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  1. Gary The Procrastinator
    Thank you for the purist figs. You have some brilliant ideas here! I tried to pick out a favorite but kept finding more I liked...great work!
  2. Gary The Procrastinator
    Thank you so much Cesar! I appreciate it a lot. Thanks Behemoth! I'm very happy with how the thatched roof and landscaping worked out too, so important for this build. Thank you so much Adventurer1 for your kind words Thank you Tedbeard, yes Zulu is defintely in my top 20 movies too. Thanks so much, it was important to me to get the history right here. Thank you! I began collecting both the Royal Guard and PoTC Cannibals the moment they came out; falls into the "Spends $$$ foolishly" category I admit, but I am happy with how this came out (so take that, Common Sense!) I did stumble upon a few good deals though... !Thank you Markus! Thank you Hive. Thank you Balthazar. Thank you Gunman, simple techniques that look great are the way to go. Oh thank you Gads, I follow History Bricks so that's much appreciated! Thank you Scaevola, it's great when simple techniques pay off. Thanks Infernum, my college $$$ for the kids in action!
  3. Gary The Procrastinator
    Thank you Behemoth, I appreciate it. It was a fun collaboration while it lasted....now I have to sort all my parts all out from the chaos
  4. Gary The Procrastinator
    Mark, the more I see this one the more I love it. You have some of my favorites in your sig block too, The Gates of Dalmantha and Everard Lodge, still so awesome! Cheers, Gary
  5. Gary The Procrastinator
    In this famous battle from the Zulu War of 1879, British soldiers of B Company of 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot, along with a few Natal Native Contingent (NNC) auxiliaries, totaling 150 men, successfully held off repeated intense attacks for 12 hours from a force of at least 3000 brave Zulu warriors led by Prince Dabulamanzi kaMpande. Click on the pictures for more detail: This portrays the first attack on the small station of Rorke’s Drift on the afternoon of January 22, 1879, which concentrated on the hospital and surrounding mealie bag wall. For the build, I wanted to show this amazing historical fight for survival with as much realism as possible and so this is accurate to one foot per LEGO stud. The hospital and wall placement are exactly scale per historical records and from the Osprey Campaign book, Rorke’s Drift 1879. The fight as portrayed here is shown around 4:40pm, only 20 minutes into the conflict. The Zulus have rapidly come in from the north to swing around and attack the entrance to the hospital from the south, while small bands try to force entry from side and rear doors. The mealie bag wall has collapsed in multiple places, and in response Lt Gonville Bromhead and Colour Sergeant Frank Bourne lead a successful bayonet attack on the invaders, driving them back (shown on the picture on the right). 100% LEGO. One of my favorite creations ever, I’ll continue to work on the other half of the station in order to display the entire battle at next year’s Brickfair. My plan is to have the fight for the hospital underway, with the thatch roof on fire, with the British retiring to their biscuit-box, mealie bag and wagon-built wall around the storehouse. Beyond the Brick did an interview for this build at Brickfair Virginia, if interested: Cheers! Gary
  6. Gary The Procrastinator
    Thank you both! Too bad about those Western Cavalry, but we can't keep everything forever, right? Thank you so much Macsen, I appreciate it very much. I will be posting RD later today as soon as I get the photos' editing finished...
  7. Gary The Procrastinator
    Agreed, that's why AFOLs who want to recreate the Civil War should build them, as I said above; an official LEGO fig isn't going to happen for PC reasons, and wouldn't sell anyway. A cowboy as you said, or a "hillbilly" CMF (but even that will draw some criticism) perhaps... Yes, they make Civil War soldiers both in metal and plastic. The best are likely to be W.Britain in metal and IMEX for plastic, and just about any store associated with a National Battleground Park will have a cheapie plastic pack or two for the kiddies to get a memento. But after seeing many of them, LEGO minifigs built carefully actually look the best IMHO.
  8. Gary The Procrastinator
    Impressive build, especially the motion of the steamship moving out of the hangar!
  9. Gary The Procrastinator
    Best. LEGO. Ship. Ever. Congratulations! I love this build. I don't see a FLICKR site here, if I could favorite this I certainly would.
  10. Gary The Procrastinator
    I can't possibly say enough good things about this outstanding creation. I have wanted to do something like this for a while, but anything I would do is blown away by this work. I especially love the realistic wench and the variety of architecture, and the ship at the end of the photos is phenomenal. Thank you!
  11. Gary The Procrastinator
    Cool roof technique. Are those Technic axles held in place with technic bricks?
  12. Gary The Procrastinator
    Yes yes yes, go Paul go! Best of luck with Iron Builder.
  13. Gary The Procrastinator
    Build them yourself the way I do: Best Torso This one works too Gray Kepi And either light bley or dark bley leg assembly, or the same leg assembly from the Lone Ranger Cavarlymen, as some states often used the same material as the Union for pants. Also remember that from 1863 onwards everything was hard to get a hold of, so cowboy, slouch or boler hats work as well. The hat from the CMF Skarecrow is great too. Western units and those from poorer states will look very much like vagabonds, so a lot works for these units, while Virginia units were a little better off for uniforms. Between my son and I we now have about 180 Confederates using these techniques and they look great. See my posts for The Battle of The Wilderness or Defense of Little Round Top. Hope that helps! Cheers, Gary
  14. Gary The Procrastinator
    Post updated with the completed pictures, see Post #1. And here's some more: For greater details, click on the pictures. Cheers, Gary
  15. Gary The Procrastinator
    That blackbird technique is fantastic!
  16. Gary The Procrastinator
    Lovely ship, lots of detail too. You can tell that you put a lot of work into it. The bow is my favorite portion.
  17. Gary The Procrastinator
    Wonderful MOC for a great movie series. Composition here is excellent, a good balance between background bamboo and foreground action.
  18. Gary The Procrastinator
    This was very kind of you to take the time to do, thank you very much!
  19. Gary The Procrastinator
    Very imaginative and a great plan for the layout. It gives an air of adventure which makes you want to jump in!
  20. Gary The Procrastinator
    Wonderful, clean build. I particularly like the coins for scales.
  21. Gary The Procrastinator
    Wonderful, very inventive and accurate. Thank you, LOTR and Hobbitt are some of my favorite subjects.
  22. Gary The Procrastinator
    Already commented on FLICKR, but this looks so fantastic, thought I'd say it again here. Everything is top notch...keep 'em coming.
  23. Gary The Procrastinator
    Wonderful work in a favorite old theme of mine. I was so happy to see Johnny Thunder in the new LEGO movie.
  24. Gary The Procrastinator
    Thank you for the review; one of my favorite all-times sets as I have always loved the adventurers series.
  25. Gary The Procrastinator
    Oh thank you, great, please stop by and introduce yourself at the US Civil War/Battle of Rorke's Drift/Battle of Yorktown/Pharaoh's Labyrinth display. It will be much better in person.
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