MELO R1: Farewell We Call to Hearth and Hall!

[LittleJohn]

My entry for round 1 of The Middle Earth LEGO Olympics over on MOCpages. The category was to create a build based on one of J.R.R Tolkien’s poems or songs. Here is the one I chose:

Farewell we call to hearth and hall!
Though wind may blow and rain may fall,
We must away ere break of day
Far over wood and mountain tall.

To Rivendell, where Elves yet dwell
In glades beneath the misty fell,
Through moor and waste we ride in haste,
And whither then we cannot tell.

With foes ahead, behind us dread,
Beneath the sky shall be our bed,
Until at last our toil be passed,
Our journey done, our errand sped.

We must away! We must away!
We ride before the break of day!

I tried to portray the 3 main themes of the song: hearth and home, travel through the wild, and Rivendell.

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[Aanchir]

Gorgeous! The indoor scene on the left looks extremely warm and cozy, the nature scene in the middle is brimming with life, and the Rivendell scene on the right is so ornate and spacious! Even the uneven terrain has a restless energy to it. A lot of Castle builds (including official ones) often feel kind of stark and sterile to me, so it's really great to see a build that packs such a wide range of feelings and sensations into one continuous display!

[MAB]

I also like the Rivendell bit. Is the dome just placed gently on top of those levers? The flooring inside is also very nice too.

[Gunman]

Amazing landscaping and a SO great shrine there LJ 

[Servertijd]

This is great! the overall picture gives a wow factor. Well done!

[LittleJohn]

On 5/10/2017 at 5:13 PM, Aanchir said:

Gorgeous! The indoor scene on the left looks extremely warm and cozy, the nature scene in the middle is brimming with life, and the Rivendell scene on the right is so ornate and spacious! Even the uneven terrain has a restless energy to it. A lot of Castle builds (including official ones) often feel kind of stark and sterile to me, so it's really great to see a build that packs such a wide range of feelings and sensations into one continuous display!

Thanks Aanchir! Capturing the feeling of each scene was one of my biggest goals with this build, so I'm glad you think it paid off

On 5/11/2017 at 5:21 AM, MAB said:

I also like the Rivendell bit. Is the dome just placed gently on top of those levers? The flooring inside is also very nice too.

Thanks! Yes, the dish is just rested in place on top of the levers.

On 5/13/2017 at 3:53 PM, Gunman said:

Amazing landscaping and a SO great shrine there LJ 

Thanks Gunman

On 5/14/2017 at 5:39 AM, Servertijd said:

This is great! the overall picture gives a wow factor. Well done!

Thank you, glad you like it!