LOTR and the hobbit lego

[annie2200]

Sorry if it has already been posted:

Not sure how I feel about the cheekbones....

[DaleDVM]

Thanks Annie. I like the cheekbones. Makes the face look more slender. The big debate is going to be on the quiver/long hair/bow all on the back. Is there some new combo of molds that will work together for our minifigs? The thought of it is exciting.

I'm sure we only have to wait a few more weeks to get toy show photos.

Seeing the gladius in LEGOlas hands reveals how well that sword works as a sword of Rohan. I imagine it will be used for them.

[albero78]

Wow. It's really amazing. Thanks for posting.

[dyntar]

do you think a yellow sharpie will work on those ears?

[mencot]

i dont like the ears cause they are flesh color, they should have made the headpiece so its useable for regulare lego heads. Other then that it looks great.

[annie2200]

The big debate is going to be on the quiver/long hair/bow all on the back. Is there some new combo of molds that will work together for our minifigs? The thought of it is exciting.

This was exactly my second thought after the cheekbones. I wonder if the longbow is clipping onto the quiver? How long is the hair! I am also excited!!!

[Eklund]

That Legolas fig looks really nice, even if it is a fleshie. The ears/head mold is amazing. I think it is the best Lotr fig lego has released so far.

[Medieval Guy]

Don't know if anybody saw this yet, but here is a new poster that was released with LEGO Aragorn:

http://collider.com/lego-lord-of-the-ri ... er/136782/

By the way, will it be correct to say LEGO Legolas when that figure comes out? Seems redundant.

Jonathen

Aragorn's whiskers look silly. At least his sword is cool, though. Legolas's gear is pretty nice too.

[Medieval Guy]

The sword in Aragorn's picture looks so cool! Legolas's equipment looks awesome too.

[Medieval Guy]

Everyone needs to check this out. Scroll down on the page and you'll see a list of sets that are coming out, click those and read descriptions!
http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/LEGO_Lord_of_the_rings

[annie2200]

9469 Gandalf Arrives

Likely refers to the opening of "Fellowship", will probably include Frodo, Gandalf, a cart (vehicle!), and maybe a tree. This is the set in the $12 -15 rangeish, is my guess.

9470 Shelob Attacks

ROTK, Minifigs are Frodo, Sam, and (maybe) Gollum. A giant spider is a pretty good idea for a mid-range set, as the Harry Potter line showed. It also has the advantage of tying in closely with The Hobbit.

9471 Uruk-hai Army

This could be a couple different things from the end of Fellowship through Two Towers, but my guess is either the Breaking of the Fellowship (Minifigs are Uruks, Aragorn, and/or Boromir), or the flight towards Fangorn (Fellowship minifigs are captive Merry and Pippin.)

9472 Attack on Weathertop

Another decent choice for transferring Lord of the Rings scenes to playsets, as the Weathertop ruins are self-contained and easily suggested with few bricks. Minifigs will be Frodo and a Ringwraith for sure, and depending on the size of the set, may also include (in decreasing likelihood) Aragorn, another Wraith, Sam, more Wraiths, and Merry & Pippen.

9473 The Mines of Moria

One contender for the "flagship" set. Will probably include whatever members of the Fellowship aren't in any other set.

9474 The Battle of Helm's Deep

Basically the same, though we'll likely get a Theoden fig, and maybe a Haldir, too.

9476 The Orc Forge

OK, this I have no real idea, though it sounds like something out of Orthanc - maybe we'll see a Saruman minifig? If so, id be nice if this was on the smaller side.

http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/LEGO_Lord_of_the_rings

Pretty spot on there Azaghal! Very impressed with your breakdown!

[krzyzak]

Time to start saving money.

[Chuck06]

While the gladius is a cool sword, it doesn't make any sense to me why Legolas would carry it. The movies feature a distinct style of elven blade. Ideally there would be a new mold for this piece, but I guess that's not going to happen. Still, elves is evles .

[Medieval Guy]

Why would Lego have made licnsed themes fleshie in the first place? Really, no kid will care, but in changing the color of the figs they alienated all the AFOLs. Bad move, Lego.

[DaleDVM]

If I remember correctly. The first fleshies were introduced so the LEGO company could make a representative figure for Lando Calrissian. Making Lando and the other figures all yellow just was not working well. Also the NBA minifigs needed flesh tones to represent real basketball players. And so it began. I wouldn't mind fleshies at all if I didn't have so many yellow castle figs. It just seems too hard to change over at this point. That is why I think I will keep my LOTR figs seperate from the rest of my castle stuff.