SilentWolf Posted October 11, 2016 Octoberfest is a great opportunity to undust skills and sports that have faded with time. Sword and shield fighting is not a skill used anymore in war, but there are those who still have it mastered. Octoberfest allows them the opportunity to compete once again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elostirion Posted October 11, 2016 Neat idea, clean execution - great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tezclatipoca Posted October 11, 2016 Nice entry ! I like the fence ! Good job ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bregir Posted October 11, 2016 Nice entry, SW! Great idea, and I particularly like the posing of the contestants, and the construction of that fence! Quite clever! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Wolf Posted October 11, 2016 Very good figure posing! And I never thought about having a fence around a fencing contest, but now that I write it out, it makes perfect sense! Fun entry! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_spock Posted October 11, 2016 Nice. Fenced fencing. Swinging a sword is still useful for boarding ships in the BoBS era and fighting in tight quarters aboard a ship. Not that much for the shield if you are holding a pistol in the other hand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilentWolf Posted October 13, 2016 On 10/11/2016 at 0:19 AM, Elostirion said: Neat idea, clean execution - great job! On 10/11/2016 at 2:42 AM, Faladrin said: Nice entry ! I like the fence ! Good job ! On 10/11/2016 at 6:44 AM, Bregir said: Nice entry, SW! Great idea, and I particularly like the posing of the contestants, and the construction of that fence! Quite clever! On 10/11/2016 at 9:10 AM, Capt Wolf said: Very good figure posing! And I never thought about having a fence around a fencing contest, but now that I write it out, it makes perfect sense! Fun entry! On 10/11/2016 at 1:29 PM, dr_spock said: Nice. Fenced fencing. Swinging a sword is still useful for boarding ships in the BoBS era and fighting in tight quarters aboard a ship. Not that much for the shield if you are holding a pistol in the other hand. Thank you! I got the idea for the fenced fencing from the movie, A Knights Tale. Though I think their fighting area was larger than 12x12 studs plus the audience so I had to shrink the area. I am glad the fences turned out well - this was my first attempt with black for the fence instead of brown. I know the sword is still valuable but the BOBS era is seeing the loss of armor and increase of pistols and muskets so I felt the armored sword and shield fights made a good historic idea even if recent history. Thank you for the comments on the posing. That was definitely the focus of this build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bregir Posted October 13, 2016 3 minutes ago, SilentWolf said: but the BOBS era is seeing the loss of armor I am sure Eslandian soldiers will keep using armour and shields as long as they have them in store... Not to incur any write-offs in the armaments ministry! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitusV Posted October 14, 2016 Very neat minifig-posing, and I love that fence! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
