Extreme Makeover (Turbo_Starr Edition)

So after admiring some of the incredible bases displayed in this section of the forums I finally decided to do something about my SGs sad little base. I reached out to Turbo_Starr who very kindly agreed to step in and give the old base a makeover. I've turned over full design control and a budget of 19 million prestige to Turbo and this thread will detail what happens when people stop being polite and start being... err wait wrong show.

Anyway we are a small sg who aren't into raiding at all.

So here are the before pictures

current entrance
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...5-23-49-15.jpg

Current Teleport room
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...5-23-50-45.jpg

Current Medical Center
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...5-23-51-08.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...5-23-51-19.jpg

Current Control/meeting room
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...5-23-49-42.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...5-23-49-51.jpg

Current Power Room
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...5-23-51-41.jpg

Current workshop
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...5-23-51-34.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...5-23-51-38.jpg

Current Storage
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...5-23-51-58.jpg

No pressure Turbo. Look forward to the update.

I am excited to partake in this challenge. As I did with the 3 Floored Workroom, I am going to post my natural progression daily. My idea is to create a base inside a volcano with a futuristic “lunar feel” almost like a James Bond or Austin Powers movie. I picture it being a mixture between a tech and arcane layout. The main hall will create the illusion like you are walking into the volcano itself. The picture below is a MS paint layout for what I have in mind for the Volcano Room. The brown represents inside the volcano which will be decorated with computers and some gadgets. The grey is the walkway which will go around the volcano and the red circle is the lava which I will try to create using slow fields. The control room on the right will be a balcony overlooking the volcano room covered in a glass wall. I never attempted this before but have always wanted to do so. I am sure that things will change as I go, so I will try not to post too many pictures at one! Hope you guys enjoy this!

I have quite a good lava pool in my base. perhaps you would like a peek?

I Too have some great Lava stuff in both my base, and the work I've done in the taxibot base.

Edit: As requested by Turbo I shall show my work.
Note, I suck as Screen Captures, but if you have someone on the Infinity server, please contact me @Calebthetimetraveler for a tour of my personal Base, or of the Taxibot base.

Again if the images were sloppy or hard to know what you are looking at, I'm sorry I'm not a Photographer. If you want to see the base for yourself, please contact me @Calebthetimetraveler (because some punks took CalebLancaster and Caleb Lancaster and Caleb-Lancaster)
Sorry for the shameless plug Turbo.
Wait, it's shameless, so no I'm not.

Shove a bonfire under the dirt piles.

The fire effects will make it look like smoking flaming lava.



-np

For now I can only DREAM about that much prestige >< Am looking forward to see how this progresses!

Well the first day is done. I am building the volcano base which would be fully decorated inside with mission computers and high tech objects. The room has a tech floor for now because I am using it as ways to measure my placements. I added a glass walkway inside the volcano in which you will be able to see lava flowing-through. To the left of the room is the control room which I am closing off by means of making the entrance into a mountain or spire. The only way to access that control room would be through the volcano and down the corridor.

My next step is to finish the trestle bridge and to make it go straight through the volcano and begin decorating the inside. Once that is done, then I will start to create the volcano shell with some arcane stacking objects to create dimension rather then the box shape you see here. More to come!

This is the entrance into the room. I went with arcane stairs and arcane large blocks to go around the stairs. The suspension bridge is the wooden arcane units that will go all the way through the volcano itself to the other side where I will duplicate this process.


The main overview minus the arcane trestle bridge. You can see the core that will house the computers and such. I still have to figure out how I am going to have the bridge go through the core.


This is from the side view looking in. You can see the glass windows that will allow you to view the lava which I’m using dirt and fire to create the effect. The hole in the center of the core will be for lava as well.


A closer view of the glass pain and walkway. I stacked the arcane bricks to cover the SG logo.


To the left will be the control room which will be completely enclosed with arcane bricks. I added glass windows on the outside as well which will also be enclosed looking into a room that will be closed off with lava.

Wow...great work...my only advice is that you change the arcane stairs to those rampy-tech-ones

I like the concept, though I never saw a functional room inside a volcano before. This will be very interesting and like other people said, I will make sure to stop by this thread daily to view the progress. Your ability to pre-plan a layout is amazing.

Some new pictures from last night. I began work on the other mountains for the volcano room. One of which will have a glass window looking out connected to a workshop room. The other mountain will have a secret cave entrance leading into a vintage wooden library. Next I am going to work on the second floors of the rooms.

Windowed mountain shell finished. Next, will have to stack around it to create the landscape.


Hidden room leading to library.


Insdie the hidden room surounded by glass windows which will show lava flowing.

cool as hell. i would eliminate the wood brides for something more...functional...in a room filled with lava

Despite having quite a few Volcano and Lava and Magma based rooms, I've never quite had a Volcano Base, so with my new Supergroup: The Samurai Gunmen, I think I'll make their base into something inside of a Volcano.
I'll put up Photos if Turbo doesn't mind.

And here are some pictures from inside. Mind you that the room detail is going to be done by the base owner which is why it may look a little empty. Also the lighting and floor/wall skins will be done last. I use the tech floor to help with placements but change it later on.

Back from camping. I will post some more pictures tonight. I actually made a lot of progress before I left. Added another room and underground tunnels.

Here are the most recent pictures. Ignore the stacked lights as they are temporarily placed to help stack the stones but will be removed once the room is near completion. The center of the mountain holds an arcane energy unit and the floor holds a series of tunnels leading to other rooms that are hidden. The tunnels will be covered by dirt mounts thus hiding them which will create the effect of lava. The only way to access the tunnels will be through the mountain itself inside the energy unit.







Next I am going to close off all the rooms and add the bridge to the other side. Here is the plot update.

I've been following this thread for awhile, and it just blows me away. You are great at this kind of stuff!

It looks even better in person. The tunnels are amazing and fun, you feel like your in a CoT map.

I just stumbled across this today, and I have to say that this is awesome!

This looks awesome! Can't wait to see it all come together.