King of the Hill

[Captain Nemo]

King of the Hill

Knights, Barbarians, Peasants and Wizards clash to become King of the Hill

This is an entry into the Flickr group Lego War’s The Castle Battle Contest, Category 3: Single Stud Battle!

Category 3: “Single Stud Battle”

How many minifigs can you have battling (and balancing) over one stud of space?

Based on a similar contest from times past, this category will test your creative balancing skills to the limit!

Hahaha! This is definitely the most enjoyable build I’ve had in a while! Although, I must say—I did expect it to be far more challenging then it turned out to be! I utilized shields as a way to balance more and more figures, as well as having various figures just hanging on for dear life! I also greatly focused on the first figure since he would be holding up everything, and I gave him a shield and a flag pole on his back to attach more peoples. The horse was something I thought to put in about halfway through the build, and I was surprised to see I was able to balance him—in fact, the horse is actually the only part of the build not attached stud wise to any other part—so he’s basically a free floating structure. So, in the end, I’m very happy with my entry, and my new found balancing skills!

Enjoy

~Nemo

[Wedge09]

I don't know how did you make the minifig at the base standing Eve so really nice work :thumbup:

Edited June 14, 2013 by Wedge09

[soccerkid6]

Very impressive balancing! I may have to give this a try myself, it seems like so much fun

[TheLegoDr]

Very clever!

I wouldn't even consider trying something like this, let alone executing it.

Good usage of pieces to help balance people. I almost want to try this for fun since I wouldn't be entering the contest. Can you use any bricks on the upper levels?

[pif500]

Nice entry!

I think it was difficult to take a photo without the build fall ;)

Good luck!

[Captain Nemo]

Thanks everyone!

And yes--it is a very fun build, so everyone should at least try it once!

Good usage of pieces to help balance people. I almost want to try this for fun since I wouldn't be entering the contest. Can you use any bricks on the upper levels?

I don't think they are not allowed, but the contest put large emphisis on the figures alone. I'm the only entry for the category so far, so there could be some bricks showing up later. I do know however that they were very clear on only wanting one stud as a base and that it could not be connected to anything at all (Which makes the balance so important!)