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A City Journal by TowerDude

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About this City Journal

Welcome to the Sim City 4 Hong Kong recreation. For many years the HKABT have been creating near perfect BAT's I thought giving a try at building this magical city!

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TowerDude
I would like to thank all the ones that followed this CJ, making it enter "ben top 10" at 6th position Victoria Park Victoria park is a public park in Hong Kong named after Queen Victoria. It is located on Causeway Bay. Originally this park was a typhoon shelter. In the 50's it became a park, and the shelter was moved up north. As you can see it features a statue of Queen Victoria. ans many sports grounds around. It also feature pools made for reflection and meditation Events in victoria Park Political...
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My BAT's (sort of)

By TowerDude,

I am doing work on Kowloon. And I am Happy to say that everything is happening well. My Hong Kong BAT's I am no HKBAT member but in order to have a good remake of the city, I will have to BAT myself I am part of the Neo-sketchup movement. And I know that Sketchup is much less powerful than GMAX and no were near 3dmax. But I have done some considerable models on it. Models I have already done are fictionnal. Zhang Fei Court Lu Gong Pencil Tower (Very Bad State) Inspired from the Kowloon Walled city Wang...
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Square Earth Round Heaven

By TowerDude,

So many people, so little room. BHA has the answer to Hong Kong's great space problem This morning while going on WAN (World Architecture News) I saw this intresting article about the HK density problem One of the most intensely populated nations in the world, Hong Kong not only faces issues housing its inhabitants while they are alive, but is also forced to seriously consider space-saving methods of dealing with its dead. Barrie Ho Architects thinks it may have the solution – a vast columbarium sprawling...
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Hung Hom Peninsula

By TowerDude,

Replies Tankman - Yes, so Is this update TekinusT - Thank you very very much Balliam 12 - Thank you Guibanz_: I am happy you did! Tigeria : Itz a secret , Paulvmontford made a BAT of them here https://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=22257 Samerton : Thank You Hung Hom Peninsula Land lease was granted to First Star Development, a joint-venture of New World Development and Wai Kee Holdings, at a tender price of HK$583 million. The land plot was sited for the construction of "Hunghom Peninsula". This...
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Lai Chi Kok Harbour

By TowerDude,

REPLIES Samerton : Thanks a lot!!! Sky Guy : 0$ + TVA !!! _marsh_ : Thanks a lot you firework were great to! heitomat : Thanks! Wallacet : Thanks a lot man! Lai Chi Kok Harbour Hong Kong, known as the fragrant harbour, has been an entrepot for Southern China for many years. Endowed with a superb deep-water harbour offering a safe haven for ships in close proximity to the Pearl River Delta Region, Hong Kong has gradually developed over the years into a world-class container port. Hong Kong has been a...
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REPLIES Samerton- Thank you, i hope you will like this one Paulobergonci - Thank you Tigeria- Thnk you, i'm glad you liked it hotChocolate- Offcourse i want some , and thank you for the compliments and your opinion Guibanez_ : Yay Thanks man TekinusT - Thanlk you for the comment, I am very happy you like it. Ni Hao, and welcome to the first one of my Supermosaics. It's size is actually 8000x3000 pixels so here you go. Really do look at the real size one, it is full of detail A little demo that respects ...
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Christmas Time in HK

By TowerDude,

REPLIES AND PRESENTS! Skimbo : Thank you! you won a trip on the ferry from Macau to HK and a dinner at the Madarin Oriental and 6000HK$!! Reikhardt : You are right, you won a night in the Pacific Place TekindusT : Yep, I didn't see that at first but after listening you are right You won a Daytrip to Kowloon and vouchers of an equivalent of 5000 HK$ Alejandro: Thanks a lot, you won a tent adventurers trip to Lantau Cobra_nVidia : Thanks You have won a shoppers frenzi with 8000HK$ to spend HOHOHO! MERRY...
TowerDude
Replies DrumMaster4: Thank you.Yes I made them myself TekinusT: Thanks again, as you can see I replied personnaly Tankman: Thank you Tigeria: I also responded to you personnaly Guibanez_ Thanks for dropping by Kelistmatic: Thank you Reikhart : Thank You technically it wasn't BATing _marsh_ : Thank you veery much for your opinion. I'll explain more in this update. I fixed the textures in roofs btw Jamonbread: It's nice you dropped by Schulmanator: thank you, It isn't BAT actually Kowloon Park & Tsim Sha...
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Replies Tigeria : glad you liked it! Hotchocolate : Hmmmmm yummi yummi thank you, I was wanting some SimCity4IE : \/ Residentsim : Thank you CTmandR : Wow i didn't know that _marsh_ : I am happy you enjoyed it Skimbo : I hope your internet is fixed soon, like that I can see more of the Dragon Islands TekindusT : 5 minutes! , happy u liked it Guibanez_ : Thank You CastAway : HA!!! well spotted, to be honest i don't know what they make HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - CHEK LAP KOK Architect -...
TowerDude
Replies (i forgot to do them last night so I have quite a few replies to do!) REPLIES FROM THE PART 1 Tigeria - I unfortunately also have that problem TekinusT- You are right. Concerning the roofs, I thougt about usng that but it had a problem off size/scale/number R0g3r - Thank You. I'm happy it "inspires you" Paulobergonci - Thank You Tankman: Thank you hotChocolate: Cool Timmystwin : Thank You Samerton : Thank you, and the RIMP is quite tricky to use Marsh : Nice to see you follow my CJ, thank you for...
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Kowloon West Corridor

By TowerDude,

REPLIES → What is coming up next lmVhOzzi - Thank you Tigeria - here is an update for ya → Eastern Corridor Samerton : thanks a lot 74952474 : Thank you lmVhOzzi- Ah nice of you! p_Kitaro - Thanks a lot, but i don't thinks it's Bamboo The Duke - tankmank, I'm happy you liked it! Kowloon West Corridor After the eastern Corridor it is one of the most used motorways in Hong Kong. It is also there were the famous junker ships are. Junker ship yard Harbour green www.harbourgreen.com.hk/en/ceo.clubhouse.1.html...
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The Center

By TowerDude,

REPLIES thepokemaniac : I already did it have a look in the earlier updates Schulmanator : You →No Cats in HK Tigeria : Thank you Mastof : Yes quite a bit the Duke : Thanks a lot Tankmank : This not your update, it's up next Capitalstar - It's the goal THE CENTER This 80-storey commercial building, located at 99 Queen's Road Central, covers a site area of 8,816 sq m. The Center is largely devoted to office units with some retail at ground levels. The building has a splendid entrance hall on the sixth...
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REPLIES Samerton : Ah! good Heitomat : About time! heh , haha just joking Those are nice comments, and I hope you'll like this update! Reikhardt : Thanks! chikenz : Thanks a lot!! Tankmank : I'm happy you liked it, I am very happy with the results myself aswell Aemilius : Thanks! and cheers for the comment International Finance Center One and Two ifc in the heart of Hong Kong are highly prestigious business locations and home to many international financial institutions. Designed by the renowned architect...
TowerDude

Tung Chung Part 2

By TowerDude,

REPLIES Skimbo : Thank for the comment, does it mean you rated 5 first time around ?? TekindusT : I was there even before DCMetro34 :Thanks a lot Tankmank : Tank you Guibanez_ : Happy you enjoyed it Paulobergonci : Yes, and here too Tung Chung Part 2 Before the massive estates and the huge airport around here, there was a little village with fishmongers and classic chinese architecture. In 1994 when Hong Kong decided to build the new aiport this hole places was planed and built. It isn't finished yet, the...
TowerDude

Tian Tan Buddha

By TowerDude,

REPLIES TheMentalist : Thanks, i'm very happy you like it Samerton : hehe Tian Tan Buddha Tian Tan Buddha (????) is an enormous 34 meter statue, one of the five giant Buddha statues in China, situated in Ngong Ping, Lantau Island. The statue comprises of 202 bronze pieces and with a total weight in excess of 250 tonnes it is the world's tallest outdoor seated bronze Buddha. The construction of the giant statue took nearly ten years to complete and was unveiled in 1993, with an estimated total cost of $68...
TowerDude

Change of plans

By TowerDude,

Ni Hao, Hello As you might have seen in the last update I said that I would like to do Chep Lap Kok airport next, So I am working on the airport . And I want to do a good job of it, so it is going to take more time. Anyway here are some teaser pictures (no photowork yet ) So instead of doing the Airport at the end of the week, I will do it later, but you're in for a treat HONG KONG SUPER MOSAIC Soon i will present the first of the HK super mosaics ESTIMATED LENGTH here is what you can expect Hope to see...
TowerDude

Whampoa Gardens

By TowerDude,

REPLIES Cacks-Thank You, Yes there are a lot of green spaces left Tankman- Thankyou, I do my best Dannibee- Thanks a lot MisaneaZ93: I think you got my PM Guibanez: Thanks a lot Skimbo: Thanks a lot, It's nice you dropped by Samerton: Thanks Very much Whampoa Gardens Whampoa Garden is a massive complex in HK, it was a lot of towers in it, and is best known for the boat in it. If you dan't like massive estates turn your eyes NAO Whampoa Garden provides a new perception to "City Living" with a low density of...
TowerDude
REPLIES Forum section -Cacks-Lol thx a lot -Geoffrey_198226- thx man the other one i responded by a reply CJ section There were no comments Central District part 2 So welcome to the second part of the central district. as always here are some pictures. So here you can see the Exchange square podium And here you can see the top of the 2IFC with the Jardine House in the background Here is a close up of the Jardine house on it's right you can see the HK General Post office HK International finance center...
TowerDude

Wanchai District part 1

By TowerDude,

Replies From the wampoa garden update Vlasky - Thank you, I fixed it Samerton - Thank you! fixed now Paulobergonci - Gracias amigo Guibanez_- Thank you Tankman - Yes there are a lot of towers i can't see myself living there _marsh_: What weird Retep Molinari: It is sometimes From the Square earth Round heaven update Skimbo - They are Sc4Player - you are right Jamonbread - Don't worry it is never getting built K50Dude - Yes, someone should Samerton - Nope, they won't Timmystwin - It would fit in Simmars and...
TowerDude

Eastern Corridor

By TowerDude,

REPLIES TekindusT : Wow! Thank you Reikhardt : Thanks a lot Paulobergonci, Yes it is an Awesome building Tankmank : Thanks Tigeria : Thank you, the photoshopping was actully quik DanniBee : I'll sned you a link Guibanz_ : Alway good to see you here Here is some mighty info on it hkie.cvd.annualconference.i-wanna.com/download/Session%204_Infrastructure%20Solutins%20for%20Tomorrow%20_revised__R10_AECOM_AC.pdf Island Eastern Corridor Link The Central-Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) and the Island Eastern Corridor...
TowerDude

Tung Chung Part 1

By TowerDude,

Replies Samerton - thanks man! Skimbo- i am happy you liked it there are more cars this time Towerdude- Ehhh.... Guibanez_ : thank you for your kind comment Reikhardt : LOL! They are comin' to get ya' hotChocolate : wow Thank you Tigeria : thanks a lot!!! Tung Chung Part-1 meaning 'eastern stream', is an area situated on the north-western coast of Lantau Island in hong Kong. Tung Chung, currently one of the latest generation of New towns, was formerly a rural village around Tung Chung Wan, and along the...
TowerDude

Lippo center

By TowerDude,

REPLIES Tepodon - Well here ya go! Reikhardt - Well sptted Samerton - hehe! here it is! Tankmank : you will be able to evaluate ImVhOzzi : Ha! hope you like it chickenz : thanks, it's nice Lippo Center Hello, and this is a new victoria Island not the one from the first update, I really hope you like it! Located in Admiralty, the Lippo Center, Hong Kong is a skyscraper. The lofty buildings are a pair of twin office towers. Once a property of Bond Corporation, it was known as the Bond Center. Later when the...
TowerDude

Kowloon East Side

By TowerDude,

REPLIES- CJ Section prx-Thank you Reikhardt- lol, i am Paulobergonci-It is still under construction Tankman- I hope you will like it Tepodon-here are some, but not the big one. you should do one for fellow city Tokyo Samerton- Thanks a lot Thank you to all of you for making it the 2000 views. Espaecially to Samerton & Meister1235 who broke the 2000 bar KOWLOON EAST SIDE What you see on the picture is Kowloon east side. Hong Kong has started to expand on the sea, like Dubai but in a less special...
TowerDude

Park Central

By TowerDude,

REPLIES Timmystwin - lol YorkshireLlama - Really that's nice Tankmank - Sorry not yet tigeria - Oh thanks a lot man ImVhOzzi - You'd better Lesgaz - Non, je n'habite pas au Japon, mais juste a coté de la france! jj88 - Thanks a lot Samerton - thanks for dropping by I said i'd be doing Mong Kok, and i studied the Google streetview and I saw that they're some building i'd need, so I'm currently BATing some Mong Kok blocks for the update day Park Central Park Central at 9 Tong Tak Street in Tseung Kwan O is...
TowerDude
I once addressed the possibility of making BAT's using sketchup in here. And yes I have found a way, so here it is Sketchup to Gmax (100% free) Hello everyone This is a thread tutorial I don't know where it stands ? But I hope to tell you how to open a SU file in Gmax you will need some programms for that, but they are free You will need 1-Sketchup → which you already might have if not → http://sketchup.google.com/download/ 2-Kerkythea echo edition →...
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