Interest in Lord of the Rings Campaign?

[Stuart]

is there much difference between the hobbit and the lord of the rings rules?

I'm not familiar enough with the original rules to identify all the differences, but I've heard there are small changes with respect to hand weapons, shooting and morale.

This post was the best one I could find that quickly outlines some of the changes: http://www.one-ring.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24358