The siege of Tirachinas
SlyOwl’s great Battles Contest entry includes some really cool building techniques:
Reader Andrew pointed out the flowers as blood, but that’s not the only cool detail. The cannonball embedded in the wall, the splashing fire, and the different textures of the wall are all great, but I’m sure there’s more all of you out there can point out.


April 8th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Yikes! Where did the lower half of that woman go?
The burning thatched roof is nice.
April 9th, 2008 at 4:05 am
What woman?
April 9th, 2008 at 4:11 am
The woman inside the house. More accurately, the half a woman inside the house…
April 9th, 2008 at 4:33 am
I think the guy with the sword ate it.
April 9th, 2008 at 8:18 am
So, why is the boat surrounded by white? Or is that pond scum?
April 9th, 2008 at 9:20 am
That “white” must be froth stirred up from the motion of the boat. It’s tough to make good froth these days.
In other news, what the hell would we do without lego fire pieces?! Those things have really added life to dioramas. Nice work!
April 13th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
The only flaw i see with this technique of bricks for water is that it’s too serene. a battle is going on, and the water is totally calm?