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art128 · October 21, 2015, 02:08:53 PM

Looks great once again, the modeling is top.

romualdillo · October 21, 2015, 03:15:27 PM

Great!!! Like the picture on a box of Danish butter cookies!!!

reddonquixote · October 30, 2015, 11:56:07 PM

So cute!

Looks amazing so far

vester · December 27, 2015, 02:41:13 PM

Here is a little something new:

compdude787 · December 27, 2015, 02:49:26 PM

Looks quite fancy! Is that going to be a train station? Such a thing would be quite appropriate coming from you. After all, our sims need a place to board Vester's trains.

romualdillo · December 28, 2015, 06:15:12 AM

Interesting... It could be something totally post-mo, or something from the 1910's (some sort of Secession influenced building). Now I want to know more!!

vester · December 28, 2015, 07:59:59 AM

That is nice guess romualdillo. The building is from 1909. Its an industrial building in Chicago:

Simcoug · December 28, 2015, 08:18:03 AM

nice! Early Chicago industrial building is right up my alley

Simmer2 · December 28, 2015, 08:30:23 AM

Nicely done

I have a city or two that could use more of these early century buildings!

art128 · December 28, 2015, 08:49:13 AM

Nice modeling, Arne.

belfastsocrates · December 28, 2015, 09:20:11 AM

Excellent! Love to see more of this style. Would suit my merchant districts perfectly.

vester · December 29, 2015, 08:17:23 AM

Thank you all.

It is The W. M. Hoyt Company Building, 465 W. Cermak Road, Chicago:

At the moment I am still working on the first column(s) next the entrace:

So far the model is symmentri over the entrace.
When I am doing with the one column I will copy it out the other 4.

This facade (toward W. Cermak Rd) is set under an angle:

(As always click on the images to enlarge them.)

Still consider how to adapt it to the game.

romualdillo · December 29, 2015, 09:13:09 AM

Great building! Are you going to model it as a 45º corner?

c.p. · December 29, 2015, 10:38:28 AM

The model is looking good so far.

Great choice of a building to bat.

vester · December 29, 2015, 01:46:24 PM

A lot of reusing elements:

5 objects in all.

Corrected a few mistakes, that was done the fist time around.

Been trying to find some old pictures of the building from its first, say, 30-50 years. BUT no luck so far.
If anyone could give it a try, please do.

c.p. + romualdillo: Thank you both.

romualdillo: Still an open option how to do the angle of that facade.

vester · December 30, 2015, 12:35:51 PM

Thank you Matt. Have found them myself.

romualdillo: Is this what you thought of ? ( or is it just a 90° corner ? )

reddonquixote · December 30, 2015, 01:17:57 PM

Great choice of building and you're doing a great job with it so far, keep it up

vester · December 31, 2015, 11:01:38 AM

Noticed that I had add an extra depth to the pilasters on the corner I corrected that:

romualdillo: ... or is this what you mean with 45° corner:

(again the facade on the left is still just more or less a copy of the other facade)

Happy New Year everybody!

Simmer2 · December 31, 2015, 11:59:52 AM

Great example of early century Chicago architectural prowess.

Your rendition is awesome!!!

vester · January 01, 2016, 06:05:29 PM

TY, Simmer.

Had some computer problems, coursing Max to stop work. Reinstall to no avail.
A complete uninstalment and a new instalment did the trick, but it toooooook for ever ! ! ! ! !

Started to work on the facade with the loading ducks. The facade to the left in the previous post:

This is builded up of 8 unique element. The rest is going to be instances of the others.
Most elements are going from centre to centre of the columns.

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