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Hey everyone, I was pretty excited about the announcement of the BrickHeadz line for 2017 and I like the superhero figures that were revealed for the SDCC. So I thought about what other characters I would enjoy being released as BrickHeadz and the dwarves from The Hobbit immediately came to mind. I started figuring out the basic design and dimensions of the figures TLG has shown so far and built Balin as my first attempt at this building in this Chibi style. I quickly rendered the model for now, but once I have refined the MOC and checked the availability of the parts used I'll place some Bricklink orders and build it for real. *Edit*: Pictures of the brickbuilt model in the fourth post. *Edit* Anyway, here are some pictures! I'd love to get some feedback from you.
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Thanks to the Balrog being included in Lego Dimensions, I managed to reverse engineer the design in LDD and build it for real. It turns out that the design used doesn't really work in plastic, and some of the parts simply don't exist. This is my edited version to stay as true as possible to the original and still have it working. The Lego Balrog by siegfried_fm, on Flickr I've included the LDD files and wing templates in my original blog post: http://www.beardedne...e-rings-balrog/ Feel free to build your own and improve on the design!
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(This is a story of a Hobbit who goes on a dangerous adventure. This is the first episode, and each episode will be released every weekend, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. C & C welcome over all, but i would also like to see your thoughts on the story. If you are not a fan of reading, then perhaps this is not for you.) Next Episode: The Start of Adventure Hello all, It is my pleasure, to introduce you all to a particularly curious Hobbit. His name is Frednas Hamsfoot, though most call him Fred. His family of Hobbits, the Hamsfoots, were a small, and lesser known family of Hobbits. Frednas had always had a soft heart for the Baggins of Bag-End, for he also had an interest in adventure. Frodo Baggins had just left the Shire to the east, and why that is, is unknown to the whole of Hobbiton. Frednas had just woke up to the chirping of birds. Today was Thursday, market day. He jumped out of bed, grabbed his walking stick and ran out the door into the green hills of Hobbiton. He leaped over several fences, with other Hobbits yelling at him for his enthusiastic behavior. Though, it was not the market where he was headed. He was on his way to Albung the alchemist to pick up a special draught. He ran past the market, with a few friendly people waving. Madoc the farmer in particular waved and greeted him with a "Allo Fred! Care to stop by for a carrot or two?" he said. Fred waved back. "Sorry, i'm on my way to Albung's!" he ran on, up to a small shack in a hill. A sign hung above the door, 'Albung's Alchemy' it was called. Fred walked in slowly. A foul stench came from the shop. Albung stood in front of a small table with a frog on it. He held a knife high above his head, and he brought it down, just above the frog's head. "Wait!" Fred exclaimed. "Ah, Frednas. Your here i see." Albung said with an old, raspy voice. "Yes, i am here for my special draught i ordered." Frednas replied. "Ah, right." he dropped the knife, and walked back to a corner, looking through a box. The frog hopped off the table and leaped out of the shop. "Hold on, i'm going to need something first."Albung said. "What?! I already paid you with twelve shillings!" Fred exclaimed. "Yes, but i must have this item." Albung said. "Ok, what do you need?" Frednas said reluctantly. Albung turned back towards him. "Yesterday, fifty years ago, in the time of Bilbo Baggin's absence, a friend and i were messing around near the entrance to his basement. We foolishly decided to sneak in, and steal something. We went in when no one was looking, and we snuck through the dark halls. We found a blue sapphire gem deep within, but Lobelia Sackville Baggins was also snooping around the halls, and caught us. She dragged us by the ear back out to our parents. Ever since, I've wanted that sapphire for a special kind of potion that is in high demand. I need you to sneak into Bilbo's basement, and retrieve this gem, and bring it back to me. Then i will give you the draught as well as the money you paid." Albung said. "Alright, so i sneak into Bilbo's basement, steal the sapphire, and bring it back to you, got it." Frednas was off like a rabbit being chased by a wolf. He snuck up to the door at the base of the hill. He opened the door when no one was looking, lit a torch and went into the dark cellar. He saw a great many things, from broken shelves, to dwarven helmets. He'd heard of Mr. Baggins' adventures, but he didn't know that he'd had dealings with dwarves. Far back in the hall, he saw a blue round object that glinted from the light of his torch. He cautiously tread deeper into the basement, towards the blue object. He picked it up, it indeed felt like a sapphire. Perhaps it was the object Albung was looking for. He took a swift glance around for any other blue objects, but he saw none. This was definitely it. Now, just to get out of the basement. As he was exiting, a large spider crawled down from his resting place and towards Fred. He ran out in shock, all because a mere spider. Now, to return to Albung... "Ah, Frednas, how did it go, did you find the sapphire?" he inquired. "Yes, but almost at the cost of my life!" Fred exclaimed. "How so?" Albung asked. "As i was leaving, a humongous spider came after me. I've never ran so fast in my life!" Frednas huffed. "Well, i suppose that after being left alone for so long, a spider would tend to grow large. Now, if you could hand over the gem." Albung stated. "Here." Frednas handed him the blue jewel. Albung took the jewel, and headed back to the box. He dug through it until he found a shiny gold bottle. "Now, the contents of this draught always have a positive effect, but it varies it's side affects. Only use it when you are most ill." "Thank you," Frednas accepted. To Be Continued Next Week... (More pictures Below.) The First Build: The Second: The Third:
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A few LotR MOCs: Galadriel, Elrond, Gandalf the White, Gondorian knight, Sam, Frodo, Merry and Pip. The hobbits pre-date the official ones with a few later parts. Apologies for the rubbish photography. Questions, comments, rings of power?
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Hi everyone, Here is a new decal design I just created based on the Ithilien Ranger from the Lord of the Rings! I intend to get these pad-printed, and offer them as a custom minifigure in my BrickLink store! Let me know what you guys think! Thanks, Brandon (RBC) -
I'm looking for a shield with the white tree of Gondor permanently applied/printed on it. Where can you get those? Are they good quality? Alternatively, does anyone provide a sticker or transfer of the white tree? I already have a plain black shield that would look good with the crest of Gondor on it. Thanks in advance, Amps
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Build as relaxing little MOC between more challenging projects, Nori in his regal armour found at Erebor's vaults (and seen to briefly in The Battle of the Five Armies). I had bought 125 short black chain pieces from LUGBULK this year. I think they look very nice as chainmail. Few more shots and talk on Cyclopic Bricks. Thanks for watching!
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Help me. Can't... Stop... Building... Dwarves... This one, Balin in his old Erebor coat, was done for a super secret dwarven project with Thráin. I got inspired by the rich color and details of the clothing; dark red is definitely one of LEGO's best colors. The arms are quite posable using ball joints on shoulders and minifig legs on elbows. There are more on my blog. Enjoy.
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So with the LotR theme done (or close to it besides some "fun packs" through Dimensions and the slim possibility of an Ideas Minas Tirith), I thought it would be nice to see which set people like the most. Why do you like that particular set? Is it the minifigures, the build, the scene it's based on, or what?
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This is my 5th entry to the Colossal Castle Contest - Category: Castle Siege This is a scene from the Lord of the Rings. The armies of Mordor are attacking the city of Minas Tirith. They are using the battering ram named Grond to break through the main gate. It is shaped like a wolf's head and enchanted with black magic. I hope you enjoy, thanks for C&C
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My entry to Round 1 of the Middle Earth LEGO Olympics over on MOCpages. The category is to take a song from the Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit movies, my choice being "Edge of Night," performed by Billy Boyd (Pippin) in Return of the King, and interpret it into a build. :)
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This was a back-up entry to the Middle Earth LEGO Olympics on MOCpages. I built it before hand just in case the entry I actually submitted (which you can see here: http://www.eurobrick...00#entry2103221) didn't work out. :) The category is to take a song from the Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit movies (this one being "May It Be," which is played during the credits in Fellowship of the Ring) and interpret it into a build. I don't really have thoughts on why I chose this scene, other than the fact that whenever I heard the song, this one always came to mind. :)
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Here's yet another dwarf creation; Dwalin, the muscle of the group, in his reclaimed Erebor chainmail coat. This MOC was inspired by getting lot of those short chain pieces for cheap. The color scheme felt quite beautiful too, so I gave it a try. The axe was probably the hardest part. Weta's design had so odd 45 degree angles so I had to fiddle with it a long tme before coming up with a version that uses some magnifiying glasses and clip-bars to connest the blades. There is more talk on my blog. Enjoy!
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This is Dain II Ironfoot, the lord of Iron Hills, The King under the Mountain and the scottish boss dwarf who rode that pig. The challenging part was the legs - All my previous dwarves have been standing still and this guy had a riding pose. It uses some small ball joints that are hidden under the armor skirt. The pig works on its own - Dain doesn't. Kill them elves! More on my blog, as usual. Enjoy.
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Good evening! I am happy to announce that my project to build the company of Thorin Oakenshield from the Hobbit films. The project began 656 days ago in a land of which kind no longer exist in Middle-Earth when I posted bust of Balin in November 2012. It sort of grew into a full Balin, and got a brother Dwalin, and a cousin Oin, and some random Bifur guy... And well, I decided to build the dwarves, and then somebody asked (probably here on on EB) asked if I'd build Gandalf and Bilbo. And well, I did. You probably remember some of these MOCs (Kili even made it to the front page). The new ones here are Ori, Bilbo and Gandalf. Of course the story of the company doesn't end here. There will be conventions and exhibits to visit with these guys. There's heaps of more photos on my blog. Enjoy. At least I did enjoy building them! -
Right now it doesn't appear we will be getting a 2014 LotR wave and the theme may possibly be done. I am hopeful we will get a wave next year as there is just too much missing. If not though, what would be the ONE thing you want to see come from the LotR theme? This can be anything not done yet.. a minifigure, a structure, a creature (brick built or molded), etc. Basically what is the one thing you would want to see before the line ends? Personally I think it's a Gondor Soldier for me. A nice Gondor printed torso would all me to make my own Pippin and Faramir in Gondor attire as well as obviously covering the one big faction still missing from the Middle-Earth Lego universe. Eowyn can be created using existing parts and a Balrog/Fel Beast/Mumakil can all be brick built and MOC'd. Really the only major character that can't easily be re-created is the Witch King, though technically we could have him in his normal Nazgul hooded form and we will get his ghost form with the Hobbit wave. I feel like Lego not making a Gondor soldier does not leave us with any easy options to make our own since the white tree print and helm are so unique. -
[CUUSOO] The Forbidden Pool - Combining Lord of the Rings and the Classic Forestmen Dear all, this is my very first CUUSOO project. The Lord of the Rings has taken me out of the dark ages, but one thing that I find lacking after the first two waves was a representation of the men of Gondor. Faramir, in particular, is my favourite Tolkien character, and I hope to see an official LEGO version of him in the future. This project is based on Henneth Annun, The Window on the Sunset, as it appeared in The Two Towers. I experimented a lot with the set and exchanged some play features - from a changing coloration of the inner waterfall (as featured in the book) to the current version with a secret entrance. My favourite LEGO sets as a child were the Forstemen sets, and Faramir's Rangers and their hideout reminded me of the green forest dwellers of the late 80s. I think this set is a realistic proposal for CUUSOO since it is not overly large and has the potential appeal to audiences from Lord of the Rings fans to young LEGO fans. I appreciate any comments! Cheers, Michael Link to the CUUSOO project: http://lego.cuusoo.c...deas/view/45646 Overview of the set. Henneth Annun by Elessar II Aragorn, on Flickr I initially played with the idea of having a two-layered pool with a lever that shot fish around but abandoned it due to ever-incraesing piece count. Gollum in Pool better by Elessar II Aragorn, on Flickr Secret entrance through the Waterfall. Henneth Annun - entrance through Window on the West by Elessar II Aragorn, on Flickr Secret side entrance. Secret entrance by Elessar II Aragorn, on Flickr The floor can be pushed down to create a slope leading into the lower level of the cave. I intend to improve on this section once I have more bricks at my disposal. Ideally, I will have more furniture on the upper level and a hidden trapdoor leading down.This would also free some space on the bottom level for weapon racks and a smaller chamber to interrogate Gollum. Secret door by Elessar II Aragorn, on Flickr This play feature features the Ranger ambush on Gollum. A sliding plate moves the Ranger out of his cover to face Gollum. Ambush by Elessar II Aragorn, on Flickr I'm not satisfied with the look of the map on the crate, yet - again due to limited space caused by the larger than intended slope. Faramir in cave by Elessar II Aragorn, on Flickr Proposed minifigures: Frodo, Gollum and - photographed from the video game - Faramir, Madril and a Gondor Ranger. Henneth Annun Rangers by Elessar II Aragorn, on Flickr -
So now that the sets from the second Hobbit wave have been out for awhile, which is everyone's favorite and why? Personally I am torn. I think Mirkwood Elf Army has some nice figures but the build's not that impressive. Lake-town Chase has a much better build that is more accurate to the film but the figures aren't as good (but they still are very nice). I like that Dol Guldur Ambush has hair and ears for the orcs and Beorn is a nice minifigure, and of course Dol Guldur Battle has some nice minifigs as well with Azog and Radagast, but neither DG set has a great build imo. I think overall I would have to go with Lake-town Chase as my favorite with MEA in a close second. If MEA would of included an armored elf or two I think that would of hands down been my favorite set. Usually I am a huge army builder fan but as it stands MEA just has too many issues; Thranduil is great if you buy the set once but beyond that is redundant and hard to use, the walls are pathetically short, and 3 elven scouts are too many when they are all the same imo. So, what is your guys' favorite wave 2 Hobbit set?
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Hello fellow Eurobrickers! Here's Glóin, son of Gróin, brother of Óin and father of Gilmi, the newest addition to my Hobbit dwarves MOC line! The beard was the first part I built, as usual. I threw it together on the last summer if I remember correctly. Designing the torso invoved both some basic and some more complicated SNOT techniques. Glóin has some packs and bags on his belt as he's the money behind the operation. The arms and hands are posable. The shoulders have ball joints while the elbow joints work with T-bars. The boots are rather simple, but I'm very happy with the round shape. Sons of Gróin. See more on Cyclopic Bricks and photos on Flickr. Feedback would be pleasant.
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After looking at some of my LotR characters I decided I would go one step further in making them stand out by giving them hair pieces. The problem is I am not sure which are the best hair options. The main characters I am looking at right now are Eomer and Theoden. Eomer in particular needs to stand out because the cloak alone just isn't doing it for me. I have tons of other minifigures with his face, torso, and helm serving as generic Rohan Soldiers and the cloak is the only thing I use to differentiate Eomer from them. Theoden is already pretty unique with his brown and gold armor but I would like a hair piece for him as well when he isn't all geared up. What have others found to be the best hair piece for these two characters? I was looking some up on BL and it seems the female hair pieces are the best for Eomer as he has fairly long hair? Which is the closest match to his hair in the movie though? I also would like to find some better hair for Gandalf and Lurtz if anyone has any good suggestions for them, though they aren't as important. Their current hair doesn't really look that good and I am sure there are better options out there.
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I know this topic has been brought up a lot in other threads, but I figured it would be nice to have a thread to discuss it in greater depth. With that said I am wondering what people's thoughts are on army builders/battle packs that include a unique named character. I know a lot of people defend them because they say the unique character appeals to kids (and AFOLS) who might otherwise not buy the set. I just don't understand that mentality. Obviously if the army builder is the ONLY set to contain a character like Eomer people will get at least one of them if they are a fan of the theme since it's the only way to get him. Lego could easily circumvent this by just offering Eomer in another set like Helm's Deep. Sure it sucks for people who can't afford Helm's Deep, but it's no different for them trying to get Theoden, King of the Dead, Grima, Haldir, etc. who only appear in expensive sets. I think even without a unique character army builders would sell extremely well, and possibly even better without them! Lego just has to be smart about it and put special prints or molds in for the grunts which would be exclusively available in the army builder. That way they still have the appeal of offering something unique, but they don't discourage people from buying multiples because they don't want all the extra Eomers or Thranduils. Do kids honestly look at a set and say "hey, this set only has 4 Uruk-hai and 2 Rohan Soldiers, I'm not buying it cause it doesn't contain any unique characters!" I know when I was a kid I ALWAYS wanted to buy tons of soldiers, even if my funds didn't allow it. I actually HATED when companies would not do the grunts like Storm Troopers, Foot Soldiers, etc. I think Lego might lose out on a FEW sales of army builder sets if they don't include a named character, but I think it would more than be made up for by all the people buying so many extra because they are "true" army builders. What are you guys thoughts for/against named characters in battle packs? How do the children in your life feel about it, or did you feel about it as a kid yourself?
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Here's the next dwarf on my project - Nori, the thief. Nori was an average dwarf to build expect for the head and its odd starfish hairdo. I specially like how the eyebrows came out. The beard braids use minifig legs as the array of brown joint pieces is rather limited. More on Cyclopic Bricks, photo on Flickr. Hope you enjoyed! I guess Fili will be next, but it might take while since I'm running out of dark brown pieces!
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Hi All, Time for the annual Thanksgiving/Christmas cleanout! I am located in the United States. Most items ship for free in the US (minifigures do, sets do not). I will ship WW for a small cost. If you want your item shipped in a box for maximum protection, then feel free to ask. Any item over $100 is automatically shipped in a box. Pictures can be sent upon request. Please give your e-mail in a PM. I have priced all my items due to persistent requests :o) Some prices match the lowest price on BL, however MOST BEAT the lowest price on BL and usually by a considerable margin. Let me know if you have any questions. Used Sets: Star Wars: #10123 Cloud City 100% w/ figures and instructions- $600 #10188 Death Star 100% w/ instructions no figures- $280 #6211 Imperial Star Destroyer 99.99% w/instructions- $130 #10174 UCS AT-ST 100% w/ instructions- $150 #9500 Sith Inteceptor 100% w/ instructions no figures- $40 #7778 Midi Scale Millennium Falcon 100% w/ instructions- $40 #10178 Motorized AT-AT 100% no figures w/ instructions- $225 Other: #4842 Hogwarts Castle 100% w/ figures and instructions- $185 #10193 Medieval Market Village 100% w/ figures and instructions- $120 #9473 Mines of Moria 100% w/ figures and instructions- $70 #4184 Black Pearl 100% w/ figures and instructions- $180 New Sets: #7957 Sith Nightspeeder - $22 #7067 Alien Conquest Jet Copter- $28 #9467 X2 Monster Fighters Ghost Train -$58 each #5767 Creator Car- $28 #7958 Star Wars Advent Calendar- $28 #10212 UCS Imperial Shuttle- $350 #10227 X2 UCS B-Wing- $150 Figures: CMFs ($3 each) X10 Series 10 Roman Commanders X1 Judge X1 Fashion Girl X1 Woman Viking Warrior X2 Bee X2 Sea Captain X1 Medusa X1 Revolutionary Warrior X1 Paintball Player X1 Baseball Player Hobbity/LotR X2 Bilbo Baggins (Target blue jacket exclusive)- $30 X1 Bilbo Baggins (red/brown)- $2 X1 Samwise Gamgee- $6 X2 Rohan Warriors- $5 X2 Rohan Warriors (w/ special printing)- $5 Star Wars X5 Young Boba Fett (2002)- $12 X1 Cloud City Boba Fett- $250 X3 Cloud City Lando- $95 X5 Chrome Stormtrooper (No Bag)- $22.50 X2 Cloud City Leia- $40 X1 Cloud City Luke- $75 X5 Jango Fett (2002)- $60 X2 Sith Trooper- $3 X2 Jawa- $15 X2 Watto (2002)- $60 X1 Dagobah Luke- $25 X3 Darth Malgus- $12 X1 Hoth Han (not chromed)- $10 X1 Genosian (old w/ wings)- $10 Polybags: X10 Elrond NIB- $20 X3 Hoth Han NIB- $11 X3 White Boba Fett NIB- $68 X2 Lex Luthor NIB- $28 X2 Chrome C-3PO NIB- $310 X30 Uruk Hai w/ Ballista NIB- $4.50 Exclusives: X1 NYTF 2012 Ironman and Captain America- $1900 X1 NYTF 2013 Yoda Cube Diorama w/ Lanyard and Darth Vader X1- $1200 X2 NYCC 2012 TMNT Shadow NYCC Turtle Leonardo- $325 X1 SDCC Micro Bag End 99.99% w/ instructions and box- $100 X1 NY I <3 Yoda Minifigure NIB w/ X-Wing slip and goodie bag- $225 X1 SDCC 2012 Phoenix w/o card- $90 X1 SDCC 2012 Phoenix w/ card- $125 X1 SDCC 2012 Shazam w/ card- $180 X2 SDCC 2012 Bizarro w/ card- $250 X1 SDCC 2012 Shadow Spiderman w/o card- $120 X1 SDCC 2012 Shadow Spiderman w/ card- $145 X1 SDCC 2013 Green Arrow (NA- BO) X1 SDCC 2013 Black Superman- $450 X1 SDCC 2013 Spiderwoman- $525 X1 SDCC 2013 Spiderman- $560 Thanks, Samuel -
From the 2013 thread. Let's just hope that this wasn't a trick like last year's list. -Sci
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The ruined city of Osgiliath from Return of the King and the Two Towers. Comments & Critisism please
