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[Simmer2 23,831]

SM2 Verrano Train Station is almost ready to render. An 18th century building with some neoclassical accents. I modeled this one after seeing a similar one back in 2019. The name I gave it is random. I may add a platform and or a wrought iron/tarnished copper awning to the rail side of the model.

[younghappy 308]

On 02/05/2021 at 8:53 PM, Krisman said:

What I'm working on? Adding @mattb325 buildings to my city ... which can be considered as a fulltime job ;-)

Looks fantastic!  If I ever play the game again, it will be possible to make an entire city out of his content alone. I'll call it Mattropolis!

[Rott 2,399]

Working on bigger models...

 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,450]

Bus stop disguised as stand-alone residential garage and drive. 6x6 woods with industrial park service jobs and a payout.

[Barroco Hispano 26,931]

[Edvarz 1,985]

On 3/5/2021 at 11:32 AM, bch0899 said:

Monday’s house.

I'm afraid the link is broken

[bch0899 1,203]

Here is Monday's house a midcentury modern with slanted roofs. I won't get done with Tuesday's today, I got a late start. Here is the beginning of it. It has some interesting domes. I want to call it neo-colonial, I'm not sure if there is another name for the architecture.

[Simmer2 23,831]

Ready to render.

[Edvarz 1,985]

15 hours ago, bch0899 said:

Here is Monday's house a midcentury modern with slanted roofs. I won't get done with Tuesday's today, I got a late start. Here is the beginning of it. It has some interesting domes. I want to call it neo-colonial, I'm not sure if there is another name for the architecture.

I would also call that style or those elements neocolonial, and it's always interesting to see that variety of elements present in self-constructed houses in Latin america, which are actually the norm and have never been adequately represented... until now!

[EffTheGrid 3,726]

Some scenes from FA-centric "Danforth" 

natural growth ~ish

Download my FA/diagonal BATs here

 

[mattb325 28,891]

Progress on Nice International Terminal (click image for actual z5 size)

This thing is pretty large (11x16 tiles), should be rendered soon and then onto nightlights + lotting a full airport (which is something I've never done before, lol)

[thecitiescenter 3,059]

29 minutes ago, mattb325 said:

Progress on Nice International Terminal (click image for actual z5 size)

This thing is pretty large (11x16 tiles), should be rendered soon and then onto nightlights + lotting a full airport (which is something I've never done before, lol)

WOW that looks amazing @mattb325, I really like it!!  Have you thought of making one without the French flags so that the building can be used in other locales or "generically"?  Seems like it could be used as an office building/corporate headquarters for a tech company, or a medical center, or a convention center too.  

[ohdude 2,353]

19 minutes ago, mattb325 said:

Progress on Nice International Terminal (click image for actual z5 size)

This thing is pretty large (11x16 tiles), should be rendered soon and then onto nightlights + lotting a full airport (which is something I've never done before, lol)

Hey Matt! what a work !!

I have a request considering that you're now working on it and only if you want to do it: Can you render and upload a mirror version of it? I mean, the mirror copy that you can do with 3dsmax. The reason for this request is to be able to have the option to make a larger airport terminal taking advantage that you already have the model.

In any case thanks a lot for your works as always.

ohdude.

 

 

 

[Simmer2 23,831]

SM2 Middleport Pottery is now available here..

[justforfun 7,927]

3 hours ago, Simmer2 said:

SM2 Middleport Pottery is now available here..

Hi @Simmer2, I assume this doesn't include the diagonal version, does it?

[justforfun 7,927]

13 hours ago, EffTheGrid said:

Some scenes from FA-centric "Danforth" 

That's an impressive job with smashing the grid that you've done there. The urban fabric looks so smooth that one has a hard time figuring out what's diagonal and what's FAR. And with more of your FAR buildings surely coming it will only get better and better. 

[Girafe 1,729]

14 hours ago, mattb325 said:

Progress on Nice International Terminal (click image for actual z5 size)

This thing is pretty large (11x16 tiles), should be rendered soon and then onto nightlights + lotting a full airport (which is something I've never done before, lol)

Amazing work Matt, I would just make all the flags point to the same direction

[younghappy 308]

17 hours ago, EffTheGrid said:

Some scenes from FA-centric "Danforth" 

natural growth ~ish

wow, broke my brain a little bit, but looks incredible.  The parking fillers really help and I'm really impressed by how they blend in so well with everything else.

[Simmer2 23,831]

11 hours ago, justforfun said:

Hi @Simmer2, I assume this doesn't include the diagonal version, does it?

Not on that upload. It will be available as a separate zip very soon.

[Rott 2,399]

Available now; more boring old buildings:

[Simmer2 23,831]

SM2 Verrano Train Station is now in the game.

[mattb325 28,891]

Thanks guys

 @Girafe - well spotted (I'll be rotating them the one way prior to rendering....crazy cross-winds like that tend to bring down aircraft!)

@ohdude - I'll see how long it takes to render (each preview takes about 30 -40 minutes, so with maxis nite and dark nite, I'm assuming this will tie up my PC for well over  24 hours) if it's not too painful, I will look at a mirror version

@thecitiescenter - the flags are a tough one. With the tight lods, I also intend to make this a cruise ship terminal + convention center. Without the flags, the roof structures look pointless and the real building has dozens of flags flying. I rather like the french flag (it brings back happy memories of good friends and time spent in france in my 20's and 30's), but if there is a neutral flag that the majority of folks would prefer, I am open to suggestions. I did also experiment with just an aeroplane symbol as the flag, but the fabric folds hid the plane symbol and it looked weird.

Anyhow, something a little bit different and unique.

10 years ago, JBSimio made some pedestrian overpasses as part of his university pack. They never saw the light of day, and so I have based a new set from these.

These can be placed across an avenue (or any other two tile wide viaduct on land) AND they can be placed on in game water: which makes them a good deal more useful than just plain eye-candy. The bridges are all in a prop family (to save on menu clutter) and the one lot will work on land or water.

There is no base texture on the lot and it will conform to any of you favourite wall sets (or just MMPs). It will also straddle any network (not just avenues). So good for highways, rail etc, etc.

The bridges shown on water:

They all have nightlights

Get them, here:

I will make other widths such as single tile and four tile wide versions (plus other types of models), soon.

[f3cs 1,063]

@Simmer2I have a question about this kind of station: How do you enter the train in the oposite side of the build ing? You simply dont?

 

Plus: How do I take better screenshots?

[Scaley McSlither 1,714]

@mattb325 as far as a neutral flag goes, what about the EU flag? All blue with gold stars is likely generic enough to work.

Outstanding work, as usual BTW

[Kloudkicker 4,565]

I made a rookie move, I found two of my uploads were bad. A substation relot of mine was crashing my game when I exited the lot query window and needed immediate action taken. The override file contained in the DL was fine, just the relot was bad. Updated today https://community.simtropolis.com/files/file/34186-kk-transformer-substation/. Bulldozing of any lots placed must be done before removal of old lot file.

Also I found that my other substation pack below was never working. I could not save the backup files, so remade the lots. This will also need redownloaded

 Please remove the old files and redownload this pack for a working copy.

I am very sorry for the errors and any problems it caused.
Kloudkicker

 

[thecitiescenter 3,059]

1 hour ago, mattb325 said:

 

@thecitiescenter - the flags are a tough one. With the tight lods, I also intend to make this a cruise ship terminal + convention center. Without the flags, the roof structures look pointless and the real building has dozens of flags flying. I rather like the french flag (it brings back happy memories of good friends and time spent in france in my 20's and 30's), but if there is a neutral flag that the majority of folks would prefer, I am open to suggestions. I did also experiment with just an aeroplane symbol as the flag, but the fabric folds hid the plane symbol and it looked weird.

 

Hey @mattb325 no worries, I'm looking forward to seeing it in game either way!  Though my vote for "neutral" flag would be the Union Jack ofc. 

[EffTheGrid 3,726]

Postwar style cape cods, for NY tileset. I'm making these to compete with brick 2 story & sheeza brick house. These are very common around the suburban northeast.

I'm including some with different garages and additions. Few of these houses are virgins nowadays.

Excited to get all the finishes on so I can get them into a prop family.

[dubaidude303 1,126]

2 hours ago, mattb325 said:

Thanks guys

 @Girafe - well spotted (I'll be rotating them the one way prior to rendering....crazy cross-winds like that tend to bring down aircraft!)

@ohdude - I'll see how long it takes to render (each preview takes about 30 -40 minutes, so with maxis nite and dark nite, I'm assuming this will tie up my PC for well over  24 hours) if it's not too painful, I will look at a mirror version

@thecitiescenter - the flags are a tough one. With the tight lods, I also intend to make this a cruise ship terminal + convention center. Without the flags, the roof structures look pointless and the real building has dozens of flags flying. I rather like the french flag (it brings back happy memories of good friends and time spent in france in my 20's and 30's), but if there is a neutral flag that the majority of folks would prefer, I am open to suggestions. I did also experiment with just an aeroplane symbol as the flag, but the fabric folds hid the plane symbol and it looked weird.

Anyhow, something a little bit different and unique.

10 years ago, JBSimio made some pedestrian overpasses as part of his university pack. They never saw the light of day, and so I have based a new set from these.

These can be placed across an avenue (or any other two tile wide viaduct on land) AND they can be placed on in game water: which makes them a good deal more useful than just plain eye-candy. The bridges are all in a prop family (to save on menu clutter) and the one lot will work on land or water.

There is no base texture on the lot and it will conform to any of you favourite wall sets (or just MMPs). It will also straddle any network (not just avenues). So good for highways, rail etc, etc.

The bridges shown on water:

They all have nightlights

Get them, here:

I will make other widths such as single tile and four tile wide versions (plus other types of models), soon.

These are great! Thank you for making these. Very much needed.

 

Where can I find those retaining walls? 

[EffTheGrid 3,726]

Uhh... so I'm now realizing the magnitude of this project.

Any best practices from people who have made this kind of pack before? i.e. how many props should I ideally include in the family so as to not be repetitious (are these enough?)? Here are all the model styles I made+recolors. Just have to figure out how I would lot them, given the sides of the garages etc, that would affect the number of lots as well. But I want this to offer some variety.

Also: can I just swap out the maxis houses for my prop families, and then they're on the correctly statted lots? Or should I do something more complex? I have never lotted residential growables before. 

I'm gonna love having these in game tough. CANCEL SHEEZA BRICK HOUSE

 

[20huskies 4,699]

12 hours ago, mattb325 said:

but if there is a neutral flag that the majority of folks would prefer, I am open to suggestions

I know it’s a long shot but how about the Guam flag? 🇬🇺