Simmer's Lotting Lab.

[Badsim]

Hi Nick ,

First of all , hats off to you for such fast reactivity ... then have had a true surprise seeing that you BATed the exact loading ramp while on the RL picture it looks so distant  ( Did you search for and find closer views on the Web or what ?  ) . Now , is it something like this ; "yes and no" : maybe am I a bit obsessed by the RL picture but I would prefer to have the loading ramp for barges as an extension of the existing one for trains and trucks ... the same style than your so , and if I understand well your intention to release a modular set , most probably that extension could be a prop stepping over the necessary 2 tiles for railways and dirt road , that people could use or not , independently  to the original LOT you've certainly planned to release ... that formula would also allow people to choose the canal set they use ... however this is just a proposal , it would be clearly better to get more opinions than only mine ! 

Always strange for me to see big trucks on dirt roads , this is clearly specifically american ... ( and I doubt this is still in standard use but I may be wrong   ) , that said , this point is secondary for LOT editors like me . And , to finish , the barge is splendid , is it a prop of yours ? I don't remember to have seen it before ( I would have downloaded it immediately ! )

Thank you again for taking on your time to satisfy our little whims ... have a merry Christmas , I'll be very busy till the end of the year , but should be able to follow this and reply , if necessary . 

Cédric.

[Unconstantean]

Can you make a version for seaport usage ?

BTW ADM is also the company that operates those big silos i showed you earlier in the pics The main competition for ADM in Romania is Cargill, another US company

[Simmer2]

Hello everyone, been busy lately.

New HD props for a new lot...SM2 Bricks and Blocks Building Supplies.
To be released shortly.

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[Tyberius06]

Hi Nick!

Nice new props (and lot)! Is there a new fence type, it looks like concrete but different frow what I you already released! I like the shape of that!

- Tyberius/Tibi

[metarvo]

Always nice to see more warehouse-industrial/commercial lots, as they fit in well in a variety of regions, be they rural or small-town urban.

It goes without saying that the props make the lot here.    In particular, the addition of people to the lot goes a long way and truly creates the feel of a busy day at work.    The little electrical transformer box is a nice touch, too.

This is not to say that the building's not a big part of it.  The metal texture of this warehouse is simply beyond compare; the rust patterns add a ton of realism!

Nice work!    Too bad I can't give two likes to this... 

[Simmer2]

Thank you Tibi and Metarvo.

@Tyberius06 It is indeed a new type of fence, I made it 2 nights ago. It comes in 8m sections and it tiles nicely. You will find it in my latest prop pack. SM2 Prop Pack Vol6
Here are a couple of closeup renders.



2 more projects are now available to download.

Page 1 has been amended http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=17211.msg501832#msg501832

SM2 Prop Pack Vol6 here http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3562

and SM2 Bricks and Blocks Building Supplies here http://sc4devotion.com/csxlex/lex_filedesc.php?lotGET=3563

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[matias93]

I love your attention to details, and really hate that people who spill the cement bags when buying them 

Instant download, of course, and maybe you'll find those nice new walls used on some other things given I get the time

[c.p.]

Fantastic lot and I can only agree with what others have said about the attention to details (especially the people) which really bring the lot to life.

[eggman121]

You are really doing a great job Simmer2

Can't wait to play with some of these for appropriate purposes 

-eggman121

[Tyberius06]

Thank you Nick!

It looks really awesome! I like the new wall... Have you been planing a diagonal piece too?
Thanks anyway!

Tyberius/Tibi

[Simmer2]

Thank you all!
@Tibi, I may make the diag version of that fence once I'm done with some of the stuff I'm dabbling with at the moment..

Introducing a brand new concept for SC4, specifically for RRW users. (If you haven't switched to RRW yet I strongly suggest you do so, you are missing a lot of goodies...)
As most of you know. I have already made several True DTR sidings and its now time to go STR

Staggered True STR Sidings! and yes, both freight and passengers trains will happily traverse these sidings. I will create them with different lengths and off course they will have tons of timed goodies on them. Shown are a few but I created 30 different industrial rail loads for maximum diversity.
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[Gugu3]

Awesome stuff!

[kbieniu7]

Looks cool! 

[Alan_Waters]

Great! 
How do I want to have such cars in the game. 

[Simmer2]

Here is yet another project of mine soon to be released along with the True STR sidings. 2 projects 1 prop pack 

Still WORK IN PROGRESS.

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[Tyberius06]

Wooow, Nick!
Are we heading towards to (more or less) replacing jestarrs common industrial props with HD props? 
Nice to see these new props again... and I see new railcars, or at least new loads for those railcars...

Amazing work!

- Tibi

[Jack_wilds]

along with those projects...

how about a couple surrounding teh forestry/paper industry... namly a pulp yard and  pulp mill... or paper mill and sidings...  a forestry staging yard with a mill for veneer that makes plywood...

with what you already have in props ought to be a simple thing... name the paper company after NEPCO that was in nekoosa WI back in the day at its height had seven mills in WI...

love these projects... really add to teh model railroad theme... 

[Simmer2]

Thanks!

SM2 Shocking Jimmy's Electrical Supplies is almost done.

Added several new props, changed the main building and coded the STR rail line.

A few more pics and then I will concentrate at finishing the True STR Sidings.  You can see the freight trains crossing the lot on the first pic.













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[Tyberius06]

It looks fantastic Nick!
Hm... what do you mean under "code the STR rail line"? Did you make dedicated STR paths or it still uses the DTR Transit Enabled method?
Anyway I will enjoy this lot and using your props...

- Tibi

[Simmer2]

It looks fantastic Nick!
Hm... what do you mean under "code the STR rail line"? Did you make dedicated STR paths or it still uses the DTR Transit Enabled method?
Anyway I will enjoy this lot and using your props...

- Tibi

I made it with a dedicated STR path. The True STR Sidings will also have dedicated STR paths.