mpoh98 Posted July 1, 2014 Fall of Jericho by mpoh98, on Flickr Hello all, At BrickWorld 2014 this year, my good friend Aidan Frusher organized a small 16x16 Bible Vignette Collaboration. I was able to contribute this build, which I whipped up a couple days before BrickWorld began. I had seen this loose brick technique before, and had tons of fun playing with it in this build. Enjoy! Fall of Jericho by mpoh98, on Flickr The Fall of Jericho Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?” The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so. Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.” So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, “Take up the ark of the covenant of the Lord and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it.” And he ordered the army, “Advance! March around the city, with an armed guard going ahead of the ark of the Lord.” When Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets before the Lord went forward, blowing their trumpets, and the ark of the Lord’s covenant followed them. The armed guard marched ahead of the priests who blew the trumpets, and the rear guard followed the ark. All this time the trumpets were sounding. But Joshua had commanded the army, “Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout!” So he had the ark of the Lord carried around the city, circling it once. Then the army returned to camp and spent the night there. Joshua got up early the next morning and the priests took up the ark of the Lord. The seven priests carrying the seven trumpets went forward, marching before the ark of the Lord and blowing the trumpets. The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the Lord, while the trumpets kept sounding. So on the second day they marched around the city once and returned to the camp. They did this for six days. On the seventh day, they got up at daybreak and marched around the city seven times in the same manner, except that on that day they circled the city seven times. The seventh time around, when the priests sounded the trumpet blast, Joshua commanded the army, “Shout! For the Lord has given you the city! The city and all that is in it are to be devoted to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in her house shall be spared, because she hid the spies we sent. But keep away from the devoted things, so that you will not bring about your own destruction by taking any of them. Otherwise you will make the camp of Israel liable to destruction and bring trouble on it. All the silver and gold and the articles of bronze and iron are sacred to the Lord and must go into his treasury.” When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the men gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so everyone charged straight in, and they took the city. They devoted the city to the Lord and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it—men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep and donkeys. (Joshua 5:13-6:27 NIV) Soli Deo Gloria! ~Matthew~ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Horizon- Posted July 1, 2014 Awesome MP! The loose rock techniques look great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mutant Orc Posted July 1, 2014 Wow, that rock effect is spectacular! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alfadas Posted July 1, 2014 Hehe, nice build! Love the technique you used, great details, just awesome. Great work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wedge09 Posted July 1, 2014 Amazing! The tecnique gives perfectly the idea of movement Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpoh98 Posted July 1, 2014 Awesome MP! The loose rock techniques look great! Thanks lego3364! :D Wow, that rock effect is spectacular! Glad you like it! :) Hehe, nice build! Love the technique you used, great details, just awesome. Great work! Thank you Alfadas. :) Amazing! The tecnique gives perfectly the idea of movement Thanks Wedge! :D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManInATopHat Posted July 1, 2014 Sweet! Awesome crumbling wall effect! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pizzareno Posted July 1, 2014 That is absolutely superb. And I love that you have quoted all that scripture! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary The Procrastinator Posted July 1, 2014 Like I said on Flickr, Matthew, couldn't have been done any better! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Infernum Posted July 2, 2014 Nice! Love the crumble effect, and the cracks are awesome! They really complete the crumbling look. The rock section is amazing too! Nice work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady K Posted July 2, 2014 Incredible rock work! Amazing build! Thanks for quoting the scripture, so we know the story behind your build! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpoh98 Posted July 2, 2014 Sweet! Awesome crumbling wall effect! Thanks ManInATopHat! :) That is absolutely superb. And I love that you have quoted all that scripture! Thanks Pizzareno. :) Like I said on Flickr, Matthew, couldn't have been done any better! Thank you Gary! Nice! Love the crumble effect, and the cracks are awesome! They really complete the crumbling look. The rock section is amazing too! Nice work! Thanks Infernum! Incredible rock work! Amazing build! Thanks for quoting the scripture, so we know the story behind your build! Thank you adventurer, your welcome. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fritzy Posted July 2, 2014 Excellent technique! Thank you for sharing this admirable creation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wardancer Posted July 2, 2014 Wow, I am very impressed. Everytime I think I have some overview of things possible with lego, something new comes up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Macsen Wledig Posted July 2, 2014 Wondeful little MOC - and like others have said, the collapsing wall is perfect! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikroMan Posted July 2, 2014 I'm gonna have to try this out, the rocks look amazing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balthazar Posted July 2, 2014 Awesome rock techniques and such a realistic ruined wall. Very good work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpoh98 Posted July 2, 2014 Excellent technique! Thank you for sharing this admirable creation. Thanks Fritzy, your welcome. :) That is great! Thanks Carson. :) Wow, I am very impressed. Everytime I think I have some overview of things possible with lego, something new comes up. Thanks Wardancer! I agree! :) Wondeful little MOC - and like others have said, the collapsing wall is perfect! Thank you Macsen! :D I'm gonna have to try this out, the rocks look amazing Thanks MikroMan! You should, you'll have a lot of fun playing with the technique :) Awesome rock techniques and such a realistic ruined wall. Very good work! Thanks Balthazar, glad you like it! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbcakir Posted July 2, 2014 Wow nice effect and colors Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godtshep Posted July 2, 2014 The techniques used truly stand out. Great model. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ratshot Posted July 2, 2014 Excellent work! The wall actually looks like it's collapsing! You definitely knew what you were doing when you built this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CompleteMadness Posted July 3, 2014 Great work Matthew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yzalirk Posted July 3, 2014 I like the effect of the wall falling down, brilliant! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpoh98 Posted July 3, 2014 Wow nice effect and colors Thank you kbcakir. :) The techniques used truly stand out. Great model. Thanks Godtshep! :D Excellent work! The wall actually looks like it's collapsing! You definitely knew what you were doing when you built this. Thank you Ratshot, I did have a lot of fun playing around with the techniques. :) Great work Matthew Thanks CompleteMadness. :) I like the effect of the wall falling down, brilliant! Thanks Behemoth, glad you like it! :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
