Richard the Lionhearted

Rosh.Gonff · Post by **Rosh.Gonff** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:05 pm

Here is my entry for the the custom castle fig for the Collosol Castle III.

Here are the pics of him

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Rosh/ ... hard_4.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Rosh/ ... hard_3.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Rosh/ ... hard_1.jpg

And the Decals i used for him that i designed

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Rosh/ ... shield.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Rosh/ ... d_back.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Rosh/ ... _torso.jpg

What Thinkest ye?

Jacob C. · Post by **Jacob C.** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:26 pm

That's great!
I like how you did the chainmail on his legs.
The shield, torso and crown all look real good.

And that custom sword is awesome!

Longbowmen · Post by **Longbowmen** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:40 pm

A beautiful minifig. Great decals al over the place!

My only complain is the picture, use a darker background.

Lord Spaztic · Post by **Lord Spaztic** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 7:41 pm

Cool I like how you made a back side as well

Maedhros · Post by **Maedhros** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:08 pm

Wow...... that one´s really good

I was really surprised because I had not seen any customs by you before. Keep up the good work!

Rosh.Gonff · Post by **Rosh.Gonff** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:25 pm

Yeah i dont post much around here... my main lego stuff i lego movies AKA Brick films. Glad you liked him. I also do Redwall customs (A medievalish series of books) and i might enter a character form that into the contest

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:32 pm

Definitely not bad. Though that appears to be TwoTonic's mail design, so you might want to give due credit.

One question -- well.. two questions.

1.) What exactly is the mail around his lower legs supposed to be? It sort of looks like he's wearing mail socks.

2.) Why does Richard have a claymore?

The Hordesman · Post by **The Hordesman** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:53 pm

Damien wrote:1.) What exactly is the mail around his lower legs supposed to be? It sort of looks like he's wearing mail socks.

I think its meant to look that his tabard goes down to his legs, and he got white boots.

Recluce · Post by **Recluce** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:58 pm

The Hordesman wrote:
Damien wrote:1.) What exactly is the mail around his lower legs supposed to be? It sort of looks like he's wearing mail socks.
I think its meant to look that his tabard goes down to his legs, and he got white boots.

Good one! Now that you point that out, the custom really comes together better.

Not a bad job, though I'd have suggested a bit of sanding around the bottom rim of the crown (I've chopped off the silly flare on the official crown before too).

Rosh.Gonff · Post by **Rosh.Gonff** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:10 pm

Yes as Hordesman said that was the idea altough the mail came out a bit too big. Yes sorry that is TwoTonics chainmail in there. Have you seen teh movie "Kind Richard and the Crusades" It is the story of "The Talisman" a book by Sir Walter Scott i believe. Any ways i made him in the likeness of that movie in which he has a sword like that. but dont forget he also has his double chained mace which i believe was his historical weapon of choice

Recluce · Post by **Recluce** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:34 pm

Do you by chance have a reference image from that? It might help for us less familiar with the movie.

E of Alshire · Post by **E of Alshire** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:39 pm

Rosh.Gonff wrote:but dont forget he also has his double chained mace which i believe was his historical weapon of choice

He was also quite taken with crossbows.

Nice work! I like those 'foot' decals, but you could also put some on his knees...

Rosh.Gonff · Post by **Rosh.Gonff** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 9:43 pm

He was also quite taken with crossbows.

Taken with crossbows

thats a good one. at least he was taken with cross bows untill he was literally "Taken" by a crossbow but then the Pope outlawed them. Um no i dont have a pic of the movie, i looked very long and hard for one but there dont seem to be any pics of it.

So what do you guys think of the Double mace? it wasnt a complete copy of Nic's Samuri i had been planning to do a Richard with a mace for a while but his just showed me a good way to do it

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:00 pm

Ahh.. I see the 'long tunic, mail chausses' look now. Nifteroni.

the mail came out a bit too big.

Nah.. if you made it smaller it probably wouldn't show up well at all.

Have you seen teh movie "Kind Richard and the Crusades"

I've not. I'll keep an eye open for it, though. Although if it has King Richard swinging around a claymore -- I'm not sure I'd be able to sit through it.

but dont forget he also has his double chained mace which i believe was his historical weapon of choice

That would be a flail. And the only contemporary accounts I'm aware of put a sword or rod (a type of small mace, more symbolic than functional) in his hand rather than a flail.

It is a nice flail though, good job. Though a double-ball flail would have a longer haft and shorter chains (and would be a footman's weapon) -- but that's just me being nitpicky.

I plan to do a similar design, actually, once I get ahold of some L.A. flails. So much to do, so little time.

but then the Pope outlawed them.

Actually, he banned them from being used against other Christians. Not that that did a whole heck of a lot.

i had been planning to do a Richard with a mace

Ahem.. flail.

Rosh.Gonff · Post by **Rosh.Gonff** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:14 am

Flail? really? i know some medieval weapons that were mace like were called a flail but i think it's a pretty fine like between them.