Darth Punk Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 Now that you mention it I do remember the mention of three buildings. If there were ruins I would think they would be easy to differentiate but no one mentions them. Plus they are mentioned as an addon to LTC, perhaps both sets are of Laketown then? It's not like we really need any more ruins, wave two covered that well. Quote
Floundie Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 I think since part of the BOFA will take place in Dale it's more likely than more of Lake Town. Plus Huw did mention there was a BOFA set, but he didn't recall much about it. Quote
Zilcho Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 When is the next lego show? I am thirsty for pics! It sounds like a really good wave Quote
Floundie Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 Earliest we'll see pics is at the San Diego comic con, which is in July, I'm pretty sure. Quote
TheLegoDr Posted February 24, 2014 Posted February 24, 2014 So even if the largest set did have less than 900 pieces at $130, I would hope the difference is due to a molded dragon of good size. However, if you look at Star Wars sets - Jabba's Palace 717 bricks, 7 figures for $119.99, and Jabba's Sail Barge 850 pieces, 5 figures for $119.99. That is including Jabba, who is molded, but not of really larger stature. Those are both priced significantly higher compared to piece count. So to me, piece count doesn't mean anything. If the set is substantial enough, then it might warrant the price. Otherwise, wait for an awesome sale like I did on those two above sets. I spent about $175 instead of the asking $240. Quote
Mahtion Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Exactly the two style buildings which belong to Dale were mistaken for Laketown. The Laketown set is the second smallest according to Huw from fbtb. There is actually a thread about the toy fair at London where he reviews his recordings which are directly from the Lego rep. Lake town set is a bell tower with Bain, BoFA is a couple buildings with Dain and Erebor is sand green interior with Smaug. It wouldn't make much sense for Laketown to get to two 59.99 sets and Dale which plays a significant part of TABA have only a small army builder. Also the waves seem to skip a $30 army builder meaning wave 3 will likely not have one but like Black Gate, BoFA will be able to represent a battle and feature the respective faction. The reason some attendees were confused was the close proximity of the Laketown bell tower with the two Dale ruined buildings. Dale has some similar architecture to Laketown but has terra cotta colors and white. Since it's in ruins and scorched, part of it will be grey but we shouldn't have another grey ruin. The set should have some interesting colors actually based on the once brilliant bright painted stones mixed with scorched segments. I am really excited about this set and what Lego could give us! Quote
kevkipo Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Lake town set is a bell tower with Bain, BoFA is a couple buildings with Dain and Erebor is sand green interior with Smaug. and thats the idea i like! Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 @Floundie: Great summary The only thing missing is the coverage by fbtbs bigospedros, who attended the LTF along with Barry and Huw: So, I have no real interest in LOTR or the Hobbit. I did have the sets presented to me, but it really didn't go into my brain, because it was like they were talking a foreign language at me (you know, when you try to explain Star Wars to a non SW fan!).Again, there is a lot of background noise on my recording and the presenters voice is very quiet, so here's what I can glean from it. There was a minifig that would glow in the dark (the Witch King?) in the £11.99 set, that also came with two other figs (that I have no notes on). There was a Lake Town Bell Tower set (name subject to change) which included Bain (£34.99 i think) A £59.99 Battle Of The Five Armies set, comes with a few figs, one of them perhaps (I had to google what I thought she said and this is what it came up with) Dain Ironfoot (??) The £99.99 set was called The Lonely Mountain, which comes with some kind of dragon thing (Smaug?) but it was not at the fair - it was instead represented by a red dragon from the Castle line. It comes with Bilbo and a few others. Most of the audio is her demonstrating play features of the sets, not the figures ... So there ya go, I hope that's helpful. I've certainly learnt a few lessons for next year. http://www.fbtb.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10310&start=20 Quote
Floundie Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 @Floundie: Great summary The only thing missing is the coverage by fbtbs bigospedros, who attended the LTF along with Barry and Huw: http://www.fbtb.net/...=10310&start=20 Wow, great find! Can't believe I missed that. I'll add that to my post and see if just2good could pin it at the start of the thread. Quote
N7LEGO Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Nothing realy new in this gameplay video of the Hobbit: Quote
kevkipo Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Nothing realy new in this gameplay video of the Hobbit: Nice so buying this! :D Quote
Floundie Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Looks good, but they know we really want to see Smaug.. Quote
kevkipo Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Looks good, but they know we really want to see Smaug.. Your Buddy Icon says enough Quote
Floundie Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Your Buddy Icon says enough Does it really? Quote
Leo604 Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Part of me wishes the game was being released later so all 3 films would get bundled together, instead of getting TABA as a DLC. Nothing wrong with the latter, it just feels more complete if they released the game with the whole trilogy. Quote
Floundie Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Part of me wishes the game was being released later so all 3 films would get bundled together, instead of getting TABA as a DLC. Nothing wrong with the latter, it just feels more complete if they released the game with the whole trilogy. I think it's better as DLC. That way you can beat the game and still have something to look forward to at the end of the year. Did you hear that though? 8 levels per movie. Sounds good to me! By the way, there is a game thread that needs to be used. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 This NYTF-related catalogue confirms the October release date and the piece counts (page 60): http://www.jeditemplearchives.com/swexperience/new-york-toy-fair-2014/PR_Catalog_2014_FullBook_LoRes.pdf It also states that more news are going to be revealed closer to the release date of the movie (SDCC I guess ) Quote
kevkipo Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Ah yep! so it is October :) Nice find, i love it Quote
Darth Punk Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 From what I remember last year at SDCC a piece count was given and later changed for LTC. So I don't see a press guide as something that is written in stone. Quote
deskp Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 From what I remember last year at SDCC a piece count was given and later changed for LTC. They simply said the wrong peice count. it was not changed. Quote
Floundie Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 Thanks for that, Lego-Freak. So by a miracle Erebor will definitely be $120 CAD! It's 79017 that I'm worried about though. Black gate was US $60 and then $75 over here. So why inflate the price so much with this one? Quote
just2good Posted February 25, 2014 Author Posted February 25, 2014 Great find! It's definitely weird to see a licensed $15 set. I'm very curious, though! Quote
Leo604 Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 I think it's better as DLC. That way you can beat the game and still have something to look forward to at the end of the year. Did you hear that though? 8 levels per movie. Sounds good to me! By the way, there is a game thread that needs to be used. Wouldn't it also be slightly more expensive? Quote
deskp Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Wouldn't it also be slightly more expensive? if the game had all 3 movies you would still oly get 16 levels. so that emans less content overall. now we get 16 level + however many is left for taba Quote
Leo604 Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 if the game had all 3 movies you would still oly get 16 levels. so that emans less content overall. now we get 16 level + however many is left for taba That doesn't sound too bad, then. I'll definitely be buying it on Steam when it comes out. Quote
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