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Offline mikek21

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« Reply #25 on: November 18, 2006, 10:59:42 AM »
There is just one piece of regular fencing at one end of the glass wall. That is the gate the keepers use to come and go from the exhibit. In my original design I planned to make a little hallway to hide the keepers gate, but it takes a long time to build the indoor exhibits as it is, so I dropped that idea. Maybe next time I will get a little more clever about hiding the exhibit gate.
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Offline dinomaster30

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« Reply #26 on: November 19, 2006, 06:46:34 AM »
yeah these tank walls are awsome! next im gonna try to recreate the dallas world aquarium as closely as possible!
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« Reply #27 on: November 20, 2006, 12:20:56 AM »
I love these pics! Awesome idea!
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« Reply #28 on: November 20, 2006, 12:30:21 AM »
What an excellent idea, Mike! I love the idea of having a glass box for viewing.:thumbsup:
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« Reply #29 on: November 20, 2006, 01:16:30 AM »
WOW! Nice exhibits!
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« Reply #30 on: November 20, 2006, 12:43:50 PM »
I've done the same thing with glass tanks.  I make hallways too for my indoor houses also.  It gives a lot better view of animals.  Great pics, they're very good!
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« Reply #31 on: November 20, 2006, 05:43:44 PM »
Wow, very very :specool:  I have yet to try that, although I've come up with various houses in my head...
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« Reply #32 on: November 26, 2006, 08:58:24 AM »
How do you make it so there is no water?:unsure:
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« Reply #33 on: November 26, 2006, 09:05:01 AM »
I think I am right in saying that at one corner of the exhibit, you put one piece of normal fence then make it a gate for keepers (and you). This idea is great, I'd never have thought of it!!! It's so good that I'm going to put it on my site!!!
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« Reply #34 on: November 26, 2006, 09:10:10 AM »
Looks great! Maybe someone can recolor the marine fences to make them look like they have wooden posts, etc, instead of just the blue. :original:
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« Reply #35 on: November 26, 2006, 09:26:38 AM »
OR maybe make it look like concrete-not that bluish concrete look
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« Reply #36 on: November 26, 2006, 10:21:46 AM »
yeah i would love it if some one could recolor the fences to look wooden like the fences from prehistoric park and the dinos dont breakout out of the marine fences i tried and they dont breakout so if someone recolored them to look wooden my dinos wooden escape i love that lion exhibit aswell
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« Reply #37 on: November 26, 2006, 10:57:01 AM »
i have made a housed area and the eleveted path post keep showing and i think it looks bad is there a way that when you make a housed area the post are not showing?? thanks for any help
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« Reply #38 on: November 26, 2006, 11:34:57 AM »
Moving to ZT2 strategies
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« Reply #39 on: November 26, 2006, 03:28:23 PM »
Quote from: troodon135;160628
How do you make it so there is no water?:unsure:


Just add a normal fence piece to the exhibit or a staff gate.
This is a great idea! I should try these ideas out to see what happens!:thumbsup: :happy: :indian: (:indian: - I just LOVE this smiley!)
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« Reply #40 on: November 26, 2006, 03:43:25 PM »
Hate to burst y'all's bubble, but I did some research and there are no DDS files for the tank wall. So that means no recloured version, either. Sorry to dash your hopes...
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« Reply #41 on: November 26, 2006, 10:34:03 PM »
..WOW...

that gorilla house has gotta be one, if not the, greatest exhibit ideas ever..just think of the possibilities!!!
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« Reply #42 on: November 27, 2006, 05:41:01 PM »
These ideas are great. When i get MM2 I will try the idea.
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« Reply #43 on: November 27, 2006, 05:48:06 PM »
that is a really cool idea and i have already built many exhibits w/ the tank wall..it makes the guests feel as they are walking in to the exhibit!! (and me!)
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« Reply #44 on: November 27, 2006, 05:49:59 PM »
What i do is ave an outdoor elephant yard- and then i make an elephant house w/ the tank walls- thus eliminating my need 4 the 1 piece of regular zoo fence.
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« Reply #45 on: November 27, 2006, 05:51:36 PM »
nice indoor exhibit
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« Reply #46 on: November 29, 2006, 02:38:23 AM »
Quote from: MonkeyBrat;160664
i have made a housed area and the eleveted path post keep showing and i think it looks bad is there a way that when you make a housed area the post are not showing?? thanks for any help


Turn elevated paths transparent and delete all the posts. The path will not collapse, so it's fine. :original:
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Offline IcelandV4R

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« Reply #47 on: November 29, 2006, 03:55:31 AM »
That Gorilla house looks great! i think i'm going to try that...
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« Reply #48 on: November 29, 2006, 07:41:35 AM »
Quote from: Crookshankz227;161467
Turn elevated paths transparent and delete all the posts. The path will not collapse, so it's fine. :original:


thanks
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