CCCXIV-Great Ottoman Bombard

Discussion of personal LEGO Castle creations
Post Reply
artizan
Gong Farmer
Posts: 4
Joined: Wed Nov 16, 2016 12:15 pm

CCCXIV-Great Ottoman Bombard

Post by artizan »

"For the siege of Constantinople, Turkish Sultan Mehmed II(later remembered as the Conqueror) commissioned a Hungarian siege engineer to cast him a giant bombard, along with smaller other cannons. These cannons were instrumental in bringing down the Byzantine walls."
[url=https://flic.kr/p/Pdjx6j][img]https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5457/309881826 ... 81038c.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Pdjx6j]Great Turkish Bombard[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/21569129@N04/]the Artizan[/url], on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/ANM5W3][img]https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5590/228454855 ... e36c9f.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/ANM5W3]Great Turkish Bombard[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/21569129@N04/]the Artizan[/url], on Flickr
[url=https://flic.kr/p/Pdjww3][img]https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5710/309881807 ... db5dcb.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Pdjww3]Great Turkish Bombard[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/21569129@N04/]the Artizan[/url], on Flickr
User avatar
TheLordOfBricks
Foot Soldier
Posts: 236
Joined: Tue Aug 09, 2016 6:33 pm

Re: CCCXIV-Great Ottoman Bombard

Post by TheLordOfBricks »

Awesome job! Looks great! The landscaping could be slightly more textured, but other than that, the build looks great! Keep it up!
"I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”" Psalms 91:2

My Flickr: [url]https://www.flickr.com/photos/158415872@N02/[/url]
User avatar
soccerkid6
Admin
Admin
Posts: 2169
Joined: Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:41 pm
Location: Nordheim Keep
Contact:

Re: CCCXIV-Great Ottoman Bombard

Post by soccerkid6 »

Very cool recreation of a bombard! I really like the flame effect coming out the front with the projectile :)
John 14:6, Jesus answered, "I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
Brickbuilt: http://www.brickbuilt.org/
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/isaacsnyder/
Fletcher Floyd
Peasant
Posts: 67
Joined: Tue Nov 17, 2015 4:58 pm

Re: CCCXIV-Great Ottoman Bombard

Post by Fletcher Floyd »

Wow -this is a really cool entry. Great job!
TitusV
Villein
Posts: 34
Joined: Tue Nov 15, 2016 7:21 pm

Re: CCCXIV-Great Ottoman Bombard

Post by TitusV »

With such a bombard, I wouldn't want to be Byzantian!
User avatar
mrcp6d
Bailiff
Posts: 314
Joined: Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:49 am
Location: Texas, USA

Re: CCCXIV-Great Ottoman Bombard

Post by mrcp6d »

I think the abrupt change from the tan to the dark bley hurts the overall "polish" of this MOC. However I really like the bombard! The scaffolding/support is well done, and using the six-shooter piece & barrels adds some of the crazy overblown texturing and craftmanship found on cannons from back then, at least to my eye. :)
Post Reply