Xannepans creations

[xannepan]

some progress... but still a long way to go...

The main problem I forsee is lack of pictures of the musee of the top (roof) and inner court at the left side/entrance. I'm also no sure how to deal with the left side, which was "cut off" when the station was transformed into the museum. Perhaps a blind wall?

[Methene]

some progress... but still a long way to go...

The main problem I forsee is lack of pictures of the musee of the top (roof) and inner court at the left side/entrance. I'm also no sure how to deal with the left side, which was "cut off" when the station was transformed into the museum. Perhaps a blind wall?

Superb, as usual. Have you tried Bing Maps? Granted the aerial view is not extremely detailed, but it is better than google maps for a general impression.

A blind wall would work for w2w environments, although a train station side would work as well... Sort of two models in one, one as a functional train station, one as a museum. So the real life decision could be undertaken in Sim City 4, as well. Although I have no idea how much effort that would be, so I was merely immagining in-game.

[Girafe]

Superb Xannepan 
This one is better than the prefecture according to me, more detailed.
Thank you for sharing lot of parisian bats it's very well appreciated   

[Sciurus]

Oh mon Dieu! It's just AMAZING!

Guillaume

[xannepan]

... Sort of two models in one, one as a functional train station, one as a museum.

I like the idea, but I can only work from example. Pictures of the station are rare on the internet. If anyone can find pciture of the old gare d'orsay (gare d'orleans) I'd appreciate it.

In the mean time, I'm working on the museum entrance....

[N1_2888]

What about that?

[xannepan]

The maps help... but the station had underground rail system. I currently don't have a clue how to deal with that  ..
For the model it makes live easier... but for the eventual lot we'd have to see how the station can be connected to the railway system

[vester]

To me it looks like semi-underground:





I thnk it is a bit like Copenhagen Main Trainstation:


where you have the entrance level and below you have the train running.

[N1_2888]

Another cross section:


I think the tracks were entirely below grade. If you want to stick with the original building the only way to make the model a station will be within the framework of the NAM underground railway puzzle pieces. If it is nevertheless to be a station suitable for the standard railway, some improvisation will be unavoidable.

[mightygoose]

why dont you just build it so it requires 8m on slope at either side of the lot... thus the rail is above ground and the station is at ground level where it needs to be? use a hole digger as end user to create the shape.... nice solution with any real compromise....

[DebussyMan]

Great work.... 

I have only acouple of the Gare d'Orsay... and both from the interior. Probably useless but well...

[Andreas]

Creating another station for the NAM U-Rail puzzle pieces sounds like a good idea. I think not many people are using those pieces, even though the set has been expanded pretty well, thanks to ebina's great efforts. We have so many transit-enabled (terminal) stations, but rarely other stations - and with the U-Rail pieces, one could build the current situation in Paris, since there actually is an underground RER station at this place.

[xannepan]

Thanks for the suggestions and pictures! (some of which I hadn;t found yet

A combined subway and underground trainstation seems like an excellent idea! I hope I can count on help of the NAM team to help with Transit enabling it.
I'll finish the model (which will still take some time) and upload it for scrutineering and for transit enabling the lot


Alex

[Andreas]

Actually, the transit enabling for an underground rail station is very easy - it's the same as the Maxis railway station. So you just need to add some Transit Switch properties, which should be done automatically when using SC4PIM, if I'm not completely mistaken. But naturally, the NAM Team is always there with some advice, if needed.

[xannepan]

not a lot off time... but I'm making a bit of progress

[Girafe]

Amazing work 

nice work going slowly 

[Une_ame]

I think you gonna collect the best station awards after Gare du Nord .

The BAt in the pic you show share the same advantages than your other parisian station : textures (roof, walls and windows), shape and molding (statues !!) look the same. 

[Sciurus]

Oh God!

Guillaume

[xannepan]

progress on the roofs...

[Girafe]

Nice job 

ps: we can see repetition in the tiles roof behind the statues