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Love it  

O_O  Damn.... you even did a historical shot.   That's pretty interesting that they just built right on top of the bridge like that.... also interesting that they didn't anticipate more river traffic.
Well, you've once again outdone yourself @korver - thanks for sharing 

Wow, you deserve a lifetime achievement award. 

First rate, as ever, albeit a bit on the gloomy side. Last time I was in London, it was summer and the weather was splendid. (And so many bridges colourfully lit at night ! ALmost psychedelic for some of them !) But I suppose sunny, colourful days don't go with the color scheme, here  . .Saint Paul is splendid, and Trafalgar Square too. I also love the reminder of the old bridge (major cognitive dissonance for us, those houses on bridges ; so weird to think that almost all bridges were like that in the old days...). 

Excellent, as always.  If I'm not mistaken, Big Ben is the Maxis default landmark with a different building around it.  Is that the first time you've used a Maxis landmark on True Earth?

Absolutely killing it! 

As always, this is an exquisite update, but this one I think has gone the extra mile... I really like London, I try to go there like once a year or so (a very good friend of mine lives there). While I'm not much familiar with the Canary Wharf area you showed in previous updates; I'm familiar with the area around St. Paul's. And I have to say you have recreated that area to the milimeter! (You're only missing the little crowds drinking in front of the pubs at the end of the workday). Your night gif, with that flawless, perfect nightlighting, made me remember of a night when we were waiting for a bus there, you achieved evoking memories I didn't know I had...

You even got those typical red buses! Great pictures

Why those red busses seem funny to me? Like a punch line in the endless story of traffic.

I love especially the animated one, the antsiness, the hustle it does express.

You certainly have selected some great landmarks from the so many London has. Big Ben will chime on Remembrance Sunday, and over the festive period, so if anyone is in London then, they'll hear the chimes from Big Ben, ringing out. 

You've definitely captured some of the smaller details, especially around St Pauls, Old Palace Yard, and Trafalgar Square. You've also found some quite good substitutes for buildings such as Portcullis House - so bravo sir!

35 minutes ago, _Michael said:

Big Ben will chime on Remembrance Sunday, and over the festive period, so if anyone is in London then, they'll hear the chimes from Big Ben, ringing out. 

Hmmm... I read they had taken the bell out for testing and repairs... [link], [link]. I know by heart the infos in the first link because what these researchers are doing is basically my job here in Germany . Probably it is the first time ever where Laser Doppler Vibrometry is talked about in mass media.

@TekindusT

Yes, it is silenced, but only to protect the ears of workers at the moment. It is definitely ringing out on November 11th, and over Christmas especially. They are doing a wider restoration of the entire Palace of Westminster, not just the clock mechanism and Elizabeth Tower.

[link] more sources are available

Very nice!

OMG that last picture!!! it' like you can feel London itself, the Big Ben, the London Bridge, Westminster, Abbey Road, fish & chips, those famous red buses and the rainy days.

From this moment, when someone ask me why do I still play this "old" game ( it is old, but not for me), I'm going to show them one of your pictures, and say "I want to build something as good as this"

Nice work as always.

 

Outstanding work once again. Congratulations Korver!! 

I wonder what place are you going to recreate in your next entries.

—SC4L0ver.

Fantastic update as always!! I have the same question, what is the next place ?

Greetings my friend

@Tonraq Thank you! 

@RobertLM78 Thanks for the nice words! I wanted to try something a little different, glad you liked it! And yeah, that really surprised me too - I believe only very small ships and boats could make it through.

@bladeberkman 

@tariely Thank you! Yeah, I really wanted to mix things up so I did a decent amount of rain pics - I really liked the feeling they had, same with some of the snow pics and nighttime pics in other updates. I didn't actually know much about the Old London Bridge before doing this update - it's amazing how some of these places looked like in the past!

@Mr Saturn64 Thanks for the nice comment! I've actually used a handful of Maxis landmarks when applicable - even though a few of them are way off, there's still a couple of them that look quite nice for their age! I'll actually be using plenty more during the remainder of the year where I'll really be touring the globe - so keep your eyes peeled.. 

@mike_oxlong Thank you very much! 

@TekindusT Thanks for the nice words! That's one of the favorite comments I get, when I hear that my pics bring back memories of being in that city! Glad you liked it 

@feyss Couldn't forget the Routemasters! Glad you liked it 

@Fantozzi I actually never thought of it that way  Thanks for the comment!

@_Michael Thank you very much! I had to search high and far for some close replacements on certain buildings I couldn't find - glad you liked it!

@TekindusT Thanks for the info! Yeah, I think that's what I read. I can't say I've ever heard about Laser Doppler Vibrometry though before doing this update, I always learn something new 

@_Michael Thanks for the clarification! I read up about it very briefly and thought it didn't ring at all - I've updated the description slightly 

@The British Sausage Thank you! 

@Scribosilyn Thanks Scribosilyn! I don't have any more pics from that specific style (Well, maybe one or two that are similar.. ).. but those are going to be unveiled in a later update I have planned. Glad you enjoyed it!

@Angry Mozart Thanks alot for the nice words! It's always cool hearing that you can "feel" some of the places I'm recreating - I really want to make it seem like the viewer is actually there  

@SC4L0ver Thanks for the comment! I have a couple of historical updates planned so stay tuned 

@kelistmac Thank you very much! We're traveling way back in time for my next update.. 

Your cities are beautiful, and it is more than road.... At you unusual roads which aren't in a game always turn out. If to you it isn't difficult, explain as you do them because I have tried to make them, but they don't turn out. The photoshop it or you created it in lot editor or some other image?

Thanks @Zerx Please check out this little tutorial I made for a behind the scenes on how I make my pictures.

As always, the roads and streets are just big custom textures I made, not edited in. Usually I'll make a big custom texture, put it on a prop, render it, use it in lot editor. For other scenes though with more conventional roads, I'll just create some simple LE base textures. And of course I've been using NAM more and more for other scenes I'm working on.

As I mentioned, no buildings or road textures in my pictures are fake - if there's something I need, I'll create it myself, repurpose some existing buildings on the the STEX/LEX, find some models or other textures on other sites to use, etc.

My pictures are essentially the result of creative uses of custom content - photoshopping that stuff in would be very excessive in my book.

I only use photoshop for small things like clouds, reflections, weather effects, filters, etc. to make a picture look a bit nicer, which I think is quite reasonable and using minor editing like that has been widely accepted in CJs and by the community for years.

Here's some pics from Trafalgar Square in the lot editor:

Now with the texture prop selected:

Also I created a few custom BATs for the scene like the fountains.

As for St. Paul's Cathedral, pretty much the exact same thing. The gif I posted is 100% unedited (Usually all my pics have a few very minor edits like I mentioned earlier: I'll add a slight filter, a border, etc.)

12 hours ago, korver said:

Thanks @Zerx Please check out this little tutorial I made for a behind the scenes on how I make my pictures.

As always, the roads and streets are just big custom textures I made, not edited in. Usually I'll make a big custom texture, put it on a prop, render it, use it in lot editor. For other scenes though with more conventional roads, I'll just create some simple LE base textures. And of course I've been using NAM more and more for other scenes I'm working on.

As I mentioned, no buildings or road textures in my pictures are fake - if there's something I need, I'll create it myself, repurpose some existing buildings on the the STEX/LEX, find some models or other textures on other sites to use, etc.

My pictures are essentially the result of creative uses of custom content - photoshopping that stuff in would be very excessive in my book.

I only use photoshop for small things like clouds, reflections, weather effects, filters, etc. to make a picture look a bit nicer, which I think is quite reasonable and using minor editing like that has been widely accepted in CJs and by the community for years.

Here's some pics from Trafalgar Square in the lot editor:

Now with the texture prop selected:

Close up with some other stuff removed

Also I created a few custom BATs for the scene like the fountains.

As for St. Paul's Cathedral, pretty much the exact same thing. The gif I posted is 100% unedited (Usually all my pics have a few very minor edits like I mentioned earlier: I'll add a slight filter, a border, etc.)

Thank you huge for the help and the hint. Everything is very detailed and clear. Now, I hope, I with will be able to reach desirable realness in the country. I wish you good luck

@Zerx Glad I was able to help!

Simply the best!

@tonyr Thank you very much!

Greatest thing I've ever seen, mate! 

 

Going to London tuesday.