Mackay... or, The Real Australia

[Battlecat]

Fantastic update!  I really enjoyed the history lesson, and the game pictures look fantastic.  Glad to see you're back!

[ecoba]

Wow, really nice update, my friend. The history lesson was really nice, and very, very interesting. I definitely like your 'new style', which I guess is not a quasi-recreation. Really, Stuart looks wonderful. Especially the mill by the cane field, (by the way, they've been a life saver for my MD). Great job, my friend. Hope to see some more soon.

Ethan

[djvandrake]

Great update.  Very interesting history and the township is charming. 

[Nanami]

Very good!

[Jmouse]

Haven't been able to stop by in quite a while, Adrian - RL issues to deal with - and I've missed out on seeing a lot of good work here. I'll be trying to catch up on Mackay and several more great MDs in the weeks to come, though.

I like what I've seen on the last few pages. I really like the recent B&W photos and the historic back story, too. You've done your homework well and presented the results of your research very effectively.

Good job...
Joan

[kwakelaar]

A very nice update, great with the historic background for the township. The in game photo's look colourful and fresh, I can only say, well done!

[GrindPepper]

I LIVE IN STUART.

Well, Proserpine (which, based off the new picture of the mill, is what Stuart is based off).



Very nice work! Looking forward to more of my hometown.

[woodb3kmaster]

This new style is quite captivating, Adrian; good job! I loved the history lesson, and the in-game township looks great, too. Looking forward to more!

Zack

[adroman]

The long road...

Update tomorrow*

*Time and Work permitting

Thanks for all of your comments thus far, I'll do some replies tomorrow 

Havva good one,
Adrian.

[i_love_lamp]

G'Day mate! (which isnt really good for me bcuz i have to go back to school after spring break  )
But anyway, looks good! Cant wait for the update

[dobdriver]

An interesting style you are developing Adrian. It won't quite fit on that map though

Cheers

[ecoba]

A lovely teaser, Adrian. I'm certainly liking the cane fields. The right of way for the power lines is excellent, too. 

Ethan

[canyonjumper]

Very nice teaser, Adrian! Looking forward to your update tomorrow*

           -Jordan

[adroman]

Here I am, as promised 

Replies:
Joel (joelyboy911) ~ Thank you very much, my friend! It did take a very long time to get the right shots, and I hope you'll keep coming back 

Tomas Neto ~ Thank you, Tomas! I'm always glad to get some feedback 

Battlecat ~ I'm very happy you enjoyed it! and it's great to be back 

Ethan (ecoba) ~ Thanks very much for your comment, Ethan! It's very good to know that you enjoyed the History segment, and even more so to know you're using the Cane Lots...  No, it won't be a recreation as such, but more based on my "mindscape"... I hope you'll be back soon 

djvandrake ~ Thank you djvandrake! I'm thrilled to know that people liked the town 

976 ~ Thank you, 976!

Joan (Jmouse) ~ It's okay, I quite understand what you mean  I hope you enjoy my recent work... and my History lesson, my "lesson" was based on a lot of history around my home IRL, but adapted to a newer environment. I'm glad to know you enjoyed it 

kwakelaar ~ Another big thank you, kwakelaar! I'm glad you like the pictures, I like my colours vibrant too  I hope to see you back!

GrindPepper ~  Thanks, GrindPepper! That is Proserpine Mill, yes... but I'm not really basing Stuart on Prossie, though you'll probably find more similarities yet  I hope to see you around again!

Zack (woodb3kmaster) ~ Thank you, Zack! Your comment is quite inspiring  And I'm very glad to hear the good reports about my history write-up. I hope to see you here again!

i_love_lamp ~ Thanks,  i_love_lamp! Spring Break (Autumn here  ) is great... while it lasts  I hope to see you again!

Ethan (ecoba) ~ Thanks again, Ethan... I'm glad you liked it!

Jordan (canyonjumper) ~ Thank you, Jordan! and you slipped your comment in just as I hit "Post" 

Well, here we are in Update Two of the Stuart district... Today, we'll be looking at "Corfield" which is a small village that is located about 10 kilometers (6.21 Miles) from the Stuart township. The village is home to just over 1,000 people. The district features a primary school, small shopping district, farming supply dealer and a small community centre. on the Western edge of the Village their is a small walking track through the Pioneer Range where many artefacts from the Gold-Rush days can be found.


A farmhouse on the Road into town.


Settlers Bridge, crossing Fox Creek. Note the smaller ford crossing, where many 4WD enthusiasts insist on crossing.


An overview of the Residential Area of the Village.


Some of the Houses in the Village, showing signs of expansion.


Houses around the schoolyard.


The village centre, that was recently revamped to accommodate the growing population.

The Canefields around Corfield has their own Private Tram system, that was used to hall the cut-cane to the Mill in Stuart after the Corfield Mill was shutdown. The tramway is still in use today, but at a significantly reduced capacity. Some photographs of the Tramway system:


One of the earliest trains that were used on the line. Taken in 1924.


A photo of the Trams that were used in the 1960's.


The Trams in operation today. Note the change in cargo, the first photo had whole Cane stalks, while the one above has segments of cane. This is due to the change in harvesting techniques.

Thanks for viewing today's update, I sure hope you enjoyed it. We'll be looking at the Tramway system as soon as I make my own GLR textures

Next update will be big, I think.

Havva good one,
Adrian.

[penguin007]

Lush update the use of FAR is great and the ford you have created looks lovely and realistic

Will

[scott1964]

Nice rural update. 

[Nanami]

Great update!

[io_bg]

Looks great, especially the bridge and the ford crossing next to it. The farmlands look very nice as well!

[ecoba]

Ooh, custome GLR textures; this will be interesting.

Corfield is really a beautiful village, Adrian. I really like the first picture of the road running through the cane fields, the lot that you've created for the farmhouse is really beautiful as well. I like how small the village is; the overview picture you posted really seems to give a good sense of scale. I also like the 'bypass' road, lots of small towns seem to have these across the world.

Great job, my friend. Hope to see more soon.

Ethan

[RickD]

Cool road, I can imagine what it is like driving along it. And the pictures of the trains are very cool.