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SimCity 4 General Discussion and Tutorials => New creations requests => Where can I find this ....?¿ => New BAT requests => Topic started by: Gurning_Chimp on October 07, 2011, 07:34:36 AM

Title: Beetham Tower, Manchester
Post by: Gurning_Chimp on October 07, 2011, 07:34:36 AM
It surprises me that the CIS Insurance building and City Tower are available, but not the tallest building in the city!

I also imagine it would be pretty easy to whip up considering how rectangular it is (sorry if it isn't! I know nothing of B.A.T  :P)

Here are some reference pics
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.painesplough.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F12%2FBeetham-Tower-Manchester.jpg&hash=6a880caa34efa7ccb6ff534bd4b42c7e040313b9)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fmanchester%2Fcontent%2Fimages%2F2007%2F06%2F06%2Fbeetham_tower_200_200x400.jpg&hash=a932dd2b6e04e2d75da36f1560de1120dab8d5b0)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fmanchester%2Fcontent%2Fimages%2F2008%2F11%2F20%2Fbeetham3_180_180x250.jpg&hash=4e47b2734db1fdfd44c7c9b3e868aab96bc6e772)
Title: Re: Beetham Tower, Manchester
Post by: psander5 on October 13, 2011, 05:20:59 AM
I'm trying to make this :)

I looked at this building when I first started BATing, but the glass scared me.  Then when I was looking for a new project to get me back into BATing after a while away. I saw your post and decided to try it out.  Like you say, it's just a few glass boxes so how hard can it be?...

...Well, quite hard as it turns out, but not too scary.  $%Grinno$%

My BAT thread (http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/topic/24892-psander5s-bats/page__view__findpost__p__1199760) is over at Simtropolis if you want to keep an eye on progress, but BATs take a long time to complete... especially in my case.  Sometimes, for a myriad of reasons, they even fail to come to fruition, so there are no guarantees that I'll finish it :(
Title: Re: Beetham Tower, Manchester
Post by: Gurning_Chimp on October 13, 2011, 07:31:44 AM
Thanks so much! I see the building nearly every day and I always think how awesome it would look in Sim City.

I appreciate the effort! I seriously couldn't get my head around BAT, my first attempt was City Tower (seeing as I can see that from my window) but that failed miserably!