https://www.jdfblack.com/aviation daily 0.75 2019-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543379150856-GV6R4WJV2MNHZH2T6FAE/IMG_8502.JPG Aviation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543380141716-87RXR8TT0HYOQ3UCGE7E/IMG_8502.JPG Aviation - Boeing 747-400 Taken onboard G-BYGC after landing in IAD from LHR. This same aircraft has recently been selected to recieve a visual makeover, where it will wear the BOAC livery that was used between 1964 & 1974. The livery will remain on the aircraft until she is retired in 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543380302559-UYYSYHP6NK6YT5E7F63A/IMG_0644.jpg Aviation - Airbus A380 Taken in the cockpit of G-XLED after landing in LHR from HKG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543380611446-2AUXGYLLHTBOZ9BS21CA/IMG_6665.JPG Aviation - Prototype Boeing 747-100 The ‘City Of Everett’ located at the Museum of Flight, Seattle. which first flew February 9th 1969 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543380411887-VCOKBOHT5P5HRNEBQJHF/IMG_7267.JPG Aviation - Boeing 717-200 Cockpit of N926AT after landing in LAX from SFO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543380622992-NDZV5YQ8L7IP1CP4F13D/IMG_2723.JPG Aviation - Cessna 172 November 2017 at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, Atlanta, Georgia after a flight around Stone Mountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543385898166-0RBXCTXPMFQT3MJOIQUG/IMG_6855.JPG Aviation - Everett Factory The Boeing factory in Everett, Washington. Within here Boeing have the final assembly lines for the 747, 767, 777 and 787 all under one roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543380635409-OYVPA65T2DC601F1IHK2/IMG_6618.JPG Aviation - Boeing 757-200 Flight onboard N706TW from JFK to SEA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543380741893-2QFP9MIUTF0GBEU7PEXF/IMG_2401.JPG Aviation - Cessna 152 Taken after a flight around Newtonards, Northern Ireland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543415564263-I457MZKUK4W8WJP2X1FU/IMG_2230.JPG Aviation - Boeing 777-200 Taken November 2017 onboard PH-BQE after a flight from AMS to ATL. https://www.jdfblack.com/press daily 0.75 2018-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543384801831-YPL4ETY2DH895LVVB8JE/161210311-1dc0bdcd-0cf1-4a8b-b9a2-0d113075febc.jpg Press https://www.jdfblack.com/press/2018/11/28/derry-firm-blockception-enjoy-global-success-following-microsoft-deal monthly 0.5 2018-11-28 https://www.jdfblack.com/press/2018/11/28/derry-firm-leads-global-minecraft-building-boom monthly 0.5 2018-11-28 https://www.jdfblack.com/press/2018/11/28/minecraft-whizzkids-hit-the-mother-lode monthly 0.5 2018-11-28 https://www.jdfblack.com/music daily 0.75 2018-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543377490177-P55GAFROAG17AMHIAU2R/krows.jpg Music https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543416661624-QOVO6Y2IIXT9DP3JINVR/10343533_711167605610691_6475286451097320485_n.jpg Music - Kashmir Krows Taken in 2014 when the Kashmir Krows support Kyle Eastwood in the Speigeltent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543416660785-9D8VDS6SCR7U9Y2TAHRH/10313013_10152336238188240_2562220063022742349_n.jpg Music - Sandwich Company Taken during a gig in 2014 at the Sandwich Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543416619301-M9LO2G3TVU7D2Q2O32H7/11128707_812607525497801_1878211941799411657_n.jpg Music - Pedaltrain 2 My pedalboard (Bottom right) during a gig in Sandinos Pedals Top Left to Bottom Right - EHX Pulser - EHX Big Muff Bass - MXR Bass Compressor - Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor - TC Hall of Fame - EHX Bass Synth - TC Chorus - Boss TU-3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543416841883-24MUQF5DIZL4EWOS833U/S0b9plr.jpg Music - Status Graphite S2 & Stealth 6 My two main basses, both custom made. Left is my Status S2 & Right is the Status Stealth 6. I had the S2 built around May 2014. It’s the S2 body shape & neck with features inspired by the late John Entwistle's Buzzard. It therefore incorporates a custom B2 EQ & roman numeral inlays. The Stealth 6 was bought secondhand in late 2015. I had the bass overhauled with gold hardware and roman numeral inlays added to match my S2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543416673313-Z2OX14L5D8SAOP6NQYOH/Screenshot+at+Nov+28+14-49-10.png Music - Double Bass Playing double bass at the Foyle College Spring Concert March 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543416658955-QSP40MSAFHIB46F30V23/10404065_812088432216377_1331476597980379050_n.jpg Music - Kashmir Krows Sandinos Playing in Sandinos back in 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543416659852-HWON0Z3CKW43X9SANZ46/10390519_726731750730015_5297497727031938814_n.jpg Music - Krows & Guthrie Govan In 2014 we had a chance to meet Guthrie Govan when he hosted a masterclass in Derry/ Londonderry. Guthrie is an English virtuoso guitarist and guitar teacher, he and his band inspired the Kashmir Krows sound. https://www.jdfblack.com/minecraft daily 0.75 2018-11-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543379215370-ZJ8RT9AQJDSXQLAK1VNW/Whtierock.jpg Minecraft Portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543382031204-NQF74YNJG05WF5X98MGX/Whtierock.jpg Minecraft Portfolio - Whiterock Castle I started this in December 2014. After being dormant for several years the project finally resumed progress in summer 2017. Being released on the marketplace that August and becoming one of the highest downloaded products on the store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543382381391-OW6W56R0IC6Y61DIQUHS/Carrick2.jpg Minecraft Portfolio - 17th Century Carrickfergus Replica This project was commissioned by the Carrickfergus Museum, in Northern Ireland. It is a complete 1:1 replica of what we believe, from resources, the town of Carrickfergus would have looked like in 1690. It includes perceived reconstructions of local landmarks such as Carrickfergus Castle, Joymount Palace and St Nicholas Church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543382312100-YLLX234IXGYL01OMYQ3B/mars.jpg Minecraft Portfolio - Mars Complex - Foxtrot My interpretation of life on mars. This project shows what I imagine mars to look like if the human race was to colonise it. It features a large bio-dome in the centre, mining facilities, and a STAL (Short takeoff and landing) Facility - along with a hangar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543382343074-VOKLOSE7TRX5EHLSJ296/guildhall.png Minecraft Portfolio - Derry/ Londonderry Guildhall Created as part of a set consisting of four 1:1 recreations of iconic Northern Ireland landmarks. They were commissioned for use in a competition hosted By CultureTech, sponsored by the Belfast Telegraph. The landmarks include the Guildhall in Derry/Londonderry, the Belfast City Hall, Samson and Goliath, and the Mussenden Temple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543382364627-J4R147O5VTQOPWLV3CDQ/ISS.png Minecraft Portfolio - International Space Station This project was created for “Minecraft EDU day, exploring the ISS”. It was designed to educate children in the living conditions that Tim Peak will be experiencing aboard the International Space Station. The map was commissioned by the UK Space Agency for the NI Science Festival. The build is a 1:1 recreation of the International Space Station within Minecraft, including substantial interior details in various modules. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543382400158-JH0Y8QPFPZT8X1Q4KU1U/DC3-16-9.png Minecraft Portfolio - Douglas DC-3 This is a 20:1 scale replica of the Douglas DC3 aircraft. Where one block is 5cm^3. The plane is is 400 blocks long and has a wingspan of 500 blocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543382295114-2A9HLCB7IIRPLH9NW7RX/RedArrows.jpg Minecraft Portfolio - Red Arrows This is 20:1 scale recreation of the BAE Hawk T1, each plane is 240 blocks long, with a wing span of 189 Blocks. I decided to duplicate the aircraft into the famous "Big Battle" formation, which has all 9 Red Arrows in a V shape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543382377191-YLB8RPOZ6L8L1T65OYXH/aldourie.png Minecraft Portfolio - Aldourie Castle Estate A 2:1 scale replica of the Aldourie Castle Estate located in Loch Ness, Scotland. The project was created as part of a tender bid hosted by Elysian Estates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543382296663-7IJ932I2PI48J9BCB1EG/PA28.jpg Minecraft Portfolio - Piper PA28 This is a 20:1 scale replica of the exact Piper PA28 I had flown, G-HMED. one block is 5cm^3. I have around 20 flight hours logged on this particular aircraft https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543382366348-4FE374AP9ROOBXME5VQZ/C152.jpg Minecraft Portfolio - Cessna 152 This is a 20:1 scale replica of the exact Cessna 152 I had flown, G-UFCO. one block is 5cm^3. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/1543382349071-PEO2HN4YDH2OW07SEA3B/Cathedral.jpg Minecraft Portfolio - Cathedral Interior Inside of a large cathedral that was originally intended to form part of Whiterock Castle. https://www.jdfblack.com/about daily 1.0 2023-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bfe113e9772ae090cd883e6/99336565-2be3-4fc9-ac23-9de227de12ac/IMG_3460.jpeg About