Monthly Archives: October 2013

Calder Sculpture

I’ve always been fascinated with the work of Alexander Calder.  One of the types of work he does is sculpture.  I’ve seen several of his works around the country, normally very fluid, thin and red.  Most are found in medium … Continue reading

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Upside Down Pyramid

I was trying to figure out my next project one night and someone in my family suggested a pyramid because my “city” area was being built in the desert.  I couldn’t bring myself to make just a run of the mill … Continue reading

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Work in Progress: Lakeside House

I found an interesting set of hills next to a lake, one of the hills had a nearly vertical stone cliff right off the water.  I decided to flatten the cliff face and then build a house into the side … Continue reading

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Warp Station

Being able to warp at any time is really, really handy but is also a bit like cheating.  The Craftbukkit plugin we use allows those of us with administrator rights to create warp signs.  Right-clicking on these signs will warp … Continue reading

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Castle

I was wondering around one night and ran into a tall mountain with a fairly flat and open top.  It was a tough climb but after checking out the views of the two snow biomes I knew I had to build something … Continue reading

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Elegant House

Mi casa.

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Underground XP Farm

This is not your traditional XP farm.  First I didn’t want to use a “spawner”.  I understand that this is the new and easy way to generate mobs but it felt like cheating to me.  Further there wasn’t one where … Continue reading

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Blacksmith

In the castle build village I decided we needed a place dedicated to blacksmithing.  After all, every Medieval town had one according to Skyrim.  There are some great examples out there already and I have to admit I used a … Continue reading

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Medieval House

In the village I’m building near my castle build I just completed a medieval house like you would see in a village or town.  Made mostly from stone bricks and spruce it gives it a good medieval times look. My … Continue reading

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The White Woods

After getting help clearing an area for my town and small village, I was left with half of a forest next to the clearing.  I decided I didn’t like the look of the oak trees and decided to replace every … Continue reading

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