Corweena Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Presiding over an execution was not how Corwin Ragnarsson envisioned spending his first day as Mayor of New Nassau. But the events of the previous night required a swift action to be made, to reassure the citizens of New Nassau of their safety, and maintain order in the streets. A man had been caught breaking into the fort in the town, and on his person were found documents detailing the military strength and layout of the town, along with observations on possible weak points in the defenses. During aggressive "questioning", the man would give nothing but his alias "the fox". He would not divulge his employer or any other details about himself. Ragnarsson was summoned, along with a tribunal, and with the accused spy offering no legitimate defense to his name, he was convicted of being a foreign intelligence agent, and summarily sentenced to death, by hanging. As he walked up the the gallows, the grim realization of what was about to take place come over "the Fox". He tried to speak to his captors, but was met with stoic silence. His fate had been decided and sealed that morning. Nothing could be done now. As the realization crept in, he began crying and balling unintelligable things. Once on the gallows, with the noose placed around the spy's neck, the head executioner, a stern man dressed in a black robes and cloak, faced the crowd and addressed them. "Citizens of New Nassau! Before you today we have a weasel of a man, found guilty of espionage, committed to do harm to YOU and your families. The safety of this town, island, and its people is of the utmost importance to the government. Let today serve as a warning to any others who wish to commit any act harmful to this city or its residents. This settlement was started with the ideology that men could live free of tyranny and corrupt imperialist governments. Any actions that hinder this goal will be met with swift and hard justice, regardless of your flag or affiliation." With this words said, the crowd previously being quiet erupted with shouts of "down with the imperialists!" "for the free people of Terra Nova!" "death to the spy!" With that, the Executioner stepped back to the lever which operated the gallows. "Any last words?" He offered the man, who mumbled something incoherent, before sinking into silence. The next sound heard was of the lever being pulled, and the trap door on the gallows swinging down, followed by a gasp from the man, as the air was squeezed out of is writhing and twitching body. It took only a short time for him to completely still, and the executioner pronounced him dead. "Leave him up until sundown, then feed him to the crows" The crowd fell to silence, and slowly dispersed. Ragnarsson remarked to his companion "I don't particularly care for these sort of things, but in this case, it was an absolute necessity. I'd much rather meet a man face to face in battle, than to watch him die in a way such as this. But these are the times we are in, and the safety of our small settlement is of primary importance now. Lets hope today discourages any more agents of ill-will from preying on New Nassau." A few more photos of the scene: Spoiler Quote
Professor Thaum Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Really nice realization, and a nice gallow Why are every new reigns beginning with a show of force ? Quote
Keymonus Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Very realistic building and nice writing... everything is very, creepily accurate! Good job also with the pavement of round stones. It seems that rope sellers will make excellent business these months... Quote
Sir Kingston Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Nice gallows! I like the reference towards Norrington from PotC! Quote
Darnok Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 Nice gallows indeed - and with working details! The crowd is also nicely portrayed, overall well done. Quote
Corweena Posted July 17, 2020 Author Posted July 17, 2020 13 hours ago, Professor Thaum said: Really nice realization, and a nice gallow Why are every new reigns beginning with a show of force ? Thanks! That's the way it goes sometimes.....when there is no one in power, people perceive it as weakness. Just have to make a statement for any one plotting any further Mischief in the town. 8 hours ago, Keymonus said: Very realistic building and nice writing... everything is very, creepily accurate! Good job also with the pavement of round stones. It seems that rope sellers will make excellent business these months... Thank you! I based the gallows on a variety or designs I've seen, and adapted them to fit minifigures better. 2 hours ago, Sir Kingston said: Nice gallows! I like the reference towards Norrington from PotC! Yeah, my family had that movie on recently, and that one inspired me to build this scene. 1 hour ago, Darnok said: Nice gallows indeed - and with working details! The crowd is also nicely portrayed, overall well done. Thanks! The trapdoor took a few version to get right, but I ended up using the Lego one, and it still functions great even with brown tiles on top. Quote
Ayrlego Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 A good looking execution scene and like Professor Thaum mentioned it appears Ragnarsson is establishing his expectations at an early stage. Some great figures in the crowd and the gallows and cobblestone are nicely executed (no pun intended!) The sand maybe be improved with some more tiles/plates to vary it up but that may just be my penchant for uneven bases. Overall great job! Quote
Bregir Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 Well built and well-written story! The gallows looks great, and I like that you have included a working trapdoor! One wonders who the fox has been spying for, and if something more is in store for New Nassau! Quote
Fraunces Posted July 18, 2020 Posted July 18, 2020 Great gallows, does the lever actually work? 12 hours ago, Corweena said: Thanks! The trapdoor took a few version to get right, but I ended up using the Lego one, and it still functions great even with brown tiles on top. Can you make a picture of your technique? Quote
Corweena Posted July 19, 2020 Author Posted July 19, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 3:19 PM, Ayrlego said: A good looking execution scene and like Professor Thaum mentioned it appears Ragnarsson is establishing his expectations at an early stage. Some great figures in the crowd and the gallows and cobblestone are nicely executed (no pun intended!) The sand maybe be improved with some more tiles/plates to vary it up but that may just be my penchant for uneven bases. Overall great job! Yeah, this is unfortunately all of my tan plates, as I don't have much in that color. I had considered switching to green, but ended up keeping it, as the gallows were the focus of the scene. Thank you though! 20 hours ago, Bregir said: Well built and well-written story! The gallows looks great, and I like that you have included a working trapdoor! One wonders who the fox has been spying for, and if something more is in store for New Nassau! Thanks! I had considered giving the Fox a more recognizable uniform, but not sure if I want to start a war......yet 16 hours ago, Fraunces said: Great gallows, does the lever actually work? Can you make a picture of your technique? For the final design in the build, the lever does not work. I did build a working version, but it was a lot bulkier on the bottom of the platform, and kind of took away from looks of the gallows as a whole. So I decided to use this super simple version, which let me use the trap door piece, but is only 4 plates thick near the lever, and 2 plates elsewhere. The trap door holds itself up with the brown tiles attached on top. The extra layer on top is just enough to prevent the door from clearing the frame. Then all I have to do is press down on the door slightly for it to fall open. Overall, I felt the end result looked much better and "cleaner" than a fully working version for the purposes of the build. Quote
Fraunces Posted July 19, 2020 Posted July 19, 2020 12 hours ago, Corweena said: For the final design in the build, the lever does not work. I did build a working version, but it was a lot bulkier on the bottom of the platform, and kind of took away from looks of the gallows as a whole. So I decided to use this super simple version, which let me use the trap door piece, but is only 4 plates thick near the lever, and 2 plates elsewhere. The trap door holds itself up with the brown tiles attached on top. The extra layer on top is just enough to prevent the door from clearing the frame. Then all I have to do is press down on the door slightly for it to fall open. Overall, I felt the end result looked much better and "cleaner" than a fully working version for the purposes of the build. Right , I understand what you mean. Thanks for sharing Quote
Bodi Posted July 21, 2020 Posted July 21, 2020 The base looks good, so does the platform for hanging, and nice selection of minifigs. Quote
Tezclatipoca Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 That's a good representation of a gallow ! And ccol feature to add functional trap door ! Good job ! Quote
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