Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar Barca, crossing the treacherous Western Alps in 218 BC.
Not quite black, but surely a key figure of the African diaspora. And yes, that is a Duplo elephant.
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Karf Oohlu 65 months ago | reply
Nice job, and a very interesting/good choice character to do.
and cute elephant he may be, but a bunch of these smiling beasties could be as happy as babies out for a stroll, the facing troops are still gonna poop their pants
i'm out of here 65 months ago | reply
awesome!
i would have used the other elephant, but this works fine. (plus it's cheaper)
awesome use of parts, too.
Ɲ. 65 months ago | reply
It does seem quite adorable, doesn't it? I have used the Duplo variant over the official Lego system mold for two reasons; the first of which being this one resembles the African Bush Elephant more closely than the Lego system one which seems to resemble the Indian Elephant. Secondly, and primarily, I do not own the system elephant so I made do with what I had. =)
Many thanks to all of you, Mr. Anubisconq, Fredde, Mr. Bam. I'm especially glad you appreciate the history behind our father of strategy.
Terry's Clockwork Orange 65 months ago | reply
Thought that elephant looked suspicious, but couldn't put my finger on it...
Love the armour/packs on it though!
Josh Calvetti 65 months ago | reply
The Lego one is similar to an Indian elephant, eh? Maybe that's because the system elephant was introduced in the Orient Expedition sets, which, took place in India.
That's my two cents.
Ɲ. 65 months ago | reply
Precisely! The LEGO designers aren't complete retards, you know.....
....they just seem to be acting like it with the new agents line.....
Oh, and thanks very much for the compliment, Mr. Orange!
DRK-1 [deleted] 65 months ago | reply
^ Haha! So true!
And great scene and fig. The packs on the Oliphaunt (sp?) look fantastic. And the snow / outdoor setting are cool as well.
Ɲ. 65 months ago | reply
Haha, thanks Mr. DRK, I'm especially glad you took a liking to my frigid snowy scenery. But seriously, this is no Tolkien creation, no sir! That's a pure bread Carthaginian elephantus you see there, a highly trained and well armored Loxodonta africana!
phrawggmak 65 months ago | reply
TLC should really take note of this. Great idea!
Ɲ. 65 months ago | reply
Yeah, especially with the prospect of a new Roman theme sometime in the future. P:
It's not very likely, but I do appreciate the nice response. =)
DRK-1 [deleted] 65 months ago | reply
@oo7: Yeah, I was kidding. :D Anyways, it's superb.
And you ought to consider trying some more Tolkien stuff. Your Fellowship is/was great.
Doctor Sinister 65 months ago | reply
Hee hee - this is so good!
Dr. S.
Slice151 64 months ago | reply
I wouldn't worry about the face dude. Hannibal wasn't a black African anyway.
Ɲ. 64 months ago | reply
Ahh, I now see that line wasn't very clear...I was referring to Hannibal himself as a person. Indeed he wasn't 'black' but he was certainly African.
nhow 59 months ago | reply
Nice! I love the Latin title
Ɲ. 59 months ago | reply
Thanks, I'm glad you caught on to that.....
nhow 59 months ago | reply
Caught on? Heck, I can translate it!
brick.spartan 18 months ago | reply
Love the shot and great Hannibal. Reading the comments you have had above perhaps you could try building an elephant instead of relying on pre-made moulds next time?
Seen in the Greco-Roman LEGO group.
halfpenguinhalflego 18 months ago | reply
I actually think that the use of a Duplo elephant is genius. Some may make brick-built ones but the duplo one gives it a more Lego feel, also it looks fantastic.
The HUGEST noob 4 months ago | reply
Dogs, you need to say BCE to be polit correct