June 18, 20159 yr Here is a size comparison photo, I am 6 foot 3 inches tall, btw. Wow! It looks even bigger, somehow, next to you!
June 19, 20159 yr Wow! That is truly awe-inspiring! Very epic build. I'm a big fan of the LEGO Middle Earth theme and I appreciate when people like yourself go above and beyond to create a beautiful MOC. Thank you for sharing!
June 19, 20159 yr Author Amazing. I am surprised the bottom bricks can support the weight of the tower. I know the tower is the main feature but the surrounding Ring of Isenguard is required. "A great ring-wall of stone, like towering cliffs, stood out from the shelter of the mountain-side, from which it ran and then returned again... one who passed in and came at length out of the echoing tunnel, beheld a plain, a great circle, somewhat hollowed like a vast shallow bowl: a mile it measured from rim to rim. Once it had been green and filled with avenues, and groves of fruitful trees, watered by streams that flowed from the mountains to a lake. But no green thing grew there in the latter days of Saruman. The roads were paved with stone-flags dark and hard; and beside their borders instead of trees there marched long lines of pillars, some of marble, some of copper and of iron, joined by heavy chains, to the centre all the roads ran between their chains. There stood a tower of marvelous shape. It was fashioned by the builders of old, who smoothed the Ring of Isenguard, and yet it seemed a thing not made by the craft of men but riven from the bones of the earth in the ancient torment of the hills. Yeah, all support is LEGO and its basically just the walls and columns. There is no none Lego in it My jaw dropped! Such majestic tower!! Apart from the tower, the ground work looks awesome to. The landscape is something I really wanted to do and I wanted to make it the lush area it was before it was destroyed by the orcs although I do pay tribute to the orcs by including them in there attacking the biggest tree. I just felt that the green natural landscape looks really great with the black tower. This is GREAT! But I would have liked to see you make an official Baradur this size to go next to the official Orthanc - that would have been to scale! If I did that at 1/65th scale, It would be three times the height of this one :D Fantastic work :wub: I love the scale and the interior. The vegetation is nice, too. Thank You I'm no fan of LotR but this is an amazing creation regardless. The first few photos don't do it justice. The trees and the rest of the base look simplistic - until you see them close up and realize how detailed they are, and suddenly this thing looks monstrously large! The open back with all the fine details exposed was a really good idea. This should make an excellent display piece but to play with it you might need a scaffold or a bunk bed! We've seen several huge builds from this theme (like the minifig-scale Helm's Deep with its thousands of figs) and this is an incredible companion to what must surely be titled the "ultra" class of builds. Excellent work and good luck transporting and displaying. Yep, I am 6'3'' and I have to use a step ladder to reach the top. Your build is breathtaking! You should put this up on the LEGO Ideas website. I wonder if it would reach enough votes to be in consideration to be produced as an official UCS set. Thanks, I think it is way too many pieces :) Wow! That is truly awe-inspiring! Very epic build. I'm a big fan of the LEGO Middle Earth theme and I appreciate when people like yourself go above and beyond to create a beautiful MOC. Thank you for sharing! Your Welcome :) Oh snap! That is absolutely awesome! Did you weigh it? Not yet but I suppose since it is in segments, it is something that would be fairly easy to do. Also I added the title to a couple pictures and took a photo from the back. The Tower of Orthanc 01 - With Title by Brendan M, on Flickr Tower of Orthanc from the Back at Brickworld by Brendan M, on Flickr
June 20, 20159 yr Wow.... Mind blown, absolutely amazing! VERY good work. I'm so jealous now! Edited June 20, 20159 yr by Lord Tyrus
June 21, 20159 yr This is so amazing. The detail you have created is mind blowing, and even with so many bricks it seems so efficient, as if you have used each one purposefully. I can't explain it, I'm simply blown away.
June 21, 20159 yr My word..the fact that its not just some big black empty tower is what's really impressive. You have put a lot of effort and details into this and it shows.
June 22, 20159 yr I saw this today, and was so blown away!! Such a fantastic fantastic job!! Interiors were amazing!
June 23, 20159 yr First I was like f.... tha's big pile of black bricks. Then I keep scrolling and I saw it have interior. That's a really good job. Tower looks really nice the only thing that hurt my eyes are the thin trees which looks soso. I would rather do 4x less but looking like the fat one in the corner.
September 9, 20159 yr Amazing scale and detail! Flabbergasted by the exterior but the interior is even better! Fantastic rooms.
September 10, 20159 yr Wow! This is a stupendous build! Congratulations on getting it all done, and looking so brilliant! Every detail is crafted with such meticulous care. Fantastic, simply fantastic.
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