Archive for the ‘Ancient history’ Category

Mount Olympus

November 1, 2010

Pete (aka Auric) shows us the way to the top of the Mount Olympus, the celestial home of the gods, with his micro-entry for the MCCVI at Classic-Castle. I say it before and I’ll say it again, these micro constructions fascinate me with the incredible amount of detail they have. The technique of building upside down as a great idea in order to get all the columns of the circular temple in place.

You can find more pictures here.

And here is the full description of the MOC given by Pete:

The celestial home of the gods, atop the highest peak of Mount Olympus. This mighty citadel, built upon the raw stone of the Mount Olympus, was made as a place to rule over and discuss the affairs of the mortals far below. The houses, thrones, tools and weapons of the gods, as well as the mighty gates and the many metal furnishings, were forged of gold, silver and orichalcum by the god of the smithy, Hephaestus. Black and white marble makes the pillars and floors, while strong grey stone makes the mighty walls. The lowest level, circled by the mighty walls, broken only by the Gate of Olympus, contains the Olympic Stables and the Forge of Hephaestus. As one goes up, one passes through streets, terraces and gardens that wind between the houses of the Gods, until one comes at last to the top, where the massive Olympic Tholos dominates the city, containing within it the Forum of the Gods in the lower level and Zeus’ Throne Room in the upper. It is from here that the Gods rule over the mortals below, and the rule of the gods is mighty indeed. But there are some who say the time of the Gods is coming to an end…

For the MCCVI at Classic-Castle.

War has come!

October 17, 2010

Valentin (aka Skalldyr) submit this great representation of the Roman invasions for the Mini Castle Contest at Classic Castle. The Roman soldiers are amazing! I loved the techniques he applied to build the spears and the Centurion’s helmet. Before ending the post, one last mention to the cool buildings including the temple’s fire.

See more pictures here.

 

Micro Abu Simbel – Egypt

October 13, 2010

Jonathan Gilbert (aka Shmails) built a micro Abu Simbel, the famous temple carved into the side of a mountain in Egypt for the MCCVI over at Classic Castle. These micro constructions always fascinated me. I love the techniques to get those great details, such as the dozen of levers to represent the boat’s oars.

See more pictures at his gallery.

War Elephant

September 30, 2010

After the great LEGO news of the past days, I’ll come back to the presentation of historical MOCs. Today’s MOC is an interesting construction by Wami Delthorn of a War Elephant commanded by a Spartan Warrior. It’s unclear if the Spartans have ever used war elephants but is known that some Greek armies had.

See more pictures here.

Atlantis before the Fall

September 26, 2010

“Atlantis before the Fall” is a brilliant entry for the Mini Castle Contest VI at Classic Castle submitted by Rod Gillies (aka 2 Much Caffeine). The use of binoculars to build the stone columns of the temples was a brilliant idea. Great work!

You may see more pictures here.

Tower of Babel

September 24, 2010

Michal Herbolt built an impressive Tower of Babel according one theory that associate the mythical tower to the Etemenanki structure. He uses small round plates to show the scale of the building compared to the human size.

Here’s a small historical introduction given by Michal:

This tower was described in the Bible, but there was no proof of its existence. Robert Koldewey re-discovered Babylon and ruins of this great ziggurat after 1913. It was built during or after the reign of Chammurapi (1792 – 1750 BC). The ancient builders needed more than 17 millions fired bricks. The height of the tower was 91 m. The year 331 BC was the last for the tower. It was demolished, but never re-build.

See more pictures here.

Ave Caesar

September 10, 2010

Kaitain is building a colossal MOC of the ancient Roman Chariot Racing. He based his idea in the new LEGO Games and made this huge boardgame. He says that the MOC is a Work In Progress (WIP) and therefore History Bricks will follow his work until is complete :)

You may see more pictures and the making of the MOC here.

Pharaonic dilemma

August 26, 2010

Peter Shutter illustrates a funny situation where the all-mighty pharaoh has to choose what he will wear today. Beside the cool scene, he made an interesting building with a classic Egyptian style.

Chinese Junk

July 23, 2010

Arzlan built an amazing Chinese junk. The hull of the sailboat is very well design and I really liked the way he built the sails with a mix of black and red plates.

Arzlan gives an interesting historical introduction of this kind of boats in his flickr gallery:

“A junk is a Chinese sailboat design dating from ancient times and still in use today. Junks were developed during the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) and were used as ocean-going vessels as early as the 2nd century AD. They evolved in the later dynasties, and were built and used throughout Asia for extensive ocean voyages. They were found, and in lesser numbers are still found, throughout South-East Asia and India, but primarily in China, perhaps today most famously in Hong Kong. Also, found more broadly, is a growing number of modern recreational junk-rigged sailboats.”

Egyptian layout – How the pyramids were built

April 2, 2010

This incredible Egyptian layout was assembled by group of builders Robin, Nathan, David, Brickbaron, Andrew, and Scott. The layout includes a small town, a set of cool boats, civilians working on their farms, a temple and, of course, the master piece of this layout – the great pyramid under construction.

See more pictures here.


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