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Another about the game, this one showing some additional scenes!

Love it! It's got a wonderful sense of the chaos of battle.

That's the one, thanks! Nice to finally get a good look at the Balrog, and with any luck we'll see that armored troll in a set at Minas Tirith or the Black Gate!

WIRED has a new article about the upcoming game (with what I think is a new image). Worth a look. I can't post a link yet because I don't have enough of a history of posting here, but if you google "WIRED" and "5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Lego Lord of the Rings Video Game" you should find it.

I don't think we can rule out Orcrist yet, as it looks like this scene is set in Bag End, before Thorin gets Orcrist. That said, I'd still be surprised if we see a new mold for it.

Absolutely beautiful - you've really captured both the look and the spirit of the Shire. Everything is neat, but not so orderly that it looses a sense of being organic. The benches are all at slightly different angles, as are the barrels. Touches like that make an incredible difference in making a scene feel alive and lived-in. With such a large scene you could be forgiven for skimping on details, but you haven't. I'm especially impressed with the care you put into the woodwork. Your use of crates for the side of the stage works perfectly, and that chair next to Bilbo is simply extraordinary. You even built the beehives - have you by any chance visited the set in Matamata?