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Edit: ^^ Beaten by Fox.

The Bishops House looks great! The gradient is a bit too stark, but not as much as some people may think. I would reduce it only slightly. Possibly make it 75% of what it is now. I love the Standard Insurance Plaza. I dont know why!

The Library Tower was my first "real" BAT, and you're right - it was no where near perfect. I can't wait to see the progress of this one. It's looking great!

Heck yes. That's all I have to say. A few weeks ago I went to a game there against the Rangers, it was awesome. Reggie hit a grand slam. I was sitting in the third row right behind the M's dugout. Very awesome seats. Almost got killed by a foul ball. Good times. Can't wait for this one.

http://www.alturasforums.com/stuff/yeon_03.jpg align=baseline> http://www.alturasforums.com/stuff/yeon_04.jpg align=baseline> I wanted to post my progress on the Yeon Building as it is right now, as I probably wont get a chance to really work on it again until after Christmas. My wife and I are moving this week (good timing, eh?) and thus my computer is going to be apart and then, once its back together, we'll be celebrating the holidays. Next to do: The windows, then the roof and the base, and then the rafters/details. Sparky, can I hope to see some pics of the tower? You're right about Emporis, it has a few good ones, but its mostly from one side. Fortunately there's a night-time view of it as well. Huzzah!

Hey sparky, I've been thinking about doing a small skyscraper to pass some time between a couple of my bigger projects I'm slowly cranking out and I came across a Portland tower: The Yeon Building. I think it would make a great BAT and I'd really like to do it. Is there a certain scale you're using that I should take into consideration if I decide to do this tower? 1Unit = 1M or something? Also, I've only been able to get one photo of the building. Do you have anything in the pictures you've taken that shows it? It's located at 522 SW 5th Ave. I believe it was built a little before 1920. Thanks!

If you were going for a Shock and Awe campaign at SimTrop, you've been quite sucessful. This tower is simply the most amazing tower I've ever seen here.

By no means are these buildings regular, even around where I live (Northwest US). The Stake Center (the building I did) is very large as it holds lots of stuff. The church buildings that I will be doing for this set will be about half the size. Most churches of other denominations around here look like this: (Except it usually has grass out front )

Date: 11/14/2005 3:07:42 PM Author: T Wrecks Well, that's a real-life issue, and as such it's more important than a BAT. Good luck with those interviews, I hope you are successful. As for the BAT, it's good to hear that you're going to work on the things SimGoober mentioned. I don't have the slightest idea if I will ever use that BAT, because it's very America-specific. It would look very odd to me, but judging from the pictures, it's a wonderful recreation of the original, so congratulations and keep up the good work! quote> Thanks for the luck, Wrecks! As for the architecture, the Church is actually building lots of these buildings from everywhere from Mexico to Togo to Malaysia to Germany. Same boring style, but its becoming more and more universal.

Small Delay: Hey guys, I just wanted to post here real quick and let everyone know that I have to take a break from this project for at least a week (maybe two). I got a couple job interviews as a 3D Artist, one of them is at Zombie Studios (and I'm really excited about that). Wish me luck and hopefully I'll be able to get this finished soon.

SG, thanks for the reply. I am actually using a grey for the spire already, and its still bleaching out. You're absolutely right, though, and I will try toning it down even more. As for the texture correction, good suggestion. I didn't even notice how tiled the roof looks until you mentioned it. I will jump back into PS soon and take care of that problem. I'll re-render it and see what you guys think. Meanwhile, my wife and I visited a nearby church building and I took some pictures. Should be an easy model.