I did not know such a thing existed, much like Are shared in his article, I thought I was the only one. I joined in August of 2011 and was instantly hooked. My uncle referred me to LOWLUG, a forum where builders from the Netherlands shared their newest MOCs and news about LEGO. Little did I know it was going to get so much better. I could not be more pleased with what I could build with LEGO. I started creating my own world and castles and factions within it, using Dwarves, Elves, Men and Orcs. I now had all the parts I thought I needed to make all the factions of Tolkien’s fantasy world. It was around that same time when the first LEGO Collectible Minifigures came out and I was super excited when I saw the Elf. I was lucky that at that time you still had quite a few sets of the Fantasy Castle line available in stores, so the Trolls were very welcome additions to make Orc soldiers. I wanted to build grand castles and cities, build armies of knights and wizards and orcs. And not just me, a lot of books from my favorite authors throughout the years have the distinct signature of being inspired at least somewhat by Tolkien. I only read the books twice, including the Silmarillion, and the worldbuilding and storytelling done in those books is something I will always cherish and draw so much inspiration from. Since then I have watched all three movies at least twice a year, and they are some of those rare movies that I can put on and not get bored off, even now, 20 years later. My dad, sister, and I actually made a sort of tradition of it in the next two years-dinner first and then off to see The Lord of the Rings. I wanted more and could not wait for the next installment of his trilogy. But Peter Jackson accomplished the impossible and it made me an instant fan of High Fantasy. Tolkien had created such a vivid and complex world, with very fantastical descriptions cemented in Norse and Middle-English myth and folklore that most people did not think could be done justice on the big screen. I was instantly sucked into the world of Elves, Dwarves, Men and Orcs. But that feeling soon vanished when the opening showed the War of the Last Alliance. I was only eleven years old at the time and I was much more of a Harry Potter fan, so I thought Gandalf and Frodo were just copies of Dumbledore and Harry respectively.
#LEGO LORD OF THE RINGS SETS MOVIE#
I had no idea what to expect from the movie as I had not read the books or seen anything about it. has release exclusive videos of the sets.I remember vividly how my dad took my sister and me to see The Fellowship of the Ring. There’s not much information about The Orc Forge other than it consists of 5 orcs and various metalworking tools and weapons. The castle pieces are great for MOC builders. It has a total of 9 minifigs including Aragorn, Gimli, Haldir, Theoden and 5 Uruk-Hai orcs.
#LEGO LORD OF THE RINGS SETS SERIES#
This set will depict the scene where the Fellowship enters the Chamber of Mazarbul and are attacked by the cave troll and the goblins.įor the Battle of Helm’s Deep, we get a castle! This 1368 piece set is the largest of the Lord of the Rings series coming out this summer. There will also be two goblins, a cave troll, and two skeletons. The Mines of Moria comes with many members of the Fellowship including, Pippin, Gimli, Legolas, and Boromir. It has a neat spiral staircase to runs to the top.Īs we move up to the larger sets of the series, this 776 piece set is minifig heavy. Weathertop is a pretty small structure but looks like the on the one in the movie. The minifigs included will be 4 Uruk-Hai orcs and 2 Rohirrim soldiers, one of which will probably be Eomer.Īttack On Weathertop will be one of the larger sets of the Lord of the Rings series containing 430 pieces and has 5 minifigs, Frodo, Aragorn, Merry, two Nazgul (Ringwraiths). Another feature of the “Uruk-Hai Army” set is that it looks like it will connect to The Battle of Helm’s Deep set. This 257 piece set is a great way to build up your orc army. This is pretty much like the Star Wars Battle Packs but much larger. Minifigs include all the before mentioned and accessories. This set recreates the scene where Gollum leads Frodo and Sam to Shelob’s lair and where the Hobbits battle the giant spider. The set reenacts the scene where Gandalf arrives in Hobbiton. It consists of Frodo and of course Gandalf. The smallest of the Lord of the Rings sets coming in at 83 pieces. ToyFair 2012 in London finally reveals the LEGO Lord of the Rings sets coming out Summer 2012.