mcjaco Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 (edited) Well, if any of you hang out at Atari, you may have seen my EPCOT recreation there many moons ago. I've been working on it off and on over the past two years, as custom scenery becomes available to fit my needs. I decided to resurrect the project, and started work on it again this week, so I'll tempt you with some shots of the work over the past few years. This is a retro recreation, dated to 1984. So World of Motion, and Horizons will be a part of it. And I'll leave you with this. The Land after the sun sets. Imagination at night. These are exciting captions, are they not? SSE at night. Back over to East Future World. The Imagination pavilion. Over to The Land. Looking back at SSE from the Fountain of Nations Into the entrance plaza. Off the monorail. Edited January 10, 2012 by mcjaco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroworldfan1 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Matt. this looks like something that would come out of Disney's design studios! I LOVE THIS! It's amazing! -Tatum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 why go to disney when I can just come to this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joffs115 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I love the 4th and 5th screens. From memory, they're very realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrX8991 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 This park is absolutely fantastic! I love the night shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Sigh! I really have to upgrade my computer. Very cool, Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 Thanks guys. It's been a long tough road, but it's getting there. The Land is about 90% complete, with all the attractions, etc. I've got ride blueprints for most of the park so, I'm trying to get this as accurate as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Hey, Matt, I didn't know you were an RCT player! This is looking great, and very accurate. I'm excited to see how this turns out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanlv Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 This really does look amazing! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrancew_hod Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Matt, Now this is awesome! Oh and the guy I'm dating just saw it and he says that you have no life, just like me... since we spend all this time playing with RCT3! Of course at this hour, we're both still playing the game! What a lovely date, huh? Anyway, can't wait for more! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PointeBreak Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Nice work! Quick couple of questions without wanting to derail: what are the main forums for RCT3 anyway? And weren't some people working on an unofficial RCT4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Looks like someone hasn't been laid in a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggernel Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Never been to Epcot, but from these pictures, it looks fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 Ugh, we need to press Robb into getting phpbb 3 for multiquotes. @ DBru, yep. I've been playing since it came out. It's very sporadic, but I do keep up with it. I mostly just keep tinkering on little projects here and there. In fact, I almost failed out of a semester of college when the original RCT came out.....to be young and stupid again. @ Terrance. Keep in mind that I've been working on this over almost three years, and only one pavilion is what I'd almost consider complete. But he's right. I don't have a life. @ Joe. On the contrary, my man.....on the contrary. Updates will be sporadic. But I'll keep y'all updated. Thanks for the comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuschSchoe Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 My only suggestion is that you make Spaceship Earth a lighter color... other than that, everything looks spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 ^ It's either white, or gray. I choose grey since white was way too light. Speaking of white.....here's the White Room of Fantasy in the original Journey Into Imagination. JII White Room Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmereStars Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I've never been to Epcot, but it looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvercrew1 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 That looks amazing so far! Great work on those buildings. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferfish Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 This has got to be the most realistic recreation of a Disney park I have seen. I'm currently singing your praises and patiently awaiting every update with increased anticipation. I just want to know, are you shooting for a particular year in the park's past, or are you doing a current recreation just with certain rides as their older better selves? Good job and keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rct3Mike Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 The night shots are pure eye candy! Can't wait to see more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Thanks guys. I was just working on it. Problem is, I'm at a point where there aren't any real photo worthy updates. Lots of toying with things to see if they look they way I want them. It's slow and somewhat boring. All of the angles in Imagination are a pain, and I've yet to find any real good photos or videos of the interior to get it the way I'd like it to be. Sometimes I must tell myself, good is good enough. As for the time period, I'm aiming for 1984. I've got lots of videos and pictures from that year. I can also avoid building The Living Seas if I need too. We'll see how lag is once I get the other five pavilions up and running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Last week, I took a little trip down to WDW. It was a vacation, but secretly it was a fact finding research mission as well. I needed more pictures of areas I just couldn't figure out. So, since I've been back, I've almost finished the exterior of Imagination, and The Land. I've decided to back date this to 1982, so I can skip Horizons, and Living Seas, and focus on Energy, World of Motion, and the above mentioned pavilions. I can then add the other two if lag isn't bad, and be super nerdy time specific. In the meantime, I present a small video of the work that's been done! [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=RCT3_Epcot_0r8n[/coastertube] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PointeBreak Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Looking amazing, if there's one nit-picking thing it''s that I saw a bush going through your Journey Into Imagination (I think) sign but awesome stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrancew_hod Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Great what you had so far. I know it takes a lot of time to work on a park; I haven't had a chance to work on my park this week due to some shifting priorities... and learning how to use this 3D modeling program to make things I can't publish unless I put up an 18+ warning! Anyway, are you just working on the exteriors or making any rides in the park? Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Terry, I am working on the rides as well. The Land is fully finctional with the Symbiosis movie, Living with the Land boat ride, and the Kitchen Kabaret show. I try to use rides that are similiar to their real life counterpart. For example, the Kari-oke show was used for Kitchen Kabaret. Spaceship Earth has the ride in it, I just haven't themed it yet. 3D modeling you say? Would you be interested in making some simple items for Custom Scenery???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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