Commonwealth of Marathon

[Tomas Neto]

Wow my friend, awesome work!!! 

[dragonshardz]

Ooh...what building is that? I like!

[canyonjumper]

Ooh...what building is that? I like!

Ditto! About the snow...Maybe VANOC could borrow some of it !

              -Jordan

[woodb3kmaster]

Ooh...what building is that? I like!

That happens to be dmscopio's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, available at his website (and possibly the STEX as well).

Dustin, your setting for that museum is absolutely fantastic, up to par with the rest of your work! I look forward to seeing more soon!

[thundercrack83]

mightygoose: Thanks, my friend!

Battlecat: Thank you! The building is quite unique!

Robin (rooker1): Hey, Robin! Thanks for your kind words, my friend! We ended up getting about 21" of snow by the end of everything, and we're supposed to get another 3-6" inches overnight tonight. It's been fantastic! Take care, my friend!

djvandrake: Thanks so very much! I'm glad you like it!

bat: Thanks, my friend!

dragonshardz: Hello! Our friend Zack (woodb3kmaster) answered your question above! Hope it helps!

Jordan (canyonjumper): Ha! Looks like they're finally getting some better weather in Vancouver for the games! Thanks for stopping by!

Zack (woodb3kmaster): Hi, Zack! Thanks for that answer and link, and also for your wonderful comments, my friend! Hope to see you soon!



Well, remember way back when I said that we were going to venture off Marathon Island? Hmmm...

...perhaps the voyage is getting ready to set sail! We'll be doing some more in-depth exploration as time passed, so stay tuned! Also, can anyone name a certain song that specifically mentions "Cullercoats and Whitley Bay?"

More to come!

[io_bg]

That's a great looking region shot, Dustin! Definitely looking forward to the next update!

[Ryan B.]

Passing through this 'Tunnel of Love' has me in 'Dire Straits'.

[Battlecat]

Very cool, looks like suburbs are ready to roll in Marathon!  Can't wait to get a closer look!

[daryl7478]

Even though i said this last time but you didn't reply to me, did you take my advice for a highway re-styling mod? Also, I think it's about time that you can make the chart and data thingy.

[KoV Liberty]

Very good job!!! I can't wait! Edit: You may want to fix those flags from  the update before this one, not sure if there are two winds.

[kimcar]

I agree a great region shot and well develloped 

[ecoba]

Looks like a nice smaller city, Dustin. I've been wanting to do a region on a bay for a while, but, not yet.

Ethan

[canyonjumper]

Looking forward to this

               -Jordan

[djvandrake]

Oh!  That looks great.    Eagerly anticipating more.

[Nanami]

Wonderful!

[thundercrack83]

io_bg: Thanks!

Ryan (Ryan B.): ... ... ...

Battlecat: Indeed, there's some suburbs growing up out there, you're correct! I'm glad you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

daryl7478: Hello! Forgive me for not replying to you, my friend. I assure it was not done on purpose, and I do apologize. As for the Highway Re-Styling Mods, I've thought about using them on more than one occasion, but I'm not quite sure what direction to head. Perhaps you have a favorite or can shed some light on where would be a good place to start looking? Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated! Hope to see you soon!

Alex (Driftmasater): Ha! You're right! I'd better fix that right away! Thanks for catching it!

kimcar: Thank you so much, my friend! It's always wonderful to see you here in Marathon!

Ethan (ecoba): Hi, Ethan! Thanks a lot, my friend!

Jordan (canyonjumper): Thanks!

djvandrake: Thank you so much for your kind words!

976: Thank you!



So...Above, our good friend Ryan (Ryan B.) said...

Passing through this 'Tunnel of Love' has me in 'Dire Straits'.

...in answer to my question about what song mentions "Cullercoats and Whitley Bay." Very cleverly, I might add--Ryan was correct in naming "Tunnel of Love" by Dire Straits. Great job, Ryan!

Of course as we all know, Ryan is our resident Buffalo Sabres fan here at SC4D, so, with that in mind...

...I present the LaFontaine Channel, named in honor of Hall-of-Famer Pat LaFontaine who played for the Sabres from 1991-1997. I hope you like this small treat, Ryan!

More from Marathon on the way!

[Ryan B.]

Thanks, Dustin!

Of course, no mention of LaFontaine is complete without this:

http://www.youtube.com/v/6TZL4BCePwA

Once again, thank you for the honour!

[bat]

That looks really nice, Dustin! Looking forward to more...

[Tomas Neto]

Nice work, Dustin!!! 

[JBSimio]

It seems I've regressed into lurking mode, Dustin.  I've been keeping an eye on things here, but once again failed to make any comments lately.  Normally I would apologize right about here... but you always tell me not to anyway, so I won't! 

It looks as though you've been doing quite a bit of behind the scenes work with the expanded region and I'm very excited to see how the suburbs are shaping up across the LaFontaine Channel.  (I must admit that, as a native Detroiter, it was very hard for me to type that name just now)  While I wait for the close up pictures, I can't help but notice a number of great things in your region view here.  The shorelines look fantastic, for one thing!  Very natural looking barrier islands, especially around Whitley Bay and the small inlets off of Lower Marathon Bay.  I'm sure you spent a lot of time terraforming those and the result is most impressive.  I also imagine it was a lot of fun to then build around those shorelines which, even from this distant view, looks very well done.  I see a lot of trees around the edges and even throughout the developed areas too, lending a very convincing "random" effect so common in suburban development.  (Common, but misleading... most American suburbs, while horribly ineffecient, are anything but truly random)

You've managed to show a lot in just one teaser, Dustin.  I can't wait for the details!

JB