Covenant84 Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 Hi all. Fist attempt at a large MOC, 2nd since getting into the afol community. I'd made a tree (larger than the one used here) and brother joked it would look good on bag end, then saw a youtube video of someone who had stretched the original set to fit all the dwarves. So here's my attempt. It's made mostly from two unexpected gathering sets with some other bits thrown in for good measure. I have all the minifigs still to build. C&C welcome. Haven't quite the bit to 'smooth' out the walls so there's the odd random bricks but I have tried to disguise these. All in all it's taken a week to build around work and family commitments. I guess 12-15 hours. Enjoy. Quote
Dzoni90 Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 Well done. Nice interior and many details. Tree is great. Quote
HawkLord Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 Looks amazing! The added foliage and that superb tree really help alot. Good job! Quote
nymmerod Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 wow, you managed to jam a lot of little features in there. I really like what you did with the fireplace sitting area. Quote
TheRedViper Posted September 23, 2014 Posted September 23, 2014 Excellent work, it looks really good. I like the colour scheme on Bilbo's bed. Quote
Covenant84 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Posted September 23, 2014 Thanks all :) I'll admit several parts of the interior were boarderline 'happy accidents' but I'm chuffed with it. The bed came out nicely too... the red bits especially only came the other day as a bonus to another purchase otherwise I think it would have been a plain flat one due to colours available. Quote
atreyu2112 Posted September 24, 2014 Posted September 24, 2014 Very cool. Thanks for sharing. I especially love the fireplace room. Quote
narbilu Posted September 24, 2014 Posted September 24, 2014 Nicely done, very cool rebuild en extension of Bag End! Quote
TheLegoDr Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 Well done. I had planned to do something similar, only different. I wanted to extend a copy just to make more of a house, not necessarily to hold all of the dwarves, but that makes sense. I like how you have arranged things. A lot of good details on the inside. It will be interesting to see the finished product. Do you have an estimated cost for the project? I know how much 2 Bag End sets would cost, but I'm sure that doesn't include everything and I doubt you used all of the pieces from that second set. Quote
MAB Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Nice. When you get the dwarves, you might want to remove the benches around the table, so they all stand on the floor instead of the benches. Stupid, non-bendy short legs. Quote
nymmerod Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Nice. When you get the dwarves, you might want to remove the benches around the table, so they all stand on the floor instead of the benches. Stupid, non-bendy short legs. Or do what I did, and obtain a second pair of regular legs in the appropriate color for each dwarf for sitting purposes only. :) Quote
Preuss Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 This is great! Loved all of the details of the individual rooms. I accidentally bought an extra Bag End and decided to keep it and try to extend the original one, but haven't actually tried it. Yours is going to be a great source of inspiration! Quote
Brickadiergerard Posted September 30, 2014 Posted September 30, 2014 This is a really lovely MOC - well done! I love the way it takes the spirit of the existing set (unquestionably one of the best of the Middle-Earth ranges) and enhances it. I'm not a fan of every change PJ made to the stories, but I think his Bag End captures the feel of the version in the books, and this great MOC captures Bag End in the films and the books in tiny plastic form. I like it so much, and it's been so well-received by my kids, that I may have to buy another UG set and see if I can manage something similar. Quote
Covenant84 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Posted October 1, 2014 Thanks for the kind words everyone. As for total cost - almost complete bag end (1 dwarf missing but two bonus) got for about £50, 2nd no figs for £30, extra-figs and bits maybe another £30-40. Hard to tell as some were job lots/spares re-sold etc. Quote
xDeadeyeDuck Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Really great job mate, I'd seen that same video and think (not disrespect to the YTer) your interior is probably more to my liking. I really like the layout, especially the way you've managed to create a little bit of and entrance hall! How many studs wider have you gone? Definitely need to do some work to mine now, even if its just foliage for now! Side note: anyone found a solution to the ugly door (if seen from inside) The set is probably my favourite from the LOTR line but that door has always bothered me lol. Quote
Jreacher Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Nicely done! lots of details, awesome table with all the food! Quote
Covenant84 Posted April 7, 2015 Author Posted April 7, 2015 thanks guys, have all the dwarfs now so will try to get some fresh pictures soon and check the stud count. Not sure why some of the above photos have stopped, I've not done anything to them but they're playing up on photobucket as well. Quote
Balbo Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Fantastic :wub: I love how you expanded the official set. Especially the tree and the interior look great! Quote
marcu22 Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Nice table, with all these stuff...but as others said before: so sad that these dwarfs would look strange, standing around the table maybe someday we get moveable short-legs... Nice Moc overall Quote
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