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So Many Tiles…

Photo: James Whitbrook/Gizmodo
Photo: James Whitbrook/Gizmodo

Arguably the arduous part of the build, if not the toughest, is the the intricate tiling atop the roofs of Rivendell, done with painstakingly placed single-stud tiles to create an elaborate mosaic. You don’t have to be too perfectionist with the positioning when you’re first placing them—the instructions include a clever technique of running a long, thin piece in between each row of tiles to straighten them out.