LOTR & The Hobbit 2013 Set Discussion

[BrickBob Studpants]

A new picture of 79011 has been added to the product page:

http://thehobbit.lego.com/en-us?icmp=COUSFR12TheHobbit#79011

Beorn looks great, but I wonder what his alternate face looks like

[deskp]

Beorn looks great, but I wonder what his alternate face looks like

Same here, its annoying they have not shown it ANYWHERE yet. Angry faces rarely look as much like the actors as the serious/standard expressions does.

Wich color is Beorn's skin? is it dark skin color? or is it the same orange that the orcs use?? Is his hair dark tan? it looks awful weird in that image...

[BrickBob Studpants]

I think Beorn's skin is flesh (http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?v=1&pg=1&colorPart=28&catType=P) while the Gundabad Orcs are medium dark flesh (http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?v=1&pg=1&colorPart=150&catType=P)

The hair is definitely dark tan

[deskp]

I think Beorn's skin is flesh (http://www.bricklink...rt=28&catType=P) while the Gundabad Orcs are medium dark flesh (http://www.bricklink...t=150&catType=P)

The hair is definitely dark tan

Sounds good, hope that's the case, the image doesen't do a good job showing off colors right.

Heres just the image:

THEORY TIME, the face is PRINTED onto his hair piece to make him sem sligthly taller than other minifigures? somethings sketchy around the edges of the face... If this is the case there is no 2. expression. And seeng as we are proapbly never getting Beorn in a non combat situation thats so annoying.

I am pretty certian it's 1 printed piece and no minifig head.

Edited November 12, 2013 by deskp

[BrickBob Studpants]

I hope not, that would be mighty silly And parts of the printing (e.g. the cheekbones) seem to be underneath the hairpiece, so I'd say it's just a regular minifig head with hairpiece

Edited November 12, 2013 by Lego-Freak

[deskp]

I hope not, that would be mighty silly And parts of the printing (e.g. the cheekbones) seem to be underneath the hairpiece, so I'd say it's just a regular minifig head with hairpiece

Look at the picture again!

There are unprinted DARK TAN parts on his face, and there are no molding line in the forhead. And there are none of the edges you get btween a minifig head and a 'wig'

Edited November 12, 2013 by deskp

[Floundie]

I'm pretty sure that is not the case. Making it one piece would make absolutely no sense whatsoever. There's just something weird going on in that photo. A mistake by the editor, maybe.

[deskp]

I'm pretty sure that is not the case. Making it one piece would make absolutely no sense whatsoever. There's just something weird going on in that photo. A mistake by the editor, maybe.

It makes sense with the fact that it makes Beorn taller than other figures by putting his face higher. That there printing stuff is not a result of image editing

Just look at the eyebrow on the right side, it blends together completely, the eyebrow isn't printed, the skin around it is.

Edited November 12, 2013 by deskp

[CMP]

Oh man, that's pretty lame.

[Deathleech]

Actually it seems very plausible. Look at the front box art of the set where the minifigures are shown off side by side:

Beorn's eyes line up about where the orcs foreheads end and their hair start. If you look at Beorn's torso though, it lines up almost perfectly with the Gundabad Orc ones (shoulders line up, hansds hit same spot, etc.). Beorn's face actually looks slightly smaller than a normal minifigure head and positioned slightly higher, with a longer neck.

[deskp]

It's clever and it allows them to show off more of the torso sicne the beard is going up instead of down, I still think he should have gotten long arms and legs.

Edited November 12, 2013 by deskp

[csc166]

I just don't think figs look good with long arms or legs, but that's just me

[Floundie]

Hmm maybe you're right... That would explain the apparent lack of an alternate expression. But I'm not entirely convinced because using a Balin style piece would work just as well. The increase in height as one piece would not be very significant.

I'm sure we'll see out-of-the-box pics very very soon.

Edited November 12, 2013 by Floundie

[deskp]

Hmm maybe you're right... That would explain the apparent lack of an alternate expression. But I'm not entirely convinced because using a Balin style piece would work just as well. The increase in height as one piece would not be very significant.

But using a Balin style piece would cover up more of his torso OR make his face hole alot shorter, Both of wich would make him seem alot more compressed, wich is no good when you want to make the guy look big.

[Mutant Orc]

Shame if it is that way getting doubles of him like that will lower his worth even more.

[Floundie]

But using a Balin style piece would cover up more of his torso OR make his face hole alot shorter,

Not necessarily, the beard might hang down just a little but not that much. Maybe they designed a new piece to elevate the head from the torso and have the hair piece fit over top of it all.

Edited November 12, 2013 by Floundie

[SandMirror38]

That is kindof lame

Was actually making some minifigures and left one for beorn's headto go on

[Deathleech]

I am a little surprised Lego would decide to do this. Even with the Chima figures they have the animal head that goes over the normal minifigure one so why make Beorn's head attached to his hair piece? That doesn't leave many options for the head and hair piece, nor does it gove us a double sided face expression.

Lego could of easily just used the Woody Legs as has been suggested numerous times if they wanted to make Beorn bigger. Personally I hope its just some sort of neck lengthener but I highly doubt it.

[Ridge Montante]

Maybe the hair piece is an extension itself some how.

[Blakstone]

You guys won me over with your argument on Beorn's hair. It is how LEGO did the CMF Yeti too.

I still won't know if I like it until I have the minifig in hand.

[BrickBob Studpants]

I'm not sure if I like this or not... Was it really necessary to sacrifice an alternate facial expression (and reusability) for a slight increase in heigth? The minifig looks great nonetheless, but it's now the only minifig I can think of that's stuck with an angry expression since the establishment of reversible heads

[Robert_88]

And there are none of the edges you get btween a minifig head and a 'wig'

I think this picture is a bit "photoshoped".

I compared the other pictures of Beorn with my CMF Yeti and I beleive he will get a normal head.

[CMP]

I think this picture is a bit "photoshoped".

I compared the other pictures of Beorn with my CMF Yeti and I beleive he will get a normal head.

Just look at how his eyebrows are done. There's no printing there, it leads right into his hair and the dark tan edges around the entire face.

I really hope this doesn't become a common thing with complex head or hairpieces. It's practically unusable otherwise.

[Yooha]

Is it just me who thinks that Beorn's hair is tan, and not dark tan? It doesn't look that dark to me.

[Brickadiergerard]

Why can't this be a hair piece over a standard head which has some tan hair printed on it as well? The inset area that would be being printed if it was all one piece would be very hard to get right, and the colour consistency with the arms would be tricky too. So I'm going for the "it's a normal head" vote. But to be honest, I'm not so bothered either way - if we have to have an always fierce Beorn that's okay unless you want to MOC him doing his beekeeping, but then you'll have to have it when he's just been stung.