SirBlake

Very cool! I've been building some hot rods this weekend and couldn't come up with a good solution for a minifig scale. Love the details.

Nice! I especially like how you made the fuel rails, heads and exhaust. Just wish there were 8 pipes.

Clearly, I am the lesser of two Blake's. Outstanding work sir.

That is super-impressive! Wonderful to see that done in such a large scale.

Interesting from every angle. Love it!

Very nice! The upside down beard cracked me up.

Agreed. This feels more like artists enjoying their craft than a money-grab by the studio. As far as I'm concerned, a third film = 50% more awesomeness.

Simply put: no, not an army builder. Agreed.

Well thats good to know. Where was this?

Well, that's got to be about as good as Helms Deep can get. Bravo!

Thanks for that pic collection deskp. It helps to see them cropped and all together. It might be wishful thinking, but I agree with the idea that it looks like Orcrist.

I thought the same thing. Looking at the pictures, it appears that there's a minimal cooking area between the door and the writing desk area. Maybe an opportunity to combine parts and customize a bit? I'm not sure.

Wow, that's quite an army/fortress you have going there, Deathleech. Thanks for sharing. This, in my opinion, is the perfect way to go about this, eliminating the bulge on the extension. I also like the support you've added under the stairs.

Totally agree. That's specific to Star Wars. Hasbro doesn't have the license to action figures for LotR or The Hobbit. A company called The Bridge Direct does, and as far as I know, they haven't made public the terms of their contract as far as if releasing just minifigs is a breach of that contract. (which is the issue with SW/Hasbro) That said, I think it's a reasonable assumption that these poly bags will be the bare minimum piece-to-minifig ratio based on past licensed themes. If and when we get true battle pack type sets (hopefully "when"), I would expect we'd get some brick-built element with the figs similar to Star Wars. That's just a guess on my part though.

Well excuuuuuseeee meeee. I hadn't seen any of those pics, nor had I seen them referenced here, or seen any discussion on what new information they had provided.

Good slide show that includes an angle on the back-of-the-head tattoo printing on Dwalin.

Love it! Great idea and execution. I'm totally on board with the idea of theoretical Kingdoms additions. Please keep doing these.

The fact that Thorin and Nori were on display, though briefly, tells me that there is more in store for SDCC. Crossing my fingers for that one.

Simply amazing! It's going to take quite a while to take in all of these details. Very nice work.

Apparently tomorrow is a big day for LEGO/Hobbit: http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/07/11/58760-lego-announces-the-lord-of-the-ringshobbit-thursday-celebration-at-comic-con/ According to that link we'll see one Hobbit set. I agree with the idea that it'll be Bag End.

Brilliant. Never seen that done before.

Preview night is tonight, though toy makers often hold product for display until later in the show. This has been my experience with Hasbro Star Wars, anyway.

Very nice! The exposed timber rafters are a nice touch.

Wow! Never in my wildest dreams would I have hoped for such great likenesses. I mean, they're so very different from each other in the films, they would have to do something special. I just didn't expect so many new, unique molds. I hope they show all 13 dwarves and some goblins at SDCC!

This is a fun conversation. I too am having fun building my Uruk army. So far I've got one of each set that has them, and I'm planning to further fill the ranks with poly bags. Might have to get at least one more Uruk-hai army set though. Also, I agree that the halberds that they come with are a little underwhelming. I haven't come up with a suitable replacement out of the spare parts I have but... This is a fantastic idea! Don't know why I didn't think of this sooner.