ShaydDeGrai Posted April 24, 2013 I've been meaning to tackle Minas Morgul from the Lord Of The Rings for some time now and have been playing with designs and prototypes for a couple of years. When I signed up for BrickFair New England, it turned out to be just the motivation I needed to sit down and actually build the darn thing. The shape is inspired by the design used by Peter Jackson in The Two Towers. The concentric star design and soaring ramparts was actually what drew me to wanting to tackle it in the first place. For the curious, additional shots and commentary can be found over on MOCPages or on Flickr (along with photosets of my other LOTR builds) Thanks for stopping by! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soccerkid6 Posted April 24, 2013 Tremendous model of Minas Morgul You captured the angles extremely well and even the bridge looks accurate to the movie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Infernum Posted April 24, 2013 Wow! Great angles! Instantly recognizable! Great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bricknave Posted April 24, 2013 Spot-on! I really like how you used flat tiles for the walls! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr_Malfoy Posted April 24, 2013 Amazing MOC! You really captured the feel of Minas Morgul, dark and creepy. Nice work ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Missing Brick Posted April 24, 2013 Looks fantastic. Looking forward to seeing the minifig scale version ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leo604 Posted April 25, 2013 Amazing MOC; just put it in a creepy black, green glow-in-the-dark background and it'll be even better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toolewab Posted April 25, 2013 You captured the angles extremely well and even the bridge looks accurate to the movie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LegoGenre Posted April 25, 2013 The white and black color scheme looks great! Now shine some green lights on the whole thing. :] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artanis I Posted April 26, 2013 I agree, get some eerie green lighting going on. After all, this is Minas Morgul not Minas Ithil! Excellent build, well done with the wall shapes. :thumbup: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alfadas Posted April 26, 2013 WOW !!!!! It looks extremely good!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darwin316 Posted April 26, 2013 That's insane... great job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmagaletta Posted April 26, 2013 Love it. It is kinda like how Minas Ithil would have looked before it was corrupted by the witch king. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Propicz89 Posted May 31, 2013 WOW! very impressive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mutant Orc Posted July 9, 2013 That's great,I agree with all the other positive comments. Have you made a Minas Tirith to go along with it?? *Next Challenge- the same model just MINIFIGURE SCALE, or at least some of it....* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShaydDeGrai Posted July 10, 2013 That's great,I agree with all the other positive comments. Thanks, I'm thrilled by the positive responses I've seen both on-line and at BrickFair New England. Have you made a Minas Tirith to go along with it?? It's not to the same scale, but yes, my take on Minas Tirith can be found here. The Minas Tirith build is designed to a much tighter scale and fits inside of a 10" (26cm) cube. At that scale, it fits nicely on a bookshelf but looks a little silly if you pose any minifigures near it. *Next Challenge- the same model just MINIFIGURE SCALE, or at least some of it....* I did the math on that one once. At true minifigure scale, a full build of Minas Morgul wouldn't fit in my office and a minifigure scale Minas Tirith would be taller than my house Still, if you know any shopping malls or other large venues that desperately need a Lego version of The White City for their atrium, I'm willing to consider a commission... Will work for Bricks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueberryWaffles Posted July 10, 2013 This is amazing!........come on, CUUSOO! CUUSOO! CUUSOO! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dcanotilho0937 Posted July 10, 2013 Fantastic recreation :O Loved how you created all the angles, and use the tiles on the walls Congrats :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mutant Orc Posted July 17, 2013 I found your minas tirith and supported it on cuusoo!! I want one!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
