DarkFader

Just to get all of this perfectly clear: is it still an april fools joke or is it for real and will stick?

Got the 75003 A-Wing back in December; I still haven't got another 2013 set since no one of the current ones really speak to me, so I think I'll hold out to the June wave.

I'm pretty hyped for the Lone Ranger theme and the sets look great, however it won't be released where I live until June so I'll have to wait for a while; still, I'm looking forward to more good reviews that I'm sure you guys will put together.

I agree with Clone O'OPatra. The Simpsons is not that adult anymore when compared to most other animated sitcoms nowadays; yes, there's some more raunchy stuff and references but it is still a show young viewers can and does watch with their parents or otherwise. For example, LOTR are rather adult movies (lots of violence and scary & unsettling moments) but LEGO still made sets based off of them so I don't see why The Simpsons can't be LEGO-fied as well (but I admit that it is something I definitely didn't expect to see up on LEGO's table as a probable project).

An Ewok village set would be pretty sweet (more Ewoks for the masses) but a high price seem to be correct; it would not be a small set either so something in the size of the Cloud City set from years ago would most likely be it.

Looking at Razcar the raven, he kind of reminds me of the Skeksis from that 80's puppet movie 'The Dark Crystal':

If there eventually will be a Treebeard set I feel that it would be in the $20 or maybe in the $29 range.

Lego The Hobbit site updated with the Riddles For The Ring set: http://thehobbit.lego.com/en-us/products/79000 Seems like even though the artwork says otherwise, Gollum will have the same expression as in the Shelob Attacks set.

Ah, too bad we didn't get any pics from the NYCC; still, it doesn't really matter since we'll get the actual sets in December if we're lucky.

I'm sure that page has got it wrong; Barrel Escape is most likely the exclusive set (to make the smallest and cheapest set exclusive would just be plain odd).

Will any of the 2013 sets be unveiled at the ongoing NY Comic-Con?

Great MOC; nice job done with this one. I really like how the catamaran turned out and the brick-built Kashyyyk looks quite impressive.

I built myself a little Hobbit birthday party on a green baseplate with a somewhat limited number of pieces, but it still turned out quite well.

That's why I put "If I'm not missing one" in the post; it felt like if I was gonna miss one which I did. So what do you guys think about Frodo not getting a scene-specific torso in this set and getting the same one as in Weathertop?

Nice review. Got this set some time last month and it is a great and very nicely priced set with a great & super articulated brick-built spider and three solid figures; perhaps the best value in the line so far. There is still one thing that bothers me a bit: why didn't LEGO have a white shirt & suspenders-only torso for Frodo in this set (since he didn't have his vest or jacket at this point in the movie); the Indiana Jones minifig had, If I'm not missing one, three different torsoes (regular with jacket, without jacket and the white tuxedo) and Jack Sparrow had two (with jacket and without jacket; he even got two hairpieces, one with hat and one without) so it felt a bit cheap for Lego to just use same Frodo torso from the Weathertop set.

Exactly (and maybe in early January if we're lucky); I assume the first 2013 sets will be released in May or June.

I am sure those are still pretty far away; we most likely won't see the 2013 prelims until sometime next year.

Well, yeah, but I still think it'll be something of a treat seeing the preliminaries, just like the previous wave, but the official pics will of course be even better. Just my personal opinion.

I already said this in the Video game thread, but I'll say here as well and add some stuff: It feels like Sméagol should not have been a preorder code exclusive; he would have made a perfect secret unlockable character (in the vein of Indiana Jones in Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga) in all versions of the game so that no player, no matter which console they own, feels left out.

First off, solid review of an in my opinion nice litte set. The minifigures are solid, the new horse is great and I really like the cart (also, quite a bit of accessories for a small set like this). It does feel like the book should have been depicted to be in Frodo's hands rather in the cart since he was reading one in the movie, though. Second, I don't think it's such a stupid scene to make a set off; Gandalf's arrival is an important (and somewhat iconic) scene and the set does a good job depicting it, it's an overall good choice for something of a 'starter set'. Yes, maybe it could have had a third minifigure, but it's really nothing that in my opinion makes this set worse (and if they would have included Sam or Bilbo, it would have been a bit of a stretch since they weren't introduced yet at the point this scene happens).

Maybe it's just me, but I feel that Sméagol shouldn't have been an exclusive; he would have been perfect as a secret unlockable character (like Indiana Jones in Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga).

While I am eager to see the preliminary pictures, I can wait because I think the wait for them will make the reveal sweeter.

A very good and impressive MOC indeed; great job done with this one. I like the whip and the pith helmet in the corner inside Bag End (first thing that came to mind was that you put them there as a nod to Indiana Jones but I might be completely wrong ); also, great technique used for the candle and it's holder.

I contacted customer service today by mail and told them about the crackage problem and I recived the usual mail where they state that they'll send me a replacment piece (the torso). I hope they'll look into this sand green issue soon.

I'm hoping for a set (maybe a battle pack) with the sand red Geonosis battle droids; they only appeared in the 2003 version of the Geonosian Fighter so it's about time they show up in a set again. Some non-CW EpII clone troopers would also be nice.