Beware the creature of the deep.

Lord_Of_The_LEGO · Post by **Lord_Of_The_LEGO** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 4:49 am

Greetings!

Now that I'm done with updating my website with all my MOC and story archives, I can finally post some new MOCs!

Well, this MOC isn't really new, since he's been on BS for a while, but he hasn't been formally introduced.

*ahem*

Balrog, meet CC. CC, meet Balrog:

http://www.humboldt1.com/~hlwells/

Please let me know what you think!

Dusty · Post by **Dusty** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:38 am

I like it. Though I am against light up stuff for some odd reason. But the Balrog is still awsome.

Dusty

Post by **Bruce N H** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:30 am

Hey Nathan,

That guy is uber-cool! I'd love to see a scene with him and Gandalf (perhaps as a vignette?). Also, Could you take a picture in low light to see the full effect of the glow?

Bruce

Post by **JoshWedin** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 12:57 pm

Very cool, Nathan. I especially like the use of Vladek's visor and the gryphon wings.

Josh

TheOrk · Post by **TheOrk** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:28 pm

Cool! I like how you used Vladek's helmet there.
But still....he shall not pass!

Rubberchickenknight · Post by **Rubberchickenknight** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:28 pm

i saw this on brickshelf a few days ago (or something like it) and i liked the style. some light-upped pics?
iagree with you about vladek helm

ottoatm · Post by **ottoatm** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:45 pm

Oh that is nice! HP wings and KK2 head... heh heh... perfect mix for a great MOC. This is what I think most the viking critics prefer when they say they'd like to see less bionicle-looking monsters - great job!

lil Jon · Post by **lil Jon** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:28 pm

Oh sweet, finally a body for the Vladek helmet that makes it seem like his head isn't waay too big.

forester3291 · Post by **forester3291** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 6:59 pm

Awesome Nathan! I saw this on Brickshelf about a month or so ago and thought it super cool! I really like the Vladek helmet on the big body.

Great Job!

Post by **Formendacil** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:07 pm

Well, I always like Tolkien MOCs!

Your Balrog looks a bit chunkier than I imagine him, but that's probably due to the necessity of the light-up mechanisms. The Vladek-helm is the Perfect! Balrog headpiece/headgear!

But the wings....

I dunno, they just look a bit too small for a Balrog. And then there's the fact that I belong to the wingless-Balrog faction.

But in general, it's a great MOC.

*Sits back, and waits for the "Are Balrogs winged?" debate to transplant.

*

Post by **Bruce N H** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:33 pm

Formendacil wrote:*Sits back, and waits for the "Are Balrogs winged?" debate to transplant. *

Heeheehee. Formendacil, are you a veteran of rec.arts.books.tolkien? If so, what was your username there? In the days before I started wasting way too much of my time in LEGO forums, I wasted way too much of my time in Tolkien and Lewis forums, including rabt and aft.

On the wings, Nathan, did you consider using the bat wings? I'd think those would be better on a demonic being. These wings are a bit angelic to me.

Bruce

Post by **Formendacil** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:44 pm

Bruce N H wrote:
Formendacil wrote:*Sits back, and waits for the "Are Balrogs winged?" debate to transplant. *
Heeheehee. Formendacil, are you a veteran of rec.arts.books.tolkien? If so, what was your username there? In the days before I started wasting way too much of my time in LEGO forums, I wasted way too much of my time in Tolkien and Lewis forums, including rabt and aft.

No. I've mainly browsed some of the Tolkien forums, but have refrained from joining them. Until recently....

It was a boring afternoon, until the Barrow-Downs caught me. Search for Formendacil, and you'll find me there...

But that's a little bit offtopic. And, yes, I am still a fully-commited Classic-Castler.

Bruce N H wrote:On the wings, Nathan, did you consider using the bat wings? I'd think those would be better on a demonic being. These wings are a bit angelic to me.

Bruce

Actually, my main quibble with the wings is that they look too small. Quite apart from not believing in winged Balrogs, I just don't think that this wings look proportionately big enough. And I agree that they don't quite match the atmosphere of a Balrog.

porschecm2 · Post by **porschecm2** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:53 pm

Ok, I'm not the Tolkien expert here, but I thought the book mentioned it being winged?(Whether or not it can fly is something else altogether)

Cm2

The Tennis Ball Kid · Fri Jan 21, 2005 12:54 am

porschecm2 wrote:Ok, I'm not the Tolkien expert here, but I thought the book mentioned it being winged?(Whether or not it can fly is something else altogether)

Cm2

It hinges on the interpretation of two passages: "and the shadow about it reached out like two vast wings" and "and it's wings were spread from wall to wall". It's complicated, but in any case, it makes a great MOC. I love it! I agree with Bruce though, you need to set up a vignette.

ttbk
P.S, I'm firmly on the "no wings" side of the aisle....

Post by **Formendacil** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:20 am

porschecm2 wrote:Ok, I'm not the Tolkien expert here, but I thought the book mentioned it being winged?(Whether or not it can fly is something else altogether)

Cm2

Find me the passage. Quote where it exactly says that.

This is where the debate begins...

Anyways, whether or not Balrogs have wings is not the issue on a LEGO forum. The issue is that Nate's Balrogs DO have wings, and thus whether the wings as they exist look properly cool in the context of the fact that a Nate-Balrog DOES have wings...

As already noted, I think that they're a little too small...

PS: Hey there TTBK! It's always nice to see a fellow non-winger, although I don't consider the issue to be as important as many fans do.

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