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Title: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Frankie on April 12, 2007, 04:32:03 PM
Welcome to Aurora, a random region of networked cities. Rather than an official story, or some kinda of description, I'm just gonna cut to the chase, and throw out some screenies:

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Just random shots, I'd like to hear some feedback  ;)



....It's great not having to read a lot, ain't it?  :P
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Bongoswimp on April 12, 2007, 05:39:06 PM
Wonderful eyecandy that is Frankie. &apls

Maybe some photoshopping on some of those pics and you can easily challenge the participants of "SC4 picture competition". ;)
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: sEAhAwk fAn121 on April 12, 2007, 05:44:40 PM
It looks like Atlanta!!!!  :P but it looks amazing... sweet eyecandy ya got there  &apls &apls
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: meinhosen on April 12, 2007, 06:20:54 PM
Quote from: Bongoswimp on April 12, 2007, 05:39:06 PM
Wonderful eyecandy that is Frankie. &apls

Maybe some photoshopping on some of those pics and you can easily challenge the participants of "SC4 picture competition". ;)

I agree completely with Bongoswimp.  Either way, you might want to consider entering one of those into the picture competition (particularly the 1st, 2nd and 4th pics).

Great work!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: jayo on April 13, 2007, 01:32:02 AM
Nice one ;) quinticentually american(hm did i spell that right) Well no time to look at a dictionary :P Anyways  your cj is very nicely done  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: pickled_pig on April 13, 2007, 04:49:09 PM
Great pictures and excellent custom content, but a brief thought on realism:

It's very unlikely that in RL, your downtown area is going to be surrounded by so much woodland and contemporary sprawl.  If you put a bit of work into creating various levels of transition from downtown to sprawl (i.e. inner city, decaying industrial core, pre-1940s suburbs, etc..) this could easily be one of the best realistic American cities on SC4D.

To keep the criticism at a constructive level, I'll point out your amazingly realistic downtown area - you capture the spirit of modern American cities (Charlotte, for example :) ) very nicely.
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Frankie on April 14, 2007, 12:32:37 PM
Well, I guess I should update (I suppose you know by now I am a fairly informal CJer, but that's ok, right? Schedules and planned updates are just not my style).

i'd like to make some replies first:

Bongoswimp & meinhosen: I dunno, I play for fun not contest.. (no offense of course)

sEAhAwk fAn121: Atlanta is a little bit more Northernized than the city in this pic, but thanks!

jayo: thanks! of course, i don't go for a specific style, I just liked the way this city looks :P

pickled_pig: Thanks for the advice. I actually based this style (not a re-creation) on that of Augusta, GA . Most of the city is historical, so the skyline is on the rim of 'downtown' rather than actually in it. With this 'hanging' skyline style, the modern sprawly stuff springs up close to the city center. And strict zoning laws leave very large plots of woodland downtown (search Atlanta on Google, a skyline surrounded by nothing but trees). Anyway, thanks for the advice!

Alright, now for an 'update'

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(sorry this update is lacking true quality, but i promise better pics to come)
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: dioangel on April 16, 2007, 09:40:58 PM
very nice building strategies!  &apls can't wait for more.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: guurgkud on April 16, 2007, 10:00:58 PM
that is very nice. love the mix of green with concrete. very beautiful.  &smrt
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: emilin on April 17, 2007, 01:46:58 AM
Another EXCELLENT journal started. I found myself staring at those pictures over and over again. This is really, really, really good.
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: mjig_dudy on April 18, 2007, 11:56:56 AM
Ah... Its lovely to see you get a CJ going Frankie  :thumbsup:

All these images are all lovely... Having never been to the U.S. I don't know much about what cities are 'meant' to look like, but from what i know this looks very realistic.

My favorite out of all these pictures has to be thrid one in your first post. The way thew city sprawls looks very realistic.

Keep it up the excellent pictures.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: thundercrack83 on April 18, 2007, 01:18:13 PM
Aurora looks great so far, Frankie! I just got caught up with both updates, and I must say that your building style is excellent. Like someone poineted out earlier, I love the mix of buildings and development alongside so many parks and wooded areas. Keep up the good work, my friend, and I'll be waiting for the next update!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Frankie on April 19, 2007, 06:35:27 PM
Well, this is not a formal update, just a little teaser, formal replies and update soon:

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Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: thundercrack83 on April 19, 2007, 07:38:19 PM
Great teaser, Frankie! Can't wait to see the next full update!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: dioangel on April 19, 2007, 07:45:33 PM
excellent teaser!!  &apls
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: guurgkud on April 19, 2007, 08:12:57 PM
hehe... looking forward to the update!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Badsim on April 20, 2007, 11:10:19 AM
Hi Frankie ,

Great start and work so far ... :thumbsup:
Sure I'll come back for the updates to come . ;)
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: pickled_pig on April 20, 2007, 12:13:34 PM
Those previous two pictures were amazing and look like they could be of actual places.  I'll be looking forward to whenever the real update comes.

-aaron
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Frankie on April 23, 2007, 04:35:28 PM
Well, i lost and got back my plugins folder, but I am afraid to open the city i was gonna use to update with..however, I did start on something that may be of interest:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FSimpsonvilleSC-Sep.jpg&hash=0a876d29f36cf05f8c9cadf2829d2bc72a296aaf)

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Interested? :P


btw, this is no where near complete, just showing the starting ..
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: thundercrack83 on April 23, 2007, 04:42:18 PM
Looking good, there, Frankie! You've even got the power lines in there! Can't wait to see more!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Yoman on April 23, 2007, 04:47:03 PM
Frankie acctually made something good :P, nice work, it really does look like the south [[insert the red word here]] :P
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: realdimension on April 24, 2007, 04:33:17 AM
Nice city, very green! The little recreation is nice. Can't wait to see more!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Frankie on April 25, 2007, 08:02:54 PM
Here's another mini-update...the full one to be released soon.

Fairview Road (SC 55) and I-385 meet at this sprawly exit:

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And of course the real one:

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Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: rooker1 on April 26, 2007, 07:44:47 AM
Awesome interchange.

Robin  ()stsfd()
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: thundercrack83 on April 26, 2007, 09:56:30 AM
That interchange is lookign good, Frankie! I'll be looking forward to the next update!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: pickled_pig on April 26, 2007, 12:10:26 PM
A very high degree of realism there, Frankie.  It looks like almost every third interchange here in the Charlotte area, especially as you go down towards Rock Hill or up towards Kannapolis and Salisbury.  I'm most impressed by that interchange with the RHW... it's inspiration to try it out sometime or another in my cities.
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: meinhosen on April 27, 2007, 09:16:25 AM
Frankie,

This MD continues to be absolutely outstanding... I'm so sorry I missed a few updates.  The interchange in the last screenshot is perfect... it's exactly what I'm trying to do with my own RHW overpasses.  Thanks for the inspiration  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Badsim on April 27, 2007, 02:31:42 PM
Quote from: meinhosen on April 27, 2007, 09:16:25 AM

The interchange in the last screenshot is perfect...

I agree , It's the best scaled and so realistic interchange I've seen so far .Excellent !  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Frankie on April 28, 2007, 08:16:14 AM
Thanks for the comments! I'll get to replies in a bit...

For now I have one more pic to show off before my update:

Hillcrest High School, (Simpsonville, South Carolina). This area was nothing but forest 2 years ago, however it has been built up, quite a bit i'd say...
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FHillCrest.jpg&hash=ee13b70b81b5bd84b817d0881360fee48ebaac19)

As you can see I re-created it to the best of my ability...
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Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Glenni on April 28, 2007, 10:10:22 AM
Looks pretty accurate actually, nice work frankeh :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: jayo on April 28, 2007, 10:11:09 AM
Nice one  ;D Love the RHW  :satisfied:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: thundercrack83 on April 28, 2007, 04:11:06 PM
Another great recreation there, Frankie! It looks very realistic. Great job!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: mjig_dudy on April 29, 2007, 07:37:26 AM
Excellent recreations there Frankie! can wait to see the update  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Bongoswimp on May 02, 2007, 09:34:38 AM
Great recreation there Frankie!

Sorry if I come back to your comment on the last page. Just wanted to tell you that the contest is fun. ;)
But I understand that you don't want to participate. Let's have fun here then. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Frankie on May 02, 2007, 03:57:32 PM
I suppose I'll do replies now :P (I know I've had a lot of teasers, lol)

Dioangel: Thanks!

guurgkud: well, wait no more!

BadSim: Thank you very much!

Aaron (pickled_pig): Thanks! The real update is here, so I hope you enjoy it  :thumbsup:

thundercrack83: Yessir! an exact re-creation requires all elements of the scene    ::)

Yoman: hehe..oh your funny :P

realdimension: Thank you!

Rooker1: It wasn't easy to recreate either  ::)

thundercrack83: glad you like it  :)

pickled_pig: Thank you for the praise, it really means a lot to me while i'm making this, and this interchange style seems to be very popular around here...

meinhosen: I'm very glad that you got something out of it  :thumbsup:

BadSim: I'm also glad you like it...took quite a while to measure all that stuff out for proper scaling

Glenni, thundercrack83 & Jayo: Thanks!

mjig_dudy: thanks for dropping by  ;)

Bongoswimp: Ah well, I do not stand a chance it that contest i'm sure  $%Grinno$%


Alright, I've turned my attention from suburban areas to more..docile environments. My inspiration was Lafayette, Alabama (my home state). The town has little changed since the late 1800's...with the exception of the Pinebelt Southern Railroad (from Lafayette to Roanoke Junction, near Opelika-Auburn, and a second line, isolated; from Nickolus to Hurtsboro, both in Alabama. Both segments have been abandoned :( )  closing operations to this town.


Anyway, here is that update:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FColumbia%2520Pictures%2FLafayette5.jpg&hash=6535ff4605227970abd483c80d061d8d416f8e28)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FColumbia%2520Pictures%2FLafayette4.jpg&hash=eae26469bb5e51bfbff2d001b802e931aaeff446)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FColumbia%2520Pictures%2FLafayette3.jpg&hash=b913ae98d8ae8d4d3da42ae49dff146cf099d051)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FColumbia%2520Pictures%2FLafayette2.jpg&hash=b1259ceda587c7a5df352e74de10617dc362b69b)

Overview of most of the township:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FColumbia%2520Pictures%2FLafayette1.jpg&hash=c76b969074f1497cf3810e536666bce612cae8bb)


Hope you like it!

Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Bongoswimp on May 02, 2007, 04:11:13 PM
The rusty flair of this city is really outstanding!

Believe me, you would have a chance. ;D
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: thundercrack83 on May 02, 2007, 06:04:57 PM
Looking good, there, Frankie! I love the railroad running through town. Great job!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: urban on May 03, 2007, 10:11:57 AM
wow, LOVE it!!

That's what I call a well done city! &apls
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Yoman on May 03, 2007, 10:23:00 AM
Wow, I love how in the third picture the railroad tracks enter a yard on the outskirts of town, nice work.
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: meinhosen on May 04, 2007, 05:49:31 AM
Perfect!  What a great recreation of an old deep-South small town.  You just need to add a [lazy] sheriff's deputy sleeping behind the grain elevators and everything would be true to life  ;)
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Glenni on May 04, 2007, 06:34:44 AM
Um...
everything has pretty much been said here ,Frankie. But anyway, as Yoman i too like how the railway goes into the railyard
in the 3rd pic, you also have alot of nice little details which makes your pics seem alive :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Frankie on May 06, 2007, 03:04:10 PM
I figured I would let you guys in on my next update, so here is a teaser:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FConyers-Jul.jpg&hash=a0ab9e1b1833d5db0d60bdf646ba886305c2698d)

I'll have a full update soon..if all goes well.
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: pickled_pig on May 06, 2007, 04:35:11 PM
Wow.  This town seems to have fared better than many other towns its size - looks like the downtown is still alive and running.  I presume that picture was taken before Wal-Mart (and eventualy Target... and Lowe's... et cetera) came to town and destroyed its dynamics.

-aaron
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Frankie on May 06, 2007, 07:23:59 PM
Quote from: pickled_pig on May 06, 2007, 04:35:11 PM
Wow.  This town seems to have fared better than many other towns its size - looks like the downtown is still alive and running.  I presume that picture was taken before Wal-Mart (and eventualy Target... and Lowe's... et cetera) came to town and destroyed its dynamics.

-aaron


Most smaller towns such as this one do not have those types of big-box stores. Typically those kinds of stores grip the interstates, and throughout much of rural areas, there are no Interstates. So no sprawly messes, just local stores and such.


Anyway, I have an "update"


This is where Norfolk Southern tracks Interchange, just on the edge of town:
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The Interstate, and part of the Industrial Park:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F6.jpg&hash=429bd5332ef4ef0e322723526f7d9bcdd6a95d09)

The interchange itself, (as you can see, sprawl is taking effect already):
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F5.jpg&hash=6be4180fd8d9847d06efc06c9c0b9470b46659e3)

Conyers Industrial Railroad connects with Norfolk Southern on the North side of town, and serves a few industries between that interchange and the South side of town:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F4.jpg&hash=5ba33759888d064acf33af959a456ed7045cb3ad)

The Norfolk Southern and Conyers Industrial Railroad interchange:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F3.jpg&hash=d372d2e48f0d1682f0fd0d5cd89643687f7da125)

Close-up of the East side of town:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F2-1.jpg&hash=fdf32c51db94a648c79839dfd263a788109d554c)

A sprawly apartment complex just off the interstate:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F1-2.jpg&hash=fd7910f6fa44d71585646b929a3319cbf1f375dd)

This was my inspiration (Opelika, Alabama). It has a preserved downtown, but with I-85 a few miles away, it has a sprawly side.
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FAriels%2FOpelika-Ala.jpg&hash=7941fc876952be6c430ac370236d8ae9471a7576)


Hope you like it!



Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: mjig_dudy on May 07, 2007, 02:55:05 AM
Another lovely update Frankie! The RHW interchange works perfectly  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: thundercrack83 on May 07, 2007, 12:28:24 PM
Another fantastic update, Frankie! Your use of the RHW is outstanding, and I love your railroads with the NAM curves. Splendid job, indeed!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: jeronij on May 07, 2007, 02:14:50 PM
I liked the update.
The industrial and rural areas are really realistic  &apls
However, I woulndt have to drive in your res and comm areas  :D  :D !!!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: meinhosen on May 07, 2007, 02:27:18 PM
Great work on the town!  I can't believe you got those condos from JaWood to grow... I've never seen my game grow them.

Can't wait to see more!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: bat on May 08, 2007, 02:13:21 AM
That's a wonderful update with great pictures! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Soapy on May 10, 2007, 05:29:49 PM
Really has that small town feel :P
Nice use of rail, very realistic
&apls
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: sEAhAwk fAn121 on May 10, 2007, 05:31:21 PM
thats awsome frankie!! i love the way you use your home states towns as your inspiration!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Frankie on May 12, 2007, 04:17:00 PM
I have brought with me 2 teasers to let everyone know that I am still here  :thumbsup:


I have shifted to re-creating my old town of North Augusta, South Carolina. Particularly Exit 5 (Five miles from the Georgia border) just off I-20.

The real one features a Burger King here, but I substituted with a Mcdonald's, the Gulf is really a Shell station..And the Wendy's is actually a Hardee's...:
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F2-2.jpg&hash=f0d88ca1842718f0f3df4b169037a2d5f3f003c7)

Winn-Dixie (A future BAT from me) used to reside here, but due to a bankruptcy, many of it's stores closed down, and a Food Lion now exists on the old spot. (in jest, this Winn-Dixie is called Gypsy-Dixie or Winn-Gypsy due to the presence of Irish Travelers just down Highway 25/ Edgefield Rd.)
(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F1-3.jpg&hash=ca8d54f3c8688b40988d391a1a97d66622feeb57)

I hope to have a "real" update soon..stay tuned.
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: thundercrack83 on May 12, 2007, 05:49:19 PM
The teaser looks great, Frankie! Can't wait to the big update!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: bat on May 13, 2007, 02:47:31 AM
That are beautiful teasers! :thumbsup: Looking forward to that update!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Flipside on May 16, 2007, 09:54:01 PM
I like how you do urban sprawl ... very nice.

I'm teased now! CLIMAX ME, DAGNABIT.  ;D
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Frankie on May 26, 2007, 07:46:39 PM
Might as well bring forth and update, right?

The Northern part of this community (unincorporated):

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F1-4.jpg&hash=e73e96045211308d5e4eb95d77037b5a589617de)

Close up of Lee's pond:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F2-3.jpg&hash=30c4cc3a76d8900d92b55256c6d509f25e3c94ea)

This factory was recently built, and employs several from the community..

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F3-1.jpg&hash=961c1cc3ed5c4538ac306303cf628e930656af31)

Some sprawl near U.S. Highway 431, sprawl has no quite reared its ugly head yet, but a couple of gas stations and sonic have been built.

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F4-1.jpg&hash=0b48ead4c51bb3c33c5354d6fc0d910fdc4493f4)

A truck park, common place in Southern Alabama:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F5-1.jpg&hash=ea2a6070f79a5ac388b8b54a3b921d1863ea3c23)

This happens to be a cotton field, one of the last remaining in the area:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2F6-1.jpg&hash=176c369f100b56f7481b0efaa52396ade59d733b)

an RL satellite picture of a random area, of which i based this update on:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FDothan.jpg&hash=90bf5b9c1a86484c35ee2b09f07e08220886ca71)
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: thundercrack83 on May 26, 2007, 07:48:10 PM
Love the update, Frankie! That first picture with the railroad tracks and the farms is beautiful, and I love ponds and factories, too! Great job, my friend!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: bat on May 27, 2007, 02:48:43 AM
Wonderful Update! Great pictures of the farm area and fantastic factores, Frankie :thumbsup: !
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Snaper on May 27, 2007, 05:18:53 AM
It is very realistic ...

It isn't easy to remake a city of reality

Bravo  &apls
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: nova vesfalo on May 27, 2007, 02:53:18 PM
really nice and so RL-like , Wish I know how to do so great rural landscape !
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: jayo on May 28, 2007, 04:48:39 AM
Lovelly rural areas and burbs frankie  :P Kinda like shadow assasins kind of rural areas on a smaller scale  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: cityhawk on June 04, 2007, 06:46:12 PM
Frankie, I'm loving this MD of yours! What terrain mod are you using? I really like it b/c it makes everything pop! I like your downtown areas, and your rural/suburban areas are very nice! And some come from Alabama...even better!! Any chance you'll come down to the Mobile metro area? Anyway, I'll be watching this MD!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: glepet on June 04, 2007, 08:09:44 PM
I really like your MD, Frankie. I love that country feel, the ponds, forests, farms, sprawl, factories, all mixed together - just right.
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Frankie on June 27, 2007, 02:53:32 PM
Sorry folks, but i'm not going to be active in the SC4 Community for quite a while, so I will bring you a pic i made earlier, I hope it's ok, don't expect any real ''updates'' until later this year..


This is a paper mill ;) :

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FPaperMill.jpg&hash=7d3f1efca09709313a8d0dd102c1213916375d58)

I started a new region...here's the first groundwork, nothing much but it is a start:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FRegionShot1.jpg&hash=1fa1fb0738a5f1a369fc9886697a84ca6540dd19)

(Ignore the Eufaula, AL in the corner, the real Eufaula looks NOTHING like this, I just needed a name.)

Sorry folks for not warning you that I would be away.

Thanks for stopping by!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Pat on June 27, 2007, 09:58:16 PM
Frankie i do hope that you will be able to get back from time to time and great md you have here
sorry to see you leave and remember we will leave the light on for you here - pat
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: pickled_pig on June 28, 2007, 05:49:56 AM
Good stuff.  It's unfortunate that you have to stop CJing, as your CJ has been one of the more realistic ones I've seen.

I agree with Pat as well - we'll leave the light on for you.

-aaron
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Frankie on August 13, 2007, 04:03:25 PM
In my breif time here again, I started a city, and in only 2 days (and late nights) i bring you some somewhat nice pics of my work.

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FArbor1.jpg&hash=2e728c42a3fefbaf8132ac5f0624683b44581c69)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FNC2.jpg&hash=590b4bdf4160be4a17ac50f208f1d7425ca2e734)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FArbor2.jpg&hash=0f9b2f60f4ca4d8d8c9237ef71dbfb70d50b1d2f)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FArbor3.jpg&hash=e363fd7afd21f8388ba1417aeb852878c93b3692)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FPinehurst1.jpg&hash=c5d34d5453cb1f759be8f56ea52963896abd87a8)

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FPinehurst2.jpg&hash=63d0bac816815a9541077993792cf8591c926f9f)

NS intermodal waits for a signal to clear on a clear summer day:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FPinehurst4.jpg&hash=23ddece719300155d625f6c760043f911349f4a3)

Interesting Local Freight with patch jobs:

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FPinehurst5.jpg&hash=cf1d3eaf4efd56b7fe5451d19735b9661e840a98)


Enjoy these, no updates for a long time.
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Travis on August 13, 2007, 05:09:26 PM
Wow, very realistic pics you have there, very southern.  :)  Do I detect some custom Lot-Editing in there? Good stuff.  :thumbsup:
I especially like the fences scattered about, fences are all too rare a sight in SC4, compared to RL.

We'll be waiting for your return.  ;D
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: jmyers2043 on August 13, 2007, 05:20:34 PM
Hi Frankie.

I just stumbled upon this diary today. Very entertaining. I enjoyed looking through all the pages.
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: rooker1 on August 14, 2007, 05:21:08 AM
Super pictures of the train and surroundings, very nice small update.

Robin   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Pat on August 15, 2007, 02:42:27 AM

WOW frankie that was an awsome update and i hope all is going well... cant wait to see more soon - pat
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Yoman on August 15, 2007, 04:22:04 AM
Very nice, I see your still working on that freight train mod ;)
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: bat on August 15, 2007, 05:48:59 AM
Great new pictures! Also nice looking pictures of the train! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: pickled_pig on August 15, 2007, 08:23:09 AM
And you're back with an amazing update...

The first picture is awe inspiring - looks like something you might see off a rural exit on an interstate or right outside an isolated NC/SC town.  A fireworks store would probably go very well in there - but I don't know if you're creating an area in which the sale of fireworks is legal.

-aaron
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: Eddie on August 21, 2007, 02:48:29 PM
Lurked here long enough. This is one of my favorite rural CJ's. The detail in the trailer park is absolutely stunning. Nice custom lot editing.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k294/Frankie_117/Arbor2.jpg

What happened to your Civil War alternate history CJ though?
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: thundercrack83 on August 21, 2007, 03:26:16 PM
Love the trains and the ploppable streams, my friend! Great work!
Title: Re: Aurora-The Gallery
Post by: NASCAR_Guy on August 23, 2007, 07:15:20 AM
Quote from: Frankie on August 13, 2007, 04:03:25 PM
In my breif time here again, I started a city, and in only 2 days (and late nights) i bring you some somewhat nice pics of my work.

(https://www.sc4devotion.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi91.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk294%2FFrankie_117%2FArbor1.jpg&hash=2e728c42a3fefbaf8132ac5f0624683b44581c69)



Any chance you could upload this?