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Just saw the full video. Man I love it so much.

Watch the Minas Tirith GWP be a Gondor soldiers battlepack

There it is! I like book nooks in general, but I always felt like this scene should have been a diorama. Based on Rebelnili's design, I wanted to go a bit further in the "display piece" direction, so I modified some elements : - Went for a cliff aspect below the bridge (well at least I tried) rather than a brick wall - Added some dwarven statues on both sides (those minifigs cost way more than I'm willing to admit) - Changed the fire on the sides of the pillars to give some of sort of "gate of hell" feel behind the Balrog, if that makes sense - Hid all the grey joints on the Balrog itself, mostly around the neck and the wrists Overall I'm quite happy with it!

This is right! My issue here is with the choice of this concept itself. I feel like they should have commited to the set being an actual book nook, or an actual playset/diorama. In this case trying to do both, we end up with a passable version of each. Perhaps trying to design the set around the fell beast wings was too difficult. I understand not everyone is a fan of book nooks, and maybe they did this to try to appeal to a broader audience, but I would be curious to see them design actual book nooks that don't open so that the designer can focus on what it looks like in a single specific way, not necesseraly LotR, to see what they would come up with. The concept did work a little better with the Sherlock and HP ones, I'll admit. I'll also agree that it could have very well been just a MOC from scratch, not related to the set at all, but for someone like me, who wants to support the theme, but wishes it would have been a diorama, I'm happy with what Rebelnili came up with, since it uses ~75% of the set pieces.

Intention for him here was to make a Diorama rather than a book nook, so I get what you're saying. The thing is, a book nook is a book nook as long as it is closed, and there is not much you can do to upgrade the set while it is closed. Once you open it, it is no longer a book nook, and if you want to upgrade it, you can't help but wonder why you would stay in the limitations of the original set if you're going to display it opened anyway. Always thought this scene should have been a diorama rather than a pseudo book nook, so I guess I am biased here.

Rebelnili strikes again! https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-222985/rebelnili/balrog-durins-bane/#details

Thank you very much! Will take a look at those!

By any chance, has anyone compiled some sort of list of torsos / heads / hairpieces that work well to make additional hobbits? Well mostly torsos in fact, heads and hairpieces are easier to navigate.

https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-215733/rebelnili/the-shire-lusher-trees/ Perfect

It does indeed feel overpriced. Can't deny it. And whoever greenlit that tree behind Bilbo's banner need to get his/her eyes checked ASAP. That being said, owning the original Bag End, this one feels like a big improvement. I will be for sure be getting it day one for the GWP and continue to support the theme, hoping we'll get more in the future. I also can't wait to see what kind of extensions/add-ons we'll see popping up on Rebrickable for this set, like we did for Rivendell and Barad-Dur. I probably will end up getting some!

It is inacurrate because the torso is sadly a reuse and not exclusive to the GWP...

There's a pic of the box now, so I think it is safe to assume it is indeed legit.

Looks absolutely awesome! Really curious as to what the GWP will be now, thought it might be Gandalf's cart but guess not!

Has anyone replaced the black candle pieces (37762) that hold the eye? I've been contemplating replacing them by another color, maybe Dark Tan or even Coral.

I've been tempted to build this MOC, but all those talks about a potential new set coming are making me hesitate... https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-174642/Bucktopus/ucs-hobbiton-an-unexpected-gathering-display-stand/#details