Thanks Bruce! =)

Great MOC! I recently blogged it on TolkienBricks. http://tolkienbricks.blogspot.com

great moc and good luck!

Exellent build! There is so much awesome detail! I wish you good luck in round 2, you are a worthy opponent!

Congratulations! You've made it to Round 2 of the Middle Earth Lego Olympics: http://mocpages.com/group_conversation.php?id=18639&topicid=87057

You won!

I like burning books, it might just be worth it. ;) Ah, but you missed Burrli's preceding comment in the Smack. I had to delete it, because it was sent to moderation. As for Luke being humbled, well...*refrains from including link to a certain creation* I don't feel I need to say anything. ;) Haha, sorry for turning this into a miniature smack thread Burrli. We judges like to think we're too mature to join in the fray, but in reality... ;) Oh, and nice build as well; one of many in this contest. There's been such a fantastic turnout!

Awesome job on this, the lay-out is very well composed and there are tons of realistic details. The roofs are just brilliant, great work! And Max, I should get bonuses for smack, not penalties. Especially smack of my caliber, I mean, people would pay for a book of my smack talk. ;)

After reading the smack thread and noticing your humble, quiet nature, I decided to put you ahead of Luke. See Luke! You DO get benefits from being humble (not including points on entries; the build will determine that).

Wow! There are so many interesting techniques and part usages that I just might have to steal myself. Excellent work!

e wünderbaari Sach!!! :-)

The roof shingles and the goats are my favorites! :)

Wow amazing work Buurli! Merry X-mas!

A fantastic looking scene!

Amazing! Great build!

Wow this is amazing if i were you i would do stop motion with that.

Pretty shingle work!

The way you did the dark tan roof looks excellent, though I'd suggest making the layer underneath of it dark tan instead of brown.

Outstanding job! Everything is done to perfection. :)

I think the use of those 1x2 tiles off set as roof tiles is AWESOME. That looks great. Nice Moc.

Wow, amazing build! I love all the details

wow, great architectural details!

*Sigh*, seems like You are now my favorite builder! I added you a long time ago, but you weren't when I saw this on the homepage... And to think I thought you was inactive! Great entry, like the cheese and the roofs in particular. :D Good luck - in both contests!

In my opinion a bigger entry would have taken away from this masterpiece. I love the cluttered feel of it, and the busy atmosphere. The gentle sloping is very reminiscent of Edoras, as is the texture and overall style. Great minifigures, and excellent PU. Quite the build!

Excellent build. Very reminiscent of Snowbourne.

Superb build here my friend it looks as if you are bound for round 2

The roof work is great. The goats are a nice idea and PU.

Looks great!

Solid entry, my friend, very good work! Keep it up.

very nice piece! I especially love the color scheme, the rock hill is a good idea, and very original, charming piece!

Nice! I like the roof and the walkways!

Very nice! From a judge... this is going to get good scores.

Very Nice! I like the roofing on the one house. Good luck!

Superb MOC! Nice roofing, and nice sheep too.

Wow, this is a great build! The technique in the roof is great, I don't think there is any criticizing that. The goat technique is genius, may have to try that sometime. All the figs are nice, but that spear/lance thing is a little long. Overall, I think it is safe to say you are off to Round 2. (P.S. I actually used the diamond in the bucket technique once, it also works well in those goblet-looking pieces.)

Very very nice! I love all of the little details you've included. Well done. --Blast--

I love the roofs!