New Release -- June 1st, 2012

[Texas Belle]

Originally Posted by kataltay

I would settle for everything being designed to one uniform scale in this game. We have oversize sculptures, and we have miniature houses. We have big bulky cars and we have undersized race cars that perhaps best suit a kiddy go-cart track. Trying to tastefully decorate a farm is impossible, when some houses are designed at a larger scale than others, and yet the bird of paradise paradise flowers reach the windows on the second story of many houses!

Welcome to the real world... I used to collect the Christmas Houses made by Dept 56 (in fact they are all still on a warehouse), and they never got it right with scaling people to buildings, cars, etc., and each and everyone of those houses and accessories were very expensive. They started at $65 and could go up to $150 for each house, accessories went from $15 to $45 depending on the work. We tried to tell them, had gatherings all over the US and told them and nothing, the designers were different for every theme and they had one scale and that is what they did. We finally decided at time of display, if you had bigger things put them on the back and the smaller ones on the front, or separate them enough that the difference would not be that much. ;-)

[gffarmer]

Originally Posted by Texas Belle

Welcome to the real world... I used to collect the Christmas Houses made by Dept 56 (in fact they are all still on a warehouse), and they never got it right with scaling people to buildings, cars, etc., and each and everyone of those houses and accessories were very expensive. They started at $65 and could go up to $150 for each house, accessories went from $15 to $45 depending on the work. We tried to tell them, had gatherings all over the US and told them and nothing, the designers were different for every theme and they had one scale and that is what they did. We finally decided at time of display, if you had bigger things put them on the back and the smaller ones on the front, or separate them enough that the difference would not be that much. ;-)

I know what you mean! I still put up a Christmas village each year. It was challenging sometimes to make it look right!

[max_river]

the fathers day stuff is better than last year we did not even get anything.
also i like that everything is not the same size in the real world all the houses and building are not always the same size

[Texas Belle]

Have you all noticed that none of the mods are on line at this time, usually there is one or two. Maybe they took the 3 o'clock train to Yuma and awaiting instructions there, lol

[adinar]

Originally Posted by Texas Belle

Have you all noticed that none of the mods are on line at this time, usually there is one or two. Maybe they took the 3 o'clock train to Yuma and awaiting instructions there, lol

Yeah and are instructed to RUN LIKE HECK if the players get rowdy hahahaha

[max_river]

or maybe they are playing with the new stuff who knows maybe they get update before us who know but i wonder it they do

[maggiel29]

Originally Posted by max_river

or maybe they are playing with the new stuff who knows maybe they get update before us who know but i wonder it they do

I doubt it - and they are probably all enjoying a Sunday before the madness of next weeks forum waiting for the new facs - just hope the goods train update arrives and works well.

[Dutch85]

I have a concern and would appreciate any input you may have: I have 6 semi trucks(yes, a bit obsessive). If the train is going to increase production on any of those items we get from the semis or speed them up, will this render some of my trucks obsolete? and what about the ordering station?

[Texas Belle]

Originally Posted by Dutch85

I have a concern and would appreciate any input you may have: I have 6 semi trucks(yes, a bit obsessive). If the train is going to increase production on any of those items we get from the semis or speed them up, will this render some of my trucks obsolete? and what about the ordering station?

Only they know, I also have 4 of the semis. We will always need chicken and beef, so the more the merrier, right now sometimes I have to exchange gifts for chickens because never have enough and I said on my former post I did research on Thai cuisine and the use a lot of chicken also, so no I don't think the semis will be obsolete or of lesser use than now.

[Dutch85]

Originally Posted by Texas Belle

Only they know, I also have 4 of the semis. We will always need chicken and beef, so the more the merrier, right now sometimes I have to exchange gifts for chickens because never have enough and I said on my former post I did research on Thai cuisine and the use a lot of chicken also, so no I don't think the semis will be obsolete or of lesser use than now.

Thank you Texas Belle