Minas Tirith Mega-Microbuild: A LEGO® creation by Steve M : MOCpages.com

Minas Tirith Mega-Microbuild

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The White City, City of Kings, Capital of Gondor

About this creation

Continuing my series of Lord of the Rings micro-builds, I humbly offer my interpretation of Minas Tirith, the seven tiered city overlooking the Pelennor Fields and the banks of the the Anduin.

The model is 32 studs square and about the same length in height if you count the very tip of the tower. It's something of a mega-micro-build in that it's made from a very large number of very small parts for it's size

As this is relatively small model of an entire city, I tried to give it as much depth of detail as I could (unlike some of my other, more Architecture-like abstractions).

I was shooting for something with a distinctly recognizable shape that would catch your eye from across the room and reward those who bothered to take a closer look with tiny archways, causeways and spires that make the a city feel more organic and alive than any single structure within it.

This model has been taunting me for about ten years now (ever since I got a little Weta Workshop model with a boxed set of the movie. Creating seven tiers with concentric radii and just the right level of detail in a package that could still sit comfortably on a desk was a bit of a pain. One of my early attempts looked like a grey wedding cake with a cleaver sticking out of it. In the end though, I like how it finally came out. I hope you do too.

If you like the look of this and would like TLG to make a kit so you can have one for yourself, please check out my Cuusoo page, I'd appreciate any support you can render.

Thanks for stopping by.

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The Timinater !

September 13, 2012

just fantastic!

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Mastermind �

September 7, 2012

Amazing work! 5/5

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Justin M

September 3, 2012

Outstanding job for a micro-scale build!

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El Barto !

August 31, 2012

Missed this one somehow. Nice work!

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f-22 raptor

August 27, 2012

I've always thought that lego should cross the architecture/LOTR themes to build micro towers, cities, etc. This proves that it should and can be done!

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Mihe Stonee

August 27, 2012

like Chris Phipson said before - wow and you got all levels... that's a really impressive built! awesome!

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Chris Phipson

August 27, 2012

And hey, you got all 7 levels in! Ours only had 5 but when you're working at minifig scale... well, 5 is more than enough. Great work on all this stuff and keep on sharing! ~ Chris.

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Matthew Oh

August 27, 2012

The best LOTR micro build that I have ever seen! The detail is stunning! Very well done! -Matthew-

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Carter Heald

May 31, 2012

Amazing work! The city is so lifelike to the one in Lord of the Rings.

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LukeClarenceVan The Revanchist

May 31, 2012

Incredible work! I too have that model, and I can tell that this is extremely accurate!

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Christopher Baldacci

May 31, 2012

Holy cow! The realism and level of detail here is stunning. This really caught my eye as a top-notch microbiuld. I'd love to see more of these!

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Allan Hall

May 31, 2012

it has the look and feel of an ancient city. well done.

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Deus Otiosus

May 30, 2012

But does it not look more greebly than architectural? Details are a good idea, but there are different types, and you made a science fiction detail work here. Work on it, the shaping is great and it really cought my eye though.