I got it yesterday, build it and I love it! it is even better than on the box, IMO, so, I guess you can say a €230 well spend.

I got it yesterday, build it and I love it! it is even better than on the box, IMO, so, I guess you can say a €230 well spend.

And that's saying something, since the box is so pretty and big.

Lovely review. And its so true that its impossible to imagine the size just looking at the pictures.

I usually does not buy sets this big, and i mistly MOC. However afer having read this review and seen it real life in the LEGO shop, i just had to buy this set today.

Now im looking forward to build it in the upcoming week. Oh, and i already got a glass cabinet for it, where it will probably rest till the end of days.

Did i get it right that there is only some 4 spare parts left after completing the build ?

Thanks in advance. :)

Ok, so I like Lord of the Rings more than I like Star Wars. Big Big fan of Tolkien.

But the lego sets just never drew me in......until now.

*sigh* Gotta collect Star Wars and Lord of the Rings now.

I would like to get this set but it is just too tall to fit in with my castle sets.

Lovely review. And its so true that its impossible to imagine the size just looking at the pictures.

I usually does not buy sets this big, and i mistly MOC. However afer having read this review and seen it real life in the LEGO shop, i just had to buy this set today.

Now im looking forward to build it in the upcoming week. Oh, and i already got a glass cabinet for it, where it will probably rest till the end of days.

Did i get it right that there is only some 4 spare parts left after completing the build ?

Thanks in advance. :)

Thanks for the lovely comment!

I had rather more than four pieces left over:

I would like to get this set but it is just too tall to fit in with my castle sets.

Too tall? It's too short!! If you were to go with the movie the LEGO tower would have to be a lot taller to fit the proportion. 5 or 6 feet maybe?

Thanks for the lovely comment!

I had rather more than four pieces left over:

Youre welcome. :)

I still havent putted mine together. Those left over bricks is more like what i would have thought.

Thanks for answering.

My extra pile looked like Rufus' as well, lots of extra bricks

My plan was to get this like, 1 month from now as a Christmas Gift for myself. But I've heard that it's already discontinued, so should I get it as soon as possible?

Where did you hear that

Where did you hear that

I read a rumour about what sets are being discontinued, among them was the first wave of LOTR-sets and Orthanc, according to the one who posted the rumour.

I find it extremely hard to believe that Orthanc is being discontinued considering the set hasn't even been out 6 months yet. Most normal Lego sets are in circulation for at LEAST a year, with D2C sets often being longer.

As for the first LotR wave, ya, it is being discontinued. At least some of the sets are. No real surprise there considering it's been out a year and a half now.

Does anyone know if waiting for 2x points is a good idea for the Orthanc? I'm looking to get it to complete my collection, but don't know if its a good idea since many lego investors will probably buy them in droves once 2x points hit.