This is a Medieval fire hydrant that I designed and created for the Artstation challenge Medieval: back and forth.
For this challenge I had to make 3 props rendered in real time following a brief of the mixture of the medieval and modern period.
This is the 2nd prop that I created for this challenge, and for this prop I decided to add a medieval spin on modern infrastructure by creating a fire hydrant in a medieval style and using medieval materials.
The large barrel is used to hold the water.
The piping and bellows at the back are used to create water pressure. In order to create enough water pressure for the water to spray effectively it needs to be pumped by two people.
The hose is split into roughly 2m lengths of leather piping (due to material constraints) and are connected together via brass clasps.