Staunton - A Google SketchUp City

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by Mocholate

gee you'd make for a good gardener too

No, I got the park model from the iClone Scenes at the 3D Warehouse.

Originally Posted by Bergenser

Nice park, I guess it's soon time to expand to the suburbs? Not yet, but Downtown is soon finished right? Keep up the city anyway.

Well Downtown is about 50 - 75% Done (to the last detail), in the last past 2 versions of Staunton, NJ, after Downtown would come Jefferson, I've never made it past Jefferson without starting over! So we'll see!

Originally Posted by JayUk

WOW... Patrick you've inspired me to create my own city.

Wow! Thanks!

Staunton Convention Center
- 1979 - 1983
- The Main Exhibition Building, (1983)
- The North Wing, The South Wing (1980, 1981)







Convention Center Plaza originally the Koster & Associates Plaza
1986 - 1990
- One Convention Center Plaza, 516 Feet, 1988
- Two Convention Center Plaza, 370 Feet, 1990
- Originally Planned as a Twin Towered Complex, second tower shortened due to main investors pulling out during the Staunton Real Estate dip of 1988.



The original Koster & Associates Plaza, the first tower notiably the second building to Exist in Staunton after 1 Galcrop Plaza.

[Dac150]

I love the shapes of all those buildings. I've noticed that your building heights in general have taken a shorter turn. Are you trying to enhance proportion?

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by Dac150

I love the shapes of all those buildings. I've noticed that your building heights in general have taken a shorter turn. Are you trying to enhance proportion?

Thanks! I'm about 1/2 done with the whole Staunton Financial - Convention Center. I'll soon add a marina next to the Financial Center Towers, and maybe some condominiums above it?

But well, at 570 feet thats all I need. But yes, building's heights are affected by their location, I cant have a huge 900 footer at the edge of the island or it would ruin Staunton's sloping 3 peak skyline.

[Austin55]

Nice!I like the plaza and the two towers. Where do you get all those skies?

how about some depressing shots? rain,nightime fog... thats what stauntons all about right?

[ltsmotorsport]

Wow, I haven't been over here in a while, and I am impressed.

[Jarrod]

I love the convention centre!

[Patrick]

It's slow around here?

Well I got maps!

Street Map:



District/Development Map:



8th Street & United American Avenue



Neww Building at the tip of the island

[Austin55]

Nice! i love the maps. gives ya a sense of whats going down. I bet fox is gonna like the new building (reminds me of wells fargo,Sacramento ) I like.

Dreary shots Please,as I said before.

and,where is everyone. I PM'ed Fox and peter both recently. Fox is just busy,Peter hasnt gotton back. I think SSP's in a ditch right now. Kinda dead. well come out of it come summertime i bet. There are alotta new peeps who post a few times than disappear.

[neilofSD]

Great job on the city! It looks amazingly realistic, and I agree, Staunton should never age, a modern building would ruin the look.

[Dac150]

Yeah, I've been just too busy to work on anything sketch-up. I figure as we get closer to summer it'll pick up again. It's not the same as it use to be.

Patrick, I love that last shot. The maps really gave me a sense of what the area is all about. And I love the Galcorp Plaza layout. Never saw it above before.

Whot you mind posting an above shot of Galcorp as well as the whole city?

[Jarrod]

Sweet Jesus...

*drools*

[Bergenser]

Maps are always great.

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by neilofSD

I agree, Staunton should never age, a modern building would ruin the look.

Thank you! neilofSD = greatest feedback of the month award

Originally Posted by Dac150

Whot you mind posting an above shot of Galcorp as well as the whole city?

I don't really like posting whole city shots, it exposes everything, and I really don't like showing undeveloped parts, it really takes away from Staunton's realistic vibe, you know?

But I'll cook up some Galcorp shots sooon.

Originally Posted by austin55

Dreary shots Please,as I said before.

Kent Enterprise Square (Unofficial Name): NexxonOil Building (1973), Kent Enterprises Tower (1976), GrantProvident Bank Building (1983).



Market & 10th Street, Staunton Stock Exchange and Stock Exchange Tower in the distance.



Oh, some perspectivy shots?

RBC (Rector Broadcasting Company) Building/Sloan Insurance Building

[Dac150]

Originally Posted by Patrick

I dont really like posting whole city shots, it exposes everything, and I really dont like showing undeveloped parts, it really takes away from Staunton's realalistic vibe, youknowwhatImean?

Big deal, nobody cares. It's not like you're shocking us with empty space that we don't already know is there. Just show one, our views of Staunton's realism isn't going to change.

[CGII]

Originally Posted by Dac150

Big deal, nobody cares. It's not like you're shocking us with empty space that we don't already know is there. Just show one, our views of Staunton's realism isn't going to change.

Aw, hell no. I NEVER show the empty space when I do City City updates. That's why they're spread so far and few inbetween, because there's too many empty lots in the city. I'm with Patrick all the way here, even though they are there, doesn't mean you have to acknowledge that they are.

[Dac150]

What are we really talking about here though. One shot isn't going to change any opinion about realism, because we already know it isn't real to begin with. I think you're taking it too seriously.

[Austin55]

Looks great! kent looks huge. I try and never post empty shots. I think it ruins a nice picture. What if you see a pic of new York where half the city
is white?

[Dac150]

I'm at a loss with you guys, your being ridiculous. No one cares about just one shot, and all these cities are really not realistic looking at all, so what the big deal is I don't know.

[akres15]

i have to agree with austin i mean yea like if ur on a quest to make it look perfect or more real then you dont want it to be empty. no offense,i was just agreeing with the advice just zoom and move to the side for the shoot with out any white but your still doing an amazing job

[Patrick]

Old Staunton! This is the first Staunton ever, I believe only Foxmtbr and CGII have witnessed. The thread is long gone, so are all the renders