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Forgive me, Erik, for some massive snippage.
I just wanted to say, wow. Massada is amazing - I studied it for a long time
and was even there first-hand (which was an experience I'm not likely to
forget anytime soon). Herod, or Hordus in Hebrew, is considered one of the
greatest kings (he built the "second praying house", I guess the English word
would be temple); as for the history of that place, well, you and I know it,
but I say it's worth sharing with the castlefolk. ;-)
(I'm just too tired to go over it myself... ;-)
As for the Roman plateau - thanks for not building it in real scale... see, in
the trip, we had to CLIMB that. Your minifigs will certainly appreciate not
needing to climb it, I can tell you. <grin>
I *cannot wait* to see your version of Masada (we add an s but I'll forgive
you ;-)
-Shiri
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> I *cannot wait* to see your version of Masada (we add an s but I'll forgive
> you ;-)
I knew this would get someone's attention. (;
It's a lot of bricks! 'Wait' is a short word for it! And if I only build the
northern tip it will be massive, but the minifigs will have a fine view from
above.
I hope to see it for myself someday. Recently I picked up a discarded copy of
Josephus, and one thing led to another. I've been a Masada buff for a long
time, since the TV miniseries was produced about 1981. I found this glossy
book of Yigael Yadin, who led the archeological expedition in 1963, it has been
most helpful with diagrams.
Yellow bricks I think will be the main ingredient for the rock. I'm
experimenting with 2 colors. The palace will have white bricks, for plaster,
but also red and green panels on the walls inside. I wonder if anybody knows
about the roof or if I get to invent it?
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