LEGO LotR - general discussion

[SirBlake]

Eowyn's helmet can be done quite well with the existing brickforge viking helmet in bronze...

Needs hair to be Dernheln though.

[MAB]

Needs hair to be Dernheln though.

A hairpiece, a dremel and some glue fix that.

I use those helmets for half my Rohan warriors too, mixed in with the official one.

[SirBlake]

A hairpiece, a dremel and some glue fix that.

I hear ya, but that's quite a bit more customizing than most are willing/able to do.

[Venkefedo]

Eowyn's helmet can be done quite well with the existing brickforge viking helmet in bronze...

I got a couple of those, but it winds up covering so much of the face print! Most minifig mouths are obliterated by that noseguard.

[MAB]

I hear ya, but that's quite a bit more customizing than most are willing/able to do.

For this one, it is not too bad. You just need a straight cut on a hairpiece. The Witch King is a very different story ...

[Black Numenorean]

i love lord of the ring, i 'am in love when i see my minifig, i love the helm deep. I love lego when they decided to build lotr sets. But today, we need us to save our dream!

[Blazej_Holen]

Iam against that type of modification, like customizing existing pieces with cuts and so on. I take it as a violence against lego and thats why is this option out of the question, besides it will look horrible and meh.

That helmet from brick forge is not bad at all but for regular soldier/rider, not for Eowyn. If there will be no Eowyn at all I will make her without helm, with blonde hair.

[Bycougars11]

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[MAB]

Iam against that type of modification, like customizing existing pieces with cuts and so on. I take it as a violence against lego and thats why is this option out of the question, besides it will look horrible and meh.

That helmet from brick forge is not bad at all but for regular soldier/rider, not for Eowyn. If there will be no Eowyn at all I will make her without helm, with blonde hair.

That depends on who does the cutting. :-)

I see it as how lego would have made the piece, if they made it. A combined helmet and hair piece, much like the Friends style horse rider ones. Of course, the alternative is to go without what you want and have her with hair and a separate helmet that cannot be worn without removing her hair.

[Bugbot2008]

I too prefer purist figures and would avoid customising (cutting/painting/) if I can. Eowyn swapped her hairpiece in the videogame so I'm happy doing the same with my custom.

If a third party like those mentioned can make the missing parts I would hope they plan to make the following:

Gondor helmet & shield

Witch king helmet

Sauron's helmet & shoulder pads

Boromir's horn

Moria orc helmet and shield

Orcrist

Alfred's hair/hat

Orc helmets for Frodo and Sam

Lurtz's bow

Elf helmets etc

All based off the video games as much as possible to keep in the visual cannon.

It will all be pricy but what can we do :/

[Deathleech]

I just want the helmets. Those are what really make the minifigures stand out the most and give them a distinct look. Weapons would be nice, but by no means are a high priority in my mind.

[Sir Gareth]

If a third party like those mentioned can make the missing parts I would hope they plan to make the following:

Boromir's horn

Brickwarriors already made Boromir's horn

http://www.brickwarr...om/battle-horn/

I hope Brickwarriors makes Witch King's helm. It's the piece I want most.

Edited September 4, 2014 by Wildspeaker

[Aura]

The only figure I really would like is an armoured Sauron, but the Witch King would also be fantastic.

[MAB]

I too prefer purist figures and would avoid customising (cutting/painting/) if I can. Eowyn swapped her hairpiece in the videogame so I'm happy doing the same with my custom.

If a third party like those mentioned can make the missing parts I would hope they plan to make the following:

Gondor helmet & shield

Witch king helmet

Sauron's helmet & shoulder pads

Boromir's horn

Moria orc helmet and shield

Orcrist

Alfred's hair/hat

Orc helmets for Frodo and Sam

Lurtz's bow

Elf helmets etc

All based off the video games as much as possible to keep in the visual cannon.

It will all be pricy but what can we do :/

You also need to remember about how well parts will sell. Generic parts (such as a Gondor helmet) will sell in vast numbers. Specific parts (such as Witch King's helmet) will sell far less, as people won't be making armies of them. Yet production costs for molds will be similar for both (probably more for Witch King, given the design).

[Bugbot2008]

Brickwarriors already made Boromir's horn

http://www.brickwarr...om/battle-horn/

I hope Brickwarriors makes Witch King's helm. It's the piece I want most.

Nice haven't seen that one before :) their prices aren't too bad either

You also need to remember about how well parts will sell. Generic parts (such as a Gondor helmet) will sell in vast numbers. Specific parts (such as Witch King's helmet) will sell far less, as people won't be making armies of them. Yet production costs for molds will be similar for both (probably more for Witch King, given the design).

Indeed, I would hope some subsidisation takes place then or something, but since I would be buying only one and the rest of the witch-king for instance would be quite easy to reproduce I would be willing to pay a bit more ;)

I forgot to also add Gothmog's head and Dwarf helmets for the hobbit.

Do you think they would also make direct copies of the Rohan helmet and Dwalin's beard etc for army building? Those exist already granted but they are not exactly easy to stock up on.

[Deathleech]

Do you think they would also make direct copies of the Rohan helmet and Dwalin's beard etc for army building? Those exist already granted but they are not exactly easy to stock up on.

They can't do exact copies or they would get into legal trouble with Lego and/or Warner Brothers. They can't replicate it too closely or they run the risk of copyright infringement.

[MAB]

They can't do exact copies or they would get into legal trouble with Lego and/or Warner Brothers. They can't replicate it too closely or they run the risk of copyright infringement.

Indeed, the parts tend to be generic but visibly acceptable.

I forgot to also add Gothmog's head and Dwarf helmets for the hobbit.

Do you think they would also make direct copies of the Rohan helmet and Dwalin's beard etc for army building? Those exist already granted but they are not exactly easy to stock up on.

Brickforge already do a dwarf beard and a dwarf helmet. I doubt they would do anything closer to the film version than these generic ones.

[Bugbot2008]

Indeed, the parts tend to be generic but visibly acceptable.

Brickforge already do a dwarf beard and a dwarf helmet. I doubt they would do anything closer to the film version than these generic ones.

I'll have to have a good look at their selection then, thanks for showing!

Hopefully now that lego's final range has been revealed they might comit to making some more to fill any gaps/ take advantage of the premature end.

I wish Brickarms or Brick Forge would give us some stuff that looks similar to the Gondor armor and Witch King helm. They could make a KILLING if they did this. Then we could use existing Lego parts to make our own Gondor faction and Witch King fairly easily.

Agreed

[Blakstone]

I don't think think I will ever go for a third party to get the helmets and weapons for my LEGOs. My hope is that the CMF line will come out with a Viking Chieftan helmet that is useful for a Ewoyn helm. But I acknowledge that the odds are slimmer than Bridge Forge giving a Gondor and Witch King helm.

[Venkefedo]

I prefer Brickwarriors' aesthetics overall, tho I've got several BrickForge pieces including a couple Dwarf helmets & Dwarf beards. The helmets aren't great, style-wise, but still useful (my first GoH non-creature build features a dwarf sporting a BF Dwarf helmet... I like the steel/charcoal/whatever color better than their bronze, tho; the former looks more 'authentic Lego' than the latter, like Pearl Dark Grey). The beards are a little bland, but I'm glad to have a few in the mix. If BW tackled some, they'd probably offer up a little more detail in the sculpts, which would be great to see in a variety of colors (faster than Lego can turn out variations on the Hobbit's dwarf beards, anyway). If BW did their own dwarf helmets, too, I'd jump all over them. One item BF doesn't restock enough is the hatchet... it's a great little hand-axe for dwarves! I've got two 'pearl light grey' ones in the hand of a heroic dwarf, and two 'pearl dark grey' ones in the hands of one of my CMF Evil Dwarves. A nice change from the large-bladed Lego axes (I have other dwarves dual-wielding those, too, of course).

A hornless Viking Chieftain helmet could be amazing... BF's Viking helmet covers too much of the face for something that seems like it's supposed to be so minimal, while BW's Viking helm is a little too fantastical (and has horn-holes).

I think one of the companies can get away with a Witch King helmet with some minor changes... maybe having the main spike on the top be a separate piece for sale, and the helmet itself is only advertised with Lego plumes in the spot, while the spike is advertised being plugged into other helmets. Or maybe one of the companies is based out of China, where copyright laws are lax and it's more trouble than it's worth for WB/New Line/TLG to go after them (the 3rd Party Transformer industry thrives off that, and makes fans very, very happy--and very very broke!--by delivering stuff Hasbro/Takara cannot/will not...and for the most part Hasbro/Takara seem okay with that). There's definitely a market out there for a Witch King Lego-compatible helmet... if Lego won't deliver, why not a 3rd party? It's not a traditional 'army builder', but for MOCs and fantasy/post-apoc armies, the helmet could be really useful, even if it's immediately identifiable as "the Witch King".

[SMC]

Why is brickwarriors ok but off band is evil, its lego or nothing for me. Anyway we are way off topic although sadly that's all we have.

Edited September 5, 2014 by SMC

[goalieboy82]

will there be a 3rd wave of LotR's Sets or will we have to wait until lego says there will not be anymore. kinda wish lego would have done this:

http://thelordoftherings.us.lego.com/en-us/Gallery/Details/Default.aspx?projectid=ebf1e44d-d8b6-4aff-bc2b-bdacb8131f79

[Bugbot2008]

will there be a 3rd wave of LotR's Sets or will we have to wait until lego says there will not be anymore. kinda wish lego would have done this:

http://thelordoftherings.us.lego.com/en-us/Gallery/Details/Default.aspx?projectid=ebf1e44d-d8b6-4aff-bc2b-bdacb8131f79

That is my personal favourite too for Sauron's tower, detailed but moderately sized and playable like an official set. The creator has an updated Ldd version on ideas here: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/64574

[greenalfonzo]

So who do we want to pick up the LOTR license after Lego gives it up next year? Which clone brick makes the best accessories that work with lego minifigs?

[atreyu2112]

I hate to say it, but getting Lego to put out a last LotR wave should be everyone's TOP priority as far as LotR collectibles are concerned.

After their license is up, I GUARANTEE we will not see ANY official LotR merchandise (aside a Sideshow statue here or there) for a VERY VERY LONG TIME. Mark my words.

So, post, repost, update, get your friends and anyone else to sign that petition.