Lancethecat Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 Sorry to bother, but what sets do you think are a "must buy" or are the best in this upcoming wave? I'm getting An Unexpected Gathering soon and would like to know what other sets would be best to buy before the line ends. :P Thanks! I have An Unexpected Gathering and Goblin King Battle and the two complement each other quite nicely. Between them, you get Bilbo, two Gandalfs (which isn't a big issue), seven dwarves (that's half the company!), three generic baddies and a big bad, plus a good guy base and a bad guy base. Quote
SandMirror38 Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 Went to F.A.O Schwarz today and lucky me!!!! Round the back of the Yr 1 Hobbit sets was...... 79018 Lonley Mountain!! They still had 8 left and were at RRP of $129.99 Soo happy and excited, will take out Smaug tonight or tommorow but won't be building the whole set as I'm traveling round USA. Good luck to all! Quote
Aura Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 The Orc hair is one of my favourite hairpieces of all time, it looks so perfect! Quote
Aura Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 Did anyone else notice that the hunter Orc in the Lake Town set is actually the Orc in the Desolation of Smaug, with the scene with Legolas and Thrundull. Quote
Hypernova888 Posted September 25, 2014 Posted September 25, 2014 Did anyone else notice that the hunter Orc in the Lake Town set is actually the Orc in the Desolation of Smaug, with the scene with Legolas and Thrundull. Narzug? Yeah, I think that's kind of the point. Quote
Ardelon Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 +1 for the pro- orc hairpiece faction. Though maybe a Dol Guldur orc helm would have been better. And I also thought it looks like it would fit Narzug, but opinion on that here seems to be split. Quote
Deathleech Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 And I also thought it looks like it would fit Narzug, but opinion on that here seems to be split. I think it's another case of Lego making it look close enough that it could go either way. They did the same with the Ent in Orthanc. Lego obviously took a lot of details from these source characters and applied them to "generic" minifigures and builds. As you can see in the picture below, Narzug has almost the exact same "puckered lips" and white markings on his face. His braided hair is also fairly similar, though not exact (not sure Lego could really make a hair piece exactly the same due to the stud holding it together and all the braides with bare scalp between them). Quote
deskp Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 It's not narzug, there would be more braids if lego was going for that Quote
Deathleech Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) It's not narzug, there would be more braids if lego was going for that Below is a side by side comparison. As you can see, the war paint is extremely similar. It has the large glob on the forehead with a spot missing in the center and a big line down the nose. The yellow eyes and mouth are undeniably Narzug's. The hair is the only difference, but there is really no way for Lego to do it any closer without putting the braids on an extremely specialized bald cap since they need to all connect to one stud in the middle. You can even see the five braids in the Lego hair mimicking where they would be on Narzug. A coincidence? I think not. This is just another example of Lego taking a named character and using it as the basis for making a generic Lego figure. Why bother listing him as Narzug in the Lake-town set? Most adults have no idea who that is and even fewer kids know him by name. Listing him as a named character also means Lego would of needed to throw in a different orc as they couldn't have included two in a single set. Narzug is dead by the time the Lake-town scene happens and there is no other set he would have fit in as such. It's like the Ent in Orthanc. The beard and eyes are undeniably Treebeard. If not Treebeard, which ent are they modeled after? Sure the beard could be fuller but that is about the only difference, and it is still close enough. Edited September 26, 2014 by Deathleech Quote
deskp Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 The white paint on legos face is not the pattern Narzug has, even your picture shows that. 2. refrence: Quote
Deathleech Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) I never said it was the exact same, I said it was similar. The main difference being the white lines underneath the eyes (which are actually more prominent in the pic/video you linked, but the forehead paint is missing). I imagine this is because the picture you linked is after all the fighting has happened and once the the war paint has smudged and dripped down. If you look at the Warhammer Narzug, he also has similar paint on the face to the Lego minifigure. A big glob on the forehead, a space in the middle, and two lines coming down beneath each eye. The mouth is almost identical and there just so happens to be five braids protruding on the Lego minifigure hair, the exact same number as on Narzug. Do you honestly think this is a coincidence? I don't. I never said it was an exact take (even figures like Aragorn differ between their Lego and movie versions), I said Narzug was obviously the inspiration for the minifigure. I don't remember seeing any other orc that looked ANYTHING like this in the Hobbit film. If you can find one that looks closer to the Lego minifigure, by all means please share it. The picture I linked looks like it was straight up the inspiration Lego took for their minifigure. Hair, eyes, mouth, even the white war paint. Edited September 26, 2014 by Deathleech Quote
Ql97 Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 I aggre with Deathleech, lego made the figure similar to Narzug, without actually making an exact replica. Something similar happened with the original Mordor Orc. The 'Orc pit master' resembles an Orc Saruaman was giving orders to in the extended edition, but the similarity is only passing. I'm not even sur the Orc had a name, but it is the same concept: base a generic Orc off of a specific one, and just don't say it's either. Quote
Sarah Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Is the skeleton in the smallest set (79015?) glow in the dark? Quote
Cammo Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Is the skeleton in the smallest set (79015?) glow in the dark? The Witch-King's head glows but not the Skeletonbody that's included in the diorama. Quote
just2good Posted September 26, 2014 Author Posted September 26, 2014 Alright, now for the long awaited Battle of the Five Armies set! Overall, this set has surprised me! Not only are the minifigures lovely, but the main building looks great- I love the color scheme above all. I think the ballista should have been downsized to give us a bigger building, though. Quote
kevkipo Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Alright, now for the long awaited Battle of the Five Armies set! Overall, this set has surprised me! Not only are the minifigures lovely, but the main building looks great- I love the color scheme above all. I think the ballista should have been downsized to give us a bigger building, though. Great vid bud! awesome review A must buy Quote
Manx Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Great review thanks. I wonder why didn't Dain got his own, new faceprint? Quote
just2good Posted September 26, 2014 Author Posted September 26, 2014 Thank y'all for the feedback! I wonder why didn't Dain got his own, new faceprint? It's odd, considering almost all of the minifigures in this set have a new faceprint. I don't mind it, though. Quote
Hypernova888 Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Alright, now for the long awaited Battle of the Five Armies set! Overall, this set has surprised me! Not only are the minifigures lovely, but the main building looks great- I love the color scheme above all. I think the ballista should have been downsized to give us a bigger building, though. Great reviews! (I watched each.) I wish you would do 79018, but I understand why you won't... Nevermind, because The Brick Show just released a review of 79018! As much as I dislike TBS, I'm really glad there's a video review of the set! Quote
coolguy2323 Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 (edited) Have the sets started showing up anywhere in America yet? Also what are the MSRP's? Edited September 27, 2014 by coolguy2323 Quote
namioik Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Have the sets started showing up anywhere in America yet? Also what are the MSRP's? Half are spotted at Toysrus and the other half spotted at Target. 79015 - 14.99 USD 79016 - 29.99 79017 - 59.99 79018 - 129.99 Quote
Steph 104th Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Smaug is my new favorite Big-Fig or what ever he qualifies as, the fact that he can fold his wings in makes him even more exceptional. Quote
LegoDakin Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Does it really matter if you use Dain's helmet on iron hill dwarves Quote
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