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Gary The Procrastinator
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Great work here! Has such a spirit of adventure flowing through it. Big thumbs up! :thumbup:
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A gigantic, beautiful, highly detailed expert-level build. You have much to be happy and satisfied with here. One of the best LEGO castles I have ever seen. :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Thank you so much Capt Dee! It doesn't make sense the way we think today, but muskets and sabres were marginally effective at achieving results unless they were used en masse. Muskets of this age really were unreliable at hitting targets beyond 50 meters. By the time of the American Civil War however, all muskets had rifled barrels, improving their accuracy. But if you wanted to achieve results in the Napoleonic Era, it was all about mass and maneuver, unlike our modern tactics of stealth and quick strike. It took amazing courage to do what these men did, charging toward a horrible death by bayonet.... Thanks Graham! Thank you! Agreed on the regimental square. It was outstanding against cavalry, but opposing infantry could smash right through it, and artillery fire was brutal on them. Thank you, I appreciate it! I had wanted to finish La Haye Sainte by the 18th, but alas, life got in the way. Thank you Aaron! La Haye Sainte will be up no later than mid-July. Thank you! It's the Governor's torso from Pirates II: And the leg assembly is tan. I am shooting for this uniform:
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Yes it's a bit strange I admit. I build a LOT of history-based MOCs as well as Castle-Theme, and was surprised when they moved my "Vive L' Empereur!" Napoleonic build over from Historical, but if you look under Pirates it does say "Napoleonic" and since the key parts to recreate the soldiers come from the Pirate Theme, it does make sense from that perspective.
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Terrific foliage all the way around! The tree trunk must have taken a lot of LEGO but clearly is worth it. Lovely build here.
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Great one Michael! I faved it on FLICKR. Got my build up but unfortunately we did not get La Haye Sainte done in time, so it will come later.
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Well, Michael Ozzie beat me to it today with his outstanding La Belle Alliance, but here is my build celebrating the 200th Anniversary of this major event. Click on the picture for more detail: 200 years ago today, a truly epic and historical battle raged between three armies on sodden fields near the Belgian hamlet of Waterloo. The conflict determined the fate of Napoleon Bonaparte once and for all, and changed Europe forever as Great Britain became the dominant power over France, and Germany's power began to rise in the world as well. To commemorate this historic anniversary and pay tribute to the brave souls who fought and perished there, here is a quick build of that iconic Napoleonic Era infantry formation, the Regimental Square (or putting it more accurately, a corner of one...) Brave French Cuirassiers (Heavy Cavalry) charge this indomitable formation, the British Square, to no avail; in spite of all their courage, armor and powerful mounts, they never break through that long day as every British Square which had time to form never broke (though some units such as the Kings German Legion (KGL) 8th Line Battalion were caught mid-formation by the French cavalry and were decimated). British officers on horseback called for the rank and file to remain steady, and in general they did, allowing the Duke of Wellington's multi-national army to survive long enough for the arrival of the third army, the Prussians, to tip the balance. There should be bayonets on the end of those muskets, which is why it was so hard for cavalry to charge into a RS like this one. The LEGO musket barrel shape prevents anything but 2nd-party elements from working well, and being a bit of a purist (apart from that flag from Cape Madness) I won't use those non-LEGO parts. JBIronworks and I are currently working on a massive build of the key farmhouse in the center of the British line at Waterloo, La Haye Sainte, defended by the 2nd Light Infantry Battalion of the KGL; we should have it done in a few weeks so keep an eye out for it. Originally I had wanted to post La Haye Sainte today but we ran out of time. We will certainl finish it and it will be posted here in a month or so. Cheers!
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Great work Aaron, really was a surprise to see this on LoR. Far exceeded my expectations.
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Spactacular build! I love the angled bastion and the waterfall. You've done the same thing I have to create my Napoleonic French Infantry: the torso from the American Patriot CMF with the shako, great stuff.
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Great, tragic subject; I love historical builds. The building details are fantastic, especially where there is damage, and I really like the addition of the Goya minifig witnessing all the tragedy. If there is one area which could be improved on it's the cannons. LEGO cannons are far too large for field artillery, and the carriage is all wrong. The barrels are more realistic for permanent artillery such as in a fort rather than wheeled cannon. Check out the photo, from TJJohn: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tjjohn12/13257574983/in/pool-brickfair_civil_war/ While it's from a time period 55 years later, it would look better than the standard LEGO cannon. Cheers, Gary
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Outstanding, Cesar! All those details are amazing, from the rug to the door. And I just now noticed the monster under the bed! Great stuff :thumbup:
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Wonderful build digger. How are you getting those white pieces offset in the walls like that? They're not tiles....
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Glorious, a truly impressive, detailed and skillful build. Love that foliage, and the river. Also I noticed you used almost no medium-green, over-used in most landscapes. Great work!
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I really like builds from an unusual subject, and this is a fine take on the subject. You wouldn't expect an ornate building to create these monsters, but the details for the interior are spot-on. Thank you Dzoni90 for this little build
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Thank you! Their hands were full...until Napoleon was forced to abdicate the first time in 1814. Arrrgh. That doggone song again. I should have at least put one in the swamp, but forgot... Exactly. What's more, a lot of Wellington's best troops were still stuck in America or in transit when he needed them desparately for the Hundred Days Campaign with Napoleon's return. Thank you! Good for you future Devil Dog! I've heard it that way too! No one in Louisiana actually pronounces it OR-LEENS. Thank you very much!
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Wonderful build, and using Sam's torso from LOTR works great!
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Yes! More Redcoats! Just a little cc', I think I would have joined the two green plates together with some plates on top so that top shot would not expose the white table cloth underneath.
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