Good start mate...Im not a LOTR fan at all Im sorry LOL (as my 3 sons impale me) I am however an ardent fan of Feists work which is similar...of which I one day hope to do characters from...so I will be watching you mate...good luck with it! Though I could probably model all weapons etc...organics still elude me LOL.
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"A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes