Gary^The^Procrastinator
The Battle of Trenton, December 26, 1776
Here's the full collaborative build as part of HistoryLUG's larger America 1776 display for Brickfair Virginia. A couple of notes for the MOC: the terrain, fig posing and the dark red brick house are my contributions; Ryan Keeth built that fantastic bley colonial house in the middle, and the other two houses were built by Joshua. Charlie was good enough to create some Hessians and his figs are coming forward in front of the house on the right.
General George Washington, an aide and Dr. Ryker are portrayed on the far upper left; Lt. James Monroe, future 5th president of the US, and Captain William Washington (George's nephew) are leading the attack on the Hessian artillery in the center; Colonel Mercer is on horse leading the American charge and Hessian commander Colonel Johan Rall is on horseback on the far right of the build.
And in the left foreground of course is HistoryLUG's veteran of landscaping, "The War Log". This fine piece of LEGO craftsmanship was created for The Battle of the Wilderness in 2014 by John Rudy, but outshining all other landscaping elements in the display, it survived and was then featured in supporting roles in The Battle of New Orleans, The Battle of Agincourt, and was the only thing worth looking at in the not-so-noteworthy Battle of Appomattox. It has already signed on to a role in the upcoming Battles of Saratoga collab next year. Long live the War Log.
The America 1776 display turned out well. We had 13 builders and 14 MOCs. ThugLUG's awesome Battle of Long Island won best Battle Scene; Erik Platt's outstanding British Brig won Best Watercraft, and Beyond the Brick did a full interview of the display, which can be seen here: Beyond The Brick's Battle of Trenton
So why stop a good thing? Next year's Brickfair Virginia display for HistoryLUG will be America 1777, featuring the Battles of Saratoga and the Articles of Confederation.
The Battle of Trenton, December 26, 1776
Here's the full collaborative build as part of HistoryLUG's larger America 1776 display for Brickfair Virginia. A couple of notes for the MOC: the terrain, fig posing and the dark red brick house are my contributions; Ryan Keeth built that fantastic bley colonial house in the middle, and the other two houses were built by Joshua. Charlie was good enough to create some Hessians and his figs are coming forward in front of the house on the right.
General George Washington, an aide and Dr. Ryker are portrayed on the far upper left; Lt. James Monroe, future 5th president of the US, and Captain William Washington (George's nephew) are leading the attack on the Hessian artillery in the center; Colonel Mercer is on horse leading the American charge and Hessian commander Colonel Johan Rall is on horseback on the far right of the build.
And in the left foreground of course is HistoryLUG's veteran of landscaping, "The War Log". This fine piece of LEGO craftsmanship was created for The Battle of the Wilderness in 2014 by John Rudy, but outshining all other landscaping elements in the display, it survived and was then featured in supporting roles in The Battle of New Orleans, The Battle of Agincourt, and was the only thing worth looking at in the not-so-noteworthy Battle of Appomattox. It has already signed on to a role in the upcoming Battles of Saratoga collab next year. Long live the War Log.
The America 1776 display turned out well. We had 13 builders and 14 MOCs. ThugLUG's awesome Battle of Long Island won best Battle Scene; Erik Platt's outstanding British Brig won Best Watercraft, and Beyond the Brick did a full interview of the display, which can be seen here: Beyond The Brick's Battle of Trenton
So why stop a good thing? Next year's Brickfair Virginia display for HistoryLUG will be America 1777, featuring the Battles of Saratoga and the Articles of Confederation.