buzzits power project

[Buzzit]

hey peeps!
well i finally have some spare time again to continue the work!
i already completed the substation+pylon for the german set and im now busy getting it ready for in game.

after thats complete the delta pylon will get its own termination system.

i will post some pictures tonight to show the progress

buzzit

[Buzzit]

the update on the german one so far:


the termination/end/substation pylon:

this one is completely based on my fantasy
i had another concept based on a real-life thing but that didn't worked out well unfortunately.

here's another picture next to the german pylons wich maarten made:


quite a diffrence in length!
mine are arround 32 meters in high now and arround 20 or more meters width.

i didnt had time to work on the delta one due private reasons

anyways
both sets will be released this year!

[Buzzit]

a litte update:
i finally constructed the substation for the delta pylon and im really proud of it
it still has some little things that need to be fixed but that will come

i got 3 picture to show:


1st render:


2nd render:


ingame shot:


next thing to do is probably adding some props and improving some little details
and then its time to model the corners and diagonal straigh pieces for these sets!


love to hear some comments and suggestions!

buzzit

[MandelSoft]

Wow! These substation pylons are looking really great! Keep it up!

[Sam Johnson]

Wow very well detailed substation, buzzit. 

I've been following your project for a while and I'm really impressed, and I look forward to see more pylons and substations from various european countries.
Just one suggestion. how about rendering the fences surrounding your substation as single props for use on other lots, or a generel more adjustable use? They look really good btw. 

Anyway great work, keep it up! 

[Bane the Zergling]

Epic work m8

If u need suggestions or idea's how about I point you two some Australian pylon designs they might be similar to one's you have got.....

If they are don't worry about it.

[Buzzit]

thanks for the comments sam and bane !

i have to show you people  something!
because my 4th set is completed!

http://www.simtropolis.com/stex/details.cfm?id=25576

its the delta pylon set
with reconstructed thinner pylons and a new wire texture!

have fun!

and the german set is nearing completion aswell

[peter007]

Another great package Buzzit. it's really fantastic. 

[MR.Y]

hmmmm, may you can make the German pylons more looking like the ones of marteen so that you can use them together without seeing, that they're made by 2 different persons, because then it looks more realistic. But nice work...

[Buzzit]

thats something i unfortunately can't do
maartens way of modeling differs from mine and i'm not gonna change the overal textures since then they wouldn't fit with my others.
the only thing that we have the same are the line textures.

[Getron]

Buzzit,

The pylons look great, already I'm using the french and dutch one in my cities. Keep the work up  .

[Buzzit]

the german set is  as good as finished now!
only one pylon!


i will also show you the next project:
this time no lattice towers
but steel poles or steel tube like ones
this is a request from someone and i though it was nice to try!
here's the result so far!:

a single circuit 500kV variant:


and a double circuit 500kV variant:


as you can see they are multi wired here
but that will be changed into dubble wired since the rendering time will take to long!
(arround 4 hours for the dubble circuit one!)

[Bane the Zergling]

Nice one m8 big change.

[Fresh Prince of SC4D]

How high is the double circuit?

[Bane the Zergling]

Hey buzzit here a suggestion the line on the dutch and fench are pretty dark have ask if you could use MRTNRLN lines?


Here is a referrance.
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[MandelSoft]

^^ He's already working on that, Bane...

[Bane the Zergling]

Here is another suggestion seeing how Buzzit was asking lol.

Maybe making some pylons that turn slightly to the left and right towers and also a tower that make another transmission line run over the top of another to cross.

Here another pic.



Having antianlising on helps alot with the lines. x16 or 32 on a GTX 460

Why I've decided to help etc is because Powerlines when I was much younger they were a hobbie of mine.

[Buzzit]

@ Freshprince..
the pylons are about 55 meters in length..
thats the arround the original high of the double circuit one.
In real life the single circuit one is shorter but i made it as tall as.. for the reason that im gonna use it to connect with the dubble circuit one..

i also made a new single circuit one
so this pack will contain 2 single circuit and one double circuit set.

@ bane yeh i know haha
the cables are way to dark.
that something i will work on in the future.
the french one will be completely remodeld.

@bane2:

nice suggestion certainly something to look into!


anyways
i was planning to add crossing pylons in the delta package
unfortunately for some reason i keep gettings this error 6 when i render the wires..
anyone knows the reason for that?

here's a picture of what the pylon would look like:


it would be arround the 105 meters in length

and here's a shot i made with all 3 the tube styles and a dragable pylon for measurements:

[Bane the Zergling]

Sweet nice tower Buzzit reminds me of the pylons crossing highways and over trees in the Darwin Australia.

Last pic looks epic.

[louistsw]

Delta pylons also have the same style here. Can't stop to love it!!

but will it support on slope future?