My very first MOC - Treebeard

[TheDoctor]

I've collected lego for 18 years now and only ever built and diplayed sets......ocassionally i've played with them, but who hasn't

I've somehow managed to amount around 35 kilos of mixed lego be it from carboots or ebay and i decided to sort it in preperation for the LOTR sets.

So i started putting a few bits together while sorting and before i knew it i was making a MOC for the first time!

Appologies for any out of place colours, it's difficult to find them within the mess sometimes so i'll replace them when i find them

So anyway, go easy on me, i've only ever observed techniques you guys use and never put them into practice

Here he is so far...

[jFox]

He's looking pretty good so far! I like what you've done with the hand; the minifig legs make for a nice, thick hinge piece. The beard looks nice too! Speaking of hinges, have you considered hinge plates for the elbow? These parts (and they come in brown and green): http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=2429c01

Keep it up, I look forward to seeing more progress on it.

[TheDoctor]

He's looking pretty good so far! I like what you've done with the hand; the minifig legs make for a nice, thick hinge piece. The beard looks nice too! Speaking of hinges, have you considered hinge plates for the elbow? These parts (and they come in brown and green): http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=2429c01

Wow thanks! never occured to me and i do have a few lying about

I'll put them in when i get around to filling out the arms a bit more, thanks for your support!

[Legonardo]

looking really good! eager for more updates

do you have merry/pippin figs?

[TheDoctor]

Well i've finished him! I'm pretty happy with how he turned out

Now all i have to do is wait for my lego to come from the US and i can use the real Merry and Pippin

Enjoy!

(he is a tad unstable because I made one knee higher than the other like in the movie But i plan to put him on a baseplate for display)

Edited June 10, 2012 by TheDoctor

[purpleparadox]

Woah. Awesome! This is one of the best Treebeard MOCs I've seen so far. Love it!

[TheDoctor]

Woah. Awesome! This is one of the best Treebeard MOCs I've seen so far. Love it!

Thank you very much! I still think i'm going to refine it here and there.

It helped that i have the original Treebeard figure to work from

[SheepEater]

Looks great. Those hands are friggin huge!

[greg3]

Excellent stuff! Looks spot on ( I especially like his eyebrows! Very clever...)