What’s a hero shot, you ask? Well, it’s the distilled essence of a moment of epicness, the high point of a heroic act of daring, the emotion-charged second when against all odds a hero confronts seemingly unstoppable evil.

So, basically, a cool scene with two clear characters facing off.

I recently built two of these “hero shots” for the Middle Earth LEGO Olympics. The first one is a recreation of Eowyn’s fight with the King of Angmar.

The second scene is Glorfindel facing a B...