Blake Baer Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 A collaborative build for Brickfair 2011 between myself and my good friend Jack Bittner. The MOC, depicts the scene of Amon Hen from the book/movie Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring. Please go check out Jacks page as well, because this is as much his build as it is mine. Also, more pictures and details can be found at MOCpages,Brickshelf and Flickr. We built this to be modular in the sense that it is in 6 different sections that are easily assembled. All pictures link to flickr, though I suggest that you look at the MOCpages for much more details and pictures. Thank you all for looking at these few pics! Once again I would really appreciate it (and I hope you would to) if you took a look at the MOCpage/flickr/brickshelf for better detailing and descriptions. Also note that this won best Vignette and best Sci-fi at Brickfair 2011. Comments/suggestions/criticisms/praise/other are always welcome! Signed, Blake Quote
22kane Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 Wow, amazing build! I love the detail. Fantastic! Quote
Gabe Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) Woah, dude, that is astouding work! Brilliant landscaping, all the different types of trees, the walkway with the curved steps, the stripes in rocks are such a nice touch too! And the waterfall really does give the feel of cascading. The only thing i would nitpick at is that i always imagine Rauros to be a much higher waterfall - maybe twice as high as yours. But i fully appreciate that making it that high would provide difficulties as well. Congrats to you and Jack on yr win at Brickfair, certainly well deserved! Edited August 25, 2011 by gabe Quote
CMP Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 Nothing I like better than a Lord of the Rings MOC. I'm glad you won best vignette, but, sci-fi...? The waterfall/cliffs are fantastically detailed, and the ruins themselves look very nice. Quote
Artifex Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 Wow! Just wow! Great work you two! Amazing! Awesome! Great work! Kudos to the both of you! :thumbup: For some reason I can't see any pic on the MOC pages - is there a reason? Great MOC! Awesome! Quote
Khorne Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 Amazing ! You really deserved the prizes you won, if if the sci-fi category is a bit odd for this MOC . Those colour effects on the cliffs are really cool and add a bit of realism to the entire build. Adding Nougat and Earth Orange (?) to a rockface in a defined pattern is something I've not seen done before much. The ruins also look really lovely, as do the trees. The entire build has a really "natural" and unforced feel to me, which is great ! Quote
shmails Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 Really nice work! The details are wonderful, the waterfall, trees, and the rock design are very cool and add loads of atmosphere to the scene. Odd to win in the Sci-Fi category, but it is certainly a winner! Quote
LuxorV Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 This is an amazing display! Congratulations to both the builders I see it's full of interesting ideas and techniques. Not being able to comment on all of them, I'll just say how I love the tan and brownish strips on the rocks: very realistic, and a clear sign of care in the design! Quote
Praiter Yed Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 Spotted this on Brickshelf last night - beautiful! I'm reading LOTR to my daughter and she's loving it so I'll show her this (she's also getting into the Lego now ). Congratulations on the win! Quote
TheLegoDr Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 Amazing work here. I'm a sucker for landscaping and this easily takes the cake. That waterfall is spectacular also. I would agree that it really looks cascading. Quote
Si-MOCs Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 Wow. Truly an impressive MOC. :thumbup: What's not to love? The rocks are great with the striations/different rock compositions. The foliage is great. the paths are brilliant. The modularity is fantastic. that one dead tree... wow. I know I'll be coming back and dissecting the build and trying to catch all the awesome details (thanks for all the good shots on mocpages). Question on the raised platform, I see they're sitting on pillars, but are those baseplates on top of the platforms or just regular plates/bricks? The only suggestion I could make is maybe try to throw in a bit more green variation. In person/close up shots it'll look better, but some of the photos it's almost like just a green blob even though I *KNOW* it's more than that - stupid brain. Quote
The Undo Posted August 31, 2011 Posted August 31, 2011 I'm not wery good with words, but i want to show my admiration for this creation. Truly breathtaking as the LOTR trilogy itself. Quote
The Blue Brick Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 The details are fantastic. I love the stonework, trees, greenery, and waterfall. This is just magnificent. Quote
Aredhel Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 This is a really amazing MOC and of course a nice scene to build ... Great work! -Aredhel Quote
Hinckley Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 Beautiful landscaping like this is so difficult to achieve, but this is absolutely amazing. The canyon walls and water are amazing, especially the waterfall. That is some of the best water movement I've seen captured in brick. But, my favorite part is the ruins that you have sunk into the Earth of the forest. If I had any criticism, I would suggest taller, fuller trees. They seem a little thin. Perhaps if they branched a little more or had thicker trunks. It's beautiful just the way it is, though. I really love this. Thanks for sharing it with us. Quote
lightningtiger Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 AWESOME LOTR creation.....thanks 'Blake Baer' for sharing it too ! Congrats on being front paged too ! Quote
TheDarkness Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 (edited) I love it! So beautiful and detailed, but the waterfall is simply jaw dropping Thank you for sharing! Edited September 17, 2011 by TheDarkness Quote
KristofBD Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 Excellent!! That waterfall is simply amazing! The ruins are also very nice. I like the gateway with the arches the most. Well done! Quote
Admiral Croissant Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 Great job. I remember this scene very well because I only have the first part movie at home and I've seen it many times. Your MOC is very recognizable and the waterfall is one of my favourite details as well. The birch trees, although they look simple, are also clever done. Same thing with the dried river. Quote
Blake Baer Posted September 17, 2011 Author Posted September 17, 2011 Thank you all for your tremendous support and encouragement. It is truly an honor to be on the homepage 2 times in a row. Especially since both were my first times. Thank you all! Quote
Andy D Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 This entire build is just incredible! I really like the organic feeling of the trees and shrubbery. I am currently looking for close-ups of brick built trees to learn more about making organic constructions from little square and angular elements. Keep on doing wonderful constructions like this! Andy D Quote
Ralph Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 Great work, I love the waterfall! Ralph Quote
BrickClimber Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 Wonderful! I like the rocks with the different gray and brown slopes/bricks!! The trees are superb like the hole landscape. Quote
Brick Dad Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 I just registered for Eurobrick because of this model. I am new to the AFOL world, and this is truly inspiring. Quote
Donut Posted September 17, 2011 Posted September 17, 2011 What a wonderful LOTR MOC. I love the landscaping, especially the waterfall - it looks really realistic. Quote
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