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Rhosgobel: The home of Radagast the Brown from The Hobbit & LOTR
One of my favorite minor characters in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings books is Radagast, a wizard like Gandalf and Saruman who cares for the plants and animals of Middle-earth. I really kind of hated how Peter Jackson blew up The Hobbit into a bloated monstrosity of a movie trilogy, but I did deeply enjoy the extended screen time that Radagast had. Who can fault a sled towed by a team of enormous rabbits, handled by a man with birds’ nests in his hair? Real-life Middle-earth resident David Hensel recently built this enormous version of Rhosgobel, the house in Mirkwood where Radagast lives, for the Christchurch Brick Show this weekend.
The largest LEGO creation he has ever built, David says that the build includes twenty to twenty-five thousand LEGO bricks, and measures 77 cm (30 inches) on each side.
This bird’s eye view shows just how huge the build really is, with Radagast walking along the path on the left side of the scene. This photo also shows off David’s skill at incredibly detailed landscaping, from the varied flora at ground level to the trees around and into which the house is built.
The roof of Radagast’s house is built from the arms of Star Wars battle droids, and the whole thing includes David’s signature level of detail. Just look at the stonework around the brick-built front door, which has hinges made from minifig hands.
The whole build is modular so that David can take it to LEGO shows, and he plans to display it around New Zealand over the next year, since it’s too big to fit in his own house! You can see more pictures in David’s thread about his creation on Eurobricks, and see it in person 16th & 17th July at Horncastle Arena.
Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto built from LEGO, with special appearance by Kumamon
Talented Hong Kong LEGO builder Alanboar Cheung honeymooned with his wife in Kyoto, where the newlyweds visited Kiyomizu-dera, an early Buddhist temple founded in 778 AD, with the current buildings dating to the 17th century. Alanboar has commemorated their trip as a gift for his wife with this beautiful LEGO creation. Chock full of details depicting elements of Japanese culture, the whole creation sits on a brick-built scroll, complete with a calligraphy brush in front.
The model features the main temple building on its hill, the accompanying pagoda, and the waterfall that gives the temple its name. In addition, Alanboar included LEGO recreations of his favorite memories, from Kumamon (the mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, which is nowhere near Kyoto) waving Japanese flags beneath cherry blossoms and a trio of Children’s Day carp flying above to a beautiful princess on a bridge overlooking a couple basking in a hot spring (sadly without any snow monkeys).
There’s a lot going on here, so be sure to check out more photos on Alanboar’s blog. And if you enjoy this, you’ll also appreciate Alanboar’s LEGO mosaic of Hokusai’s “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” we featured here a few months ago.
Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto built from LEGO, with special appearance by Kumamon
Talented Hong Kong LEGO builder Alanboar Cheung honeymooned with his wife in Kyoto, where the newlyweds visited Kiyomizu-dera, an early Buddhist temple founded in 778 AD, with the current buildings dating to the 17th century. Alanboar has commemorated their trip as a gift for his wife with this beautiful LEGO creation. Chock full of details depicting elements of Japanese culture, the whole creation sits on a brick-built scroll, complete with a calligraphy brush in front.
The model features the main temple building on its hill, the accompanying pagoda, and the waterfall that gives the temple its name. In addition, Alanboar included LEGO recreations of his favorite memories, from Kumamon (the mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, which is nowhere near Kyoto) waving Japanese flags beneath cherry blossoms and a trio of Children’s Day carp flying above to a beautiful princess on a bridge overlooking a couple basking in a hot spring (sadly without any snow monkeys).
There’s a lot going on here, so be sure to check out more photos on Alanboar’s blog. And if you enjoy this, you’ll also appreciate Alanboar’s LEGO mosaic of Hokusai’s “The Great Wave Off Kanagawa” we featured here a few months ago.
New Products From TokoLego
Belle
Harga: Rp199.000
New for March 2017, LEGO BrickHeadz construction characters bring you a brand new way to collect, build and display iconic characters from your favorite movies, TV series, games and comics. This beautiful BrickHeadz Disney gift featuring Belle is fun to build using colorful LEGO System bricks that recreate all of her iconic details from the classic Disney animation Beauty and the Beast, including buildable flowing hair with a ribbon and earrings. She also has a buildable rose in hand and stands on a baseplate with series number and BrickHeadz icon. Add some fairytale romance to your home, office or anywhere you like.
Captain Armando Salazar
Harga: Rp199.000
New for March 2017, LEGO BrickHeadz construction characters bring you a brand new way to collect, build and display iconic characters from your favorite movies, TV series, games and comics. This BrickHeadz construction character featuring Captain Armando Salazar is fun to build using LEGO System bricks that recreate all of his iconic details, including buildable hair and decorated waistcoat and buttons. He also has a buildable and detachable cutlass in hand and stands on a baseplate with series number and BrickHeadz icon for easy display. Add some Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales swashbuckling action to your home, office or anywhere you like with this cool toy.
Captain Armando Salazar
Harga: Rp199.000
New for March 2017, LEGO BrickHeadz construction characters bring you a brand new way to collect, build and display iconic characters from your favorite movies, TV series, games and comics. This BrickHeadz construction character featuring Captain Armando Salazar is fun to build using LEGO System bricks that recreate all of his iconic details, including buildable hair and decorated waistcoat and buttons. He also has a buildable and detachable cutlass in hand and stands on a baseplate with series number and BrickHeadz icon for easy display. Add some Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales swashbuckling action to your home, office or anywhere you like with this cool toy.
Captain Armando Salazar
Harga: Rp199.000
New for March 2017, LEGO BrickHeadz construction characters bring you a brand new way to collect, build and display iconic characters from your favorite movies, TV series, games and comics. This BrickHeadz construction character featuring Captain Armando Salazar is fun to build using LEGO System bricks that recreate all of his iconic details, including buildable hair and decorated waistcoat and buttons. He also has a buildable and detachable cutlass in hand and stands on a baseplate with series number and BrickHeadz icon for easy display. Add some Disney Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales swashbuckling action to your home, office or anywhere you like with this cool toy.
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