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Vielen Dank Carloh. Thank You. But this direct SketchUp output version I made only to show that it is a “real” SketchUp model. The “hard” work was to illuminate the city for the direct rendering without post processing.

Thank you for your comments! @alvis: now that I see your sticks I noticed that my spheres are too small in comparison to the sticks. I'm not able to make trinagles this way Next time, I will search for real ones before modeling...

oh in the darkroom. nice.

Nice "small" projects!

Oli: Thank you for all the great tips! Just created a dropbox folder, so I will share the link w/anyone wanting the model.

Beautiful!

Thanks for the comments guys. It's a relief to play with a simple scene after so much archviz. I also love the fast benchmark. I tried to be abstract and non-denominational.

@olishea said: Yeah phone's used to be fashionably small. I love small phones. Remember the old Nokia 8210? Now they're becoming bricks with huge screens. I understand the smartphone revolution and need for a bigger screen, but would be nice to see equivalent mini phones again. I still believe this is one of the best looking and most practical phones around. Plus it was TINY!! [image: nokia8210.jpg] agreed! that and lack of style too... nowadays its all about the bigger screen, cause the phone isnt made for phone calls anymore, but for games and internet my choice? i use a simple non-smart phone for calls and a tablet for the rest the best one i had, was this one, though.. super-light, super-thin, i had battery for a week and i droped it like a 1000 times, and the thing never broke [image: lhef_1024px-Motorola_RAZR_V3i_03.JPG]

thanks

Great picture! The background image works well with the final technique. Interesting buiiding.

mmm burger king, mcdonalds and KFC....what more could a man want?! got some real movement to that image david, nicely done!

Beautiful colours,really well done.

Thank you..

Simon really nice design, I like the way the scene is indirectly illuminated... great collection of bikes best V p.s. Im taking note myself of Olisheas 4 tips for postproduction, nice reworked image as well

Thanks Dave!

@tinanne said: This is a very interesting concept. I am looking forward to seeing it progress. You certainly have some other interested and talented people who are giving you great advice! Thank you, anything related to architecture and design gets my attention. Input from members of this site are always welcome. Serrot

Great model! I'd buy one!

Looks great!

Here in earthquake country, these masonry buildings need massive work just to stay legal. We had a ca 1906 hotel that went a long time boarded up, for lack of any viable development. When the top of the walls begin to crumble, it became a hazard and had to be fixed or destoyed (I think it was water damage to the roof). Someone finally made condos of it for the renovation, and reportedly lost their shirts....But we have the building back and looking nice.w