Pat Pattle
SOH-CM-2025
No Clive, you didn't send that one,
Attached, let me know if you'd like the gmax file too.
Attached, let me know if you'd like the gmax file too.
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City Textures rework
- Thread starter rince33
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Southend loading pier.
Southend-on-Sea placements are currently 70% completed. The loading pier has a damage box but no damage modelling, basically eye candy at this stage.
The gasworks pier is still to be created and I may also create a longer main pier as the current medium pier model is a bit short.
Southend-on-Sea placements are currently 70% completed. The loading pier has a damage box but no damage modelling, basically eye candy at this stage.
The gasworks pier is still to be created and I may also create a longer main pier as the current medium pier model is a bit short.
Thank's mate!
I had intended to show the gasworks on the completion of Southend but what the hell. Clive kindly provided the gmax files for his lovely gasholder model so that I could scale a large and smaller version for Southend. After I have completed the gasworks pier I will continue with building module placements above and to the east of the gas works placement.
R,
I have to tell you that the gasometers were behind the pier, well actually there were two piers. That one you've built (which is very good and exactly the shape I remember), and a second smaller one (to the right of that one) which had a black tar covered pipe that stunk of sulphur (prob because it was good ol' coal gas tar from the gas) running along it. I had most of my relatives in Southend, so spent a lot of school holidays there, on the beach, and the Pier. You could fish off that large pier, then (60's-70's) it didn't have the cranes or anything on it.
I appreciate that you've got the housing already built behind it, so I'm not being picky, just brought back a lot of old memories, amazing what you remember! ha ha.
Great stuff.
Cheers
Shessi
I have to tell you that the gasometers were behind the pier, well actually there were two piers. That one you've built (which is very good and exactly the shape I remember), and a second smaller one (to the right of that one) which had a black tar covered pipe that stunk of sulphur (prob because it was good ol' coal gas tar from the gas) running along it. I had most of my relatives in Southend, so spent a lot of school holidays there, on the beach, and the Pier. You could fish off that large pier, then (60's-70's) it didn't have the cranes or anything on it.
I appreciate that you've got the housing already built behind it, so I'm not being picky, just brought back a lot of old memories, amazing what you remember! ha ha.
Great stuff.
Cheers
Shessi
Hi Shessi
I know about that short pier to the right of the loading pier with the cranes, my next build.
I don't have any close up pics of it and its buildings, so there will be some guesswork involved. I have to be a bit selective about the detail that I add, after all this is just a representation of these landmarks which will probably never be seen in missions. I can always revisit the area at a later date and add some extra stuff.
The cranes are in 1940's pics and it was fun adding them to the pier. I had to google old small cranes to get an idea of their appearance.
I noticed a fun fair just west of the gasholders and was tempted to build it, but had to restrain myself.
Nice to read about your old memories of the area.
You all have a great week.
I know about that short pier to the right of the loading pier with the cranes, my next build.
I don't have any close up pics of it and its buildings, so there will be some guesswork involved. I have to be a bit selective about the detail that I add, after all this is just a representation of these landmarks which will probably never be seen in missions. I can always revisit the area at a later date and add some extra stuff.
The cranes are in 1940's pics and it was fun adding them to the pier. I had to google old small cranes to get an idea of their appearance.
I noticed a fun fair just west of the gasholders and was tempted to build it, but had to restrain myself.
Nice to read about your old memories of the area.
You all have a great week.
Yes you could go on and on...and on..have to limit it sometime!
The funfair was the Kursaal, then there was a smaller Peter Pan's Playground (funfair) next to the main public pier entrance. The Kursaal funfair went in the 80's, Peter Pan's is now called Adventure Island.
Fun fact...and you prob know, Southend Pier is the longest public access pier in the world, about 1.25 miles/2 Km long.
Aside from the memories, it really is impressive what you are doing.
Cheers
Shessi
The funfair was the Kursaal, then there was a smaller Peter Pan's Playground (funfair) next to the main public pier entrance. The Kursaal funfair went in the 80's, Peter Pan's is now called Adventure Island.
Fun fact...and you prob know, Southend Pier is the longest public access pier in the world, about 1.25 miles/2 Km long.
Aside from the memories, it really is impressive what you are doing.
Cheers
Shessi
sixstrings5859
Charter Member
Absolutely Awesome work !!!