District Line - Turnham Green construction

As ever, pretty d&()£d good! ;D

It may be a problem with the perspective, but I recall the canpy support being square in section. In those screenies they appear rectangular.

Mr Cuppa - the bases are square and the posts are within a hair of square, as they are fractionally inset onto the base (as best I could determine from photos, though I could be mistaken). There is, however, a touch of perspective shift in the shots due to the angle of view, as you surmise.

Luke - thank you. I'm certainly satisfied with is so far. With any station I am trying to capture the character, and not just produce a dimensionally accurate object. This is where good photos are key, and many of the textures used are either (color-wise) sampled from photos, or parts of photos are used as actual textures on the models (e.g. wall textures or signs). Once again I'm indebted to PP for all the good photo work he did several years ago that lets me build this stuff so it looks believable. The canopy surround texture is from one of those photos (perspective straightened) with transparent areas added via PSP so it's correctly 'see through' but also appears to have substance. Getting that texture right took most of one evening, but I feel was well worth it for the distinctive detail it provides. It will also get re-used as needed on other stations. I also spent almost all last evening creating textures for the remaining buildings, posters and signs, so tonight the models for those can get built. I think it will all come alive once all the 'appropriate objects' are present.

Sorry - far more than you wanted to know More pics later on the weekend as I complete this one.

EDIT: Quick thought/question - is this a compromise height platform? If so I need to lower it a tad as it's currently perfect for D78 floor height, but might be a good step-down for a 73TS. Please advise.

Thanks, Jimi

DrJimi, if it will help, on Saturday or Sunday evening, I can do Acton Town to Barons Court on the District, taking a quick photo of the step up? Its no problem as I have to take the Piccadilly from Housnlow to Arnos anyway.

EDIT: Btw, its looking amazing!

About done. Left to do are the OPO monitors, bridge and side walls and cable runs and the local buildings/scenery. And the night textutes.



















Final shots later this week.

Best, Jimi

I'm pretty sure Ravenscourt Park and Turnham Green are compromise height platforms.

Will Acton Works and Lillie Bridge be included in the project?

Blimey - that moon's frighteningly close! ;D ;D

I thought I recalled there was a replacement 'moon' texture around somewhere. Sure enough, UKTS coughed up a half-sized moon with a much more realistic appearance. How's this Colin?



David - you are too kind. I'm just having fun seeing how close a representation I can get. I think my texture editing/creation is steadily getting better. That I feel is the key to believable structures. And maybe a little imagination on the part of the viewer to 'fill in the gaps'

Best to all, Jimi