Google Earth models, my city Bergen op Zoom

[dirkkkk]

ziet er goed uit gast...

[EddyNL]

Thanx!

New model added:

[EddyNL]

New one:

[Gaieus]

Ah, lucky you with this flat terrain! Sigh, my place is so hilly billy!
Anyway, nice models!

[EddyNL]

Thanks for your comment.
Terrain in quite flat indeed.
Main square has got some really nice historic buildings, most of them are hundreds of years old.
Yesterday I got interviewed by my local newspaper, they are gonna post an article in next week's paper!

[Puma]

Lol, how did they came to know that you had been modeling Bergen op Zoom? Nice models though, did you get the textures by photo or by combining several textures from 'the internet'?

*Heerlijk, eindelijk eens wat Hollanders hiero !

[EddyNL]

Well, Bergen op Zoom won the award for "Best City Center"
(Nice shops, well maintained buildings, interesting historic building and monuments)
So everybody is busy promoting the city to attract more tourists.

I've made two models,(hotel and city hall)these models have been accepted in 2007.
Now my goal is to model the entire main square. Going to put Bergen op Zoom on the digital map!
I've called the local newspaper to see if they were interested. And they were!

@unknownuser said:

*Heerlijk, eindelijk eens wat Hollanders hiero !

Ja toch.
Leuke GTA mods maak je trouwens!

[EddyNL]

Hey everybody,

I was interviewed by the local newspaper a couple of weeks ago!

Here's a crappy GoogleTranslated link:
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bndestem.nl%2Fregio%2Fbergenopzoom%2F3682029%2FMijn-missie-Bergen-op-digitale-kaart-zetten.ece&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=nl&tl=en

And for the Dutch speaking people:
http://www.bndestem.nl/regio/bergenopzoom/3682029/Mijn-missie-Bergen-op-digitale-kaart-zetten.ece

[EddyNL]

Hey guys,

Added a few new buildings. The building on the left is a Greek restaurant.
The spire in the back is a church that has been converted to a theather.

By EduardoNL

[Gaieus]

Cool stuff War and looks pretty efficient way of modeling for GE. Keep them coming!

[twharvey]

Hi Eduardo,

I think this is great! I have a similar project modeling the centre of the town where I live: Leominster (pronounced Lem-ster) Herefordshire, England. Here's the collection so far:
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=694bdaf197e2aec7bac8d19b776df429

I like the idea that modelers are doing more than the big, well known world cities.

Good work!
Tom

[EddyNL]

By EduardoNL

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By EduardoNL

New one.
First image is the digital photo.
Second image for usage in SketchUp, edited in Photoshop.
And finally the model on the right hand side of the square.

@ Gaieus
Thanks for the comment. Will do.

@ Tom
Your models look amazing! I still have a lot to learn...
Are you using textures from sites like CGtextures?

Lemster looks like a nice town!

[Mike Lucey]

EXCELLENT WORK EduardoNL, please keep us posted on your progress AND we want to see a scan of that well deserved Newspaper Intereview, well done to you.

Mike

[twharvey]

@eduardonl said:

Are you using textures from sites like CGtextures?

Eduardo,

Mainly, I'm doing it the same way you did this sample. Since I'm taking my photos from the ground, I often can't get good pictures of the roofs, chimneys, etc. Then I use textures from CGTextures for roof tiles and bricks.

Tom

[CraigD]

Great job EduardoNL!! That's exactly how to properly create photo textures! Really nice! Keep up the good work, and if you have any problems or questions, feel free to PM here on SketchUcation Forums!!

Cheers,

 - CraigD

[EddyNL]

@mike lucey said:

EXCELLENT WORK EduardoNL, please keep us posted on your progress AND we want to see a scan of that well deserved Newspaper Intereview, well done to you.

Mike

Thanks for the kind words Mike.

Here's the newspaper scan: (its in Dutch though...)

http://www.3dbusiness.nl/source/bergen/1krant.jpg
http://www.3dbusiness.nl/source/bergen/2krant.jpg
http://www.3dbusiness.nl/source/bergen/3krant.jpg

Here's a crappy GoogleTranslated link:
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bndestem.nl%2Fregio%2Fbergenopzoom%2F3682029%2FMijn-missie-Bergen-op-digitale-kaart-zetten.ece&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=nl&tl=en

More news, Google accepted another model!
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=5c3b3bad95140d9f58cb8f07ba1abb0d

I've also updated my website a bit:
Http://www.3dbusiness.nl

Thats about it for now,
Regards, Ward

[EddyNL]

Yehaa!

Google accepted 3 more models in Bergen op Zoom!
A jeweler, and 2 restaurants, all on the main square.

Please take a look at the enclosed .KMZ file.

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Google link to the city of Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands

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[Gaieus]

This whole town is getting more and more complete and exciting. Also good modelling; congrats!

[EddyNL]

Thanks for your comment Csaba.
I am now working on a church which has been converted to a theatre. To complete the square I still have about 15 building to model.

So more to come!

Regards,
Ward

[EddyNL]

I'm now updating one of my first models, Residence Dagmara. (Built in 1879)
The Google Earth accepted model doesn't have any photo textures, so its time for an update!

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