pic 21.7 - She is thirsty, so she stops by the local QuikTrip to grab a soda or "pop" depending on what you prefer...

Pic 21.8 - Here it is at night, which has no relevance to the story... I just wanted to show a night picture since I made the gas station...

Pic 21.9 - She then looks at a new subdivision called Eden Prairie, and falls in love with it.  It is also in close proximity to a Chevron station (made by me!)...

Pic21.10 - Here it is at night...

Pic21.11 - Here is the South entrance to the subdivision... right across from the Busted Condominiums and the Church of the Immaculate Conception...

Pic 21.12 - Jill finds a home she likes with a pool, so she can throw awesome pool parties and invite all the movers and shakers of Copper Basin...

Pic21.13 - Jill is the most prominent female in the city, having just won the Miss Arizona pageant and constructing the headquarters of her fashion label called "Jill Jacobs".  The building is in the shape of a double "J", and is also home to the Jill Jacobs Fashion Institute...

Pic 21.14 - Here it is at night...

Pic 21.15 - And here is a night overview of the city...

There you go, hope you enjoy!

[hamsterTK 93]

those are some of the more interesting suburbs to be in a cj in the long time! I really like the houses and your Chevron station(is it on the STEX?).

You've really captured the spirit of sunbelt sprawl with the mix of taller buildings and commercial strips scattered right next to houses.

An Idea though might be to refocus on the underdeveloped areas around downtown and put in some earlier gridded urban style development, perhaps riddled with industrial areas and vacant lots. Kind of like LA.

[Ntq€310 1]

wow Copper basin is really coming along. It really seems like a great city!

[jjune4991 1]

very nice story here! congradulations to Jill for finding a new home (though i dont know which of the 3 you showed were it!) and making it big. and that west side freeway system is intense. i dont think anyone would get used to that noise...ever! oh! and great BAT work...if thats what you used. those two stores are really cool looking.

Jill! ha! you're funny! w/o me your cj is just aweso. that took me awhile to get that!

[Jillybean86 38]

lol OMG this is the coolest update ever. Very neat way to show off different areas of the city...and...your BATs?? I agree that those suburbs are some of the coolest in any CJ, but I'm sure it means more coming from someone that's seen more than a couple CJs.

I'm awful flattered that I'm the most prominent woman in the city. And that JJ building... PERFECT! Without me, your CJ is just aweso

[jacqulina 162]

hiya chris hows you been doing,dont worry i know your busy,i have been very busy as you can see im late to see your beautifull updates my friend sorry,your city is so very beautifull,awesome work and pics,thje night shots are awesome.take care.

[ky72x 13]

Yeah, don't worry about being busy. In the past month, I've also been super busy, and have been falling behind in countless CJ's. Luckily, I only have two more days of school left, so that'll change!

Nice update, Chris! The avenue intersections look great with the buildings placed around them. Speaking of buildings, those gas stations look awesome! Especially the Chevron one, you really ought to release them. Loving the night shots, too.

- Kyle

[dfnva 34]

The region is developing nicely, I like how more areas are filled out.

Dan

[edmonton_stinks 5]

Movers AND shakers? Jill, you've got it all.

Someone should BAT some Southwestern houses. Your suburban updates are very good, but it would be nice if the game included more than one type of house. The Maxis buildings don't do you justice.

[luker91 0]

great update... i really liked picture 21.2 ! the hills make it look very nice! jill seems to have it all. large "soda", and a great home. however i don't really like the railroad running through her backyard. might disturb some of her killer shindigs? idk though maybe a retaining wall or something? can't wait for more!

oh and you really should upload those gas stations! they look awesome!