Lord of the Rings Ongoing Discussion

[sebastian666]

3 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

Okay I'm officially changing to Team Long Legs!

Forgive my crude photoshop, but it's convinced me that Sauron should have used the Long Arm/Leg combo, the proportions look fine...

What could have been... 

This is the Sauron we deserved… Here’s hoping we may still get a proper Sauron in the years ahead. The road goes ever on…

[JohnTPT17]

5 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

Forgive my crude photoshop, but it's convinced me that Sauron should have used the Long Arm/Leg combo, the proportions look fine...

Nice job! But I'll go against the grain and say that I still think the regular sized one looks better. He looks far too much like a lithe Barbie/Friends minidoll with the big limbs for me. I think the helmet alone makes him tall enough to be imposing, IMO.

[Space Coyote]

20 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

Okay I'm officially changing to Team Long Legs!

Forgive my crude photoshop, but it's convinced me that Sauron should have used the Long Arm/Leg combo, the proportions look fine...

What could have been... 

 

That looks so much better, he's way more imposing that way. 

[hikouki]

20 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

Okay I'm officially changing to Team Long Legs!

Forgive my crude photoshop, but it's convinced me that Sauron should have used the Long Arm/Leg combo, the proportions look fine...

What could have been... 

 

Now I am convinced!

 

I also wonder if some of the Orc torsos might be available on PAB?

[Roebuck]

HP just got a fig with long legs:

Could be a budget thing, 10 minifigs are not exactly generous for such a big set so maybe they run out of money

[JohnTPT17]

2 hours ago, hikouki said:

I also wonder if some of the Orc torsos might be available on PAB?

It's not impossible - Pippin's torso ended up on there eventually - but I think the chances are very, very low, as they are for most licensed parts.

[Ql97]

So, many many years ago, during the first line of LotR sets, I remember there being a picture of Lego's offices that had a bunch of unreleased LotR sets in the background. I've been trying to find that picture again recently, but thanks to the reboot all I can find is the old leaks of Rivendell and Barad-dur. Does anyone else even remember what I'm talking about?

[Artanis I]

Only one I can find after wasting 90 minutes of searching is this one with Alien Conquest, Atlantis and lots of SW.

But I feel like there was one with what looked like Helm's Deep, Orthanc and SW stuff like the eventual Ewok Village & Yoda's Hut.

[Moexy]

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.

Edited May 19, 2024 by Moexy

[Darth Shadowthrone]

14 minutes ago, Moexy said:

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.

Yeah I think that Balrog wing was one of the only pieces of proof that there were more LOTR sets in development that ended up not being made. 
 

Also I can’t help but think that Lego won’t make another £300+ set next year because that would be too many sets all in the same pricepoint - personally my hood is that they make a £150-200 Bag End set alongside 2 or 3 dioramas - iconic scenes like the Hobbits hiding from the Ringwraith and Gandalf on the bridge of Khazad Dum 

[TheDoctor]

2 hours ago, Darth Shadowthrone said:

Yeah I think that Balrog wing was one of the only pieces of proof that there were more LOTR sets in development that ended up not being made. 
 

Also I can’t help but think that Lego won’t make another £300+ set next year because that would be too many sets all in the same pricepoint - personally my hood is that they make a £150-200 Bag End set alongside 2 or 3 dioramas - iconic scenes like the Hobbits hiding from the Ringwraith and Gandalf on the bridge of Khazad Dum 

Agree about them holding off on another substantial set, but I really hope they steer away from dioramas.

They'd look so jarring next to the old playsets and even the D2Cs

[Duxx]

What are the chances that LEGO will produce some sets with upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim?

 

There will also be new movie coming out in 2026, “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum”, and if they do sets for that one they can always put 1-2 new sets of original LOTR/Hobbit movies with each wave... at least it my wishfull thinking

 

as for BD - I have 0 options to diplay it, so will wait with buy (and thus hopefuly get it some some discount :D )

[TheDoctor]

8 minutes ago, Duxx said:

What are the chances that LEGO will produce some sets with upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim?

Folks around here are pretty hopeful that there will be War of the Rohirrim sets, but I just don't see it myself.

It's too niche and it's a limited release, I don't think they've even announced a UK release date yet.
Moreover, that means the sets being released by the end of the year which would mean they'd already have to be in development.

No doubt LEGO wants to wait to assess Barad Dur sales before deciding the direction of the theme.

As for Gollum, wouldn't be surprised if there is a tie-in set or at least a set featuring Gollum released around the same time (but that's a long way off!)
Reassuring to know it's the same production house, team and distributor, so rights and licensing wouldn't be a problem.

[CloneCommando99]

23 minutes ago, Duxx said:

What are the chances that LEGO will produce some sets with upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim?

 

There will also be new movie coming out in 2026, “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum”, and if they do sets for that one they can always put 1-2 new sets of original LOTR/Hobbit movies with each wave... at least it my wishfull thinking

I think the latter are more likely seeing as they will be blockbuster movies.
I don’t remember the last time Lego made  sets for an animated movie that’s part of a larger live-action franchise. It must have been the Clone Wars Movie. 

I’m a casual LOTR fan myself, I loved the movies and enjoyed reading the entire trilogy and the hobbit when I was 10.

As for actual playsets, watch Lego make LOTR mechs. But sets I could honestly see in the future: Modular Bag end, “You shall not pass” diorama, Midi Scale Minas Tirith and maybe a Prancing Pony set (Lego could make that as a medieval tavern style set so they could cash in on the Castle fans.)

[mtrsteve]

16 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I think the latter are more likely seeing as they will be blockbuster movies.
I don’t remember the last time Lego made  sets for an animated movie that’s part of a larger live-action franchise. It must have been the Clone Wars Movie. 

I’m a casual LOTR fan myself, I loved the movies and enjoyed reading the entire trilogy and the hobbit when I was 10.

As for actual playsets, watch Lego make LOTR mechs. But sets I could honestly see in the future: Modular Bag end, “You shall not pass” diorama, Midi Scale Minas Tirith and maybe a Prancing Pony set (Lego could make that as a medieval tavern style set so they could cash in on the Castle fans.)

I would sooner buy LotR mechs than brickheadz... Come to think of it, merry and Pippin riding on treebeard isn't that far off, so we kind of already have one!

[Jarreth2]

I know it’s been mentioned before, but I wonder what will become of all the winners and runners up from this ideas challenge ? I had wondered if Minas Tirith or even Loth Lorien could be made in a similar ‘modular’ way to the Potter Hogwarts play sets that all connect together, but Hogwarts has numerous locations which stand alone in their own right .. Dumbledore’s Office, Clock Tower, Great Hall etc .. where as I’m not sure the LOTR locations do ( if that makes sense ).

https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/a4ae09b6-0d4c-4307-9da8-3ee9f3d368d6/post/586923c2-65a6-41ab-a22f-0c5824670d4a

[Yoggington]

On 5/18/2024 at 7:11 AM, Brickroll said:

Anyways, I'm taking a crack at a Minas Tirith in the scale of the big Hogwarts castle on Stud.io, wish me luck. 

Do update us as you go, I'd be curious to see how this pans out.

[hikouki]

9 hours ago, Darth Shadowthrone said:

Yeah I think that Balrog wing was one of the only pieces of proof that there were more LOTR sets in development that ended up not being made. 
 

Also I can’t help but think that Lego won’t make another £300+ set next year because that would be too many sets all in the same pricepoint - personally my hood is that they make a £150-200 Bag End set alongside 2 or 3 dioramas - iconic scenes like the Hobbits hiding from the Ringwraith and Gandalf on the bridge of Khazad Dum 

 

7 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

Agree about them holding off on another substantial set, but I really hope they steer away from dioramas.

They'd look so jarring next to the old playsets and even the D2Cs

I really want this LOTR streak to continue, even every year! But I can totally get how it can make economic sense for Lego to hold off on making another big set next year.

Will they hold off on making any major set and just make a placeholder set (like another Brickheadz)? Or completely not have any release next year? Or release some small sets?

Early on, prior to the release or just after the release of Rivendell, I read somewhere that Lego said, at least at that time, they were not interested in releasing anything smaller than a Rivendell-like set (presumably in terms of price point). Things change, so who knows?

Also, on the designer interview, one of the designers mentioned that the idea of Barad-dur was thought of as a 'progression' from their earlier release of Rivendell. It would make sense to feature something from the ROTK. Or perhaps it will be that ship referenced in the Rivendell stickers instead?

[kuzyabricks]

David Solid Brix just posted Sauron with long arms and legs and it looks odd. I have been converted back into the regular minifigure camp 🤣 In the future if he’s fighting isildur in a set or something he needs to be brick built like Steppen wolf

[sebastian666]

1 hour ago, kuzyabricks said:

David Solid Brix just posted Sauron with long arms and legs and it looks odd. I have been converted back into the regular minifigure camp 🤣 In the future if he’s fighting isildur in a set or something he needs to be brick built like Steppen wolf

I saw that too, but I disagree. David just put the tan and red Woody legs and arms on Sauron, which obviously looks odd. It also still has the short black cape and the brick built mace. If the long legs and arms were printed with Sauron’s armor and a long, tattered cape and molded mace were included, it would look perfect. I think LEGO’s main argument for going with the standard legs and arms was that a main feature of their Barad-Dur set is Sauron’s throne room. I imagine scaling the throne and the throne room to the longer legs and arms just didn’t work well. 

[GreenTreeLeaf]

1 hour ago, sebastian666 said:

I saw that too, but I disagree. David just put the tan and red Woody legs and arms on Sauron, which obviously looks odd. It also still has the short black cape and the brick built mace. If the long legs and arms were printed with Sauron’s armor and a long, tattered cape and molded mace were included, it would look perfect. I think LEGO’s main argument for going with the standard legs and arms was that a main feature of their Barad-Dur set is Sauron’s throne room. I imagine scaling the throne and the throne room to the longer legs and arms just didn’t work well. 

The head on view of sauron with the long legs looks decent. But as soon as you bend the legs and articulate them, or you look at them from different angles, you can see just how disproportionate and weird those long legs are to the rest of the body. I am firmly in the camp that normal legs are superior 

Edited May 19, 2024 by GreenTreeLeaf

[Timobricko]

I thought the fell beast was terrible at first but looking at the Review of it in hothbricks it looks kinda nice. Especially with the clear bricks attached to it and posed. Now I'm tempted to get it... 

 

[Lordhelmet]

2 hours ago, GreenTreeLeaf said:

The head on view of sauron with the long legs looks decent. But as soon as you bend the legs and articulate them, or you look at them from different angles, you can see just how disproportionate and weird those long legs are to the rest of the body. I am firmly in the camp that normal legs are superior 

I like the Sauron minifig as is.  It is a strong mini fig.  It could be improved with a separate helmet and shoulder but I am also not sure what constraints the design team was under (if they were arbitrary financial restraints not cool, but if it were production related I am happier getting a set with Sauron verses not).  I would like to know if the long legs were considered and the reason why they did not use them though.  I think the Sauron as is will be a good addition to the existing LOtR figures and hopefully we will get a future playset where they can explore the long legs and arms.  (Maybe a last alliance battle set).

[Ql97]

19 hours ago, Artanis I said:

Only one I can find after wasting 90 minutes of searching is this one with Alien Conquest, Atlantis and lots of SW.

 

But I feel like there was one with what looked like Helm's Deep, Orthanc and SW stuff like the eventual Ewok Village & Yoda's Hut.

Yes this is it! Thank you so much. Yeah Helm's Deep, Orthanc, and bits of what might be Bag-End and a Balrog are visible in the far back. The Ewok village is there too, front and center. I remember a more zoomed in version, but that might just have been everyone squinting really hard at this one.

Edited May 20, 2024 by Ql97

[Timobricko]

2 hours ago, GreenTreeLeaf said:

The head on view of sauron with the long legs looks decent. But as soon as you bend the legs and articulate them, or you look at them from different angles, you can see just how disproportionate and weird those long legs are to the rest of the body. I am firmly in the camp that normal legs are superior 

Very true. The mockup just shows him standing, looks very odd when posed. Maybe controversial but to me it even looks less Lego like and more like a cheap knockoff brand with the long legs. But everyone will have their own preference, that's just mine