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I have a pretty epic idea for my next build! I don't think it will take me too long. I already have a huge dragon flying towards my city. I plan on adding a few Ghasts next to and/or behind it. (White/Light Grey Concrete) One of which will be agro. Then I'll add a couple Blazes (Yellow/Orange Terracotta) and a giant Enderman (Black Wool OR Black Concrete) holding a huge block of (dirt block? TNT?). Possibly make one giant Magma Cube. These creatures will be coming out of a huge portal. I'm tempted to make a 23x23 Portal but a bit concerned real ghasts will come through (which might be pretty cool). I have so much netherrack that I will make it look like the Nether is seeping through the portal. I'm really excited to work on this. Right now I am designing some tents outside the castle walls like we are preparing for battle. I was struggling to make good tents the other day but I have some ideas I'll try tonight. Should have pictures of the progress soon!

So here is the progression. I finished up the tents and built the ghast. The materials needed for the Ghast is a lot more than I thought. Think it is in the 1,400 range. I'm really liking this. It might take me longer than I thought since I have to gather a TON of resources. Luckily it's all easy to get. Sand+Gravel+Bonemeal. It started raining as I was getting close to finishing. Apparently lightning struck my castle towers where the flags are. You can see the damage on the front two. I fixed it at 1:30am just to get a nice picture. Damn lightning! I plan on adding at least 1 more ghast, possibly two if I can stomach the grind.

Day 2:

I'm making a ton of progress on this project! Last night I ended up completing another Ghast. Much easier the second time around. I made a Blaze which was pretty simple. Then I added a Magma Cube on the ground in both the jumping and static state. I'm not sure if I am going to add more mobs or just start working on the portal now. I can probably put in a good session tonight so may add an Enderman and one other mob.

Day 3:

Finished up an Endermen and the Wither Boss! It was really difficult trying to create the Endermen arms since it was almost impossible to see the blocks, even during the day. Black Concrete is super dark! I have almost completed this project. Only thing I need to create now is the massive portal just behind the Wither Boss.

Finishing touches on my project! I added the portal with the Nether seeping through. The floating blocks gave it some life. Also added pieces of the stronghold both floating and in the lava. Pretty pleased with the results.

I'm not really sure what to work on right now. I'll probably travel and pick up a ton of Coral to start Terraforming by my base where the Aquatic Update is non-existent.

I decided it was time for another big project. I am currently working on a basketball arena. I've been wanting to do this build for some time but just the amount of resources needed has made me put it off. Especially considering I was completely out of stone. I've already had to fix my Silk Touch / Unbreaking III Pick Axe 3 times and still have much more to do.

This is my Day 1 progress. I completed the court and most of the bleachers. I plan on adding a huge Jumbotron in the center along with some banners hanging in the rafters. I am going to add the VIP Box Seats above the current top seats in the pics. There will be concession stands and bathrooms and escalators. Hoping to get this completed tonight, but I expect at least another day.

Day 2 Progress of the basketball arena. I got a ton of the exterior completed along with the VIP box seats and jumbotron with banners in the rafters. I'm going to add a huge parking lot. Still a ton of work to be done for the interior. This is my version of Staples Center. This is definitely one of my better builds! I am not looking forward to getting all the Glowstone I will need but I gotta do it. Should be completed with this in a few days.

Day 3 Progress:

I redid the Jumbotron and added some lighting to the ceiling. The interior floor is completely filled. There are bathrooms (currently empty), concession stands and locker rooms along with a ticket booth. I just need to make a parking lot outside and a few minor details inside.

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So here is the progression. I finished up the tents and built the ghast. The materials needed for the Ghast is a lot more than I thought. Think it is in the 1,400 range. I'm really liking this. It might take me longer than I thought since I have to gather a TON of resources. Luckily it's all easy to get. Sand+Gravel+Bonemeal. It started raining as I was getting close to finishing. Apparently lightning struck my castle towers where the flags are. You can see the damage on the front two. I fixed it at 1:30am just to get a nice picture. Damn lightning! I plan on adding at least 1 more ghast, possibly two if I can stomach the grind.

Thats crazy

I completed the parking lot. I will need to add some more minecarts at some point but iron is scarce right now. I also added a basketball pixel art that I think adds to this build. I consider this project finished!

Another project in the works. I am building a 2 hole golf course with a restaurant overlooking the 18th hole (well 2nd hole anyway). This is based off Balboa Golf Course in San Diego. My girlfriend and I eat breakfast here from time to time. I took some pictures last time we went and decided to recreate it in Minecraft. It seemed like a simple project but it's actually challenging since there is a lot of terraforming involved and it is partially snowing. I still need to add the first hole which will involve a ton of terraforming. I will be adding some golf carts as well. Most of this project is complete.

Day 1 progress:

Day 2 Progress:

The interiors are complete. I finished the 2nd hole. I added a huge golf ball which really makes this build stand out! The ball is made of ALL the bones I have been collecting over the years. 2 full large chests and barely had enough to finish it. I still need to change the direction of the bone brick blocks on the ball so the dark side is facing out to make it appear like the dimples. I will also be adding a few golf carts. Still not sure if I am going to BUILD the golf carts or just use a few minecarts and call it a day. May even make tracks for the mincarts to ride on. Super happy with how this came out.

Day 3 Progress:

I decided to make a minecart track that goes around the entire course. I only had one stack of rails and zero iron so I went strip mining for the first time in a long time in order to complete it. Now I am stocked back up with stone/cobblestone for a future build. I built golf carts at both the start and end of the tracks and am really happy with how they came out. There is now a shed where the golf carts are stored. This place looks very similar to how it does in real life. This project is complete!

The Blue Angels were flying over my house over the weekend IRL. Scared the hell out of me! I decided to create it in Minecraft. I think they came out pretty nice. I used a similar smoke trail from a previous plane build I did but it was way too basic. I upgraded it this time using white stained glass panes and glass blocks which makes it look so much better. Unfortunately I built this under an area that snows from time to time but I am not going to rebuild it.

I added a Creeper as one of the mobs heading toward the city. I had built one of these a few years ago out of stone but not sure it was to scale. This one is to scale and using various green block types including mostly Green and Lime Green Terracotta, Green and Lime Concrete and Concrete Powder. Pretty basic build but really adds to the world.

New project in the works! I got a lot of this done on Day 1. This is a nuclear mushroom cloud. Well, the start of it anyway. Got a ton of work to do but got a good base so far. Soooooo much glass! I'm running out of magma blocks so I see a Nether trip in my future.

Day 2 Progression of the nuclear cloud. Got most of the shape complete. I will be adding panes for texture as well as floating dirt blocks and brown glass at the base.

Had a pretty busy Minecraft day yesterday. I continued adding details to my nuclear mushroom cloud. Still not finished. While working on that, I had an idea that I HAD to implement on another project. I decided to give the basketball arena some life by adding a 5 on 5 game. Purple Vs Yellow. I put glowstone under the home team players which helped light up the court. Definitely needed because it was pretty dark. This came out great and I think it is a pretty original idea.

AND here are updated pictures of the nuke explosion. I took a trip to the Nether and got about 6 stacks of Magma Blocks. I added a ton of it to the base and the top. Also added some glass panes and some floating glass blocks here and there to add texture. Still playing around with it but I think I may move on to another project.

Nether Trip Tip:

Bring a compass, flint and steel and some obsidian. Soooooo much easier to just make a portal back to the Overworld opposed to trying to find my way back to the small Nether base. I've been lost in the Nether for hours before and just now realizing this way of going about it.

Yet another big project in the works! Currently working on a Fallout style vault near the nuclear explosion. I love how this is coming out so far. The walls are made of Polished Diorite. The vault door is a combination of stone and polished andesite. I plan on adding the overseer office area as well as a pixel art. My diamond pickaxes are in desperate need of repair and I have a ton of stone to clear out. I expect this may take another couple days to complete.

I also added a cool detail to the base of the nuclear explosion. I added trees that look like they are being blown away and on fire. It's a nice touch that I thought was pretty clever.

Day 3...(maybe day 4?) progression of the Fallout Vault. I completely cleared this massive room, added the pixel art, created a catwalk, kitchen and added some of the flying robots. I still need to add a classroom, the overseer office, some tables and the sleeping pods from the intro of Fallout 4. I plan on doing glowstone around the pixel art to make it pop more. Sadly I am completely out and I hate the Nether! I expect one more solid day and this will be done. I found an abandoned mineshaft where the overseer office is so I may get distracted. It's only the second one I have found!

Tip of the day...never use sand or powder to make pixel art!