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Title: Post apoc' buildings
Post by: moif on June 04, 2010, 06:53:30 PM

Here is an image gallery (6 pages) of Hashima Island (aka Battleship Island) off the coast of Japan. It makes for some good reference for any one contemplating post apoc' style games.

http://home.f01.itscom.net/spiral/hashima/hashima001.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hashima_Island

Title: Re: Post apoc' buildings
Post by: supervike on June 04, 2010, 08:02:35 PM

Great link.

That is a seriously depressing area, and perfect for reference or inspiration.

Title: Re: Post apoc' buildings
Post by: Arcturus on June 05, 2010, 07:34:13 AM

That's very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Another source of inspiration is a journal about a trip to prypjat near chernobyl. Some might find this useful too.

http://timmsuess.com/chernobyl-journal/chernobyl-journal-the-pictures/

Title: Re: Post apoc' buildings
Post by: Bako on June 05, 2010, 08:24:31 AM

Ah, yes. Hashima island. I've seen many a picture of there, though there's a few new ones for my collection on that site.

Thanks for the link Arcturus.

Title: Re: Post apoc' buildings
Post by: rob_alderman on June 05, 2010, 08:49:20 AM

Wow, awesome.

Arcturus, I love the ferris wheel addition. I might have to see what could be done for my game.

I really ought to revisit my post-apoc stuff.

Title: Re: Post apoc' buildings
Post by: Isamu on June 05, 2010, 03:41:41 PM

Thanks this is really an inspiration for all post-apocalypse gamers. Why do I think about some coast pirates....  8) It's more realistic than "waterworld" - poor Kevin Costner.  >:D

Title: Re: Post apoc' buildings
Post by: Mikey on June 05, 2010, 08:52:13 PM

Here's an abandoned hospital in New York. Check out the weathering and the extent that plant life has taken over. I am not sure about the hospital but the island was finally abandoned in the 1950s.

http://www.artificialowl.net/2008/10/abandoned-smallpox-hospital-roosevelt.html (http://www.artificialowl.net/2008/10/abandoned-smallpox-hospital-roosevelt.html)

Title: Re: Post apoc' buildings
Post by: dexter on June 05, 2010, 09:40:52 PM

This link has some of the same pics as well as others ,its worth a look

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/06/battleship-island-other-ruined-urban.html
dex

Title: Re: Post apoc' buildings
Post by: Monkeychild on June 07, 2010, 08:43:34 AM

They show some good stuff on here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-jmoyuCs5I
not just the Zone itself but also the checkpoints, it all fairly creepy.

Title: Re: Post apoc' buildings
Post by: Lupus on June 07, 2010, 09:36:15 PM

Cool some awesome ideas here for lots of genre as it shows building decay which is always a good resource.

Title: Re: Post apoc' buildings
Post by: Hrothgar on June 08, 2010, 10:14:41 AM

Excellent pics! Thanks for the links, everyone. My own contribution is also from New York: its a little place I just learned about called King's Park and is an abandoned psychiatric center. I was recently regaled with creepy stories about a friend's visit to the place:
http://www.opacity.us/site3_kings_park_psychiatric_center.htm
I was already thinking about using this place as inspiration for my own post-apoc structures when I saw this thread. Too fitting not to post.

Title: Re: Post apoc' buildings
Post by: phreedh on June 08, 2010, 10:56:05 AM

Please note that there are far more ruined buildings and areas documented on the site with Hashima:

http://home.f01.itscom.net/spiral/research.html

Continue to more galleries by clicking File2, File3 and so forth. Some really cool stuff!