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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
I hope you have as much fun making these builds as I had creating them. They are small enough that you should be able to build them in Survival mode. You can follow these designs exactly or use them as a base for creating something completely your own. Ive included tips for which blocks you can substitute, but really, this is Minecraft. You can sub in whatever blocks you like! With most builds, Ive left the landscaping and interior design (and lightingdont forget the lighting!) up to you. Id love to see what you build, so if you want to share, you (or a parent) can tweet me at .
Happy building! Megan Miller
1. LIGHTHOUSE
Lighthouses were created to warn ships at sea of dangerous rocks or help guide ships to a towns harbor. Lighthouses come in many styles and sizes. Often they were painted all white or with wide stripes to make them easy to see. They all have a source of light at the top to shine out to sea. We will first build the lighthouse tower itself, then the lighthouse keepers cottage. MATERIALS 8 stacks red concrete 7 stacks white concrete 3 stacks spruce planks 2 stacks cobblestone 9 cobblestone stairs 12 spruce stairs 2 spruce slabs 3 spruce doors 24 glass blocks 36 glass panes 32 Nether brick fences 19 ladders 4 glowstone blocks 1 stone brick 4 wool, any color These material counts are based on the finished structure by itself, and the counts for the main blocks are rounded up into half stacks.
Also, with this build and most others, we first create the structure out of the main blocks. (Here, the main blocks are red and white concrete and cobblestone.) Then we replace some of these main blocks with blocks used for windows, doors, and other details. This means you may need a little extra of the main building blocks to use only while building. You may also have some blocks left over. Substitutions: You can use white wool and red wool instead of white and red concrete.
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This rocky promontory looks perfect for the lighthouse.1
This rocky promontory looks perfect for the lighthouse.
A promontory is a raised piece of land that juts out into a body of water.Well need to flatten it out though. Its a lot of stone to remove, so Ive used a little TNT before flattening the lot. Clear out or create a flat area on land by the ocean that is about 30 blocks long by 20 blocks wide. The building itself has a footprint of 20 blocks long and 11 blocks wide. Along with this space, you will want a little space on the sides of the building and enough space to access the cottage door. Your building lot can jut out into the ocean.
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Here is the cleared lot, ready for building.2
Here is the cleared lot, ready for building.
Ive placed 4 wool blocks to show the size of the lot. Place temporary blocks to show the corners of the 20x11-block lot you will need. This will show where the building will go so you can see the space it will take up on your cleared lot. If you like the position, go to step 3. If you dont, move the markers until you are happy with the position.
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The cobble circle is 11 blocks wide. Each side is 5 blocks long, and each corner is made from 2 diagonal blocks. At the end of the lot, build a cobblestone circlea Minecraft circle! The circle is 11 blocks wide and long.
Its 4 sides are each 5 blocks long and connect to each other with 2 diagonal blocks, as you can see in the picture.
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Place a strip of cobblestone a single block wide along the inside edge of this circle.
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Now fill the interior of the circle with spruce planks to create the ground floor of the tower.
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On top of the cobblestone-and-spruce layer, create a second circlethe same size as the circle you built in step 3using white concrete blocks.
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Add 5 more layers to this circle.
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Fill the interior of the top layer of red concrete with spruce planks to create the second floor.
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