Ruse901

A lot going on here, but you capture the hectic nature of the battle perfectly! Plus, great photography.

Outstanding. You are the only person I have really seen capture the Gray Havens. What did you use for source material?

Agreed. Too bad too. The Hobbit was originally aimed at a younger crowd and could easily have supported a cartoon or show aimed at a wide audience.

I'm new to the customization experience, but have been working really hard at it recently. My biggest issue has been with drawing my own decals. Specifically, I'd like to create some of the Hobbit characters that never made it to print. I have the LEGO Hobbit video game which is an awesome reference point for many new and unavailable minifigs. If anybody could make a decal for Afrid, I would be extremely grateful. It would help complete my Lake Town scene. If anybody would like me to create reference shots for other characters, I'd be happy to do that as well. Thanks! ALFRID

I'm new to the customization experience, but have been working really hard at it recently. My biggest issue has been with drawing my own decals. Specifically, I'd like to create some of the Hobbit characters that never made it to print. I have the LEGO Hobbit video game which is an awesome reference point for many new and unavailable minifigs. If anybody could make decals for Afrid and Percy, I would be extremely grateful. It would complete my Lake Town scene. If anybody would like me to create reference shots for other characters, I'd be happy to do that as well. Thanks! ALFRID <iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/129057961@N06/16469829078/in/photostream/lightbox/player/" width="75" height="75" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/129057961@N06/16471250409/in/photostream/lightbox/player/" width="75" height="75" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> PERCY <iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/129057961@N06/16471250179/in/photostream/lightbox/player/" width="75" height="75" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> <iframe src="https://www.flickr.com/photos/129057961@N06/16471250069/in/photostream/lightbox/player/" width="75" height="75" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> doesn't look like that worked... LEGO® The Hobbit™ by ruse9, on Flickr

Very nice build. Great touch with the tower being built into the rocks. Playability always moves every build up a notch in my mind as well!

Hi everyone - I am from Boston, Massachusetts in the USA. I have been a life long fan of LEGO! I enjoy many different themes and build types. I also enjoy customizing. Thanks for having me!

Cool review. Quite a hidden gem - very nice to see it discussed. Can honestly say I hadn't seen that grey chest before!

Does anybody know how the sales were for the latest Hobbit line? I would think that since LOTR is kind of a dead property at this point they aren't going to revisit it unless sales are booming.

Hopefully less catapults. Every 2013 Castle set had catapults. Just too many and a bit of a waste of pieces.