Here is another better view of DOS packaging style, and what is clearly THE new color (cold blue)

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  On 7/25/2013 at 4:57 PM, Fives said:

No, but its such a major scene from the book and movie that LEGO will have it represented somewhere in this wave, and its likely gonna be a bigger set. My hopes is that its the set Azog will be in.

You may be being overly optimistic. They don't exactly have a record of simply following a path of "big and major scenes" in their set selection, or of assigning big and major sets to such scenes. What works against A Thranduil's hall in my mind is we already have a mid priced set that gives us the major action piece of that sequence. The Barrel Escape set. I think the big set this wave might be some sort of Erebor / Smaug set. Keep in mind they have 2 "elf" sets already in play from the first wave. They don't need to reissue these. They simply don't retire them yet.

Assuming the next wave is 5 new boxed sets, with Lake Town being the Middle or 4th priciest.

  On 7/25/2013 at 7:40 PM, SMC said:

I want both orthanc and wizard battle as they are both great sets at very different prices. It would have been better not to have them at the same time but never mind I need that eye.

What's wrong with having them both?

Theres been some speculation on what will happen with the 2 preview sets and the future wave. The quote from the mtv clip, is the presenter asking about NEW playsets, not DOS sets in general. That should help clear up the fact that those 2 sets won't "steal" spots for new sets.

"How many NEW hobbit playsets are going to be created?" "we have about, very estimate, um about 5" (after this the lego lady says something im unable to make out).

  On 7/25/2013 at 8:21 PM, Leo Crimson said:

What's wrong with having them both?

nothing im getting both but having a big version of something does take away from the excitment of the small set.

  On 7/25/2013 at 8:30 PM, SMC said:

nothing im getting both but having a big version of something does take away from the excitment of the small set.

Oh ok I see what you mean; it does make Wizard Battle seem redundant. I suppose you could sell the latter's minifigures if you wanted.

Edit; sorry, forgot a word.

Edited July 25, 201311 yr by Leo Crimson

  On 7/25/2013 at 8:07 PM, deskp said:

Here is another better view of DOS packaging style, and what is clearly THE new color (cold blue)

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I like that color! Hoping it's like that!

  On 7/25/2013 at 8:26 PM, deskp said:

Theres been some speculation on what will happen with the 2 preview sets and the future wave. The quote from the mtv clip, is the presenter asking about NEW playsets, not DOS sets in general. That should help clear up the fact that those 2 sets won't "steal" spots for new sets.

"How many NEW hobbit playsets are going to be created?" "we have about, very estimate, um about 5" (after this the lego lady says something im unable to make out).

I took her statement as an indication of 5 (maybe 6 with 1 very small) retail box sets, plus maybe a few other bonus items such as Polybags. Which would put its release size somewhere between AUJ's and the second LotR wave. With at a minimum 2 sets from AUJ still being kept out on the shelf, much the same as there are still a good number of LotR 1st wave sets out there.

Did you guys see the play features to the Lake Town Chase set, I count 3:

1# two catapults

2# break out of jail feature

3# an opening wall

^ didn't see the break out of jail feature, how does it work?

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  On 7/25/2013 at 10:09 PM, SMC said:

^ didn't see the break out of jail feature, how does it work?

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Theres a little lever thing on the outside, that pops out the door.

Am I the only one who is surpirsed that we haven't seen any sort of review of the Azog fig?

  On 7/25/2013 at 9:26 AM, SandMirror38 said:

Here is what i got in Attack of the wargs..

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DSC_0418 by SandMirror38, on Flickr

Sorry for the bad pics.. was using my dad's phone

Hope this is what you thought it might be like & no I didn't make this.

1: don't have goblin town

2: Never got a white torso

3: How do you paint lego?

My (not useful) proof

-Sand

DAMN! That's a very bad custom job! How do you paint Lego? Apparently not very well!

Edited July 26, 201311 yr by Brickdoctor
Please don't quote images from recent posts.

  On 7/26/2013 at 1:35 AM, Fives said:

Am I the only one who is surpirsed that we haven't seen any sort of review of the Azog fig?

Given that there were only around 100 or so handed out, I'm betting they are exceeding most of the reviewers budgets.

  On 7/26/2013 at 1:44 AM, Faefrost said:

Given that there were only around 100 or so handed out, I'm betting they are exceeding most of the reviewers budgets.

I guess. The way that LEGO handled this fig being distributed was very poor.

  On 7/26/2013 at 1:35 AM, 305Bats said:

DAMN! That's a very bad custom job! How do you paint Lego? Apparently not very well!

Both Z Cerberus and Fugazi already told everyone to stop discussing this issue. Stop.

I just read the Empire Magazine article on DOS. My level of excitement for this film is so much more than before, and I really hope that LEGO does justice to the film.

I know this is 2014 but here's what we should expect from armored thorin. leatherr with chainmail underneath. No armor plates and such it seems.

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So we have a laketown set and thranduils hall?

Awsome!

  On 7/26/2013 at 3:07 AM, deskp said:

I know this is 2014 but here's what we should expect from armored thorin. leatherr with chainmail underneath. No armor plates and such it seems.

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Huh, I don't remember Thorin turning into a toddler by the end of the book.

I've been thinking about how LEGO could do Thranduil's hair with his crown. Perhaps they could make his crown attach to his hair, similar to Tonto's bird. That way he doesn't always need to be wearing it.

  On 7/26/2013 at 3:30 AM, Fives said:

Huh, I don't remember Thorin turning into a toddler by the end of the book.

I've been thinking about how LEGO could do Thranduil's hair with his crown. Perhaps they could make his crown attach to his hair, similar to Tonto's bird. That way he doesn't always need to be wearing it.

Eh, I think it'll be one piece rubber. Will also look better that way, allows them to make things look smaller without breaking easily.

Edited July 26, 201311 yr by deskp

Here are the "mood shots" for the laketown chase set. No doubt these are made to be on the Hobbit website to go with the rest.

I love the atmosphere !

  On 7/26/2013 at 6:43 AM, N7LEGO said:

I love the atmosphere !

indeed... it gives great feeling !

Bard is new Legolas:-)