Wow! Wish my SaveOn Drug store looked like this! I would not keep the weathercock either. Looks a bit out of place. What are using to model with? Peggy

Hi Peggy, thank you very much. As always, I use SketchUp to model, but I render with Bryce. :) Probably I move the weathercock to another building. It doesn't fit very well on that small tower. Greets, Jimi

coming along really good :)) i just love the Fachwerk (don't know what you would call it in english)

Thank you. :-) I think they call it half-timbered house. J.

awesome model!!

Excellent work Jimi, you've made a really good job of this building so far. As for the weather vane it does look kind of odd but from that angle I would expect it to. How's about showing us what the tower with the vane looks like from ground level? Catlin

Very sweet stuff. I am still playing with your tower kit! Got two in progress, an update of The Pass and a new floating rock oupost image. Keep at it and we will continue admiring!

Some very nice modelling there. Good work.

These are beautiful models. I can't wait to see the finished scene.

Jimi, this is an excellent model! I have a question though. (this subject came up during our recent History Challenge) Is this a medievel era building as it looks today, or part of a scene set in the medievel era. The reason I ask is that plate glass was invented in France in the very late 1600s. If this building pre-dates that time I suggest that the individual pieces of glass would probably be much smaller. Many buildings only had shutters and no glass(glass was only affordable to the rich)This is by no means meant as a critique my friend, only as a thought to ponder. If I am way off-base here just disregard this. :-)

Thank you very much for all your comments! Danaomo, this image will show the street in the early 1700-1800 so that I can use the glass windows. I like the idea of letting light shine through the windows very much. It's interesting to read about the invention of plate glass, thanks! PJF, thank you for your smoothing hint. I smooth meshes when I import in Bryce often. The towers are unsmoothed because they're unfinished (as you can see by the green texture). After finishing they will be still unsmoothed though I want to to some copper roofing with it. If I can give you any help with SketchUp I'd be happy. :) Catlin, the weather vane will look very small from the ground because of that high building. I will move that thing to another building I think. More images will follow soon. Thanks, Jimi

derjimi, is the weathercock a lattice? If so, smooth the hell out of it in terrain editor and you will lower the poly count greatly. And you'll get just a silhouette from down below, anyway. Or you can draw it in something like Rhino and create a surface. If you want, I'll try. Shouldn't take much time. BTW, why "O" and not "E" for East? :-)

The modelling is amazing! Very, very nice. Can't wait to see it finished.

Grat modelling here...I'm suitably impressed!

Yup, I think you are definately developing a fan club here Jimi. 8)

Here it's an 'O' too :) It stands for 'oost'. Amazing modelling :) I like it a lot :)

Are you interested in a weathercock freebie? I could upload the .3ds file. Just don't know if you have use for it. Jimi p.s.: Catlin - fanclub?? BLUSH Thanks...

Oooooooo I need a weather vane, yup, yes please. lol 8)

Okidoki, I'll pack it up as freebie now. Damn pending will delay the release. Is it called weather vane? Sorry, my english... J.

Thank you very much Jimi and there is no problem with your English, I wish some Brits could speak better English. lol 8)

I used an online translator and it said 'weathercock'. Good to know the right word now. :)

Weathercock is another term for it but I think most folk use vane because of the other connotations(sp) associated with cock. hehehe ;} Catlin

You should have see the face of an english friend of mine when I told him that I use WOODIES to create images. laugh J.

Had to use my english dicktionary there :P

Plus, it's not always a cock. :-) Can be almost anything. jimi, the poly count is high because you made a solid and the thickness is uneven, so there has to be a lot of polygons. A surface would have much less polys. I have the same problem in Rhino.

Well, the thickness is even. It's a flat plane. it's more the edges which are all curved to make them look smooth. :) Thanks for all your feedback - it's great how this thread grows! Jimi

Nah, I was not clear. Yes, it's what you say, the thickness edge has all the curves, so there has to be a lot of little polygons.

This is going to look absolutely stunning when you finally put it in a scene Jimi. I'm certainly impressed with all the work you've put into this building. 8) Catlin

WOW! (where do I sign up for the fan club?!)

Great stuff Jimi! Thanks!

Jimbo, you're hereby chosen as "Dude of the month" :) Amazing work, it'll look absolutely stunning when it's finished. and all those nice freebees too :) You'd think it was christmas already :)

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuude! :-))))) I dunno - I've just a creative and fun time. :) Tomorrow it will get slower again because I've to work at office much. J.

This just gets better and better!