Birmingsfield: UK Style Industrial City Journal

[jacqulina 162]

fantastic update,love the design you are doing,your pics are amazing

[Nik-nik 3]

Great updates Ill Tonkso!

EDIT: WELCOME TO PAGE 10

 

I noticed that you want to change the name of the CJ. This is what I noticed in the game. It is hard to play a industrial style only scenario. As soon as one places some parks and bings education, polluting industry is reduced and manufacturing is also reduced. All you end up is High Tech and a lot of Commercials. Now, this is not a complaint, just something i noticed that is due to the game mechanics probably.

 

Eitherway I am digressing. Huge parking lot near the stadium. Charring Square is charming indeed. The pub should open a small terrace there, but they are probably not allowed by the well fare committee (or if such a Cie exists in UK / Birmingsfield (it's probably something typically Dutch).

[knarfmo 0]

I enjoy these UK style city journals, and I love revitalization stories. Good work!

[davejowsey 1]

love the stadium and the huge car-parks, good to see a station right next to it though!

 

If possible can you show before and after shots of the re-generation projects of former industrial areas?

[pipishere 3]

A very nice intorduction to modern Birmingsfield. Fabulous work indeed!

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

Bristham Valley
Brennts Premier Theme Park

Brennt Shores somewhat lacks in theme parks, the largest (and rapidly expanding) is at Bristham valley, Bristham as we have previously established in this CJ is a popular riverside retreat for the people of Birmingsfield, full of pubs, clubs and bars. But a few miles away we have a differant theme completly, Bristham Valley is a world of fun.
Open all day and most of the night, Bristham Valley attracts a wide variety of people, during the day it is a family park, at night the teens take over.

Here is the park today.

 

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The Park Entrance is built under a viaduct for the Park Railway.

 

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The parks first rollercoaster, Corkscrew.

 

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This mighty wooden coaster 'Woodland Raiders'  is one of the parks most popular attractions.

 

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THe small coaster 'Tigermoth' was designed for the more timid riders.

 

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The parks newest area 'Demolition Mountain' with its signiture attraction, log flume 'Summit Plummit' in the background.

 

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The popular 'Deep Forest Racers' go-kart track.

 

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A view of 'Proffesor Zoinks Mansion' from the Swan Boat lake.

 

Look forward to more Bristham Valley updates later in this CJ, things are going to get higher, faster and more intense, keep watching.

[Mikeaut1 261]

That's really unique Tonks! I like that game, it looks really good! Awesome updates!

[da_sim_dude 5]

Wow very nice. Very cool CJ/Updates. Keep updating!!

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

Citigroup Birmingsfield

Another big buisness has seen the potential of Birmingsfield,m the cities latest office building '3 High Street South' has been filled. The largest tenant being Citigroup.

 

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'3 Highstreet South' over the high street and cathedral park.

 

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The top of the building looking over the High Street.

 

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The same view at night.

 

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Overshadowing houses on High Street South.

 

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The North incline for the Metrotram's Victoria Bridge in close proximity to '3 Highstreet South'. The new plaza has been added to lighten the area.

[pipishere 3]

Great update's Ill Tonsko...thats a fab new high-rise!

[GingerBlokey 30]

Another 2 fantastic updates. I know you know but ... I LOVE CITIGROUP!

[Makollig Jezfahted 0]

Sweet update Tonks, love the building!

[Nardo69 51]

Great highrise area! I love the kanal winding through it. How did you connect that PEG stream to it BTW (or did you chose the angle in a way that noone can see it by purpose ??)

That citigroup logo somehow reminds me of the rainshield logo from resident evil - incidence??

Nardo

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

I used the bridge piece on the stream kit with the canalside sluice piece, viola, a sluice!

[Deathtoall 28]

Nice theme park, that downtown is beautiful. Nice citigoup building!

[____----____ 37]

Tonks lately your downtowns have been such a big inspiration for me

the way the buildings all look to have grown in such natural locations

and the architexture flows nicely instead of jumping all over.

 

Also the mid rise mixed in to fill the spaces looks great and I love the

closeups, again something that i have been doing more of myself

thanks to this cool cj.

 

Alek

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

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Birminsfields new Canalside Mills Shopping Center has finaly opened its doors, this fantastic new center offers High Street shopping, Designer shopping and great bars and restaurants.

 

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The dramatic Canalside Entrance over Central Basin Road.

 

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The North side with the bars and restaurants n the roof terrace.

 

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The same again on the south side overlooking Central Basin Park.

 

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As mentioned in a previous update i mentioned the new Charing Line, the first Metrotram line to be built underground, also as shown the shopping district is connected at the south end of the High Street.

 

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And of course the central line at the North End.

[GingerBlokey 30]

WOW. That shopping centre is so realistic. Im addicted to Shopping Centres for some bizare reason and Canal Mills has now overtaken The Whitgift Centre as my 9th Favorite .

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

Well, expect a lot from this one, the model is far from finished yet, i plan to make each of the resaurants at the top unique, lose the same old glass entrance thingy and breath some life into them. The other end of the shopping center will probably have another entrance and i will try to i plecate a service and delivery road entering the bottom of the building where the carpark entrance is (or will be rather).

[SimTiki 4]

This is a really fantastic journal. I've been keeping up with it for awhile now and I love how you've been developing your city. Your pictures are amazing, keep up the good work!

Also, I notice you've effectively used the GLR mod in a lot of your pics, have you had any problems with the mod causing SC to crash?

[Mr Piggy 1]

Now that IS STUNNING! Very British and greatly so. That BAT I know is custom made, It is quite a nice BAT.... The textures are not awesome but are very good, The glass is somewhat awesome but the blue roof is pretty good.... 

I hope you improve that though.

I love the High-Street sets and of course the GRL...... You use it such a fabulous way or in a veeeeeeeeery Seeeeeeeeeeexy Way!!!

I hope you update once again soon.......

[MathNerd05 0]

Just wanted to let you know that I have greatly enjoyed watching your cj transform from industrial to commercial. Well done indeed, and keep it up!

[christhebull 1]

Great work.

Was Bristham Valley made in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3? Because I have that game and there are many similarities.

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

SimTiki: I do yes, but only when i hover the 'lay GLR rail' tool over a transit enabled lot.

Mr Piggy: The BAT is unfinished, im adding a lot more to it, look forward to it

 

Christhebull: Yes i made it in RCT3.

[Mr Piggy 1]

I look forward to a new Restaraunt style..... It is Gorgeous at the moment but as you have stated I it is not finished hence not complete in look blah blah... I hope to see your best BAT here Tonkso or one of your best BATs......... You have so many good ones.

Kepe the updates coming

[JackFish 0]

Awesome CJ mate, I love it!

A couple of questions - where did you get the mail railway station, the aquaduct and the pelican crossings from? The first two look incredible and the crossings are something I've wanted for a while. And that cancalside mill - wow!

Excellent stuff Tonkso, keep it up!

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

They are all unreleased BATs

[nooneatall 6]

Wow ! Great work mate !

I especially love the Canalside Centre, but all of the custom content just adds so much of a unique flavour to this CJ !

Can't wait for another update... makes me want ot start up a British-styled CJ now...

[JackFish 0]

Ah, I suppose that severly reduces the chance of me getting my hands on them then?

[ILL Tonkso 1,239]

I may release some of them one day, but they arent really stex quality.