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In the back you see the Helm’s Deep set next to the Woody and Buzz cardboard (?). I think you can even see the wing of a Balrog.

Fantastic job! Very recognisable. Looking forward to the rest of the build!

I’m trying to keep expectations low … but if the quality of Lars Family Homestead Kitchen is something to go by. An Isildur reprint isn’t that hard, they don’t have to give him a helmet (Mount Doom scene).

Is it certain that a fellbeast is coming with the Barad-dûr set? I hoped the GWP would be a Witch-King riding (flying?) a fellbeast, but if one is already coming in the set … it’s leaves room for more exciting minifigures (Isildur? )

Thank you all! I’ll look into it.

Thank you for the suggestion! It looks like a nice build, but it is rather small to act as a realistic castle. The ‘Mountain Fortress’ (https://www.bricklink.com/v3/designer-program/series-1/482/Mountain-Fortress) from the BrickLink designer program looks good as well, but the proportions are off compared to a realistic tower/fortification.

Really looking forward seeing the minifigures! I try not to expect to much, but it is so fantastic having a new LOTR set a second year in a row

Greetings fellow LEGO enthusiasts! I wish some input in a search for a realistic castle MOC that, so far, has been unfruitful. After scouring rebrickable, MOC’s Market and Google, I found only one semi realistic castle : https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-68151/SleeplessNight/lions-castle/#photos The only remarks I have on this one is that for a smaller castle the ornaments are to decorate and it only has curtain walls. To give an idea of what I consider as a realistic looking castle, is the ‘Castle Blaustein’ from Bluebrixx. Except for the small dimensions of the different sections, this is the kind of castle I am really looking for: fantastic floor plan, angular parts, rock work, different heights, wooden structures, .... As I am not so great in creating beautiful/realistic looking castles myself, I am in search for instructions to build one. Do you have perhaps come across other castles/keeps/fortresses that have semi realistic looking floor plans? Or is it an idea to contact the local LUG to see if there are some members who can create projects on commission? I am very grateful for any input or ideas! Thanks in advance.

Very exciting news! I hope we get new (orc uniform) variants of Frodo and Sam, and off course new orc prints and helmets in general.

Nice find! I’m extremely happy with the Rivendell set as is, but that microscale model looks incredible

Very impressive build! Always nice to see a real castle build with bricks

One complete CMF line for sure; depending on the quality and armybuilding potential, dozens (wallet will be a limit of course).

I’m also not a fan, to state it friendly. It doesn’t work especially for location based sets. It looks like a part of the valley/structure is floating in a black void … Beautiful boxes I like to keep out in the open as decoration on its own, not gonna be the case with this one …

If both are true… instabuys! Perhaps the first time I’ll buy multiples of one set (Rivendell). When they release a LEGO Dark Age is averted!

For me it depends on the completeness of the microscale build. If it is the same as the Hogwarts castle set (only half a castle), I would not buy it (although I bought the Hogwarts castle in the hope they would one day release the other half ).

Anyone got a Balrog vibe from the new head mold from the new Ninjago set : 71782 Cole’s Earth Dragon EVO? Those horns look interesting!

Like the quality of plastic used back then for the LOTR range (dark brown, dark red, pearl gold, …).

Whenever I think about Rivendell, whether it‘s LOTR or Hobbit, it’s when they show the valley and the wonderful scenery/overall view: houses, terraces, bridges, waterfalls, autumn coloured trees, … A set in the style of Assault on Hoth would be equally possible (and very exciting/lovely). We would get the iconic scenery but more detailed.

I have a feeling that it will be micro-scale … A systemscale Rivendell set for $500 will not do it justice. For that price though, a micro-scale could give us everything we need + some minifigures (like the Hogwarts Castle set). Do not get me wrong, I hope it is systemscale and it sets a precedence for more

Rumours on instagram is that the set is Rivendell (probably including minifigures) for $500 with a march release. And I just started building LegoMocLoc’s Rivendell …

I’m totally not a fan off those brickheadz …, but these would make seriously doubt that opinion! Both the builds and packaging are amazingly attractive! Well done!

From the Uruk Hai Army set I had a reddish brown horse broken in two when just moving the back legs … Pearl gold arms are worse though.

Cody looks great! Finally we have one released. Does the clone gunner appear in the movies? I don’t recognise him …

Fantastic build and homage to the Tolkien’s work! So much details to look at and love, especially the floor! I pictured Menegroth more like Thranduil’s Hall with green and brown/dark tan shades, but this is a great take on it.

Playmobil being “niche” goes perhaps for the rest of the world, but in Europe there are only two very qualitative toys: Lego and Playmobil (Mattel and Hasbro toys tend to break often …).The pricing of Playmobil is also much reasonable (in the eye of the parents) too. Playmobil has recently been branching out in licensed themes: Back to the Future, Scooby-Doo, Star Trek, A-Team, Volkswagen, Porsche, … The Scooby-Doo line is for example superior to the Lego one, the toy scale being an important factor. They are also two very different toys: LEGO is a building toy where the building itself is a major part of the experience, whereas Playmobil is more in reenacting or copying reall life things (as children usually do). Playmobil has more lights and sounds aswell.