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Re: A Hobbit's Hole, Bag End
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lugnet.castle
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Tue, 29 Jan 2002 22:09:50 GMT
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Leonard,
Thanks, I'm a fan of your miniatures! I think sometimes size can overwhelm,
so smaller and detailed items like your microfig stuff is awesome. I'm
hoping to post some of my other Tolkien items a little later. (watch for
Helm's Deep in the next couple of weeks) Thanks again Jon
In lugnet.castle, Leonard Hoffman writes:
> OH MAN! this is BEAUTIFUL! I found it on brickshelf twenty minutes ago and
> just couldn't stop looking at it! This is something i really wish i could see
> in person.. i was thinking about doing something similiar.. but sheesh you
> really did it well!
>
> i eagerly await any other LOTR buildings/structures you bless us by sharing!
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> peace
> -lenny
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> In lugnet.announce.moc, Jon Furman writes:
> > Hi all,
> > I present my first modest attempt at translating a Tolkien location into • brick.
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=9222
> >
> > "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"
> >
> > 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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