Alicia's Blog 2

I didn't really get anything this past week. (Partly because I was sick and didn't even move let alone be motivated enough to build a mountain castle thing)

I was planning on finding a definite spot to build and begin levelling out the ground and either copying & pasting a mountain in or building one myself but none of that really got done. Even if I hadn't been sick I would've needed some word edit to get going because it seems to just make everything easier once you figure out the commands.

But while I wasn't building I was able to think about some possible block combinations that would nicely complement each other and would go well with the different tones of the build.

I've decided on different stone/cobble blocks for the underground castle, nether brick and possibly some other darker blocks (such as stained clay or wool). The above part of the build will probably be lighter blocks with lighter tones of stained clay/wool, lighter coloured wood (birch, oak etc) and the mushroom blocks.  

I've also decided on possibly cutting out some of the underground rooms or just making them smaller, because me being me forgot about the amount of time we had left in the term (ops). And I probably won't be able to cram this all in even if I have access to world edit.

I will be working on the build this week and possibly over the weekend if I get the time so I will hopefully be posting some pictures of the build as it progresses.

What my Castle Black build will look like

I'm not the best art student in the world, in fact I only took art for a term in Year 9, so it would be best if I didn't scar your eyes with my terrible drawing. I have, however found many artists interpretations of Castle Black and the Wall, also some images from the show, so I will be using them as a guide for my build. Although, I can attempt a rough plan of what the build will look like, if that is needed.

Castle Black Plans - Updated

I know that I haven't posted here on the Blog yet, but that was because of issues I had with posting to this Blog specifically. That's all fixed now. I wrote up some information on both Castle Black and Hadrian's Wall to compare the two, and maybe build them side by side to show that comparison. But now that my 'partner' in this project has left the course, I need to make adjustments to compensate for the lack of help on this project. The research work I can do just fine by myself, but the building is another topic altogether.

I know my limits when it comes to workloads and what I can build and must take these into consideration for moving forward with this project. I also need to consider the limits that I have while in Minecraft. They only have select building materials and shapes (mainly blocks, no circles here) and that may affect the final outcome of the build. Now I know that I am not the best builder, far from it actually, so I know that reducing the size of the final build will make my job a lot easier. And if I have time left over after the main build, I could possibly make adjustments to any of the minor details.

Blog.

(Sorry on bad picture quality.)

Finally Finished my plan for the Hobbit holes, having a front door view and the layout for hopefully for what it looks like inside. 

I wish I could get on the server but I am still unable to get on. I have tried other computers and still can't get on. 

Hope to start building once I can get on to the server. 

Week 1 Blog.

((I found out how to use it. Yay.))
I have started on my plan. I have drawn a front door view to the hobbit burrows/holes, and still need to do birds eye view of the layout for the holes.
We have decided to keep the round door because it has been said that what was inspiration for Tolkein's books.
Having agreed on keeping the wild/rugged look for Hobbiton, including the trees/plants around.
Toni has found a nice place to build with the hill/trees and river that we kinda need.

I hope to have pictures of my plan up soon.

Toni's Blog.

Week 1 of blogging: (Found out how to use Blogger, yay!)

So far I have done a few sketches of the exterior design of the Hobbit Burrows. We are keeping the circle-shaped doors as they were based from the Lyndey Park's ruins that might have been an inspiration for Tolkien. The build will have a "wild" look and have a lot of plants and trees. The Hobbit Burrows will be slightly hidden because of this over-growth of plants.

I haven't started building yet but have found a lovely spot to start building, a nice hill for the Hobbit Burrows and a river nearby for the bridge.

Alicia's Blog 1

My topic for my build is faerie folklore and how  it's changed through the ages. I'm planning to do two parts to my build, one symbolising the history of faeries and modern day faeries. My history of faeries will be a underground castle that won't be too big because I am working on my own. My above-ground build will be surrounded by a faerie ring (a ring of trees). It will have a village made from hollowed mushrooms and trees, some of which will be connected by bridges. There will be glass dome kind of building around the ring that'll hopefully end up looking like a bubble to give the build a more magic or modern day effect.

I haven't started building yet because I'm still finding a building spot. My goal is to try and find a flat area (well, as flat as possible) so it's easier to world-edit out if needed. But I have drawn out some plans to use as reference when building. Next week I will have probably have found my building spot and done some building if worldedit is up on the sever.

Welcome

Welcome to our Crafting History blog. This is the space for our group to share their building journey as they use Minecraft to realise their vision of how History has influenced the fantasy genre. Every week the students will log their progress, explain the history and general share their journey.