diff --git a/deploy_building/init.lua b/deploy_building/init.lua
index bca7725..c57cd9e 100644
--- a/deploy_building/init.lua
+++ b/deploy_building/init.lua
@@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ minetest.register_node("deploy_building:small", {
 minetest.register_craft({
     output = "deploy_building:small",
     recipe = {
-		{"default:stone", "", "default:stone"},
-		{"default:wood", "default:glass", "default:wood"},
-		{"default:wood", "default:wood", "default:wood"},
+		{"deploy_building:blueprint", "default:wood", "default:stone"},
     },
 })
 
@@ -127,9 +125,7 @@ minetest.register_node("deploy_building:medium", {
 minetest.register_craft({
     output = "deploy_building:medium",
     recipe = {
-		{"default:stone", "", "default:stone"},
-		{"default:wood", "default:glass", "default:wood"},
-		{"deploy_building:small", "deploy_building:small", "deploy_building:small"},
+		{"deploy_building:blueprint", "deploy_building:small", "deploy_building:small"},
     },
 })
 
@@ -145,11 +141,23 @@ minetest.register_node("deploy_building:large", {
 minetest.register_craft({
     output = "deploy_building:large",
     recipe = {
-		{"default:stone", "", "default:stone"},
-		{"default:wood", "default:glass", "default:wood"},
-		{"deploy_building:medium", "deploy_building:medium", "deploy_building:medium"},
+		{"deploy_building:blueprint", "deploy_building:medium", "deploy_building:medium"},
     },
 })
 
+-- blueprint
+minetest.register_craftitem("deploy_building:blueprint", {
+	description = "Building Blueprint",
+	inventory_image = "deploy_building_blueprint.png",
+})
+minetest.register_craft({
+	output = "deploy_building:blueprint",
+	recipe = {
+		{"deploy_nodes:blueprint", "", "deploy_nodes:blueprint"},
+		{"deploy_nodes:blueprint", "deploy_nodes:blueprint", "deploy_nodes:blueprint"},
+		{"deploy_nodes:blueprint", "deploy_nodes:blueprint", "deploy_nodes:blueprint"},
+	},
+})
+
 -- log that we started
 minetest.log("action", "[MOD]"..minetest.get_current_modname().." -- loaded from "..minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()))
diff --git a/deploy_building/textures/deploy_building_blueprint.png b/deploy_building/textures/deploy_building_blueprint.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbf393d
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diff --git a/deploy_cylinder_y/init.lua b/deploy_cylinder_y/init.lua
index 8244f73..dcf1b2c 100644
--- a/deploy_cylinder_y/init.lua
+++ b/deploy_cylinder_y/init.lua
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ deploy_cylinder_y.register = function(label,name,material,texture)
 	minetest.register_craft({
 		output = "deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_small",
 		recipe = {
-			{"", material, ""},
-			{material, "", material},
-			{"", material, ""},
+			{"deploy_cylinder_y:blueprint", material, material},
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -96,9 +94,7 @@ deploy_cylinder_y.register = function(label,name,material,texture)
 	minetest.register_craft({
 		output = "deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_medium",
 		recipe = {
-			{"", "deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_small", ""},
-			{"deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_small", "", "deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_small"},
-			{"", "deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_small", ""},
+			{"deploy_cylinder_y:blueprint", "deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_small", "deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_small"},
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -114,9 +110,7 @@ deploy_cylinder_y.register = function(label,name,material,texture)
 	minetest.register_craft({
 		output = "deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_large",
 		recipe = {
-			{"", "deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_medium", ""},
-			{"deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_medium", "", "deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_medium"},
-			{"", "deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_medium", ""},
+			{"deploy_cylinder_y:blueprint", "deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_medium", "deploy_cylinder_y:"..name.."_medium"},
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -131,6 +125,19 @@ deploy_cylinder_y.register("Cobble","cobble","default:cobble","default_cobble.pn
 deploy_cylinder_y.register("Stone","stone","default:stone","default_stone.png")
 deploy_cylinder_y.register("Glass","glass","default:glass","default_glass.png")
 
+-- blueprint
+minetest.register_craftitem("deploy_cylinder_y:blueprint", {
+	description = "Cylinder Y Blueprint",
+	inventory_image = "deploy_cylinder_y_blueprint.png",
+})
+minetest.register_craft({
+	output = "deploy_cylinder_y:blueprint",
+	recipe = {
+		{"", "deploy_nodes:blueprint", ""},
+		{"deploy_nodes:blueprint", "", "deploy_nodes:blueprint"},
+		{"", "deploy_nodes:blueprint", ""},
+	},
+})
 
 -- log that we started
 minetest.log("action", "[MOD]"..minetest.get_current_modname().." -- loaded from "..minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()))
diff --git a/deploy_cylinder_y/textures/deploy_cylinder_y_large_blueprint.png b/deploy_cylinder_y/textures/deploy_cylinder_y_large_blueprint.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbf393d
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diff --git a/deploy_maze/init.lua b/deploy_maze/init.lua
index 0804cfb..7981961 100644
--- a/deploy_maze/init.lua
+++ b/deploy_maze/init.lua
@@ -346,9 +346,7 @@ deploy_maze.register = function(label,name,material,texture)
 	minetest.register_craft({
 		output = "deploy_maze:"..name.."_small",
 		recipe = {
-			{material, material, material},
-			{"", material, material},
-			{material, material, ""},
+			{"deploy_maze:blueprint", material, material},
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -364,9 +362,7 @@ deploy_maze.register = function(label,name,material,texture)
 	minetest.register_craft({
 		output = "deploy_maze:"..name.."_medium",
 		recipe = {
-			{"deploy_maze:"..name.."_small", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_small", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_small"},
-			{"", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_small", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_small"},
-			{"deploy_maze:"..name.."_small", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_small", ""},
+			{"deploy_maze:blueprint", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_small", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_small"},
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -382,9 +378,7 @@ deploy_maze.register = function(label,name,material,texture)
 	minetest.register_craft({
 		output = "deploy_maze:"..name.."_large",
 		recipe = {
-			{"deploy_maze:"..name.."_medium", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_medium", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_medium"},
-			{"", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_medium", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_medium"},
-			{"deploy_maze:"..name.."_medium", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_medium", ""},
+			{"deploy_maze:blueprint", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_medium", "deploy_maze:"..name.."_medium"},
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -399,6 +393,19 @@ deploy_maze.register("Cobble","cobble","default:cobble","default_cobble.png")
 deploy_maze.register("Stone","stone","default:stone","default_stone.png")
 deploy_maze.register("Glass","glass","default:glass","default_glass.png")
 
+-- blueprint
+minetest.register_craftitem("deploy_maze:blueprint", {
+	description = "Maze Blueprint",
+	inventory_image = "deploy_maze_blueprint.png",
+})
+minetest.register_craft({
+	output = "deploy_maze:blueprint",
+	recipe = {
+		{"deploy_nodes:blueprint", "deploy_nodes:blueprint", "deploy_nodes:blueprint"},
+		{"", "deploy_nodes:blueprint", "deploy_nodes:blueprint"},
+		{"deploy_nodes:blueprint", "deploy_nodes:blueprint", ""},
+	},
+})
 
 -- log that we started
 minetest.log("action", "[MOD]"..minetest.get_current_modname().." -- loaded from "..minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()))
diff --git a/deploy_maze/textures/deploy_maze_blueprint.png b/deploy_maze/textures/deploy_maze_blueprint.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbf393d
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diff --git a/deploy_nodes/init.lua b/deploy_nodes/init.lua
index 0bf6c83..3dd37b4 100644
--- a/deploy_nodes/init.lua
+++ b/deploy_nodes/init.lua
@@ -16,5 +16,15 @@ deploy_nodes = {}
 -- check for non-air blocks before deploying structure
 deploy_nodes.check_for_space = true
 
+-- blueprint
+minetest.register_craftitem("deploy_nodes:blueprint", {
+	description = "Empty Blueprint",
+	inventory_image = "deploy_nodes_blueprint.png",
+})
+minetest.register_craft({
+	output = "deploy_nodes:blueprint",
+	recipe = {{"default:paper", "default:coal_lump", "default:stick"}},
+})
+
 -- log that we started
 minetest.log("action", "[MOD]"..minetest.get_current_modname().." -- loaded from "..minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()))
diff --git a/deploy_nodes/textures/deploy_nodes_blueprint.png b/deploy_nodes/textures/deploy_nodes_blueprint.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbf393d
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diff --git a/deploy_sphere/init.lua b/deploy_sphere/init.lua
index 7e56145..4f44c45 100644
--- a/deploy_sphere/init.lua
+++ b/deploy_sphere/init.lua
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ deploy_sphere.register = function(label,name,material,texture)
 	minetest.register_craft({
 		output = "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_small",
 		recipe = {
-			{"", material, ""},
-			{material, material, material},
-			{"", material, ""},
+			{"deploy_sphere:blueprint", material, material},
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -96,9 +94,7 @@ deploy_sphere.register = function(label,name,material,texture)
 	minetest.register_craft({
 		output = "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_medium",
 		recipe = {
-			{"", "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_small", ""},
-			{"deploy_sphere:"..name.."_small", "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_small", "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_small"},
-			{"", "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_small", ""},
+			{"deploy_sphere:blueprint", "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_small", "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_small"},
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -114,9 +110,7 @@ deploy_sphere.register = function(label,name,material,texture)
 	minetest.register_craft({
 		output = "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_large",
 		recipe = {
-			{"", "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_medium", ""},
-			{"deploy_sphere:"..name.."_medium", "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_medium", "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_medium"},
-			{"", "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_medium", ""},
+			{"deploy_sphere:blueprint", "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_medium", "deploy_sphere:"..name.."_medium"},
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -132,5 +126,19 @@ deploy_sphere.register("Stone","stone","default:stone","default_stone.png")
 deploy_sphere.register("Glass","glass","default:glass","default_glass.png")
 
 
+-- blueprint
+minetest.register_craftitem("deploy_sphere:blueprint", {
+	description = "Sphere Blueprint",
+	inventory_image = "deploy_sphere_blueprint.png",
+})
+minetest.register_craft({
+	output = "deploy_sphere:blueprint",
+	recipe = {
+		{"", "deploy_nodes:blueprint", ""},
+		{"deploy_nodes:blueprint", "deploy_nodes:blueprint", "deploy_nodes:blueprint"},
+		{"", "deploy_nodes:blueprint", ""},
+	},
+})
+
 -- log that we started
 minetest.log("action", "[MOD]"..minetest.get_current_modname().." -- loaded from "..minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()))
diff --git a/deploy_sphere/textures/deploy_sphere_blueprint.png b/deploy_sphere/textures/deploy_sphere_blueprint.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbf393d
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