SimWings BAT Projects Thread

[The boy formerly known as Evil Muzz 27]

I'm very proud to be the first to announce the flight specialist BAT group, SimWings! SimWings is just like any other BAT group, we create BATs for the users of SimCity, however we intend to make solely airport BATs, a group of custom content that the community has expressed a want for. Our three founding members are:

Scipio,

The boy formerly known as Evil Muzz,

Xiziz.

 

Our new, additional members are:

ToxicPiano,

FedexFlyer.

 

We will be posting our projects here, but we may continue to use our personal threads. We hope you will enjoy productions from SW in the future!

 

Thanks!

[The boy formerly known as Evil Muzz 27]

I'll make this my first SW release. It's a new ATC tower and it stands way over 100 metres high! I based it loosely on the KLIA (Kuala Lumpur Intl. Airport) air traffic control tower. I still need to do the base area and add a top, but I think it's looking good, much better than my current one on the STEX, lol!

 

Comments appreciated!

 

Thanks,

-Muzz

[Glenni 1,447]

looks pretty nice.just need sum antennas tho but im sure youll add it later.

[The boy formerly known as Evil Muzz 27]

Thanks, Glenni. Well, I added the antennas and I'm now working on the base building. After that I'll do the details and then probably add some landscaping or something like that. I'll probably need some help with the lighting, if Scipio or Xiziz would like to help me with that I'd be grateful. Here's how it looks now:

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/7977/newatctower027vm.png align=baseline>

 

Comments appreciated!

 

Thanks,

-Muzz

[Glenni 1,447]

now it looks great muzzzzz!!!!!!!!

[Compromise 1]

Very nice. Good work.

[Buffalonian1 0]

All of the limited airports we have at the moment in my opinion are pretty much crap, so this will be usefull. This project looks like it has a good future. Nice control tower as well, although it is a tad tall if you asked me even if it is 100 metres in real life. Good luck.

[The boy formerly known as Evil Muzz 27]

Thanks for your comments guys! I appreciate it a lot. I took a little break from the tower to work on some smaller details. I don't know the proper name of these but you see them at a lot of airports. They usually seperate an apron or taxiway from a road to protect the vehicles, so I called them Jet Blast Breakers. Please note that the vehicle at the front is not mine, the place where I got it from didn't seem to have any rules on it, so I guess it is ok. Hopefully we will release an Airport Prop Pack, so this can go into that if necessary.

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4278/jetblastbreakers013gw.png align=baseline>

BTW, there are wheels on it but they don't show up against the black background.

 

It's pretty much finished, however any comments or suggestions are welcomed!

 

Thanks,

-Muzz

[hyped_up_boy 15]

that looks pretty cool!  can't wait to see more of this and from others too!

[Murakumon 1]

That thing is cooL! i forget airports had those umm.... umm... luggage-mobiles. I also like the tower. YAY MORE AIRPORT STUFF! This and the jetblue terminal

[Glenni 1,447]

that looks great muzzz!!

[The boy formerly known as Evil Muzz 27]

Thanks for the comments! I put a few finishing touches on the tower, there might be a little more to do, but I'll speak to Scipio or Xiziz about lighting because I can't do it. My next Airport based thing will be a terminal. But in the meantime, that slavedriver TC13 wants me to make Olympic BATs...lol j/k. If there is a little lapse in my stuff that's why.

Thanks again!

-Muzz

[blahdy 21]

Date: 8/12/2005 6:07:18 AM
Author: Buffalonian1
All of the limited airports we have at the moment in my opinion are pretty much crap, so this will be usefull. This project looks like it has a good future. Nice control tower as well, although it is a tad tall if you asked me even if it is 100 metres in real life. Good luck.

quote>


Note that the real Kuala Lumper ATCT stands 130 meters tall.

It is common for all major post modern international air hubs to have towers taller than, or close to 100 meters in height.

For example:

Kansai Int'l Airport's ATCT stands 90 meters tall.
Chubu-Centrair Int'l Airport's ATCT stands 92 meters tall.
Incheon Int'l Airport's ATCT stands 100.4 meters tall.
Atlanta Hartsfield's new under-construction ATCT will stand 121 meters tall when completed, the nation's tallest ATCT ever.
Amsterdam-Schiphol Int'l Airport's ATCT stands 101 meters tall.
etc etc



Also, places like Schiphol airport and Atlanta Hartsfield do require tall control towers, as required by regulation, to ensure clear line of vision sight to all of their runways, since they are both large airports.

So, if I were to make a suggestion for Muzz, I would not lower the height of the control tower, as the real KLIA tower is 130 meters.

[xiziz 11]

Hey Muzzy, i did try out the Nitelites, i got them to work at the bottom of the tower, the big blob on the column i dont really know what to do about. The ATC-Part of the tower(top) seems to be unwilling to light up, it shuts doen the omnies :/ however, i have had that problem before and solved it, so il work on it some more and try to remember.
Worst case one could export it seperatly(as another prop) and place it ontop in LE.

The Blob in the tower i will find a way to remove, since it looks out of place. and the lights are a bit bright at the moment ^^



Cheers
//Sim

[toxicpiano 125]

i really prefer not to advertise my work, however i would like to ask if this airport is up to your team's standards?

 

 

no, it isn't finished. thanks.

[DJGspinNhitz 7]

airport stuff is truely needed, I hope you guys think airforce too, the in game on is lame, heliports, coast guard air stations...and the list goes on........Projects like this will keep our sims flying high!

[blahdy 21]

Hey Muzz,

BTW thanks for making such a great control tower. If I were to also make a suggestion in the future, you probably want to put a little small circular dome on top of a control tower for the radar.

Here are some pics:

[The boy formerly known as Evil Muzz 27]

That looks great Xiziz! Thanks! If you need to, lower the central coloumn so you can do the lights thats ok.

@ToxicPiano: If you want, we'd be glad to have you join I'm sure! You might find it easier to join as we can share props like the jetways and give help to each other etc. What do you say?

[toxicpiano 125]

Okay! Let me just say i PAUSED the airport terminal as i have a new computer and i'm busy transferring stuff. it will be finished though.

i'm possibly part of a team!

[The boy formerly known as Evil Muzz 27]

You certainly are, ToxicPiano! Thanks again Xiziz! Here is a new terminal I've been desiging. I also wanted to make one that had Departures and Arrivals on different levels. It's going to be MUCH bigger than this, this is just the entrance. Tell me what you think, I'll change the frame on the back glass, something weird happened there . Here is the picture:

http://img277.imageshack.us/img277/3457/terminalfront014zn.png align=baseline>

I also need to do extra supports underneath the roads, the road to the Arrival's level, play around with the canopy over the Arrival's, play around with the road textures and THEN do the four arms.... You can see the basic design for this in my thread. It's intended to look like that...

 

Comments appreciated!

 

Thanks,

-Muzz

[SpartanBadger 4]

What a great idea. I like your work so far, keep it up guys.

[xiziz 11]

Weeiiii!!! Finaly some progress, I had to Boolean one of the windows, but i finaly actually got the ATC-Part of the Tower Lit up... The colors are just temporary so as to show where and what the lights light up, the intensity is also a bit to high...


Edit: Added the Maxis one, witch i think looks better on the tower, since it lights up only the windows, but the decision is yours Muzzy.

Gonna Start out on lighting the Tower(the pillar) soon.
Also, here is an update on the base, lowerd the intensity to give a softer light:

End of Edit
Howdya Like it Muzzy? and whatcha others think?

Atleas we know it will light up when we tell it too

Edit2:
Here is some of what im working on:



Same pics are displayed in my BAT-Thread, but i thought id post some pics here, loads more pics are avalible in my thread.(They are new for today though ^^

Cheers
//Sim

[MayorTim 16]

Looks great everyone, though I think the Control Tower should have a normal colored night lighting scheme.

Also, That is an awesome terminal Toxic!

[The boy formerly known as Evil Muzz 27]

Looks great Xiziz. I think the first option is better, if necessary I'll put some desks and stuff inside.

And that terminal looks great!

[toxicpiano 125]

if you haven't seen my thread for it, here is the latest progress:

[kbooms1w 1]

Everyone's stuff is looking excellent. After having so little to choose from for so long, there's going to be some really nice airport stuff to work with soon.

Keep it up all...

[toxicpiano 125]

When will the JFK terminal be ready Kbooms?

[Alkaola 18]

maybe you fly BATters should co-operate

 

looks great btw

[xiziz 11]

Date: 8/19/2005 3:49:27 AM
Author: Alkaola

maybe you fly BATters should co-operate

looks great btw

quote>

Tihi, this is exactley what SimWings is, an cooperation between us Airport Batters, sharing Ideas, Helping out, Common Props and so on ^^ great idea even if it is already inplace

toxicpiano, maby a little Opasity on the windows, they look more like mirrors right now, otherwhise i love the design ^^

Cheers
//Sim

[Glenni 1,447]

i gotta say your skills has really improved toxicpiano!!!