Hey guys, iv just got back from Victoria Train station to get a feel of the scale and detail of the space and building. Sorry to throw a spanner in the works but I'm worried that the building is very large with an awful lot of detail and very little to give a wow factor or features to look authentically placed within game play.

As Mick pointed out that they wanted quality rather than quantity, I'm worried that the space is too big to get all of the detail in within such a short space of time.

What are your thoughts on this?

Ill do some research of Manchester buildings now to see if there are any that would look great even with the decay elements added from a visual point of view but also with interesting features that could be Incorporated into the game play to get an idea of whats available.

Trains, Trams and Tracks

I came across the specific default measurements of tram / train tracks today, 4' 8.5" it's a good starting point for creating the models of trams and possibly platforms since we could perform calculations by analysing photography, I double checked the measurement I found against google earth and maps with the measure tool to be sure and while no two measurements are ever identical I believe that 4' 8.5" will be sufficient. By the way, 4 ft 8.5 inches = 1.4351 metres. I have sent a request to metrolink to see if they can provide some information regarding measurements of their trams so we have something precise to work to but their response may take up to a fortnight, if anyone knows of any online resources where trains / tram measurements are stored that would be great. Note: I already checked The-Blueprints.com, nothing there on trams really.

The website Lisa provided referencing decay: http://www.marchandmeffre.com/detroit/index02.html

Nice find by the way! Some interesting imagery there.

Well anyway, that's where I'm up to, i'll continue my search, possibly take a quick walk around the station because I would like to make some sketches which I will do after making a new mood board to work from.

mine works lol

First Blog

Just testing this out to see if it works.