  Fattonyp Member Username: Fattonyp Post Number: 12 Registered: 09-2007 |
Hey guys, Work is going well recreating a section of old downtown detroit, but boy is it hard work. I have been getting requests to show pictures of what we are doing. This is the current version of the now named Theodore Levin US courthouse.  This picture has had all the nice sculptures taken out while we build it, these get put back on later.  The information we have is pretty good on the building apart from the bottom section. The black marble part of the building that runs along the complete bottom. Some old drawings of the building have windows placed there, but all photos i can find are not low enough to show the bottom of the building. If anyone is able to take a photo of the building, I would really appreciate it. Idealy a photo with people walking by past the building to get a good sense of scale of the windows. Also any nice clear photos of the reliefs on the building would be good, head on facing them preferably. Thanks for your help. | ||
Fattonyp Member Username: Fattonyp Post Number: 13 Registered: 09-2007 |
oh i forgot, yep will pay for good photo  hehe kind of silly to forget that part. but hey im broke so cant pay a great deal but hopefully some cash and the desire to get parts of the city's history preserved forever will be incentive enough to help =D | ||
Jasoncw Member Username: Jasoncw Post Number: 443 Registered: 07-2005 |
Have you searched www.flickr.com? I know that there are some detail shots there somewhere. I think they were in a set of photos about the Lafayette Building. For photos of the base, somewhere on this site is a thread about the filming of Transformers, which should have what you're looking for. What are you recreating the buildings for? Me and some other people are remaking Detroit for SimCity 4. There's a thread about it -> http://www.simtropolis.com/for um/messageview.cfm?catid=37&th readid=85962 I know how big of a pain getting reference photos can be, I've made threads like this before. Also, the limestone blocks aren't lined up right on the building, which also makes me think that not everything is proportioned correctly (although it looks fine). For buildings with such a simple face I think it's important to get things lined up right. And they just cleaned the building not too long ago, and it's still looking pretty clean. What program are you using? | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 3788 Registered: 02-2005 |
Jasoncw, how would I download some of these buildings you've created to my Sim City 4? Is that even possible? | ||
Jasoncw Member Username: Jasoncw Post Number: 444 Registered: 07-2005 |
Yes! http://www.simtropolis.com/ste x/index.cfm?page=1&keyword=BSP &type=all After you download it, unzip it, and put what you want in my documents/simcity 4/plugins (or whatever that folder is), and they should appear in your game. There is a readme which you can read for more detailed information. Those are the finished ones. There are a lot more that I'm making (Chase Tower, 211 W Fort, Penobscot Building, One Woodward Avenue) that are still in progress, and other people are making more, including some non-Detroit Michigan landmarks. | ||
Hans57 Member Username: Hans57 Post Number: 210 Registered: 05-2006 |
Fattonyp, not sure if this has been posted or not but what program to you use? Rhino? (Message edited by hans57 on October 15, 2007) | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 3790 Registered: 02-2005 |
Cool, thanks Jason. Is that the page where additional updates that you're working on will be posted? | ||
Jasoncw Member Username: Jasoncw Post Number: 445 Registered: 07-2005 |
Yep! And actually, Chase Tower will be released at the end of this month. Someone else is making the McNamara Fed Building, which will also be released at the end of this month. The same person also made a Happy's Pizza, which, will also be released at the end of this month! | ||
Fattonyp Member Username: Fattonyp Post Number: 14 Registered: 09-2007 |
Hi Guys thanks for the posts. Im creating the buildings for an online computer game set in detroit during the roaring 40s. Which makes it all abit harder as a lot of the buildings no longer exist. I am using 3D world Studio and Constructor. Unfortunately these are for a First Person perspective which means I have to try and balance detail with data size. At first we are just trying to create the exteriors and then later create a certain amount of the interior to be explored. Jason, can u shoot me a mail so we can talk further. Think we may have many funny stories about recreating detroit we can share What program do you use for your buildings? mine is mawebring (at) yahoo (dot) com | ||
Carptrash Member Username: Carptrash Post Number: 1464 Registered: 10-2003 |
Okay. The relief sculpture is by Parducci, so I'm the person that you need to talk to. However swapping pictures here is not really possible, so send an email to eeklon at yahoo. c o m and mention Levin court house in the subject and let's see what can be done. Einar aka carptrash | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 654 Registered: 11-2006 |
eeeeek | ||
Hardhat Member Username: Hardhat Post Number: 215 Registered: 10-2003 |
This was taken about a year ago.  | ||
Carptrash Member Username: Carptrash Post Number: 1467 Registered: 10-2003 |
eeeeeeeeeek indeed!! | ||
Track75 Member Username: Track75 Post Number: 2654 Registered: 10-2003 |
A blast from the past!! Nice!! | ||
Hardhat Member Username: Hardhat Post Number: 216 Registered: 10-2003 |
Here are a couple of others. If you need hi-res versions, post your e-mail and I will send them to you.   | ||
Jasoncw Member Username: Jasoncw Post Number: 446 Registered: 07-2005 |
His e-mail is mawebring (at) yahoo (dot) com | ||
Fattonyp Member Username: Fattonyp Post Number: 15 Registered: 09-2007 |
thanks guys, yep thats my mail mawebring (at) yahoo (dot) com Hardhat, thanks for the pics I will look forward to getting the hires ones in the mail. Life saver. Carpcrash, thanks man, sending a mail your way. Jason, ta man. Mailed u back. Spirit, hehe whats eeeek mean? |
