After about a year of work, four pick a brick orders, and the countless times I've been told, "Clean up your legos!", here it is.
This is by far my greatest MOC yet!
About this creation
In the land of Middle-earth, there are many races, all equally intriguing. Some warlike, some pacifists. Some evil, some good. But there is no race more charming and charismatic than the hobbits.
Two such hobbits, who happen to be my favorites, are Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins. Frodo is Bilbo's adopted son, and they live together in the most fantastic Hobbit Hole in all of the shire, in Hobbiton. Up in Bag-end, they enjoy the summer breeze as it passes over the river and through the vegetable garden though the round windows of their home.
Here's a shot out front of Bilbo smoking in the front yard, Frodo welcoming Gandalf, and Gandalf's fireworks cart. There is also another hobbit on the bridge, fishing.
A focus on the bridge.
Notice the mushrooms, a hobbit's favorite, growing in the shadow of the bridge on the damp riverbed. I would not advise you to eat the black, poisonous one.
Two arial views of the front.
The river, with waterlilies floating on it, and a cherry tree behind it.
Frodo's gardener, Sam Gamgee, tends the vegetables.
Another shot of the corn.
This tree is one of the best parts of this MOC. I'd gotten about 80 of those leafy pieces at a lego store brickwall, and I had planned to make trees like this. When I realized that I needed the bigger leafy pieces to do that, I was disappointed. That is, until I figured out this design. I think that this is the best way to make a tree.
More of the tree.
The chimney, with smoke blowing in the breeze.
A shot of the whole back.
Gandalf arrives.
Take note of the curved stone wall, using studs as hinges along its length. There is one on both sides.
More of Gandalf and the fireworks. In his fun-loving nature, he has set off a few of them for the delighted hobbit children.
  
Gandalf dismounts and goes inside.
Aerial view of the entire outside.
Now, let's take a look inside.
Here's an overview of the entire inside. The roof, smoke, and tree just pop of, leaving the chimney.
Aerial view of the interior.
The door.
The door design.
The sitting room directly left of the entrance.
Cloaks on a hook in that room.
The library/study. I love how the quill pen worked, and the map.
Another view. You can see a candy jar.
View of the kitchen. A "recipe" on the wall. I believe that's actually for Polyjuice Potion... no worries. Some carrot soup cooking.
In this picture, you see the supply of carrots and the plates, cups, and forks. I've long wanted to use those hinges for forks.
Interestingly, there is no table in the whole place to set with those dishes... oh well.
Note the beer keg in the corner.
A shot of the fireplace. You will find Sting, the One Ring, and the clock that the dwarves in "An Unexpected Party" left a note under, all sitting on the mantle.
One of the armchairs by the fire. The table has on it a chess board and a deck of cards.
The bedroom. I just love the sock and cloak in the chest.
A small bookshelf and a chest of drawers with a book.
The dresser, with a mirror above it. A brush lies on top with a letter, and a cap is hung on a pole.
The wall adornments.
Well folks, that's all for today. I hoped you loved this MOC as much as I loved making it.
And remember...
Roads go ever ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shone,
By streams that never find the sea;
Over snow by winter sown,
And through the merry flowers of June,
Over grass and over stone,
And under mountains in the moon.
Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known.
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April 16, 2011 |
Quoting Crazy Lego Brick
amazing! looks very cozy!PS: can you check out some of my creations?
Thanks, it was fun to build |
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April 16, 2011 |
Quoting Ian Spacek
Awesome! I like the fireworks!
Thanks, however, the dragon firework is not of my design, sadly. http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/2733 This MOC gave me that technique. |
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April 16, 2011 |
Quoting Blake Baer
3rd look, just in case you didn't notice that I had already commented twice already;). Great little build here. Nice work with the landscape.
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April 16, 2011 |
Quoting jeff pease
Well done, it looks very good. Though just to note in the hobbit it says that the door is green, and not red, but nonetheless it looks terrific.
Yeah, I tried originally using a lime green, but it looked too fake, and
i tried using a dark green, but it blended in with the grass too much. |
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April 16, 2011 |
Quoting Michael Kringe
I love it! It has a great athmosphere and the rooms inside look excellent!! ;) Please check out my Bag End - version!
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March 23, 2011 |
Well done, it looks very good. Though just to note in the hobbit it says that the door is green, and not red, but nonetheless it looks terrific. |
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March 11, 2011 |
3rd look, just in case you didn't notice that I had already commented twice already;). Great little build here. Nice work with the landscape. |
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February 7, 2011 |
Awesome! I like the fireworks! |
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January 29, 2011 |
amazing! looks very cozy!PS: can you check out some of my creations? |
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I love it! It has a great athmosphere and the rooms inside look excellent!! ;) Please check out my Bag End - version! |
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January 29, 2011 |
Quoting Blake Baer
2nd look: I noticed the door that actually swings. My hobbiton is left feeling somewhat cheated by the fact that mine does not swing. Excellent addition.
Thanks a ton! The bricks were a little stressed to make that happen- the two red clamps that attach to the tan rod are pushed together when the whole mechanism is attached. |
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January 29, 2011 |
Quoting Ru Corder
Great!
The interior is by far the best part though.
Thanks! I totally agree, although I really like the tree. |
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January 28, 2011 |
Great!
The interior is by far the best part though. |
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January 28, 2011 |
2nd look: I noticed the door that actually swings. My hobbiton is left feeling somewhat cheated by the fact that mine does not swing. Excellent addition. |
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January 28, 2011 |
Quoting Blake Baer
Wow this is actually really cool, thanks for telling me about it Jake! The pictures are fantastic as far as clarity goes! Also I really like all the details in this place. The mushrooms are a nice touch as well. While it is rather simple it has an effective atmosphere and is drastically underrated. Fantastic build!
Thanks, yeah, my mom is a pretty serious photographer, so she has a really good camera that she lets me borrow. Thanks for the comments!! |
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January 28, 2011 |
Quoting redhead1982 lego
It's fantastic! It has a very simplistic touch, but all in all, it's great. Knowing the story, it makes it just perfect. Congratulations on this!
Thanks! I'll check out some of your MOC's when I get the chance. |
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January 28, 2011 |
Quoting Nick Nitro Brick
wonderful! i can't believe there are only a few comments on because this is awesome If I had to say one thing that could be changed it would be that the hill needs to be more rounded because it looks very blocky but other wise it is great/
Yeah, you are right. I ran out of green though, even after ordering more.
I just posted this yesterday, so that's why there are only a few comments.
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January 27, 2011 |
wonderful! i can't believe there are only a few comments on because this is awesome If I had to say one thing that could be changed it would be that the hill needs to be more rounded because it looks very blocky but other wise it is great/ |
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January 27, 2011 |
Wow this is actually really cool, thanks for telling me about it Jake! The pictures are fantastic as far as clarity goes! Also I really like all the details in this place. The mushrooms are a nice touch as well. While it is rather simple it has an effective atmosphere and is drastically underrated. Fantastic build! |
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January 27, 2011 |
It's fantastic! It has a very simplistic touch, but all in all, it's great. Knowing the story, it makes it just perfect. Congratulations on this! |
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