Wow, that detail is impressive, I saw the film last weekend, and at the start it had some parts about the halls of thranduil, and how they were taken. But it is excellent and really realistic to the movie.

Very nice! And on your profile you say you don't have a large Lego collection. Riiight. Very nice techniques, and I would love to see it finished.

this is great, just like all your other Moc's! you'r mocs are an inspiration for me.

Hi Blake! Glad you got MotD! You deserve it. ;-) Keep up the great work.

lol I just commented on this the other day, congrats on your MotD, it was well earned =)

Congratulations on MOTD again Blake! :D

Congrats!

MOTD! Congrats Blake. :D

Congrats on MOTD! This is totally worth it! One question. Is the guy with the tan beard a young Gandalf or is it a dwarf...just curious. Awesome job!

awesome rockwork! great details! a worthy MOTD!

And at first sight I thought it looked like a scene from the Hobbit, and I've only just read what you put.. haha! Great build again!

Such a cool moc! Definitely deserves MOTD, I'd love to own something like this, and I think it could be a really cool (albeit expensive) lego set. I would have had a lot of fun playing with this as a child. Great work!

MOTD... yeah! Congrats! :)

MOTD for a second time! Congrats!!

Congrats on MOTD!

MOTD again...my word Blake, you're on a role! Congratulations.

Congradulations on Moc of the day Blake!

Truly fantastic!

A beautiful MOTD!

dat pillars this thing is sure to look more epic were your a tiny hobbit

dat pillars this thing is sure to look more epic were your a tiny hobbit

I finally got around to reading this book! Great description!

Awesome! Congrats on MOTD!

Smaug looks awesome! So does all that shiny treasure 8)

Excellent work, another well-deserved MOTD. Who knows, maybe all your CCC entries will get MOTD, it sures seems that way. ;)

Cool! The dragon and the outside cave work really make this MOC great. To God be the glory for sure! You're right about that.

Absolutely outstanding! 5/5

Wow! Great scene and I really like the outside section that you included! I like rocks!

Amazing! Smaug looks a bit dead as he is laying there, but he is very well done and so are the in- and outsides of the lonely mountain. By the way, that's some impressive dragon treasure.

amazing! i really like how you used the dishes on the walls, brilliant idea, but great job and congrats on moc of the day!

Congrats on MotD!

Congrats on the MOTD Blake! You certainly deserve it. -LB Senior

YAY!! ANOTHER MOTD FOR BLAKEY BAER!! jk, congrats, man

WoW, I discovered a genius, now in my favourite builders of course, congrats for your mocs, I can breathe the D&D Mystic Legend (I mean the first D&D editon), thanx for your geniality, (...and for your help about the Alpha Team set) !!! ...Nice to meet you !

Nice dio! Come chat! http://www.neatchat.com/?id=fd05dec345cac68c332a5ad0bc1d9266

WOW! Great fantasy diorama!

I know I'm late for comments, but I didn't want to have just a hasty look at your new MOCs. Instead, I wanted to enjoy them (like I do tonight). The columns are interesting. Using studs not as a necessity but as a design element is very clever. I also like that you broke two of them.

Generally my reaction to your creations is "WOW", but this time it's "WHERE DID HE GET SO MUCH SHINY STUFF?"

Wow wow wow outstanding this is so awesome!!!!!

Amazing work, that sure is a lot of treasure you have there...

I know this is not mine to say, but since you have asked for it. I do not dare to compare our work, but I would be honored if my first Dragon gives you some ideas. If you like, check this out: http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/297323

This is GORGEOUS! I loved all the beautiful stone work and treasure and thought it was excellent at just that, but then you went and turned the moc and we see the figs outside. You are a master, Blake. Well done.

Excellent Detail!

Pretty good, would you mind checking this out- http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/302102

beautiful and stunning work!!

Oh my gosh I just read on your homepage that you were a TFOL. I thought you were a full blown AFOL. I now have a much higher respect for you in Lego. Just because you can make MOCs that make AFOLs green with envy. :) Keep Brickin'!

Just in time for the film version next year.

one of my favorite scenes from all the lord of the rings

Smaug is pretty awesome, and the cave is crazy detailed. Now I'm dying to to see the movie... Dunno if I can hold out a whole year! Awesome job!

Amazing! Very creative. I love the hidden cave.

Excellent! All the gold and diamonds add a nice feel. Smaug could use a little work but overall its great!

Impressive! The scale is daunting, and I really like how you included the dwarves! Also, the wall details and columns are excellent. I have no idea how you can build this well so fast!

haha great build!

Nice job! I think the dragon could have a longer throat and perhaps he should be bigger in general, but I love all those little details! Nice treasures!

Nice. Apparently the LC are going to produce LOTR sets in the summer next year!

This is amazing!I love this theme.Hope to see more in the future.Keep up the exellent work and merry christmas!

That's just amazing! From the rock work on the outside to the dragon and all the lovely treasure on the inside this is brilliant! Great work :)

Truly inpressive..Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

I had an idea of what I thought this would look like while reading the book, and your MOC is just how I remember it. You have done a great job with this and you should be very proud :)

i just had to say this again this is so AWSOME!!! i cant wait for the movie to come out sadly its coming out NEXT December but like i said great job

This is really great Blake! You have absolutely amazed me for the duration of the CCC this year! The fact that you have so many great builds, plus the fact that they are all related through The Hobbit is just great.

This looks great– I like that pillar design a lot, and the positioning of everything is very nice.

Amazing work here! This is almost exactly how I imagined the scene in the book. Everything is great, and the fact that you added the rocks on the back makes this even better. Excellent job. :)

This word is used too often but this is 'Epic' some wonderful details, one of my favourites is the cracks in the Walls, very clever indeed, your mocs are spellbinding!

Perfect! How did you do the pillars? They look amazing!

Holy Smokes Blake!!! This is incredible!!! The rock work on the back is superb and the inside is just amazing. The treasure and weapons are laid out perfectly. Smaug could be a little bigger and more reddish. But that's just me. All in all, great job and I'm looking' forward to more creations. Keep up the splendid work!!!

Beautiful creation! Even though I like it, I like your future creations too, so I say this: the treasure seems rather scattered, Smaug doesn't seem too terrible of a build and the pillars (you probably couldn't tile them, but still) give an organic feel instead of architectural.

lovely job well done blake!

Thank you all for your tremendous support. This has done much better than I could've hoped or imagined for its first day. Thanks! So I am hearing a lot of stuff about the dragon. Hmm, in all honesty, I kinda agree :P He wasn' hastily built, I spent the majority of the creation on him alone, but this is my FIRST DRAGON I HAVE EVER MADE, so give me a break ;). Anyhow, thanks again. Any suggestions on how to improve the dragon?

I'm loving everything about this! perfect

There is no word that can describe how awesone this is. So, I will make one up: suprauberomegalphaawesometimeschucknorris. Of course, not even that fake word can describe how awesome this is. PEACE! ps, LOVE the Hobbit!

This is top notch, exterior and interior up to the doors and treasure. As most say, Smaug could have been more customized.

I think the rock work on the other side is what makes this creaton so splendid. As with some of the other commenters you could've spent a bit more time on Smaug, but the rest is so awesome that I can't really pick on that too much. Great work, as always!

There's a lot of great stuff here. It's never easy to build a mountain/underground cutout, but you did so quite well.

My God, Blake... I stared for a good 5 min at the rockwork in the back. Superb. The treasure room is filled with eye-candy and those SNOTted pillars really work well in the picture. The gate is also very real. Nice to see you keeping up with what you got us used to. Can't wait for the last entry! Don't ever stop building man

Lots of great details. I'll just echo what Ian Spacek stated about Smaug. He needs to be "fleshed out" a bit more. Otherwise, excellent build overall.

All that rock work in the back is Great. And the pillars are good, but I wonder why you chose to make them studded. 5/5

"I hope you all enjoyed it" - you must be joking! I'm pretty sure we all enjoyed it! amazing rock work!

An impressive build once again! Your MOCs are not merely builds anymore. They come to life. So much story on the visuals.

Lovin it, but I agree with Cody, Smug needed more awesomeness.

Personally, I think you could have done a bit better on Smaug, seeing as you did such a good job with the warg, but the diorama itself is great!

Magnificint work here Blake! I absoltely love all the details you've captured throughout. The only thing I really don't like is Smaug, I think it may have been better if you had just built his head, at a much larger scale, and just not shown the rest of his body. But I know you were speed building this, and speaking of, how on earth can you build so fast?!

Amazing! This is one of my favorite parts from the book!

WOW... this is spectacular! I'm not really a LOTR fan... BUT even so I know talent and awesomeness when I see it! Perhaps I've been converted! :)

Wow.....Just WOW!!!! The pillars and arch were awesome! But when I saw the back with the dwarves and rock work....I couldn't close my mouth! Great job Blake!

Enjoying this series.

This is insane Blake! The amount of detail is amazing:) Good luck, ~Justin.

That is, is, is... ...just too stinking good for words. I can't wait to see what you'll do when Smaug attacks the riverfolk. Great MOC!!

speachless ,where do you buy your lego?

This dragon and the scene itself is so stunning! AWESOME WORK DUDE! 10/5! Regards - Jay

Masterfully done! I think Smaug could be a little bit more pronounced (is that the right word?). He's kind of small and blends in with the treasure. Other than that though--which is just my opinion--the build is superb. Does the tunnel go through to the other side?

Very well done Blake, I love the detail and vast treasure pile!!

:O Nice work! I love the dwarves on the outside, and the columns are great. Smaug might be a little better, and I do imagine him bigger, but he serves his purpose in the MOC. As always, stellar job.

Incredible work capturing the scene! As always, it's instantly recognizable. The cavern is gorgeous and the exterior of the mountain is great. I also like the dragon. Nice work!

man this is the best its top notch

this is awsome!!!!! i love the hobbit so i love all of these great job also IN JUNE 2012 THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE A LORD OF THE RINGS LEGO THEME!!!!!

The Grandeur of it all and the pageantry is what makes this moc awesome! It's story unfolds and draws us in! EYE CANDY indeed! And you must be a millionaire the cost of this model boggles the mind!

Riches! Delicious, piles of riches! Great work on the mountain-side and pillars, as well. ~Ryan

very good, great deatils all around 5/5

Awesome, love the architectural design and ruinedness of it. It's off the charts!

Awesome work as always!

Incredible! I love the decaying old pillar. I really like how you made Smaug. Good luck!

Sooo cool! Sooo much detail!

Wow amazing like always!!!!!5/5

Nice work! The dragon looks great! I also like the back of the build. 5/5

Whoooo Dude that's amazing! Love those pillars!