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  • Certain_Grass
    Public • September 15, 2026, 11:13 am
    I began modeling the structure for levels 1 through 4. The columns here are concrete, yet—surprisingly—they feature corbels extending from their tops. This situation is relatively rare in current building structural design.

    At first, I assumed the floor slabs were steel, but the flaking paint didn't look right for steel, and the surface showed signs of weathering characteristic of concrete. I then considered whether they might be prestressed beams, but with a span of only 8 meters, prestressing wouldn't typically be necessary.

    Later, after researching some Soviet architectural structural designs, I found that this "corbel" design was actually quite common, which I'm a little unclear about.

    Certain_Grass • 2026-09-15 17:48:23
    I suddenly realized that I had forgotten the concept of "prefabricated buildings": MZK's concrete structural components should all be prefabricated, which is also a typical feature of Soviet construction engineering.

    China once followed this model for a period of time, but gradually returned to cast-in-place concrete structures in the 1980s due to quality issues. The concept was only mentioned and used again after the 2010s, so I didn't think of it at first.
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • September 13, 2026, 1:44 pm
    🎶We've come too far to give up who we are.🎶

    🎶So let's raise the bar and our cups to the stars.🎶

    Certain Grass’s interpretation of the lyrics:

    When you finally realize you are "creating a terrifying monstrosity in Minecraft," you find there is no turning back—simply because you have already done so much.

    So, your only choice is to see it through to the end; after all, the result is something you can be proud of for a long time to come.
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • September 13, 2026, 6:53 am
    Based on the video, MZK's side room was clearly used as a stairwell. I am currently using "Pale Oak" series blocks to construct the railing—merely as a placeholder—and plan to replace them with "Poplar" series blocks once I update to version 26.3. The side room is divided into two sections by a partition: one is the aforementioned stairwell, while the other is presumably an elevator shaft, though no footage exists of that area. In accordance with the project's "prudent" guidelines, I will not restore this site until I find concrete evidence.

  • Certain_Grass
    Public • September 10, 2026, 2:22 pm
    It's a shame to think that such an exquisite structure will eventually be crammed into this "boring" big box.

    By the way, I’ve already flown 21,000 kilometers in this world—a distance that would take me all the way from here to Argentina.

  • Certain_Grass
    Public • September 7, 2026, 12:23 pm
    This is a question I get asked all the time: Will AI replace creators? My personal answer is: even with tools more powerful than GPT-Astra, AI will not replace creators.

    To use Minecraft build as an example: beginners learning WorldEdit or Axiom's builder will be led astray by the tools they have for a while. The result is that the entire building looks like a combination of various default effects. Only through long-term learning and critical thinking will the builder gradually shift from being "controlled by the tools" to "controlling the tools themselves."

    So, will AI really replace creators? I only think that AI will make creators with critical thinking skills even more powerful.
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • September 4, 2026, 3:49 pm
    I got so engrossed in watching movies that I started rewatching more science fiction films.

    Some of these movies were in HDR, which I originally intended to watch comfortably on TV, but it got too late. So I had to watch them on my computer's SDR screen with the brightness turned up.

    There's also a classic segment: picking out engineering design problems from frame by frame in the film, just for fun. Of course, I'm also looking for prototypes for my next Minecraft build.
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • September 1, 2026, 9:13 am
    Let's get back to MZK's work.

    I'm currently working backwards on the design of the side room (stairwell), and I have to say that my civil engineering degree has been a great help to me.

    Floors 1 through 4 are concrete structures, so we will not proceed with their construction for the time being.
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • August 30, 2026, 12:31 pm
    I just finished watching Project Hail Mary, and I absolutely loved the plot and the spaceships.

    Until I saw a scene (no spoilers), a building in the distant fog—I could recognize it even if it were ashes:

    Baikonur, Site 112A, the MZK facility—suddenly came into view just as I was trying to relax with a movie, as if to tell me: Hey Certain Grass! You have a super big project you need to work on right away!

    Uh…

    MegaMinerDL • 2026-09-02 08:29:50
    Ayy
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • August 26, 2026, 3:57 am
    Sometimes I fantasize that my Minecraft builds have received official recognition, and I'll get some kind of reward: like a ticket to the Shikishima train, a free tour of MZK facilities with travel expenses covered, or even a visit to a movie set.

    But obviously, none of that happened. But obviously none of that happened, but I won't lose my enthusiasm just because those things didn't happen.
    AvatarKage • 2026-08-26 04:48:12
    Submit them to the next Minecraft Live. Perhaps they'd get displayed for a second or two
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • August 15, 2026, 12:41 pm
    I'd really like to recreate Tatra's trucks, but Tatra's unique chassis structure means that their truck tires have a certain camber angle. I think this is a characteristic of Tatra, and it would be strange not to do it, but Minecraft really has a hard time handling such tire camber angles unless the scale is particularly large.

  • Certain_Grass
    Public • August 11, 2026, 12:23 pm
    Currently, I am working on a project amidst the heavy workload at MZK, which can be considered as practice.
    I'm still not good at interior.

  • Certain_Grass
    Public • August 7, 2026, 1:26 pm
    I was making a build that was completely unrelated to MZK, and I found that my efficiency was beyond imagination.

    I feel that as long as I have been investing in one thing for a long time, it will gradually become creaking, and then completely rusty. Am I the only one like this?
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • August 2, 2026, 3:11 pm
    I've started building a 10-block gauge train, approximately 7.2:1 scale. I'll keep the train model a secret for now.

    Two well-known train model scales are "N scale" and "HO scale," and I feel like my job is building HO scale models.
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • July 31, 2026, 11:44 am
    It suddenly dawned on me: of all the builds I've made so far, the Space Elevator has the smallest scale: only 1.25:1.

    The largest scale build at the smallest scale.
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • July 30, 2026, 4:11 pm
    When I was showing the build I made myself in the new group, I suddenly got: "What you made is too big!" The response of.

    I suddenly realized that even if it is technically a medium scale, everyone will feel that the scale is very large.
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • July 28, 2026, 1:42 pm
    I changed my homepage picture to one of me and Azusa_Sang piloting the Buran.

    All I can say is that these two cute little faces really don't look like they'd be able to pilot this kind of spacecraft.

  • Certain_Grass
    Public • July 28, 2026, 1:39 pm
    I originally planned to create a separate project page for Buran to showcase my plans for the entire Buran orbiter series, but I later felt my project categorization was flawed, so I deleted it.

    I ultimately decided to publish Buran and Buran-Energia as two separate posts. Although technically a sub-project of MZK, this work is so worthy of its own dedicated page.
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • July 27, 2026, 3:28 pm
    If I had to single out the element of the *Buran* build that I am most satisfied with, it would be the "Буран" lettering.

    I didn't use any map art; instead, I relied purely on various blocks to create the effect—the result is quite elegant.

    JagdpantherKing131 • 2026-07-27 16:00:12
    That looks very nice o:
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • July 26, 2026, 11:41 am
    Since there isn't much left to do on Buran, the next blog post will likely be published once she (specifically this version) is finished.

    I estimate I can finish her before August... but maybe not, I'm a procrastinator.
  • Certain_Grass
    Public • July 25, 2026, 1:20 pm
    I've finished the Buran's cabin, and I feel like I've burned myself out.

    I'm really terrible at interior design.

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