Monument Valley

[rooker1]

Wow....with an airport that big, I wonder how big your city is.
Great work!!

Robin 

[Battlecat]

Wow, that's a huge airport!  It looks fantastic!

[Tomas Neto]

Wooowww, Geoff!!! Awesome airport, really great!!!   
Another fantastic update!!!

[Nardo69]

Congratulations on a well deserved OSITM! 

Nice industry. I just wander what will happen to the dirt trails if there's a truck using them on a rainy day ... 

Take care my friend


Bernhard 

[Jmouse]

Now that's one monster of an airport - well planned and well built. There was an interesting discussion a couple of weeks ago about airports in my friend and associate teammate Matt's (threestooges) MD Greenacre. It starts {here}.

But I must confess it was the winding neighborhood streets, not the airport, that caught my eye first, though. I'm so pleased to know you'll be taking us on a retro trip this month. Maybe it will help me catch up with Monument Valley a bit faster.

Joan

[penguin007]

Ever since you started this diary it has been one of my favourites for realism. I havn't been here for a while but that airport is superb and one of the most realistic I have seen recently

Will

[marsh]

Absolutely love that Day-night transition! 

And Congrats on the OSITM!

,marsh 

[canyonjumper]

Awesome Geoff! Love the winding neighbourhood and the night/day transition!

                   Your friend,
                                  Jordan

[noahclem]

Very cool day/night transition and nice airport   

I really like your shoreline in the previous update! It comes together just perfect!

Congrats on OSITM!

[ecoba]

Amazing transition about the airport, Geoff ! Really some creative photoshopping done.

And also congratulations for OSITM.


Ethan

[calibanX]

RickD: Thank you RickD. Yes, the large airport serves a very large city.

Robin (rooker1): Well, this post should answer that question. I'll zoom out in the next post to show a broader overview. Thanks for everything Robin.

Battlecat: Thank you very much. It is a little large. It serves a large valley and I'll put together another region view soon to show all the tiles in one large composite. It'll be much like those awesome composites you make of Adara.

Tomas Neto: I'm glad you liked the airport Tomas. Thanks again for stopping by.

Bernhard (Nardo69): Well, those are pretty dirty folks to begin with. I have a feeling Bubba wouldn't mind a little more filth. As a matter of fact the rain just means one less shower that week.

Joan (Jmouse): Thanks for the heads up on that airport discussion. One of my favorite uses for Google Earth is to peer down at airports. Monument's airport is actually loosely based on the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport in my home town.

Will (penguin007): Thank you Will. That is the secondary goal of this MD, realism. The first, of course, is to have fun.

marsh: Thanks. I'm glad you like the transition. I might try it again with downtown Big Fork if I can get the right picture.

Jordan (canyonjumper): I've gotten a few comments on the winding neighborhood streets. This update is really a response to you and Joan and a few others who I thought might enjoy some of the suburbs of Big Fork.

noahclem: I'm glad you like the shoreline. Thanks for the compliment on the airport as well. More shoreline coming soon!

Ethan (ecoba): Thanks Ethan. Nice to see you. I appreciate that you like my photoshopping. Unfortunately, I've become quite heavily reliant on it in this MD. I might go a different route the next time around. Thanks for stopping!




The city of Big Fork is well served by the large international airport located just a few miles to its East. Big Fork sits at the juncture of the mighty Monument and Rock Rivers. Its strategic location made the city's success inevitable.


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39.0


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39.2

More from Big Fork soon. Thanks my friends!

Geoff

[Tomas Neto]

Wow, Geoff my friend!!! It's amazing how you builds your suburbs!!! It's very real, like a real photo! And the river is magnificent, very beautiful!!! 

[rooker1]

Very nice city.

Robin 

[Battlecat]

Looking great!  I really like the ponds at the highway interchange.  You do a great job detailing your cities, it's very inspiring!

Can't wait to see the composites you mentioned!

[Jmouse]

CBDs aren't my favorite hangout, but downtown Big Fork looks good. I like 38.2 especially because it comes very close to my own concept of an in-game metro area. A few tall buildings in the center surrounded by shorter ones is ideal by my standards.

I just love the way your suburbs are laid out. You've done an excellent job of breaking the grid without overdoing it. 38.7 is attractive with all that green space inside the feeder roads. The eastern suburbs in 38.8 look great, at least in part because of the trees at the bottom. In case you hadn't noticed, I like plenty of green areas and "relaxed" (uncluttered) neighborhoods.

Monument River in 39.1 and 39.2 is very well done. I like the winding road which follows the natural path of the river, complimented by the slightly curvy tracks. The placement of the trees is perfect - not overdone. Unfortunately my own tendencies lean toward not knowing when to stop.

All in all, a very pleasant and enjoyable update...
Joan

[canyonjumper]

Wow Geoff! What great suburbs! I love the large mall and Monument River, well done!

               Your friend,
                              Jordan

[mightygoose]

superb work.

[cubby420]

Excellent scenic road in the last two pics. Very picturesque. 

[packersfan]

WOW WOW WOW.  Incredible day/night picture of the airport, how did you do that?  Such a beautiful scenic city journal, everything is in its place and the nature around the city is superb!

[noahclem]

Another great update    The suburbs look really nice and you've made nice use of that giant mall lot. Good and original use of RHW as well, it can do a nice job as a non-freeway route but I think is underused in that respect. The retaining walls and not-at-grade network crossings add a lot to the downtown area. Out of curiosity, do any freeways come near there? And what have you done to your avenue-under-rail underpass to turn it green? The riversides are nicely done and the whole city has a pleasant amount of green. If I could suggest anything it would be more FAR pieces and less "S"-turns along your river road in 39.1 but it's certainly a nice shot as is