Blakstone Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Actually The Hobbit version of the Witch King is good news. LEGO likes to be able to reuse molds. Hopefully it will make it cheaper to have the RotK Witch King in a future set. Quote
Robert_88 Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Which mold? I'm afraid he will not have the same helmet in TABA. Quote
Ridge Montante Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Sorry for my ignorance, but when does the Witch King appear in the hobbit movies? I'm trying to picture what he would look like. Quote
Darth Punk Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 He means lotr instead of the hobbit. I'm holding out for her being the video game exclusive.. That would be cool, but aren't video game exclusives usually variants of minifigs and not completely unique? Quote
Ridge Montante Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Well that certainly makes sense as to why he would be glow in the dark. Quote
Darth Punk Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 In AUJ the witch king is wearing a crown and the only similarities to RoTK version is his robes. Quote
deskp Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 That would be cool, but aren't video game exclusives usually variants of minifigs and not completely unique? Well, at the time Elrond was pretty unique, and he's certianly not a huge main characther, so it is possible with an Galadiriel. Lego has no rules for what to make as exclusives. They made Jor El an unique polybag so yeah. Quote
Faefrost Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Well, at the time Elrond was pretty unique, and he's certianly not a huge main characther, so it is possible with an Galadiriel. Lego has no rules for what to make as exclusives. They made Jor El an unique polybag so yeah. Just one rule. No new parts exclusive to the exclusive, if you get what I mean. Quote
atreyu2112 Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 This is the Witch King in Dol Guldur right before he attacks Radagast. Quote
Blakstone Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 I had not seen DoS yet (probably waiting until a DVD / Blueray with an exclusive minifigure shows). Since I heard that Sauron has a ghostly hint of his First Age armor in it that the Witch King has a ghostly hint of his RotK armor too. Too bad. But if someone wanted to make a twilight version of Frodo and the Ringwaiths on Weathertop MOC, this might help. Quote
atreyu2112 Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 The Witch King was not seen in DoS, only in AUJ. Since he is coming in a set, we can only assume he will be in TaBA. But either way, it's very cool we will get him because he does work for both the Hobbit Dol Guldur sets as well as Weathertop! I'm excited for this one. I am assuming he will look like this: Now, if only we can get him in his RotK armor as well... Another thing to consider... Since Smaug's wings are very similar to the fell beast, TLG might just reuse them for the Fell Beast: So MAYBE this is good news for a future Witch King/Fell Beast set too! Quote
SMC Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 ^ I think thats a little hopeful but I would love it to be the case although that would mean that they would be the same size which would be odd. Quote
atreyu2112 Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Yeah, I agree that the same size would be odd, but I'd take it if it meant we'd get it in an Osgiliath or Pelennor themed set. Quote
wesker Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 The Witch-King and new Elrond variant sound interesting. Glad we're also getting another Lake-Town set. The only thing that concerns me is the size of Smaug. I understand he's going to be downscaled a bit compared to the movie, but I still hope he doesn't look too small. I know, I'm just trying to stay positive. I would much prefer the RoTK version. Seems wrong to not get Galadriel, maybe that means she will appear in another line, hmmmmmm. I'll be so disapointed if the line ends without giving us Galadriel and Eowyn. It feels wrong to have Arwen and Tauriel over them. Quote
Deathleech Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) I'll be so disapointed if the line ends without giving us Galadriel and Eowyn. It feels wrong to have Arwen and Tauriel over them. According to ianmrid in the LEGO Hobbit 2014 thread, the smallest set with the Witch King and Elrond also has Galadriel. He said it's £11.99, which is $19.99 and the price point that usually has 3 minifigures so it makes sense. Edited January 22, 2014 by Deathleech Quote
wesker Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Thats awesome news! Just Eowyn to go then. Quote
Fives Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Thats awesome news! Just Eowyn to go then. And Faramir, Denethor, Merry and Pippin in armour, the Witch-King in armour, and Gothmog. Quote
TeufelHund Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 And Faramir, Denethor, Merry and Pippin in armour, the Witch-King in armour, and Gothmog. What no Balrog? Quote
Deathleech Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 And Faramir, Denethor, Merry and Pippin in armour, the Witch-King in armour, and Gothmog. I would say Faramir, Eowyn, and the Witch King are the only must haves left from the LotR. Rohan Merry can easily be mocked from existing parts. Just use Eomer's torso with some dark green arms and cloak and add some short brown legs and there you go! Since I doubt we would get a new Rohan helm even if an official set is made, you can just use the existing Rohan horse helm or use his head with hair. Gondor Pippin would be a little tougher unless we get a Gondor Soldier. If we DID get the Gondor Soldier you could do the same thing, take the torso, some short legs, and put Pippin's head on it. Add the Gondor helm or hair and voila! Denethor and Gothmog would be nice, but I don't consider either to be essential. I would rather get a Gondor Soldier more than almost any of these characters tbh. Quote
azog15 Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Maybe LEGO will release a 3rd wave to go along with the DVD release of TABA Quote
deskp Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 I would say Faramir, Eowyn, and the Witch King I would add Gondorian soldier and armored orc soldier to that mix. Wich ends up at 5 minifigures wich is perfect for one last set! According to ianmrid in the LEGO Hobbit 2014 thread, the smallest set with the Witch King and Elrond also has Galadriel. He said it's £11.99, which is $19.99 and the price point that usually has 3 minifigures so it makes sense. 11,99£ ususaly mean 11,99$ aswell in legos way of doing things right? But 3 figs are still possible in smallest sets,, potc and pricne of persia did it. altthough they didnt have 3 figures exclusive in that set. Quote
Deathleech Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 11,99£ ususaly mean 11,99$ aswell in legos way of doing things right? But 3 figs are still possible in smallest sets,, potc and pricne of persia did it. altthough they didnt have 3 figures exclusive in that set. Err, right. That seems odd to have 3 minifigures in an $11.99 set considering so far we have only seen 2 minifigures in all the other smaller sets for LotR/Hobbit. Quote
Nagyzee Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 11,99£ ususaly mean 11,99$ aswell in legos way of doing things right? But 3 figs are still possible in smallest sets,, potc and pricne of persia did it. altthough they didnt have 3 figures exclusive in that set. 12 GBP as UK RRP usually means 15 EUR as European RRP and 13-15 USD as US RRP. Quote
AFOLguy1970 Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 I would say Faramir, Eowyn, and the Witch King are the only must haves left from the LotR. Rohan Merry can easily be mocked from existing parts. Just use Eomer's torso with some dark green arms and cloak and add some short brown legs and there you go! Since I doubt we would get a new Rohan helm even if an official set is made, you can just use the existing Rohan horse helm or use his head with hair. Gondor Pippin would be a little tougher unless we get a Gondor Soldier. If we DID get the Gondor Soldier you could do the same thing, take the torso, some short legs, and put Pippin's head on it. Add the Gondor helm or hair and voila! Denethor and Gothmog would be nice, but I don't consider either to be essential. I would rather get a Gondor Soldier more than almost any of these characters tbh. As an absolute minimum, I would say all we need is the Witch King's helmet, a printed torso with the White Tree of Gondor (different from Aragorn's in the Black Gate), and a Gondor Helmet. Once you have these three things, you should be able to assemble the key missing characters. Witch King: Use a Nazgul body and insert helmet in place of hood Faramir: Use the White Tree armor torso, and have hair instead of helmet to distinguish him Gondor Soldier: White Tree armor torso and helmet combined with weapons of choice Eowyn, Technically, she can already be made from existing parts Quote
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