steveve's Toronto city model - Page 8

KrispyInToronto · May 19th, 2012, 04:30 AM

looks great- hey steveve do me a favor and take a picture with a tissue box on there im just curious to see the scale of it

steveve · May 21st, 2012, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KrispyInToronto

looks great- hey steveve do me a favor and take a picture with a tissue box on there im just curious to see the scale of it

I'll take a photo with a tissue box (lol) in my next update, so here's something for now:

* and older photo comparing an ipod and a 12 inch ruler:

image hosted on flickr

Also in this photo below, if you look closely at the white paper, you can see their outlines, each cutout is a standard 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper., and the wood base is approx 2ft x 4ft

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IrishMan2010 · May 21st, 2012, 12:49 AM

Great work, very impressive!

steveve · May 23rd, 2012, 04:25 AM

Quite a bit of progress over this past weekend.

- Old City Hall is partially complete (the roof isn't finished yet).
- Karma condos has a lot of height going for it/impact on the skyline... WAY more so than i expected.
- More of University Ave including Residences of the RCMI

May 22, 2012

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Quote:

Originally Posted by KrispyInToronto

looks great- hey steveve do me a favor and take a picture with a tissue box on there im just curious to see the scale of it

image hosted on flickr

steveve · June 4th, 2012, 12:46 AM

I got tired of waiting, so i built Massey Tower and 88 Scott (not very accurately, but it gets the job done).

Massey tower's impact will be HUGE on the skyline from the east/west. wow. it's crazy.

88 Scott also has pretty big impact on the financial district in terms of visually expanding it.

Furthermore, some more blocks extending University Ave. north were built, as well as the MET condos.

June 3, 2012

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Intensification on Yonge:
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SWFC fan · June 25th, 2012, 12:41 AM

Wow you have amazing talent as a scale modeler! One thing that has kept me from doing the same thing is measurements. For the life of me I just can't figure out how to get the measurements is all the buildings especially the small ones. What do you do to get them?

steveve · July 1st, 2012, 03:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SWFC fan

Wow you have amazing talent as a scale modeler! One thing that has kept me from doing the same thing is measurements. For the life of me I just can't figure out how to get the measurements is all the buildings especially the small ones. What do you do to get them?

for height measurements, I use information from databases (ex skyscraper page), google maps, etc... then use my own scale to shrink it down appropriately if that's what you mean, srry it's hard to explain without writing an essay lol

Not a whole lot of progress, i've slowed down quite a bit lately, but i finally got around to building Metro Hall,
also, the entertainment district/university ave continues northwards.

Update June 30, 2012:

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KrispyInToronto · July 3rd, 2012, 01:07 AM

A+ lookin good

all you need now is to paint them all down to detail

July 10th, 2012, 10:44 PM

Great models! Physical models are such fantastic architectural tools. I look forward to seeing more! Hopefully you will get into some of the more prominent neighbourhoods around the city, making builders of smaller scales, ie Cabbagetown or the Annex.

steveve · July 20th, 2012, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KrispyInToronto

A+ lookin good

all you need now is to paint them all down to detail

LOLLL

not a whole lot of progress, but this thing IS slowly but surely expanding. pretty soon i'm gonna get another base and expand northward. doubling the model area.

Update July 20, 2012

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***Taller, Better*** · July 21st, 2012, 09:02 AM

This boggles my mind everytime I look at it!!

Filip · August 13th, 2012, 02:22 AM

Another article about Steve:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/arti...-downtown-core

Congratulations, kid!

Toronto3 · August 13th, 2012, 02:43 AM

Oh my, i'm so jelous! congrats Steveve! Cheers to the teens eh?

Innsertnamehere · August 13th, 2012, 04:37 AM

Ok steveve, I have a question that is totally optional to answer. I'm confused as I always pictured you as my age (going into grade 12) but the article said that you were a high school graduate. Are you a year older than me or did you graduate early?

allurban · August 13th, 2012, 06:40 AM

Steve, congratulations on the article & profile. Hope you enjoyed the tour and we love the work you are doing.

Cheers, m

ChrisJudd83 · August 13th, 2012, 09:06 AM

Holy shIT!!! Someone on SSC is famous? Who da funk it

***Taller, Better*** · August 13th, 2012, 05:47 PM

Congratulations, Steve! Just read the article!

Monaghan87 · August 13th, 2012, 07:39 PM

Excellent job Steve and congratulations on the article. I'm glad to see someone with your talent and dedication be recognized, especially my a newspaper like the star. Hats off to you

Marcanadian · August 13th, 2012, 10:18 PM

That model should replace the one at City Hall. The City Hall one is outdated and some of the buildings look nothing like reality. Excellent job steveve!

AndrewJM3D · August 14th, 2012, 04:06 AM

Good job Steve. What do you plan to do with it in the long run? Have you thought about setting it up at Nuit Blanche and working on it there?

May 21st, 2012, 12:49 AM	#143
IrishMan2010 Liberal Minded Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Dublin Posts: 2,052 Likes (Received): 0	Great work, very impressive! __________________ Urban Planner in the making!

June 4th, 2012, 12:46 AM	#145
steveve Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 255 Likes (Received): 5	I got tired of waiting, so i built Massey Tower and 88 Scott (not very accurately, but it gets the job done). Massey tower's impact will be HUGE on the skyline from the east/west. wow. it's crazy. 88 Scott also has pretty big impact on the financial district in terms of visually expanding it. Furthermore, some more blocks extending University Ave. north were built, as well as the MET condos. June 3, 2012 image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Intensification on Yonge: 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/

June 25th, 2012, 12:41 AM	#146
SWFC fan like a whisper... Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 329 Likes (Received): 10	Wow you have amazing talent as a scale modeler! One thing that has kept me from doing the same thing is measurements. For the life of me I just can't figure out how to get the measurements is all the buildings especially the small ones. What do you do to get them? __________________ -Jake- ~My Hand-Drawn Fictional Model City~ ~My Scale Model City~

July 21st, 2012, 09:02 AM	#151
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,852 Likes (Received): 308	This boggles my mind everytime I look at it!! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

August 13th, 2012, 06:40 AM	#155
allurban All Urban Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto, Kuala Lumpur Posts: 4,005 Likes (Received): 0	Steve, congratulations on the article & profile. Hope you enjoyed the tour and we love the work you are doing. Cheers, m __________________ Follow TRANSIT - the Association for the Improvement of Mass-Transit w. http://transitmy.org e. klangvalley.transit@gmail.com tw. http://twitter.com/transitmy Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/TRANSI...12392362108880

May 19th, 2012, 04:30 AM	#141
KrispyInToronto Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 189 Likes (Received): 5	looks great- hey steveve do me a favor and take a picture with a tissue box on there im just curious to see the scale of it

July 3rd, 2012, 01:07 AM	#148
KrispyInToronto Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 189 Likes (Received): 5	A+ lookin good all you need now is to paint them all down to detail

July 10th, 2012, 10:44 PM	#149
Yojimbo Guest Posts: n/a Likes (Received):	Great models! Physical models are such fantastic architectural tools. I look forward to seeing more! Hopefully you will get into some of the more prominent neighbourhoods around the city, making builders of smaller scales, ie Cabbagetown or the Annex.

August 13th, 2012, 02:22 AM	#152
Filip Torontonian 4ever Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,257 Likes (Received): 16	Another article about Steve: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/arti...-downtown-core Congratulations, kid!

August 13th, 2012, 02:43 AM	#153
Toronto3 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 70 Likes (Received): 0	Oh my, i'm so jelous! congrats Steveve! Cheers to the teens eh?

August 13th, 2012, 04:37 AM	#154
Innsertnamehere insertoronto Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,943 Likes (Received): 16	Ok steveve, I have a question that is totally optional to answer. I'm confused as I always pictured you as my age (going into grade 12) but the article said that you were a high school graduate. Are you a year older than me or did you graduate early?

August 13th, 2012, 09:06 AM	#156
ChrisJudd83 BANNED Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Perth Posts: 372 Likes (Received): 0	Holy shIT!!! Someone on SSC is famous? Who da funk it

August 13th, 2012, 05:47 PM	#157
*Taller, Better* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 52,852 Likes (Received): 308	Congratulations, Steve! Just read the article! __________________ Please visit my photoblog! Montréal \| Mexico \| Niagara-on-the-Lake \| Brazil \| Hamilton aka "The Hammer"! "Fine words butter no parsnips"-17th Century proverb.

August 13th, 2012, 07:39 PM	#158
Monaghan87 Toronto Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 109 Likes (Received): 0	Excellent job Steve and congratulations on the article. I'm glad to see someone with your talent and dedication be recognized, especially my a newspaper like the star. Hats off to you

August 13th, 2012, 10:18 PM	#159
Marcanadian Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,672 Likes (Received): 55	That model should replace the one at City Hall. The City Hall one is outdated and some of the buildings look nothing like reality. Excellent job steveve! __________________ Toronto - Southwest England - London - Chicago - Vancouver - Banff National Park - Montréal - Ottawa

August 14th, 2012, 04:06 AM	#160
AndrewJM3D Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 8,016 Likes (Received): 14	Good job Steve. What do you plan to do with it in the long run? Have you thought about setting it up at Nuit Blanche and working on it there? __________________ Rob Ford October 8th 2010- ‘I will assure you that services will not be cut, guaranteed’

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