Dubuque, Iowa

[farmer-alex 2]

Very realistic look and feel about your CJ.

I love the residential sprawl and the Mall !

Look forward to more

WELCOME TO PAGE 7

[Guido78 0]

I live in Iowa and know Dubuque very well. This is outstanding work. These sprawling neighborhoods and commercial strips are every bit as beautiful (if not more) than a landscape filled with skyscrapers. Nicely done, my friend.

[Nardo69 51]

Hello David!

Nice to see that some (good) things never change -  you're still the master of wasting space. And noone knows to use the PEG Streams like you - the lakeshore looks so swampy I wouldn't go there at all ... 

BTW - Did you ever tried the STR? I would love to see some single-track railways here! 

Take care my friend! 

Bernhard 

[JokerFace 0]

Wow Mr. Beer, just wow.

I live in Dubuque currently, so if you ever need help naming things or adding Dubuque flavor, let me know, I can help you out.  I am from SE Iowa originally (near Burlington), but have lived all over the state.  Though your creation is fictional, it has that certain midwest "something" and captures the feel of it all.  I too made a run at making a CJ last summer that had a rural theme to it, but that kinda fizzled out when work got way too busy for a couple months.

Again, bravo on your work.

[Kryptowhite 9]

wow that is amazing. I've never seen anyone make the suburbs like you do

[Mr. Beer 12]

jacqulina  -  Thanks my friend!!!

jonpaulosiglos  -  Thanks!

sammerhammer747  -  Thanks! I started to work on the airport this past weekend... runways and taxiways are done!!!

Benedict  -  Thanks, ordinary, I retouch the region pictures with Photoshop but I don't have this program anymore...

Twenty20  -  No doubt, it's my goal to finish this region! I already spend a ton of hours on it!!!

Bakercity  -  Hahah!!! Why not... I just need a plane ticket so I can come... lol   Thanks for posting my friend, I'm very glad!!!

selles  -  Thanks a lot for your comment!

Archean  -  Thanks!!! I have the habit to work the area around my city first before to build the downtown. I think farming areas are so intersting to build too!

Phathead  -  Thanks a lot!

art128  -  Hehe! It's how I imagine these farming communities look like. Thanks for your comment and take care you too.

mayorbk  -  Thanks for your post, I appreciated!!! Sometimes I like to throw an eye on your CJ Renault, MO. You did an excellent work too!

farmel-alex  -  No problems, updates will come soon! Thanks for your post!

Guido78  -  Thank you! I'm very glad to receive these compliments by an Iowan!

Nardo69  -  Like we say in french: Good soups are made in good oldest potful...

STR? Never heard of it? I'll check that soon... It would be interesting to use it.

Thanks for your post Bernhard and greetings to Canardo (I fell in love with this great comic character!!!)

Take care!

JokerFace  -  Yah, really? That's cool! Thanks for your help, I appreciate! I already did a list of street name using Google Maps I can use in my CJ (streets name are both from Des Moines or Dubuque) but if I have some questions... 

Coming from a "Dubuquois" it's really a compliment, thanks!!!

Kryptowhite  -  Thanks!!! I use ploppable R so I can keep control on the building styles.

Thanks everyone for your post! I'll try to make an update sunday before I go to the Swiss Army for three long and boring weeks... (but nights are ordinary free )

Cheers!

David

[Jay Ess 15]

I like the houses - so neat and uiniform. Very realistic! Great job

[Mr. Beer 12]

Hi mate!!! I'm back from a three-week army service (yep, Switzerland has an army) and intensive work: Poker playing, beer/coffee drinking...

Here is just a little update... just for saying I'm alive and I didn't have forget my CJ.

David

Chester Rd/84th St in Saint Donatus, IA

Elgin Acres, Saint Donatus, IA

WWKZ Radio tower, Saint Donatus, IA

IA-37 or now called Burlington Rd, Saint Donatus, IA

[Twenty20 28]

Glad to see you back here. This new update looks very nice, I like your farming area nicely done and very realistic. Excellent work !

[Raysfan16 5]

Hey, glad to see that you're back from the intensive work in the Swiss Army.

Anyways, good update, it looks great as usual!

[Hawkeye9 0]

Cool glad to have you back!!! Looks great and I am eagerly waiting for more!!!

[art128 4,618]

Wonderful as ever David, I like the radio mast, it's great where is it.

[antsel 841]

Welcome back Mr. Beer, it's nice to have you back. Another great update of course. I love how spread out the houses are. It gives it a nice rural/outskirts feel to the development. I really like the work you do with custom lots. Everything looks so realistic.

[TmiguelT 10]

i've been lurking around on this thread but now it is time to come out and POST .

Amazing Update. i see that you plop most of your cities but let me tell you this.... WHAT AN AWESOME PLOPPING!!!

I'll be looking for the next update!!

[rugar12 0]

Nice job so far. I like how you use open space within the city and all. I've always had a problem with poor use of open space within my cities.

[jacqulina 162]

welcome back my friend,

wonderfull update,very real looking farms,great details.

[technicallydead 1]

Good updates, I love the radio tower. Good luck and God Bless!

[Mr. Beer 12]

Twenty20  -  Thanks for your comment!

Raysfan16  -  Yah, lol, very intensive... I'm happy to have finished my military duty! Now it's time to work on Dubuque!

Hawkeye9  -  Thanks!!! I'll do an update this weekend!

art128  -  Thanks! I'm glad about your comment!

selles  -  Thanks my friend! It's just a small update or an "Amuse-bouche" as we say in french! I'll make an update this weekend, don't miss it and thanks a lot for your comment!

TmiguelT  -  Thanks a lot!!! See ya for the next update!

rugar12  -  Thanks! You can take some ideas about how I manage the open space. I get inspired by aerial pictures over the Midwest, especially NE and IA. It helps me a lot! Thanks again for posting!

jacqulina  -  Thanks Jacqui!

jonpaulosiglos  -  Thanks my friend!!!

So, I think I'll make an update this uncoming weekend. So, see ya my friends and for visiting!

David

[jacqulina 162]

looking out for more my friend

[Keegan V50 15]

nice previous update there!

all the best

victor

[Mr. Beer 12]

Hi there!!! Here is the update I promised this week. It's about the town of Saint Donatus, IA. The village (5'456 inhabitants) is situated in the S-E part of Dubuque metro on Burlington Hwy (IA-37, see map on the first page)

Saint Donatus is mostly oriented about small mechanical factories and farms. Also commercial services like Northpark Mall took an important place too. The city has also all the facilities you need: School and college, sport complex, a golf course and a community health center.

Here we go far a small tour in Saint Donatus!

Downtown Saint Donatus with Notre-Dame de Saint Donatus church, a legacy of the first french settlement in the late XVIIIth century. Saint Donatus, IA

Commercial strip along Burlington Hwy (IA-37) Saint Donatus, IA

Suburban homes. Saint Donatus, IA

Robert Clarke Sport Complex next to La Motte Lake, Saint Donatus, IA

Northpark Mall (or strip mall) on IA-37, build in 2001. Saint Donatus, IA

Northpark Acres is also in the City Master Plan's continuum of Northpark Mall. Saint Donatus, IA

Northpark School. It was build at the same time as Northpark Acres, in 2001. Saint Donatus, IA

Farms along IA-37. Saint Donatus, IA

Saint Donatus Royal Golf Course with some residential devellopements. Saint Donatus, IA.

... And for the last, an overview on what's going on in Dubuque...

Hope you've enjoyed this update. See you soon!

Cheers,

David

[jacqulina 162]

great towns you have built my friend

[bakercity 270]

David, Do you mind if I move to Dubuque? Love your updates as always my friend. JKB

[Teeparex 6]

Wow, every update is unbelievably realistic...I wish I knew how to make some of those lots, like the Northpark Acre houses, they look perfect!

[rugar12 0]

Nice update. I'm enjoying the neighborhood, sports complex, and the commercial development. And I'll have to try out your advice about looking at aerial shots over cities and towns.

[Jay Ess 15]

I want... your... plugins... folder....

[ecoba 28]

Hello mr. Beer, or David, I Am A big fan of all of your CJ Recreation and I was wondering If You Could Point Me in The Direction to some of the ploppable houses you use in your Cities, Thanks!

[edmonton_stinks 5]

I'm particularly impressed with your lotting on this one; how you've created realistic cul-de-sacs by placing 3 houses at the end.

[jacqulina 162]

fantastic lotting my friend

[art128 4,618]

Nice suburbs David, I really love the golf and the sports park. Also, the commercial strip is really nice.

Looking forward to more.

Take care,

-Arthur.