Travels in London

[Guest R_Driscoll]

London screenshots:For those who requested some shots before the weekend ...Here's some recent pics taken with my (rusty old rewirable) Box Brownie camera, leaning precariously out the window whilst I flew the Baron with my feet, on a a recent joy-ride around the city, looking ar recent changes.I have been experimenting with adding shine to the buildings (nothing clever - just getting good source pics and sunny days and experiments with resolution) - and I think these new buildings are starting to look better:http://forums.avsim.com/user_files/11402.jpgA new barrier to progress:http://forums.avsim.com/user_files/11403.jpgMating season at London City Airport - runway scheduled to be demolished and replaced by a proper concrete one. (Tom, look away, you're too young for this).http://forums.avsim.com/user_files/11404.jpgThe great grey greeeeen greasy Thames:http://forums.avsim.com/user_files/11405.jpgAnd its late home but at least I can read the time:http://forums.avsim.com/user_files/11407.jpg

[Christopher Low 5,332]

Robert,Good heavens, you HAVE been busy lately :-)Chris Low,ENGLAND.

[Guest glidernut]

Love them barriers.That dont meen I dont like the bildings, I do,I just meen,! wel, you know what I meen.It realy is unmistakenly London.Your doing a grand job.glidernut.:-wave

[Hans_Petter 1]

Yes, this looks promising! I'll have a busy weekend by the way but as soon as you send me the concrete for LC I'll try to contribute. I like those "groins" in the river. What are they?Hans Petter

[Christopher Low 5,332]

Hans,That's the Thames Barrier, which protects central London from the risk of flooding.Chris Low,ENGLAND.

[agtim 0]

Hi Robert,The new London City area looks nice. When you do the package please remove my old wrong Canary Wharf Building (location is correct but the building is totally wrong, a Seattle model).It was a quick and dirty build in the first release of the region :-) :-wave agtim

[Guest R_Driscoll]

Thanks for the comments - much appreciated. Yes, the "groin" things are meant to be the London Thames Barrier - designed I think to control flooding (well I don't know muh about them at all really - thanks Chris).Agtim - I don't think I can do the actual Canary wharf - well maybe later if I can get some good pics, but I just wanted to add some high buildings on the approach to London City Airport which I am making with Hans Roverud at present. Mine are the actual buildings, although I had to guess at the heights - if anyone knows more let me know! Can I leave your models in for the moment - I need something there, and it has the right shape and complexity to represent C Wharf. Anyway, you know more about it than I did - I didn't know this was Canary Wharf. Just an ignorant colonial ...Bye for now,RobD.