Simon_S Posted September 1, 2015 The Trojan War Let me tell you a story, my son. We don't know if it really happened or not, but that also doesn't matter... so listen carefully. It began long ago, in the palace of Menelaus, the king of Sparta. He had money, power, but most importantly, he had the most beautiful wife in the world, Helena. He had a bellyfull of his rivals, the Trojans, but he also didn't want to argue with them all the time. So he invited them to a feast to put all the disputes aside. After many days of celebrating they left... though not alone. Helen eloped with Paris, the younger prince of Troy... and so it all started This was the perfect reason to start a war against Troy and finally kill of his opponents. With his brother Agamemnon, who was king of the Greeks, Menelaos built up the largest army the world has ever seen. So they sailed to the coast of their enemies and started a siege. But althought the Greek had way more men, they couldn't overcome the huge walls of Troy. After nine years of failed attemts, they finally remarked what went wrong: They may have the most men, but they didn't have the strongest man. So they sent Odysseus to find Achilles, a demigod. His mother hid him on a farm, because she knew that if he'd go in the Trojan War, he'd die there. With his artful lingua Odysseus could convince him to come with him. Achilles may die in front of Troy's walls, but if he'd go to war, his name would outlast over thousands of years... For Odysseus it wasn't that easy. After he brought Achilles to the war, he thought that they would finally win it. But instead of fighting against Troy, Achilles argued with Agamemnon. Because of this little despute they could have lost the whole war. But Odysseus, disingenuous as he was, had an idea... They built a wooden horse out of some ships and then sailed away, only around the corner, where the Trojans couldn't see them. The next morning, the Greeks were left and the Trojans thought that they finally won the war. The wooden horse should be a gift for Poseidon, so that the sea would be still and that they'd have a fast return. To celebrate their victory, they took the horse in the city, in front of Apollo's temple, who was the patron of the city. Their gate was too small for it, so they even had to break a hole in the wall. After a nice evening and a lot of drinking, they all fell asleep and suddenly something moved in the horse. Odysseus, Achilles and some other Greek soldiers climbed out of the "present to Poseidon". From the inside of the city they could open the gate and through there and the hole in the wall, the Greeks stormed Troy... So in the end the Greeks won the war, but was it truly a victory? All their leaders, except Odysseus, died in the war and many Trojans could flee. One of them was Aeneas, who then built up a new Troy to the west of Greece, but that's another story, which is too long to tell now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lasse Posted September 1, 2015 Amazing MOCs with many great details. I especially like the Trojan Horse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tomsche Posted September 1, 2015 Great build and fantastic retelling of the tale Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Regenerate builder Posted September 1, 2015 Very nice. The concepts and techniques are interesting and well-executed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jreacher Posted September 1, 2015 Awesome builds! and great story telling. I love the trojan horse, very awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MontyPython Posted September 1, 2015 Fantastic builds! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Schreeuwwitje Posted September 1, 2015 Wow! Fantastic! I try to be original [<== Digital Sarcasm] and say that I really like the Trojan Horse! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ardelon Posted September 1, 2015 A great series of MOCs! The horse is particularly well built, to avoid any blockiness. But I also love the ornateness of the buildings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graham Gidman Posted September 1, 2015 Excellent job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LittleJohn Posted September 1, 2015 Beautiful builds, Simon! The roof an pillars in the first one look fantastic and I love the olive green landscaping in the second build Excellent rubble filling as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Puvel Posted September 1, 2015 Those are absolutely gorgeous! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Isundir Posted September 2, 2015 Everything just looks fantastic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitusV Posted September 2, 2015 All the details are good, but the horse is the best Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon_S Posted September 3, 2015 Amazing MOCs with many great details. I especially like the Trojan Horse. Thanks Lasse! Your large greek (or was it roman? I don't remember exactly) town was a great inspiration to finally jump into this theme. Great build and fantastic retelling of the tale Thank you Tomsche! Very nice. The concepts and techniques are interesting and well-executed. Thanks :) Awesome builds! and great story telling. I love the trojan horse, very awesome! Thank you. Telling the story was more difficult for me then the builds themself. There are so many details and cool parts in the book, but you can never tell everything you want (also because the judges don't want to read a 5 page long story). So I had to shorten it very much, which wasn't quite easy for me. Fantastic builds! Thanks man! Wow! Fantastic! I try to be original [<== Digital Sarcasm] and say that I really like the Trojan Horse! Thank you. I also worked a long time on it and rebuilt it twice until I was happy with a result. A great series of MOCs! The horse is particularly well built, to avoid any blockiness. But I also love the ornateness of the buildings. Thank you Ardelon :) Excellent job! Thanks GG! Beautiful builds, Simon! The roof an pillars in the first one look fantastic and I love the olive green landscaping in the second build Excellent rubble filling as well Thanks mate :). Good luck to you when it comes to the judges! Those are absolutely gorgeous! Thank you! Everything just looks fantastic Thanks man :) All the details are good, but the horse is the best Thank you Titus! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dubbadgrim Posted September 3, 2015 Those white buildings Usually I'm not a big story reader but presentation like this makes a big difference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert8 Posted September 6, 2015 Amazing! Love the Horse! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrickOn Posted September 6, 2015 Horse is awesome, but I really like how you've built the details in walls! Awesome :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmperZand Posted September 6, 2015 Great temple/parthenon and Trojan horse! You've really captured the look. I would have preferred yellowies to fleshies, but that's just me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon_S Posted September 12, 2015 Those white buildings Usually I'm not a big story reader but presentation like this makes a big difference. Thanks mate :) Amazing! Love the Horse! Thank you! Horse is awesome, but I really like how you've built the details in walls! Awesome :-) Thank you! Great temple/parthenon and Trojan horse! You've really captured the look. I would have preferred yellowies to fleshies, but that's just me. Haha thanks! I guess that's a never ending discussion... I choose fleshies, so I stick to them ;-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sigolf Brimabane Posted September 12, 2015 Really cool! Would be a "nice" twist if you got a virus if you clicked on the picture of the Trojan horse xD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunman Posted September 13, 2015 Back in action Simon... Great moc mate! I really like the olivegreen rockwork outside walls and the horse. Great job :wub: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sens1992 Posted September 14, 2015 Wow amazing MOCs and concept! Lovely tale too! You are very talented! Great job and thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
