Ptéra got down to modifying the Lord of the Rings LEGO set 9474 The Battle Of Helm's Deep to make it more "presentable". And it's mission accomplished with this homogeneous diorama that would almost make you want to replay the scene from the film.

Disregard questions of scale and you will appreciate the work done by this MOCeur to flesh out the original set.

Other views and some close-ups are available on Ptéra's flickr gallery. You can also compliment the MOCeur or make him your remarks on the dedicated topic to this achievement of the Brickpirate forum.

This is the creative and inventive photo of the day.

Luis Baixinho found an original use for the LEGO ice cube mold.

And that changes us a bit from the eternal Instagram clichés that abound on flickr ...

That's all I have to offer you ... A reference: 10237 The Tower of Orthanc, and an image: The one in the white frame above.

On this image that comes from motayan's flickr gallery, the tower itself has been blurred, but we can clearly distinguish the dimensions indicated in inches, which when converted to cm give us a high building of 73 cm and a base with a diameter of 21 cm.  

We can see the edge of the logo "Confidential"usual at LEGO and this visual therefore seems to come from a document that is not intended for the general public (the p that we see is the last letter of GROUP).

If all this is not a fake, with such measurements, we will be entitled to a set of type UCS, Modular, Collector, call it what you want, but it will be very, very heavy ...

Edit of January 06, 2013: GRogall, generally well informed, confirms without further precision the existence of the set 10237 The Tower of Orthanc.

This staging of the peaceful life of the Hobbits in their verdant country reminds me that I went to see the first part of The Hobbit trilogy a few days ago in the cinema and that from the first images I remember being immediately struck by this special atmosphere that Peter Jackson has created in La Comté.
In the process, I brought out the Lord of the Rings trilogy on Blu-ray and I reviewed this saga with the same amazement as when I discovered it for the first time.

Coming back to Brick Vader's MOC, one could argue for the simplicity of this kind of MOC: A little greenery, a round door and the business is in the dead end.

But it is not, recreating this atmosphere requires a certain talent and I am always thrilled by these MOCs which skillfully reproduce these homes so characteristic of La Comté. Even LEGO risked it with the set 79003 An Unexpected Gathering and the result is excellent.

Other photos of this MOC are available at Imperium der Steine.

It is via photos of the pages of the retailer catalog for the second half of 2013 (images presenting the sets to come but marked "Confidential") that we obtain confirmation of the next 4 sets of the Lord of the Rings range:

79005 The Wizard Battle, with Gandalf and Saruman.
79006 The Council of Elrond with a platform and 4 minifigs.
79007 Battle at the Black Gate with 5 minifigs including Gandalf the White.
79008 Pirate Ship Ambush with a boat and 9 minifigs.

These photos are currently visible on this flickr gallery, do not delay, LEGO will surely request their withdrawal quickly.