Bruce presents an amazing microscale version of Minas Tirith from The Lord of the Rings:
Head on over to Bruce’s Web site, Brick Tales, for lots of pictures.
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The Hobbit Hole by CAI
The CCCIV has definitely been inspiring some excellent creations and one of the most enjoyable is the Hobbit Hole by CAI. This fun creation features excellent landscaping surrounding a cozy, yet elegant abode for CAI’s hero, the Adventuring Hobbit. Definitely worth a look-see.
Check out the gallery.
Gandalf Decapitated
Mogenson has posted a very detailed head of Gandalf the White Hut on Brickshelf. It’s pretty nifty if you ask me. I love the expression.
Gandalf:
Here’s the Gandalfian Gallery
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Minifigs of Mordor – custom Lord of the Rings minifigs
I made so many Lord of the Rings minifigs that I have to split them into two posts. Minifigs of Middle Earth was the first, and you’re reading the second, rather darker post.
The Dark Lord Sauron:
Sauron’s Ringwraiths, or Nazgul:
Saruman’s Uruk-Hai:
A bunch of motley goblins, or orcs:
Some evil men, the Haradrim:
A Haradrim oliphaunt-driver, and Grima Wormtongue:
And finally, Gollum:
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Minifigs of Middle Earth – custom Lord of the Rings minifigs
Well, I got stuck trying to make more musical minifigs, so I’ve revamped the Lord of the Rings minifigs I uploaded to Brickshelf a couple summers ago.
First up, the Fellowship (Flickr photoset includes individual shots and alternate versions):
Arwen and Elrond:
Galadriel and Bilbo Baggins:
Faramir and Eowyn:
Theoden and Eomer:
Next up, Minifigs of Mordor!
Marcin Kitala’s Mountain Pass
The little archaeologist who lives in my brain loves ruins. He did a little happy dance when I laid eyes on this beautiful diorama by Marcin Kitala (k1089 on Brickshelf):
Darkness went with them, and they cried with the voices of death...
Classic-Castler Jens (Schlimps on Brickshelf) presents another cool creation that uses rare-colored parts — a Nazgul, or Ringwraith, from The Lord of the Rings:
According to several members of my local LEGO club (SEALUG), rare-colored parts are likely the result of a quality control step in the manufacturing process known as a “color test.”
When The LEGO Company performs a color test, they create a limited run of a LEGO piece in a specific color to help determine what kinds of stresses the acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) can endure in that particular color. For example, a clear minifig was created some time ago, and the speculation at our recent meeting was that this better revealed the kinds of discoloration (due to friction or stress) that might occur where parts are joined together.
If you’re more familiar with the LEGO manufacturing process and I’ve gotten something wrong, feel free to correct me in a comment!
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Gandalf by Cyin
Cyin is never one to rely on standard minifig legs (as he showed with Radagast and Tom Bombadil). He demonstrates this again with his new Gandalf:
Here’s Gandalf with a cart full of fireworks:
Radagast the Brown by Cyin
Brickshelf user Cyin (CAI on Classic-Castle.com) has created some really unique minifigs based on the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Here’s a new one, Radagast the Brown:
And since I haven’t featured him here before, Cyin’s wonderful Tom Bombadil: