This is excellent work. Can't say it better than Jon, this is indeed very Orcish. It has the curves and contours to match the movie just perfectly. The added little missiles and stuff are just fun bonus toys that add to the awesomeness of the set. Very well done overall. You have given great thought to every aspect of the lego process.

Nice build, very 'Orcish', and good playability too, good stuff!

Very cool Siege Tower! The different functional little extras are pretty cool too!

cool tower, plenty of functions, looks realistic, very nicely done cody!

This seems like it could actually be a set! it as everyhing correct including how the dimesions are inaccurate. =P

Nice, love the working drawbridge

Nice seige tower!

The judges must have a full stock of the funny thing to smoke... The playability of this set is at least the same of TLG sets and the tower is amazing! Judges: No, I'm not participating in MA and I'm not criticizing your votes, you may score it as you wish. IMHO this should be better rated.

Lovely seige tower! You definitely said it - the bad guys always get the best toys... (unless you're Tony Stark i guess) ;)

Thingy FTW! Very cool!

I usually don't care for MOCs with such chaotic texture and color variety. But it really suits this one. I also like the set feel that this one has with its functional elements and studded aesthetic. Nice work, score of 4.

Score = 3

Great job on the siege tower ! >.....well done

Good work, your score = 4

I was thinking the same thing as Dave. Excellent design....how much is the retail, and when will it be available in the store? Score= 4

Wonderful siege tower, this would have been perfect in our LOTR build at Brickworld. ~Dave

Nice Lego set-type MOC! Kind of a pity the actual LOTR sets aren't out quite yet. Then you could have used the official minifigures for it.

This is great, Cody! Awesome job! =D

Great work! The playable features take this model up a notch!

Wow, it's brilliant! I love all the features!

This is excellent. I'd buy it if it were an actual set.

Kinda ugly but the playability is excellent. >Eric

this is amazing!!! the cell gimick is so clever!

I'm looking forward to the innuendos he can come up with here. Honestly, I wonder if the other judges didn't hear him snickering when they said that "playability" is an important factor. Haha thanks for the comment!

Awesome!!! I am relatively new to the world of LOTR but is that supposed to represent parts of the battle of Helm's Deep?

Wow Cody! Excellent job on the tower. This is great! If this were a set I would buy it! Great playable feature!

See now, this is what we asked you guys to do, build a set that Lego would make (only a bit better) and that playability would be a factor. You delivered! Score of a SOLID 4 points. ~ Chris.

This is very cool Cody!

Instantly recognizeable! This is a great idea for a set, hopefully TLG will release something like this sometime!

Great stuff, full of playability and looks very 'orcish!'

I don't know much about system, but I sure can tell it lacks detail on the floors, especially on the Orc's cell floor. I would have tossed a rat or two in the cell. I just could tell the detail could use work. but I recognized it from the movie right from the first picture! You captured your category very well! I'm not hating, I love your tower!

Wow! This was almost my exact idea for this category (minus the watch tower and flick missiles). Hehe, great minds think alike. I must be off to finish an entry and ponder over what to build for this category so I don't look like a copy. Anyways, this is a great entry. I like the whole concept. Still can't believe that Blake only gave you a 3 it certainly deserves at least a 4 since it's built for younger as well as older kids, which is exactly what Lego does. Good luck to your team!

Cool tower mate, great playability:)

Hehe, this definitely captures the style of Lego sets these days. Great job, I really like all the playability elements. Go Lord of the Rings!

+1 point for figuring out a way to incorporate flick-fire missiles into LOTR

Score: scraped up a 3

Cool, there really is a whole new meaning to "sprung out of jail"!

Awesome!! Orcs r the best!!

Haha. Very nice, love the playabilities. ;D

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Very nice! I believe this deserves a good score, but I'm not a judge...so good luck in the contest! =D

Very nice! I believe this deserves a good score, but I'm not a judge...so good luck in the contest! =D

Nice and sturdy wheel design. I hope Bones will note the 'playability factor' in all those moving door parts as well as the wheel action... hee, hee! Lotsa Luck! :)

You've done a really great job of making this look neat yet made-in-Isengard(?).

Great rig here, Chief! Some nice details, looks like a potential official set. Just needs a troll. Well built!

Yeah, that was more of an extra. Not really meant to be judged as more than a simple demonstration, really.

wait how? oh never mind

it is really good and FIRST COMMENT woot!!!

Very nice! All the features are superb, especially the winch. The siege tower looks very orc-ish while still being a good MOC, and I could see it being a product. The other tower leaves something to be desired, but still has cool features. Great work!