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GCT is done!

Note: Written before update 1.1.0 when the direction of the sunrise/set was fixed. North here is now west.

I kinda fell off the face of the earth in terms of updating various blogs and journals. Sometimes real life (and chronic illness, unfortunately) catches up with me. I want to post on Monday’s server run (it was quiet due to problems with new settings in the updated Plug PE) and take pics of the various things 576875 and Swarmhut have been building. I’ll get around to those posts at some point, but here’s the big exciting news – aside from retail spaces and the food court 576875 is building on the mezzanine, Grand Central is finished!

It’s going to be a very very VERY long time until I work with any kind of sandstone again, lol. Several weeks of a big build using nothing but and I am thoroughly sick of looking at it. Still, I’m really proud of this build, it came out awesome and even though I have a few problems with the final build (mostly aesthetic stuff)… yeah.

But enough blather. PICTURES. There are many.

The Terminal from the road.
The Terminal from the road.
Looking northwest.
Looking northwest.
a view from the top.
a view from the top.

So in preparation for boats, I dug some small canals around the station so that it wouldn’t entirely block off the river surrounding it on three sides. I honestly should have built one straight across on the north side. Might still.

Looking at the station from the North.
Looking at the station from the North.
Northeast Corner
Northeast Corner
Peeking in from the North windows.
Peeking in from the North windows.
South entrance.
South entrance.
window illumination outside
window illumination outside

I took lots of pictures inside the Grand Concourse. Mostly from similar angles, oops.

Dim and empty.
Dim and empty.
Sunrise.
Sunrise.
View from the floor.
View from the floor.
Information needed?
Information needed?
I sort of made Orion and then put more "stars" around him.
I sort of made Orion and then put more “stars” around him.
Looking south.
Looking south.
Moonrise
Moonrise
Grand Concourse, looking East
Looking East from the roof.
I like the pattern of light here.
I like the pattern of light here.
One of the corner antechambers.
One of the corner antechambers.

I’m not sure what to do with these rooms in the corners. Maybe additional reading/waiting space?

Overlooking the waiting area.
Overlooking the waiting area.
Waiting areas.
Waiting areas.

Think that sign needs to come down a block.

Ticketed passengers only
Ticketed passengers only
The waiting room looks comfy.
The waiting room looks comfy.

I haven’t managed to do much in terms of retail space (the real Grand Central is packed with shops), but there are at least four spaces under the grand staircases that I’ve managed to do things with.

some delicious cake for sale.
some delicious cake for sale.
No one seems to be here.
No one seems to be here.
A book for your journey perhaps?
A book for your journey perhaps?
Flower shop.
Flower shop.

A quick peek downstairs to see what 576875 has been up to.

Staircase down.
Staircase down.
Food court in progress.
Food court in progress.

Looks good so far!

Finally my favorite thing – stand on the roof of whatever I’ve built, batman style, and enjoy the view around it.

The road rambles on in the distance.
The road rambles on in the distance.
The road stretching east.
The road stretching east.
The river and flatlands to the northeast
The river and flatlands to the northeast

So yeah, there you have it. And now I have a tiny chunk of home in my minecraft world. 🙂 I suppose I ought to get cracking on expanding the subway in its various directions, lol. Soon.

World: Main
Location: -1665 65 -3
Creation Mode: Creative
Build completed: Post date

2 Replies to “GCT is done!”

  1. Hey arbt, what are the coordinates of GCT? Also is it too soon to ask if you have fixed tp. I just don’t want to bother you with tp. me around the server.

    1. -1665 80 -3 will land you atop the info booth in the grand concourse. i think the tp problem we were having before was due to lag, so next open session i’ll just bump up your permissions. plug will also allow you to set checkpoints so you dont have to keep punching in coords for places you’ve been and want to return to.

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