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Re: A Hobbit's Hole, Bag End
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Tue, 29 Jan 2002 01:36:58 GMT
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Awesome Jon. I really like the hill. I'm NOT a fan of landscape that
relies heavily on slopes, but I *really* like that hill. And the interior
details, and exterior details add a great touch to the MOC.
About the door; I believe Heather Patey did a round door design...
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Yep, here it is:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=29238
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=29239
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=29237
-Chris
In lugnet.announce.moc, Jon Furman writes:
> Hi all,
> I present my first modest attempt at translating a Tolkien location into brick.
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=9222
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> "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole,
> filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy
> hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and
> that means comfort." -- J.R.R. Tolkien "The Hobbit"
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> Bag end is the home of Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit who becomes an unlikely
> hero in the book "The Hobbit" the precursor to Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings"
> Trilogy. While not to scale, Bag End is much larger, It does feature a
> round door (that was the hardest part). I was going for the "feel" of
> Hobbiton, not necessarily a dead on recreation, so I tried to approximate
> the look and atmosphere. The tree and the roof lift off to reveal a quite
> modest (by Bilbo's standards) living area. As always, let me know what you
> think. I hope that you enjoy it.
> Jon
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| (...) since human doors are 5 high, a 4 stud diameter door would probably be ideal for Hobbits. Using similar techniques, I just mocked up such a door. Use two 1x6x2 arches, one inverted, with a plate between them. Due to the way a Hobbit hole will (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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