Bloody Lane (updated 3-27)

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Bloody Lane (updated 3-27)

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Ho-kay folks! I built this last night, took it to my history teacher, and he said he would give me extra credit for it. :D

Anyway, it is a bignette of a part of the U.S. Civil War. During this war, there was a battle called the Battle of Antietam(the single bloodiest day in US history; 24,000 killed) A section of this battle was called the Bloody Lane. The Bloody Lane was a sunken road used by farmers. The Confederate forces(the South) took up in this road. The famed Irish Brigade was the first to assault, and was diminished. The Union(North) finally took the road, but they had taken very heavy casualties. In side, they found in some places, bodies stacked three deep, and the floor was "A river of blood."

Anyway, enough rambling, here is the bignette:

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Nice Tom! Looks like something Piazza would like :)

I like the ragtag Confederate forces and the heads you used on all the soldiers. The fence is also a nice detail you've included.

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Really cool. It looks very authentic, with the rail fence and the pools of blood. Nice job.

This is off topic, but I've read that bloody lane is very haunted. I remember reading a story about a bunch of school kids that visited bloody lane during the summer and at the end of the day they asked their teacher who the people were singing Christmas carols at the battle site. They heard people singing Fa-la-la-la-la.

It turns out, the battle cry of the Irish brigade was..."faugh a ballagh". Dunh dunh dunh!

Anyway, I like the vig. Good stuff.
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Nice work, although I find the smiling face on the officer ... disturbing ;) The blood is an excellent touch. There is something eeirie about LEGO warefare.

I have heard similar stories, Lonan, in fact I heard there are Ghost Tours that visit the sight.
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DARKspawn wrote:Ghost Tours that visit the sight.
I'm not sure if there are here, but there are at Gettysburg(I wont go into that one!)

Thanks for all the comments. I might make some more from different battles, we'll see.

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Very nice, the jagged fortifications and shear amount of scenery in such a small footprint are especially impressive.

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Post by Sir Kohran »

My favourite bit would have to be the big puddle of blood the soldiers appear to be standing in - very gruesome and realistic. I prefer it when gore is shown in battle MoCs; it makes it all much more 'honest'. Was the use of red 1x1 tiles inspired by the blood technique used in the Brick Testament?

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Kohran, a bignette is a term used for a larger then 8x8 vig but still a dictionary vignette.

This is really cool Remyth! I like the fance, choice of haeds and torsos for the confederates and action. One thing I never really like about war scenes though is that you can't always have the same interaction as a good medival charge....



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This looks very good. I like the action poses of the soldiers. Congratulations on getting extra credit from your teacher- I've also just used my Alley for English class. LEGO for school is great, especially when it amounts to a good mark.
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Remyth wrote:
DARKspawn wrote:Ghost Tours that visit the sight.
I'm not sure if there are here, but there are at Gettysburg(I wont go into that one!)
Yeah, there is a permanent ghost tour at Gettysburg, but I'm not sure about Antietam. It seems like I've read about there being an annual ghost tour on the anniversary of the battle. It would be cool to check the battle site out, though. Look for some ghosts to bust. If you're interested in that kinda thing...which I am.

Sorry, this is getting way off topic. Maybe you could update the vig with some ghosts and schoolchildren? :wink:
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I like the realistic viewpoint you took with this MOC. The blood helps the viewer really connect more that just soldiers by themselves. Great job!

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Nice looking vignette, you have managed to capture the scene very well in such a small area. I must admit the history story sounded very gruesome. Overall great job, and well done on scoring those extra credit points with your history teacher.
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Thank you everyone for your nice comments.
lonan wrote:Maybe you could update the vig with some ghosts and schoolchildren? :Wink:
Hey, hey, Great idea! If fact, so good that I did it!

Please check out this (kinda) update!

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http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/remyt ... st_006.jpg

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