deskp Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 I like the Uruk-Hai, but all the first wave seems very Uruk-heavy. When Sauron said to build him an army worthy of Mordor, I don't think he meant out of Lego. I imagine the Hobbit sets will have a decent number of goblins, though... I imagine there will be only be one set dealing with the goblins in the first wave from the hobbit.
Sir Troogle Crumpington Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) Lurtz and Ugluck dot have different Armour from their underlings. At the beginning of the battle of helms deep, their is one uruk-hai standing atop a rock ordering the army forward, and he wears a one piece chest plate like most of the other troops, I think the only different attire for (some)captains is the larger plate on top of their helmets. The Armour worn by Lurtz and ugluck can be seen on many other scout uruk-hai throughout FOTR and TTT (if you look hard enough ) Edited February 10, 2012 by Sir Troogle Crumpington
deskp Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Lurtz and Ugluck dot have different Armour from their underlings. At the beginning of the battle of helms deep, their is one uruk-hai standing atop a rock ordering the army forward, and he wears a one piece chest plate like most of the other troops, I think the only different attire for (some)captains is the larger plate on top of their helmets. The Armour worn by Lurtz and ugluck can be seen on many other scout uruk-hai throughout FOTR and TTT (if you look hard enough ) If im not mistaken all the lego uruks exept for the berserker has tha scout armor printed. I dont think we'll ever see Lego Uruks wearing anything diferent than what we get in this wave. Cause I dont think there is a need for it.
Fives Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 If im not mistaken all the lego uruks exept for the berserker has tha scout armor printed. I dont think we'll ever see Lego Uruks wearing anything diferent than what we get in this wave. Cause I dont think there is a need for it. Ya, I agree with you on the Uruk thing, and I also doubt we will even see the Uruk sapper helmet. Also, it is kind of upsetting that the new Star Wars sets have been seen in a bit more detail (some of them), and yet no more news or pics has been leaked for about two weeks now. I am surprised that nothing has been shown. LEGO must really be keeping the LOTR booths under lockdown; I guess they don't want too much getting out.
Delta 38 Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 There is 1 berserker, 2 with full armor, one with only helmet and one with hair and no armor. Ooh, so there is some variation. I hope the Uruk-hai Army set contains just the basic version though, for army-building reasons. If im not mistaken all the lego uruks exept for the berserker has tha scout armor printed. Wait, is the armour printed? They must have changed from the version we saw in the wallpaper thing. Hopefully we'll get the white hand a few times, preferably on the helmets if printing isn't too hard.
SonofTheShire Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 I imagine there will be only be one set dealing with the goblins in the first wave from the hobbit. Why? The goblins are really the only rank-and-file enemies in the Hobbit.
LEGOman273 Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) Did you see this?! http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/SvL/test/img_0310.jpg Edited February 11, 2012 by KielDaMan EB doesn't host confidential images. Changed image to link.
Skipper Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Apologies if this has been posted already, I did scan through the last six pages or so. Anyways, for those waiting to see what the Orc Forge looked like, here it is (found in the SW 2012 thread, taken by member "Sir von Lego"): http://i.tinysrc.mobi/800/600/http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/SvL/test/img_0310.jpg I don't understand why they chose to turn such an insignificant scene into a set, but I think it looks quite good. Of course the CGI does help with this, but I think it captures the feel of the movie very well. It's actually quite interesting, I feel like the quality of TLG's sets have recently moved towards MOC quality, we wouldn't have seen things like the brickbuilt rock base before. EDIT: Megablock you LEGOman273, I type too slowly.
LEGOman273 Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) See above. Edited February 11, 2012 by LEGOman273
Parrothead Rasmus Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Love the base-deatiling! I cannot wait for these sets to come out. And hopefully we'll get some more pics this weekend at Toy Fair!
JackJonespaw Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Ugh. I'm not liking the Orc Forge at all. It would be somewhat cooler if there was an orc being born out of mud.
Gryphon Ink Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Why? The goblins are really the only rank-and-file enemies in the Hobbit. That's not quite accurate. In the first half of the book, there are a number of enemies: goblins, wargs, trolls, elves and giant spiders, not to mention Gollum. And then we have the expansions that PJ and Co. are doing for the movie versions, which will probably include lots of orcs, Sauron and possibly a Nazgul or two. Plenty of enemies to pick from for a wave of seven or eight sets. I expect there will be one biggish goblin set (Goblin Caverns) in the first wave, with possibly another set based on the chapter where the heroes run away from the goblins and wargs, climb up a tree and are rescued by the Eagles. My predictions for the first Hobbit wave: Bag End "Roast Mutton" (the trolls) Gollum's Cave Goblin Halls "Flies and Spiders" (Mirkwood) Rivendell Mystery set depicting the White Council driving Sauron out Maybe the tree-climbing scene
Seaber Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 That is in essence how I imagined the set would look, so I'm pretty happy with that. It's combined most of the tasks the orcs carry out in Isengard well, and it looks neat. I think an improvement would be a tree which has a collapsing function to simulate the cutting down of the trees. About the size of the trees in the new City sets.
CMP Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Look at all those olive green cheese slopes!! I love the mechanism that it appears to involve, as well as the inclusion of both Mordor orcs and (At least one) Uruk. Reminds me of the 05 Contruction Site...
Mr_Malfoy Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Well, after an internal LEGO fight, I'm sold on these sets. The sets have so much detail. But, how's the best way to understand LOTR? Because I don't understand it at all... all my knowledge of it comes from the VeggieTales parody, "lord of the Beans"
Fives Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Well, after an internal LEGO fight, I'm sold on these sets. The sets have so much detail. But, how's the best way to understand LOTR? Because I don't understand it at all... all my knowledge of it comes from the VeggieTales parody, "lord of the Beans" Watch the movies, or read the books. The movies save time, the books have WAY more info and detail.
Artifex Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Thanks A LOT for the scan/pic!!! Very revealing!!! :thumbup: From the pics, I'll give a 4/5 stars for the figures (only one of them has a hairpiece), but only a 1/5 for the set. Looks like a bad interpretation of a Battle for Middle-Earth 2 orc building: * Isengard buildings: http://bfme2.heavengames.com/factions/i-buildings (check the armory) * Mordor buildings: http://bfme2.heavengames.com/factions/mo-buildings
Gryphon Ink Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) But, how's the best way to understand LOTR? Because I don't understand it at all... all my knowledge of it comes from the VeggieTales parody, "lord of the Beans" There are three really good ways to understand LOTR/The Hobbit: 1. Read the books, starting with the Hobbit. They are really good books, even if they are a trifle dry compared to modern fantasy books. 2. Watch the movies. They are flat-out awesome. 3. Read the books and then watch the movies, and continue with reading the Silmarillion, then go on to posting on TheOneRing.net, obsessing over Lego LOTR MOCs, and playing far too much D&D. Bonus points for playing Munchkin and chortling over LOTR references in the rules. Edited February 11, 2012 by Gryphon Ink
Niku Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) I like the forge, I count 3 armor pieces perhaps we could get 4, that is a lot, I guess the Atlantis helmet will replace the uruk helmet because it is a prelim, but then I love the rock base detail. Thanks for the pics. And by the way I would suggest first to watch the movies then read the books, I did that way and enjoyed it a lot. Edited February 11, 2012 by Niku
just2good Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 The Orc Forge looks pretty good! If it's less than $40, I'll probably pick it up. Also, be careful when posting preliminary pictures.
Haltiamieli Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) Look at all those olive green cheese slopes!! Aren't they dark tan? Olive green wouldn't make much sense in that scene. I like the rock details of the base in Helm's Deep, but in Orc Forge it just feels like waste of bricks that could have gone to the structure itself. Makes great parts packs, and might look good on adult collector's shelf, but two bricks high base doesn't have much playability or interesting building experience. Edited February 11, 2012 by Haltiamieli
CloneMe Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) Thanks A LOT for the scan/pic!!! Very revealing!!! :thumbup: From the pics, I'll give a 4/5 stars for the figures (only one of them has a hairpiece), but only a 1/5 for the set. Looks like a bad interpretation of a Battle for Middle-Earth 2 orc building: * Isengard buildings: http://bfme2.heavengames.com/factions/i-buildings (check the armory) * Mordor buildings: http://bfme2.heavengames.com/factions/mo-buildings Technically these are still from Isengard: http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/9476_The_Orc_Forge Sauron gave Saruman orcs to help him build his own army of Uruks. This is from The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. I personally love this set, it's absolutely perfect. As for the hair... I don't recall every orc having hair? Also, no orc looks alike and by the looks of it, all of the orcs have different faces which is an even bigger plus. Edited February 11, 2012 by CloneMe
Gryphon Ink Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 I like the rock details of the base in Helm's Deep, but in Orc Forge it just feels like waste of bricks that could have gone to the structure itself. Makes great parts packs, and might look good on adult collector's shelf, but two bricks high base doesn't have much playability or interesting building experience. I had the same feeling. I'd rather those bricks had gone into the actual structure. The set does look cool, and just adds to my feeling that TLG are really aiming at adult fans with these sets - the Orc Forge and Weathertop both look like awesome desk decorations for LOTR nerds. But those base parts could have been sacrificed to give the whole thing a more cohesive structure.
TheDarkness Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 So these orcs are designed to be wearing their helmets most of the time? When I looked at the picture and saw no ears I was mortified, especially after looking at the beautiful minifigs in the poster.
SonofTheShire Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) So these orcs are designed to be wearing their helmets most of the time? When I looked at the picture and saw no ears I was mortified, especially after looking at the beautiful minifigs in the poster. Considering that the one orc's hairpeice is solid white, I would assume that the picture is a prototype. And then there's the Atlantis helmet, and the Kingdoms armour, and the big "confidential" watermark... Edited February 11, 2012 by SonofTheShire
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