Let’s get the obvious out of the way: Ruins of the North, the latest supplement for Cubicle 7’s outstanding Lord of the Rings RPG The One Ring, has all the polish and grandeur of every other product in the line. If you’re a fan of this roleplaying game (and really, you should be), then picking up Ruins of the North should be […]
Burn! Burn in the Witch-King of Angmar
Toasty! This may not be the intended use of the great wraith but I still think it works pretty well. In this case the Witch-King of Angmar is made from an old gas bottle and scrap steel. You can have a go at making a burning Witch-King of Angmar yourself as the creator Doddieszoomer has […]
Mordor built brick by LEGO brick
This very impressive LEGO landscape is a collaborative effort by Chris Perron and Scott Semple. I think the Eye of Sauron is especially clever. You can check out a range of close-ups and see just how clever this is on Flickr. (Via Brothers Brick)
Cheesy Hobbit Valentine’s Day cards
Created by Skirtzzz over on Deviant Art. Alli/Skirtzzz introduces these three with “I did a thing and I’m sorry”. Why should she be sorry? Cheesy is good. I was pleased to see “but only a little bit.” added on at the end. I don’t think you can buy these as actual cards. If you’re looking […]
Impressive art takes paper Mordor under a glass dome
This papercraft creation is the work of Jackie Huang. You can read about the work and how Lord of the Rings was an important inspiration at Jackie’s blog. Also, rather nicely, you can buy the piece from Gallery Nucleus too.
Rule 63 Bilbo Baggins
Look at those feet! This is cosplayer and deviant artist Aishafee and about 3 months worth of work. According to the artist the most challening aspect of the cosplay was Sting. It took months to find the right sort of sword. I’m impressed.
Middle-Earth Facebook covers
It’s hard not to be impressed by Otis Frampton. He’s been featured twice on Geek Native before and is one of the two artists who work on “How It Should Have Ended”. It’s also worth checking out his t-shirt store. It’s his Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Facebook cover images that we’re looking at […]
There and Back Again: A Review of Rivendell
The One Ring is a fantastic Middle Earth-based roleplaying game, but there’s one caveat: the corebook only covers Wilderland, the region in which The Hobbit takes place. What happens if you and your game group want to have adventures in Eriador, where much of the actual Lord of the Rings epic happens? Now, with Cubicle 7’s latest release, Rivendell, your group has […]
Gollum cake is freaky real
This cake is wonderful. It’s so wonderful it’s more than a little freaky. It looks like you’re being asked to eat Gollum. Made by Karin Klenner of Sweet Little Treat the cake is 30cm high and uses about 1.5kg of modeling chocolate. That’s in addition to about 1kg of fondant. What do you think? Good […]
A quick four minutes to learn about The Lord of the Rings mythology
CGP Grey’s video is an excellent way to go deep into the huge mythology of Lord of the Rings. Most importantly, this won’t take you days and days of readng. This takes between 4 and 5 minutes of animation and quick, but clear, voice over. This video explains the role Gandalf and the other wizards […]
