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[njm1983]

As you know I get bored, then I start new projects. So here is WIP Ost-in-Edhil from the brief clip in FOTR. If you have suggestions or more reference material let me know.

 

Rerence Pic:

 

MY WIP

 

 

Edited by njm1983, 22 July 2013 - 08:53 PM.

[Arthadan]

Spot on! However the movie design is too small for the most important dwelling of the Noldor in the Second Age. I have somewhere an alternative map of the city. It's bigger than that and flower-shaped. If you want to take a look, let me know and I'll upload to Image Shack to show and share.

[njm1983]

I wouldnt mind a peak at it, though Im not gonna deviate too much from what is shown in the films. Besides that ost in edhil was completely abandoned and destroyed, I doubt there would be much left anyway.

Edited by njm1983, 17 July 2013 - 05:08 AM.

[njm1983]

Updated:

 

 

 

Comparing mine to the film

Edited by njm1983, 17 July 2013 - 05:12 AM.

[Nazgûl]

Omfg!!! You are sooo good at capuring the ambience of the movies by paying attention to details - EXACTLY want I want for SEE. I'm so glad you are part of this and sharing my vision for this mod  Question, how did you find such matching models/parts for this map? Did someone model them or did you find them in the game assets?? They look almost identical

[Bashkuga]

These are the Osgiliath ruïns, or the Ithilien ruïns, or the Amon Hen ruïns game assets . It looks very cool njm.

[Nazgûl]

Okay, well it looks very close to the screen strangely enough =)

[njm1983]

In this case the makers of the original bfme get some credit. I suspect many of the ruins were designed after ones seen in the films. It wasnt until recently (working on osgiliath) that I noticed how similar they were to the ruins seen in fotr.

[Mathijs]

Nice work. For additional inspiration, don't forget that there was a second representation of Ost-in-Edhil in the films:

 

[MattTheLegoman]

Is that from the EE extras?

[Bofur]

I'd guess so, but haven't seen them in ages. Was it on the wall at Rivendell?

[Mathijs]

It was part of Rivendell interior, yeah. 

[Arthadan]

I've found online the map I was speaking about:

 

[njm1983]

OOH, the art from rivendell is good. gives me some ideas to place and create things unseen in the film.

 

@Arthadan - Ive seen that map. its a lovely piece. Though its a bit far off from what the film ruins look like, I do like how its situated overlooking the merging of the 2 rivers.

 

Im hoping I can bring the 2 rivers into the map as well as the bridges seen in the art from rivendell. This map could get a whole lot more interesting if I can pull it off

 

Updated

 

Edited by njm1983, 18 July 2013 - 09:07 PM.

[MattTheLegoman]

Oh yes, I suggest keeping the recognisable scene, but expanding what we don't see.

[NewErr]

Are you sure that ruin from the film is Ost-In-Edhil? When I watched the commentary of the movies they just said they wanted to plant a ruin there just to be there ...

Edited by Valaquenta10, 21 July 2013 - 08:37 PM.

[njm1983]

Nothing is certain. It just has a bit of logic behind it. I could rename the map, it wouldnt be a big deal. Though most sites use the image from the film as ost in edhil.

[MattTheLegoman]

It could be a suburb of Ost-in-Edhil.

 

You could make a larger ruins - more like the Rivendell painting - somewhere else on the map and still call it Ost-in-Edhil. ;D

 

Other than that, I think the Fellowship was travelling through Hollin at that time. Ost-in-Edhil could be another mini-fortress map.

Edited by MattTheLegoman, 22 July 2013 - 01:06 AM.

[njm1983]

Yes I agree with much of everyones thoughts here. Rather than force this into ost in edhil, I will just rename the map Hollin or Eregion. The image of ost in edhil from rivendell has issues - especially the river and road. So neither really works like it should with what we know of the elven fortress.

[NewErr]

Ost-In-Edhil was the capital of Eregion . That hardly resemles a capital for an elven kingdom .As other people said , you can say it's a part of it , or simply a ruin around it .The real capital should look like The Big Apple .