If anyone is interested, I build dioramas in my spare time and use the LOTR films as the subject. I use the Armies of Middle Earth figures which are between two and three inches high. I have eight of them including one from the SILMARILLION.
You can see them here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gideonccz/page1/
the best one is on page four.
Any criticism or suggestions for improvement would be welcomed.