steveve's Toronto city model - Page 5

Filip · September 8th, 2011, 10:31 PM

Wow Steve.. you're one talented young man!

This is incredible.

Sid_toronto · September 10th, 2011, 05:24 AM

awesome stuff. you should make up your own city.

steveve · September 13th, 2011, 11:08 PM

Okay. so i haven't been building lately, but i did decide to put the models on a larger sheet of wood, just till i sort things out... Decided to take more photos though.

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

steveve · September 20th, 2011, 12:26 AM

Update September 19, 2011:

although progress has WAY slowed down, this will be built, block by block......... hopefully!

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

Elnerico · September 20th, 2011, 10:08 AM

I wonder after your done if the city would want to purchase this model from you, budget problems aside.

B.Tinoff · September 26th, 2011, 02:48 PM

They would never be able to afford this shit . . fukn Doug Ford

I use to do this shit with LEGOs . . it was cool then.

And its really fukin cool now! Steve o . . how do you do this?

steveve · October 6th, 2011, 02:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elnerico

I wonder after your done if the city would want to purchase this model from you, budget problems aside.

LOL!

Quick update that's not really an update:
holy cow, no updates in almost a month!... I've been busy lately with school and all, but I do plan on starting up again after Thanksgiving/in the upcoming weeks to keep this thing going!

Cheers!
-steveve

***Taller, Better*** · October 6th, 2011, 09:04 AM

School comes first, Steve! Do well there and you will be set for a good career!

steveve · October 17th, 2011, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taller, Better

School comes first, Steve! Do well there and you will be set for a good career!

lol! ya for sure!...

Update: Dundee Place was built over the weekend.... yes, that is all, i planned on building much more

steveve · October 22nd, 2011, 08:42 PM

Update October 22, 2011:
The east Yonge-street block bounded by Richmond and Adelaide streets is completed... debating whether to build north toward the Eaton Centre/City Hall, South toward l tower/Union station, or west (Roy Thompson area)...

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Innsertnamehere · October 22nd, 2011, 09:15 PM

SOUTH! that would be awesome!

MattToronto · October 23rd, 2011, 06:28 AM

Well my building is West, so West please

steveve · October 29th, 2011, 08:16 PM

lol!

^ I'll try to please all crowds by expanding slowly in all directions,

Update October 29, 2011:

*33 Yonge is built, alongside the FS Opera House, and the building across on University,

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

allurban · October 30th, 2011, 04:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveve

image hosted on flickr

How about doing the Flatiron building ... then you can take "skyline" photos looking west along Front St.

kind of like the one below:

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Toronto Flat Iron Building with BCE Place Towers in Background by Bobcatnorth, on Flickr

Maybe you can also add the St. Lawrence Market and St. Lawrence Hall to the east. Sure, they aren't skyscrapers but they are an important part of Toronto.

To the north please start with City Hall (old and new), Osgoode Hall and the Canada Life tower ... those are Toronto Icons that will bring your "downtown" model to life.

To the west, Roy Thompson Hall would be wonderful to see. And, imagine Union Station & the Dominion building to the south!

I'm gonna say, head due south to get the "skyline" views...aside from the other buildings mentioned above

Cheers, m

steveve · November 19th, 2011, 03:58 PM

lol

^ the board i have can't really expand any further east/west past victoria st and john street, so for the time being, it'll constricted to those streets (till i get a bigger board/more permanent base)...

none of the blocks are actually glued to the surface yet, so the more blocks i add, the harder it becomes to keep them lined up in a grid without moving,

i'll think of something

It's been a while since i updated,
Union Station is built, and the entertainment district is underway,

November 19, 2011:

image hosted on flickr

allurban · November 19th, 2011, 04:25 PM

I dont know if it would spoil the look of the model, but have you thought of using electrical tape to mark out the roads/

The black colour would make the streets clear (you could even write street names with a wite-out pen) and the extra layer would keep the blocks from moving too far.

I assume the buildings are glued to the blocks? You could also code the blocks (on the bottom) and the table surface (in the grid) so if you ever have to move the model (you know, selling it to Toronto's future Museum of Toronto) it can be reassembled quickly & easily

Cheers, m

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveve

lol

^ the board i have can't really expand any further east/west past victoria st and john street, so for the time being, it'll constricted to those streets (till i get a bigger board/more permanent base)...

none of the blocks are actually glued to the surface yet, so the more blocks i add, the harder it becomes to keep them lined up in a grid without moving,

i'll think of something

It's been a while since i updated,
Union Station is built, and the entertainment district is underway,

November 19, 2011:

image hosted on flickr

steveve · November 21st, 2011, 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allurban

I dont know if it would spoil the look of the model, but have you thought of using electrical tape to mark out the roads/

The black colour would make the streets clear (you could even write street names with a wite-out pen) and the extra layer would keep the blocks from moving too far.

I assume the buildings are glued to the blocks? You could also code the blocks (on the bottom) and the table surface (in the grid) so if you ever have to move the model (you know, selling it to Toronto's future Museum of Toronto) it can be reassembled quickly & easily

Cheers, m

ya, i thought about painting the base grey/using grey tape of some sorts for the streets, then print off labels for street names (writing by hand would be too messy).. but these things will be last/held off until a later time because first i have to get this thing done lol!

and ya, the buildings are glued to the blocks..

MattToronto · November 21st, 2011, 05:11 AM

Double-sided tape might work, or perhaps you can look into glueing them onto a papar surface in their intended location, and then cutting them away individually when you're ready to glue it to the main board. Time consuming in the end but keeps things in order.

steveve · December 10th, 2011, 10:59 PM

Update December 10, 2011:

Boutique Condos are built and the Entertainment District continues to grow... Theatre Park and Studio Condos are soon to follow,

image hosted on flickr

And some different ones:

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

kuquito · December 12th, 2011, 02:15 AM

Great work, Franciscan Patience no doubt

September 13th, 2011, 11:08 PM	#83
steveve Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 254 Likes (Received): 5	Okay. so i haven't been building lately, but i did decide to put the models on a larger sheet of wood, just till i sort things out... Decided to take more photos though. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

October 6th, 2011, 09:04 AM	#88
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,744 Likes (Received): 281	School comes first, Steve! Do well there and you will be set for a good career! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

October 23rd, 2011, 06:28 AM	#92
MattToronto Less is More Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,805 Likes (Received): 0	Well my building is West, so West please __________________ Industrial Designer with a love of Architecture.

October 29th, 2011, 08:16 PM	#93
steveve Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 254 Likes (Received): 5	lol! ^ I'll try to please all crowds by expanding slowly in all directions, Update October 29, 2011: 33 Yonge is built, alongside the FS Opera House, and the building across on University, image hosted on flickr* image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ Toronto City Model: http://urbantoronto.ca/showthread.ph...nto-city-model Check out my Tumblr!: http://steveve.tumblr.com/

November 19th, 2011, 03:58 PM	#95
steveve Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 254 Likes (Received): 5	lol ^ the board i have can't really expand any further east/west past victoria st and john street, so for the time being, it'll constricted to those streets (till i get a bigger board/more permanent base)... none of the blocks are actually glued to the surface yet, so the more blocks i add, the harder it becomes to keep them lined up in a grid without moving, i'll think of something It's been a while since i updated, Union Station is built, and the entertainment district is underway, November 19, 2011: image hosted on flickr __________________ Toronto City Model: http://urbantoronto.ca/showthread.ph...nto-city-model Check out my Tumblr!: http://steveve.tumblr.com/

September 8th, 2011, 10:31 PM	#81
Filip Torontonian 4ever Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,257 Likes (Received): 16	Wow Steve.. you're one talented young man! This is incredible.

September 10th, 2011, 05:24 AM	#82
Sid_toronto urbanite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: x-Toronto Posts: 1,556 Likes (Received): 0	awesome stuff. you should make up your own city.

September 20th, 2011, 12:26 AM	#84
steveve Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 254 Likes (Received): 5	Update September 19, 2011: although progress has WAY slowed down, this will be built, block by block......... hopefully! image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr

September 20th, 2011, 10:08 AM	#85
Elnerico Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vancouver, Tdot Posts: 747	I wonder after your done if the city would want to purchase this model from you, budget problems aside.

September 26th, 2011, 02:48 PM	#86
B.Tinoff Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 133 Likes (Received): 0	They would never be able to afford this shit . . fukn Doug Ford I use to do this shit with LEGOs . . it was cool then. And its really fukin cool now! Steve o . . how do you do this?

October 22nd, 2011, 08:42 PM	#90
steveve Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 254 Likes (Received): 5	Update October 22, 2011: The east Yonge-street block bounded by Richmond and Adelaide streets is completed... debating whether to build north toward the Eaton Centre/City Hall, South toward l tower/Union station, or west (Roy Thompson area)... image hosted on flickr

October 22nd, 2011, 09:15 PM	#91
Innsertnamehere insertoronto Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,938 Likes (Received): 16	SOUTH! that would be awesome!

November 21st, 2011, 05:11 AM	#98
MattToronto Less is More Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,805 Likes (Received): 0	Double-sided tape might work, or perhaps you can look into glueing them onto a papar surface in their intended location, and then cutting them away individually when you're ready to glue it to the main board. Time consuming in the end but keeps things in order. __________________ Industrial Designer with a love of Architecture.

December 10th, 2011, 10:59 PM	#99
steveve Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 254 Likes (Received): 5	Update December 10, 2011: Boutique Condos are built and the Entertainment District continues to grow... Theatre Park and Studio Condos are soon to follow, image hosted on flickr And some different ones: image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ Toronto City Model: http://urbantoronto.ca/showthread.ph...nto-city-model Check out my Tumblr!: http://steveve.tumblr.com/

December 12th, 2011, 02:15 AM	#100
kuquito BANNED Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto/ Paraiso de Cartago Posts: 11,265 Likes (Received): 1	Great work, Franciscan Patience no doubt

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