Korakuen Stadium (final form)

Throughout the 1970s, Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo received several renovations to breath some life into a facility that has been in use since 1937. The upper deck was expanded significantly with two "Giant Wings" (as nicknamed by the locals) and that increased capacity from 36000 to 42337, making Korakuen the biggest stadium in Japan at the time. These new seating decks would extend into outfield. Light towers must be changed so they fit the new configuration. The last major construction work happened in 1976 when they replaced the entire field with artificial turf. Korakuen would remain in this form until 1987 when it was eventually succeeded by Tokyo Dome.

This is a quick modification of my original Korakuen Stadium model. I also want to implement Eriq's brilliant idea on backward compatibility. By default, the model will have dynamic scoreboard. But this time it also has a transparent layer sitting in front of it. I saved that layer as "Scoreboard_Static.png". To get static scoreboard to show up, just go into the texture folder and edit the file. There is another file in the folder called "Scoreboard.png" which can be copied or renamed for this purpose.

Preview

https://i.ibb.co/m5WGnsnY/Final-Form.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/pjYsJRy4/Progress.jpg

Download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ie67j...Final.zip/file

Thank you!!

I can't believe the beautiful stadiums y'all make in Sketchup of all applications!

Extraordinary work!

If [LEAGUE REDACTED] ever comes back the historical games are gonna be straight FIRE with this stuff.

Yeah, in the meantime, we will have to go with a fictional Nippon league and whichever team that's based in Tokyo :)

Golden Arches Park (Fictional)

Golden Arches Park is a fictional stadium in Blindsay's IBL universe and home to the Chicago Bites franchise. I was given in-depth lore which made designing this stadium quite fun. In a nutshell, this ballpark is owned by McDonald's and thus the name Golden Arches. I played with various designs but never really found anything that looks good. Any type of arch feels forced or out of place when trying to add it into a baseball stadium. That is, until I took the curved railings from Taichung Intercontinental stadium (one of my previous stadiums) and put them in the outfield. Finally, we have something that resembles the golden arches and integrates well with the surroundings.

https://i.ibb.co/WvFrFZ9g/Exterior-Style.jpg

The stadium has around 35,000 capacity and opens up to a clear view of downtown Chicago. Two giant scoreboards provide plenty of room to show game information and entertain spectators at the same time.

https://i.ibb.co/9HS8WSFq/Main-Stadium.jpg

There is a full McDonald's restaurant in center field. Rumor has it that Golden Arches Park serves nothing but McDonald's. Bring your own food if you want something else :laugh: Also, note that those are raised bullpens so fans can be up close and personal with players who are warming up.

https://i.ibb.co/mChWCLDz/CF-Mc-Donalds.jpg

I designed the infield grandstands to be similar to Rate Field (home of the White Sox), because the lore says and I quote: "The Golden Arches exterior, made up of golden yellow arches, has become an iconic visual of Chicago’s South Side. The interior was changed as well, with modernized amenities, luxury seating, and a full-service restaurant."

https://i.ibb.co/nqSPQPtS/Grand-Stands.jpg

In the corners, fans can check out the sights from tiered viewing areas that sit high up on the upper decks, or they can choose to eat their Big Macs in the dining areas below.........

https://i.ibb.co/NgWtRdCD/Viewing-Deck.jpg

At night, the sight from the viewing decks is epic! I think this stadium qualifies to be called the "iconic visual of Chicago's South side" :laugh:

https://i.ibb.co/6chZynYM/Night-View.jpg

Download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ww5da..._Park.zip/file

Backward compatibility -- edit the following files to show static scoreboard: ScoreboardLeft_Static.png & ScoreboardRight_Static.png

I have included samples in the texture folder if you don't want to make your own. Just rename the files accordingly.

Great Job!
 

I'm lovin it! lol

I will now start working on a series of smaller stadiums. These should keep me busy for a while. I probably won't be taking on additional requests until I've cleared these from my list:

Charlotte Sports Park - Port Charlotte, Florida
Neptunus Familiestadion - Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Cairns Field - Saskatoon,SK, Canada
Legends Field - Lexington, Kentucky (not Steinbrunner Field in Tampa, which is done by Eriq already)

Charlotte Sports Park

This is the Spring Training facility for Tampa Bay Rays and during the regular season, it also hosts the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League. The ballpark is located in Port Charlotte with 7670 seating capacity. It won't be easy to hit a homerun here as the playing field is huge (343' down the lines and 414' in center).

Most of the amenities are included: the Baseball Boardwalk from foul pole to foul pole, grass berms that allow fans to sit anywhere as they please, the Canopy over the concourse, and of course the Tiki Bar next to the scoreboard.

Overall, it's a cozy ballpark surrounded by lots of trees. Visiting fans can enjoy some quiet time away from the hustle and bustle of the cities.

Preview Pictures

https://i.ibb.co/8LmH07W9/Overview.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/CsbqF6Kr/Main-Stadium-View.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/YBB3DZyL/Grand-Stands.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/wFXKLXwt/Dugout.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/39mRrjVn/RF-Capture.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/4nzSymZD/Scoreboard-Tiki-Bar.jpg

Download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/3x6jg..._Park.zip/file

Backward compatibility (for OOTP25 and prior versions) -- edit Scoreboard_Static.png in the texture folder to have it cover up the dynamic scoreboard. Use my sample (Scoreboard_Sample.png) if you don't want to make your own.

Woohoo, thanks! Looking forward to giving it a go in game, looks fantastic.

Neptunus Familiestadion

The decorated Neptunus baseball club is one of the best in Europe. The team had won countless titles in Honkbal Hoofdklasse and the European Cup. And their home ballpark is also considered the best and most modern in the Netherlands. (although it is still quite rudimentary when compared to the more established stadiums around the world)

Neptunus Familiestadion's permanent capacity is just 2460, but can be expanded to 6000 by installing temporary seating sections to both sides of the field. My model is based on the regular configuration. Perhaps in the future I can modify it further to show its expanded form, but I want to do more than just adding bleachers on the sides. If the stadium has additional features for larger tournaments, I would like to include those. I just haven't found too much information yet. Maybe I can see more of the stadium during the next World Port Tournament or other international events that take place there.

For now, my current Neptunus Familiestadion is perfectly fine for a regular Honkbal Hoofdklasse game where they draw around 300 spectators on average.

Preview Screenshots

https://i.ibb.co/ycSqpy8B/Aerial-View.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/W4NffVdc/Main-Stadium-View.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/Y4kK2RbZ/Infield.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/XZCphYgD/Surroundings.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/dsWmQpcD/Scoreboard.jpg

Download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/02wlq...adion.zip/file

Backward compatibility (for OOTP25 and prior versions) -- edit the transparent Scoreboard_static.png file in the texture folder to have it cover up the dynamic scoreboard. Use my sample (Scoreboard_static_sample.png) if you don't want to make your own.

Eyyy, just in the nick of time! Your work is going right into my Saturday Scouts Honkbal stream, and will debut next weekend since we're starting 2026 against Neptunus.

Nice. You are going up against Neptunus, eh? What team are you using?

The Hoofddorp Pioniers. Pray for me...

Cairns Field

It's time I head up north and make another good old Canadian ballpark. Cairns Field is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This is the home of the newest expansion team in the Western Canadian Baseball League - the Saskatoon Berries. The first thing that the team did was to sign a 10-year lease at Cairns Field and renovated the facilities.

This stadium has a very interesting grand stand design. Essentially it is a building that sits behind home plate, with a small seating deck in the middle. That gives Cairns Field its distinctive look. The Berries also used quite a bit of purple around the stadium, to be consistent with the color scheme of the team. Another big upgrade is the new infotainment system that is added next to the original scoreboard.

Saskatoon actually has a long history rooted in baseball. For more than 80 years, various teams have called the city home (Gems, Commodores, Ambassadors, Blues, Stallions, Legends, Yellow Jackets, Berries). Cairns Field is an important part of that and now we have it in OOTP.

Screenshots

https://i.ibb.co/Rpgctvn0/MainView.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/5gkwHBXh/Overview.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/99M3jbG5/Background-Trees.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/zdxnxd1/Infield-Shot.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/Vc4vXtbP/Structure.jpg


Download link: https://www.mediafire.com/file/sjytp...Field.zip/file


Backward compatibility (for OOTP25 and prior versions) -- There are two scoreboards in this ballpark. Edit the following two files in the texture folder to have them cover up the dynamic scoreboard:

Main Scoreboard - ScoreboardMain_Static.png
New Infotainment Screen - ScoreboardNew_Static.png

Use my sample (ScoreboardMain_static_sample.png & ScoreboardNew_Static_Sample.png) if you don't want to make your own. If done correctly, it should look like this:
https://i.ibb.co/S70S4JXR/Additional-Scoreboard.jpg