Uspez Posted November 2, 2014 (edited) Here is my entry for MEC Category A: Durin's Bane. Recreate Gandalf's glorious battle with an ancient Balrog! The part count is around 300 and consists of a mighty Balrog and Gandalf. My plan for Durin's Bane is that a balrog is big enough to be a set without any fluff and could be packaged like a Hero Factory or Bionicle set. The bridge of Khazad-dûm would be great but huge and spendy and could still be a separate set with generous helping of Moria orcs. Play features are super important and Durin's Bane is fully articulated, can stand easily without tail support (but the tail helps a lot), has a light brick for an inner fire effect, has a platform for Gandalf to stand on to reenact the falling scene and has a removable chest that Gandalf can break off with Glamdring to expose the weak point! Things that would be improved by LEGO could be a break apart, light up sword (it shatters against Glamdring), possibly a different fire whip and various other parts such as wings and the fire mane. Thanks for looking! Here's the flickr set -- https://www.flickr.c...157648682553027 Edited November 2, 2014 by Uspez Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adolfo Posted November 2, 2014 Awesome Balrog! It's going to be hard to choice the best in this category. Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Regenerate builder Posted November 2, 2014 I like it. I want all the Balrogs made for this contest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Gareth Posted November 2, 2014 Truely awesome, Uspez! I would totally buy this if it were real. Great job and good luck in the contest! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artanis I Posted November 4, 2014 That's a really well made Balrog. Great job. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Black Numenorean Posted November 4, 2014 Really awesome balrog :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bugbot2008 Posted November 4, 2014 Wow great design! The light brick in the chest is a cool feature Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordDan Posted November 7, 2014 Great balrog, I would love to see this as a set. However if it were an actual set I feel like there would be some sort of small rock structure, probably with a launching feature to launch gandalf. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balthazar Posted November 9, 2014 Really great job! Awesome balrog. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Srbandrews Posted November 14, 2014 Great balrog, I would love to see this as a set. However if it were an actual set I feel like there would be some sort of small rock structure, probably with a launching feature to launch gandalf. A collapsing bridge, surely! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fletcher Floyd Posted November 14, 2014 You did a great job with this Balrog, good luck for the Contest! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danyboy2127 Posted November 20, 2014 Awesome!! I want instructions for Balrog. :)) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colibri Posted November 23, 2014 Well, if you like to see this as a set, put it in Lego Ideas. Good luck with the contest, looks great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uspez Posted December 4, 2014 Thanks for the comments everybody! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
