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If this Buzz-a-day Project has taught me anything… it’s that I am not a sculptor.
This Buzz says, “The worst part is he only really finished my front side.” or “Can you tell my nose came off?”
This is my second Buzz Lightyear constructed inside the indie game, Minecraft. This time instead of using Alpha, where the blocks are provided instantly and are unlimited… I decided to build inside the Beta version where you have to fight for every little scrap you get. You also have to keep from being killed by monsters.
Why? The graphics are better. Smooth lighting. The option for changing out textures if I wanted… and it would enhance the world I play in.
Speaking of enhancement… funny story. I wanted to add some near his feet… to make it look all super awesome. It did look awesome… for about 3 seconds until the whole thing caught fire and burned to the ground. It’s build out of Wool you see, and apparently wool is flammable. Well thank God for Windows 7 and being able to restore the game file otherwise I may have pickaxed myself to death or let a cow eat me.
This Buzz says, “Ho, ho, ho. Green Giant.”
Here are a few more shots.
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me, my foam, some scissors and a Elmer’s glue stick. Sometimes I just like jumping in with no plan and seeing where it goes. Eyebrows? Check. Cheesy grin? Check. Hands on hips, Check.
This Buzz says, “I’m like an Ogre… I have layers.” or “I seemed to have landed on a strange alien planet… a messy alien planet”.
We went out to Treasure Island beach so I figured it was time to experiment with any skills I may have as a sand castle crafter. I had three hours till sundown… so the moment we hit the beach I got to work. My tools? A square shovel, drywall mud knife, a couple of sticks and a plastic spoon. I also borrowed one of my kid’s straws because I’d seen a news report in the 80’s about sand castles and the artists were blowing away bits of sand with a straw. It turned out to be a huge help. An hour and a half later, this is what I came up with. Not bad for my first try… although sand is limiting… and so he has no neck.
I built him, shot him and then let the kids murder him.
This Buzz says, “I had a shorter life than a house fly!” or “Like sands through an hourglass…”
I’ve got 5 Buzz Lightyear projects in the works… but none of them were ready for today. So I grabbed a piece of white craft foam and a marker and to see if I could draw Buzz with one line… mistakes and all. Here is the product.
This Buzz says, “I’m a one-line kind of guy. I don’t know what that means either.”
Using an awesome free program called AndreaMosiac I took a stock photo of Buzz Lightyear and recreated it using almost all of the work that has been presented on this website. Yes, this is cheating.
This Buzz says, “We are The Buzz. Resistance is futile.”
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I was eating a Weight Watcher’s ice cream bar and was left with this amazing little shape. A few moments and some permanent markers later, I had the Buzz you see before you. I considered eating another bar so I could make him some arms… but that would defeat the purpose of eating Weight Watcher’s… and he would look like he was hanging on a cross.
This Buzz says, “I still smell like strawberries!”
Who doesn’t like Hello Kitty? This one goes out to my sister Aimee who had her first baby about three weeks ago. She collects Hello Kitty the way I collect Buzz stuff.
This Buzz says, “I don’t have a mouth.”
Not to sound like a hipster… but I hated clowns before hating clowns was cool.
This Buzz says, “AAAAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’
I drew this Buzz tonight after a children’s church service. Pretty dull story… until…
I was talking to someone and had turned away for just a moment. After a few seconds I realized that my son was repeating the sentence, “Daddy! Ha ha!” over and over. I looked… and he had drawn a dark gray squiggle on my unfinished work.
“Daddy! Ha ha!” Little punk.