Comments on: Fortress at Herenbosch

By: dre

dre — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:29:44 +0000

Freakin’ sweet! I’m severely intrigued by what might lurk down through that grate in the underworld…

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:52:28 +0000

@Aliencat – Maybe we know more about your creation than you do! ;)

Actually, I’ve noticed that before. For some reason, the system likes to tag things as Mecha. I always have to check my posts and see if its happened. I’ll go fix that right now.

By: Aliencat

Aliencat — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:12:20 +0000

Hey thanks for blogging this, and for the great comments!

I’m wondering one thing though, why is this tagged as Mecha? Do you think it’s secretly a transformer or something? :P

By: Kaitimar

Kaitimar — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:45:29 +0000

It´s all been said, so I´ll just add: beautifull!

By: Lich Barrister

Lich Barrister — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:16:35 +0000

But in the age of gunpowder… oh. Beat to the punch. And all that time I spent reading about fortifications in Keegan’s “A History of Warfare,” too!

Beauty of a castle.

By: Magnus

Magnus — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:11:21 +0000

This is visually terrific! There are a couple of historical/realistic inconsistencies, but it’s a very inpirational build – lot sof great detail! I’d love to see someone attempt a star shaped fort in a Pirates/Imperials style fort. You’d need dozens of cannons to pull it off, of course!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:58:37 +0000

The shape of the walls is certainly great, but the giant trebuchet is awesome.

By: Alan R

Alan R — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:55:32 +0000

Wow, I was going to comment on the star shape being quite common for forts in the gunpowder era, but it looks like I wasn’t the only one to note that.

Either way, this is a brilliant castle, especially the trebuchet. However, I’d like to point out that trebuchets really shouldn’t be placed on anything but solid ground, especially not buildings. If you’ve ever seen one fire, the base shakes quite a bit. If there are placed on walls, there’s a good chance that they’ll at least damage the building, if not shake it to pieces (Peter Jackson – your placement of trebuchets would have destroyed Minas Tirith).

By: Nick Focus

Nick Focus — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:01:34 +0000

Yes it’s a very common shape in real forts, but honestly this is the first time I’ve seen it done well with Lego.

By: Sibley

Sibley — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:56:05 +0000

Admit nothing! It’s unusual for a LEGO castle.

By: Nannan

Nannan — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:45:35 +0000

Ok, I admit I got schooled by you castle buffs.

By: Doctor Sinister

Doctor Sinister — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:30:22 +0000

Yes, with this type of construction it was also impossible for attackers to reach the walls without being fired on from at least two sides, the star shape created death-zones to prevent a direct assault. Very clever stuff.

Dr. S.

By: EJ

EJ — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:48:22 +0000

^ he speaks the truth. Hard for cannon to punch through walls with only glancing blows. This style of fortification came about after artillery began showing up across Europe, and was usually complemented with other clever devices to ensure it was nearly impossible to get a perpendicular shot on the walls. this enabled the walls to be thinner. Ah, such fond memories of my Modern Military History class at Maryland. ;)

By: greenglo

greenglo — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:04:56 +0000

Not unusual for a gunpowder fortification.

By: Carter

Carter — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:02:08 +0000

Very cool! The star shape was actually a frequent feature on castles after the advent of gunpowder; it permitted the defenders to have interlocking fields of fire.