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As chunky (rendering software) isn't working for me (as Minecraft 1.12 & older), due to some odd Java behaviour after my OS update some time ago. I am left without render software. Having a build without renders feels a bit shabby. Either way I went ahead and do some replacement testing:

Shaders 1:
Using the optifine installation I already had with SEUS
... Something went awry in the combination I guess....

Shaders 2:
...*pulling jaw back up*... That one seems to work (BSL).

Blender 1:
... why is my export program (jmc2obj) not working...???...
... *site hunting*, installation place of the jar is critical???... *let's try that*....
... *it works!*....
... *fires up blender*, installing MCprep addon *needs few tutorial video's to find his way in the interface*
... where is the toolbar??? *another tutorial video*
... load's world in & managed to prep it
... Where is the start render button???....
... Found it *presses it*
... goes quite fast, some noise but hey, it's render =)

Do you think it is worth to invest more time in blender rendering, considering the results of shaders 2?

images (scaled down) below from my latest build "The Bermuda Valley" (maze makers contest entry)

So I have done a test run on the PMC Papercraft Photography Competition, below the result:



Which is a papercraft of my latest attempt on skinning



So yeah:
- it misses the helmet (should have checked the merge button, for easier making)
- some second layer stuff which isn't incorporated at the papercraft. Looks quite bland now.
- for the next run, more solid paper
- the poster gum I had was dried-out...

Eight years on PMC, yes 8 years has gone by already…
that is 416 weeks or 2922 days.

I certainly did not expect – or even thought about it – to be here lurking around on PMC. My own curiosity (redstone), the community (friendly people, of whom most have moved on) and the contests (PMC and unofficial ones) kept me around here.

Pushed my own boundaries on redstone technology from some gates and sluices all the way to working 3d chess (without rules) to a working Game of the Goos (with Rules). Note these are quite old so I am not sure if those will work properly in newer Minecraft versions.

Started to build slowly bigger and bigger builds. All to the point of a giant airship with air-bays, redstone stuff incorporated, full interiors and much more. I still consider this build as my number 1.

Once I created a Japanese temple (Kinkaku-ji) within 5 days for a speedbuild contest back in ~2014 The funny thing is, I actually visited that temple ~3 years later in 2017 in real-life.

These days, much smaller builds with some real-life or historical perspective is my choice of building.

I did make two texture or resource-packs. But Minecraft 1.13 made me to give those up, which changed
1: the save-file format
2: all the bloody names of the textures… In hindsight the texture quality could be better (looking at the need to learn some proper hue-shifting).

Joined quite some official PMC contests
19 projects, of which 14 time finalist with a highest place of 4th
3 blogging, of which 2 time finalist - even though my sometimes broken English as a non-native speaker - a highest place of 5th
4 skins, making skins once every year or two is not really helpful to get better at it.

From the above I have even been once a contest judge, quite odd to see in the (TV of the movie nights) your name color-coded in chat as ‘retired’.

An odd side thing is, my PC has stayed roughly the same the past 8 years. Still the same CPU (i5-3570, introduced 2012) and more or less the GPU (from HD5770, introduced 2009, to a HD6770 which is just a re-brand from 2011 but a little bit faster). So yeah, I still run some ‘ancient’ technology as my main PC at home.

And honestly, for fun, try to imagine where you were 8 years ago (how old or which grade were you for example?) and where you will be in 8 years (finally done with school, married or living on your own? for example)

Thanks for reading my 8 year special wall post, enjoy your stay here on PMC.
I’ll be lurking around here for a foresee-able future.

New redstone base for my redstone cars.
Below a picture with the old & new redstone base.

Functionality wise the same, although v2 is faster and cleaner made.

Have finished my nearly fully "functional" redstone car.
On the background, my prototype parts

Intended goals:
- steering front wheels (more or less)
- moving rims - to give a riding effect (front, sort of - rear, done)
- engine to power moving rims (done)
- "gear box" for going forward & reverse (done)
- gas & break pedal (done)
- front & rear light (front, done - rear, needs tuning)
- lane change blinkers (front working - rear, no space for wiring yet...)
- reverse light (needs tuning)

Improvement tips, in terms of redstone (NO COMMAND BLOCKS PLEASE) & surrounding, atmosphere are welcome.