Date Posted: 15th Jan 2008 at 8:23 PM
Hi all! Thought I would begin my journal with some general ramblings. I haven't updated my page in a while - needs doing. Phaenoh said that I have officially graduated "into" meshing. (Thanks for the vote of confidence!) And I suppose she is somewhat right. I have learned a ton and there is tons more to go!
My latest endeavor included the Farm/Rural Creator Challenge. I have such a hard time getting started with these challenges. Ten thousand ideas roll through my brain. These aren't tiny ideas either! I originally wanted to create an entire neighborhood from scratch for this challenge. I got a map done, roads placed, even some neat buildings built. But then I wanted to customize every building in town! I started with some general lighting for a Dollar General Store (haven't shared that with everyone yet - other than photos). Then I moved on to another light, the one included in my contest entry. It turned out really cool. Afterward I began recoloring objects and created some walls and a floor tile.
Soon I got bored with recoloring and wanted to really get creative. I started working on a fire house. That got me to thinking of how to create a two-story garage door. I started that but never finished. I got stuck trying to figure it out - its posted in the object workshop forum if anyone wants a go at figuring it out
It was about that time I decided I better make up my mind on the neighborhood idea. I was down to a little over a week so I just decided on the home business - a general store. There are still more items I want to build and include with it -even after the contest is done and over. Like today, I began working on an old fashioned refrigerator - the non-electric style with a block of ice in the bottom. I borrowed from the armoire and the fridge to build it and found that the doors wouldn't open. That was when I found the Mesh Tool! Now the doors open but I need to work on it a bit more before I share.
A few other ideas:
My hat tree - I want to mod it so that sims can buy hats. Phaenoh pointed me in that direction so I must give her credit for the idea. One day it would be cool to see it work for real!
Ice Cream Chest - This will be a freezer style item that sells ice cream for those hot summer days. Dunno if this will work - still trying to figure out which animation I could use for it.
Theater with working candy and soda bar and movies you can only see via a real ticket bought at a ticket booth manned with a custom ticket taker NPC - I am dying to throw this one together. I had one started for the Old Hollywood contest but never got it finished - again too many ideas not enough time...LOL.
My Fire Station - I want the two story garage door and a pole that the firemen can slide down! The two story garage door will go great with the next expansion as well with the ability to work on cars as a hobby. (Hint Hint)
Well, that is it for my creative ideas for the moment. I will try to update this journal as I have time. Ta Ta...work is calling!