Medieval History Box Printer Friendly Version   By DUKEDREAL - Dec. 31, 1969 Medieval History Box of the Sacking of the Temple of Hel Dimensions: 9 ˝ inches tall by 12 inches long by 12 inches wide Molds Used: Basic Block Mold #40, Gothic Dungeon Accessories Mold #41, Gothic Arena Accessories Mold #42, Gothic Panel Accessories Mold #43, Gothic Additional Accessories Mold #44, Gothic Dungeon Builder #45, Small Brick Mold #250 Construction: This work was to create a dioramic scene that would tell the story of the sacking of the Temple of Hel in Helsport. Casting the small columns and then carefully carving them made the Roman Temple. The lintels across the top were parts cut off that looked the correct size. The small chapels around the religious district were all made from various parts from the molds. Each one looks slightly different and was intended to represent a different faith from the D&D verse. The walls were made from the small brick mold and create the main defense of the city. This portion surrounds part of the religious district. The ruined church was probably the hardest part of this build. I did what I call “half-casting” in which I only partially filled the mold with dental plaster. I then cam back and carefully cut out the windows. These thinner pieces make the ruined building actually look like there was an inside. The hardest areas to carve were the supports to the central spire. They had to be cast whole and then carved down to give the impression of an inner space! The mechanical parts were the next hardest thing to figure out. I built the pieces and then worried about how to make them move. The rotating church and wall sections were quite simple. Taking the same idea of the secret doors trick on Hirst Arts website I applied the same method but changed the center of rotation. The hard part was to get the siege towers to move. The photo below shows how I came up with the solution. The piece has to go all the way to the bottom to avoid the rotating wall section. Overall as you can see in the animated gif made from a mov file the parts all do work! Fluff: The city of Helsport has been under siege before but this is the first time in its history that the city walls were breached. The mighty temple of Hel suffered the most damage before the invaders were driven out. This box shows the city before the siege, during the siege when the towers move in, and the aftermath with the sacking of the temple of Hel. The box has long survived the city of Helsport, now a distant memory, and is the only proof that the city ever existed.   0 Ratings     12345      Public Comments Please log in to post a comment    You must be a registered member to post comments. You may sign-in Here.

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