Scene: The Beacons Are Lit!

The Beacons are lit! Gondor calls for aid!

My favorite scene in all the LOTR movies is the lighting of the beacons in "Return of the King". I decided to build the movie version of the beacons (which are portrayed differently than the original story in the books).

I loved the amazing scenery created by the series of beacons being lit from Minas Tirith. I built Pippin making his climb, the guards having their meal interrupted, and the first beacon catching fire. I created a GIF to demonstrate the beacon lighting up and added a background with the second beacon lighting up (third image).

The beacon tower itself has a technic interior with supports, technic bricks and liftarms forming a central structure. Plates with pins are used to create the sides which are all SNOT. The other cliff is a mixture of this technique along with regular "studs on top" slopes/bricks. I hoped that a mixture of techniques would create better texture. The bridge uses masonry profile bricks for the ground.