Lord of the Rings Ongoing Discussion

[MAB]

On 3/23/2025 at 8:30 AM, MAB said:

I have made hobbits using torsos from other licensed themes and occasionally yellow skin sets. The Lone Ranger had a very good range with Barret, Butch, Frank, Danny, Frank, Jesus and Ray. The coachman from PotC is also useful. Most of the female torsos from both those themes are good too. Ault characters from Harry Potter can also be a good source. I've also used Short Round from Indy and ostrich jockey from PoP in the past.

CMF prospector can be useful for one working in the fields, as are any plain shirts like that for Owen Grady. 

 

1 hour ago, Kraby said:

By any chance, has anyone compiled some sort of list of torsos / heads / hairpieces that work well to make additional hobbits? Well mostly torsos in fact, heads and hairpieces are easier to navigate.

I did last week. Copied above.

[Kraby]

17 minutes ago, MAB said:

 

I did last week. Copied above.

Thank you very much! Will take a look at those!

[Legopls]

Waited in line at the Lego Store this morning here in Belgium. In addition to the GWP, I also received a poster which has the three sets released thus far on it (Rivendell, Barad Dur and Shire). I don’t know if I’m reading to much into this or if this is another sign that the Lego Icons LotR line will come to an end with this third release. What do you guys make of this, if anything?

[Lordhelmet]

9 minutes ago, Kraby said:

Thank you very much! Will take a look at those!

Harry Potter has a few good ones (helga hufflepuff, filch -other prints than Sméagol, I also liked newts, and pirates of the Caribbean had some good ones like Elizabeth turner and Angelica). I also like the brown overalls and green dress from PAB - which has the dual molded legs and white skirt piece and all the hair pieces fairly cheap.

[Balrogofmorgoth]

38 minutes ago, Legopls said:

Waited in line at the Lego Store this morning here in Belgium. In addition to the GWP, I also received a poster which has the three sets released thus far on it (Rivendell, Barad Dur and Shire). I don’t know if I’m reading to much into this or if this is another sign that the Lego Icons LotR line will come to an end with this third release. What do you guys make of this, if anything?

I’m worried about this too. In an interview they said this “completes the trilogy of sets”. Very concerning words

[Lordhelmet]

5 minutes ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

I’m worried about this too. In an interview they said this “completes the trilogy of sets”. Very concerning words

If Lego doesn’t do a Gondor set again, I don’t even know how I will respond.  What a let down that would be and Lego would have fumbled it twice.  At a minimum we need a Gondor soldier, faramir, eowyn, the witch king, and denethor.  

 

at least getting the minifigures would allow us to do good mocs with actual minifigures.

Bonus points for hobbits in the battle gear, white tree guard, Gandalf the white, king Aragorn, queen Arwen, and a new troll big fig.

[RichardGoring]

1 hour ago, Legopls said:

Waited in line at the Lego Store this morning here in Belgium. In addition to the GWP, I also received a poster which has the three sets released thus far on it (Rivendell, Barad Dur and Shire). I don’t know if I’m reading to much into this or if this is another sign that the Lego Icons LotR line will come to an end with this third release. What do you guys make of this, if anything?

They can say 'completes the trilogy' and think it's coming to an end, but then management sees the sales numbers and decides it will continue as its profitable.

Or they can plan several sets for years ahead, but then management sees the sales numbers and decides it will stop as it's not profitable enough.

Plans change all the time for LEGO. See the cancellation of sets planned and even in production like the Dreamzzz tower, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the Technic Osprey, Vidiyo wave 2. Heck, even Lord of the Rings first time around. But on the other hand, see how the retirement dates of popular sets keep getting pushed later and later as they're still selling well and not dragging down the sales opportunities for newer sets.

[Balrogofmorgoth]

4 minutes ago, RichardGoring said:

They can say 'completes the trilogy' and think it's coming to an end, but then management sees the sales numbers and decides it will continue as its profitable.

Or they can plan several sets for years ahead, but then management sees the sales numbers and decides it will stop as it's not profitable enough.

Plans change all the time for LEGO. See the cancellation of sets planned and even in production like the Dreamzzz tower, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the Technic Osprey, Vidiyo wave 2. Heck, even Lord of the Rings first time around. But on the other hand, see how the retirement dates of popular sets keep getting pushed later and later as they're still selling well and not dragging down the sales opportunities for newer sets.

Yes, as worrying as statements like that are, it could be that these three sets were planned from the beginning, and perhaps after seeing the performance they have begun planning more. Hopefully the inflated price of Bag End doesn’t make it flop. But from what I’ve heard it’s still selling like crazy

[wesker]

1 hour ago, Legopls said:

I don’t know if I’m reading to much into this or if this is another sign that the Lego Icons LotR line will come to an end with this third release.

I'm ready for the LOTR Icons line to end... only for a full fledged LOTR theme to take its place!

If the Botanical Collection can branch out of Icons into its own theme so can LOTR!

[Virginia_Bricks]

Rumors of a build-able Thestral for the Harry Potter line later this year. Wondering if they might choose to reuse the Fell Beast wings.

The grey might be too light, but you never know.

[TandNbricks]

Thinking about the Trilogy statement, LEGO probably wrote that message this past year as they prepped the marketing. I would imagine that with all the new IPs and increased D2Cs, they might not have a lotr set in the first half of 2026. Again, they probably already have all of 2026 planned out but sometimes the teams don't talk to each other. Hopefully it's not the end, plus the book nook kind of disqualifies the statement of the collection of 3.

[kuzyabricks]

5 hours ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

Really glad to see a bunch of people getting it at launch. Hopefully everyone who tried to get one did, and were able to get the GWP. Mine went through at about 1:30, got the GWP, it’s still in process but hopefully won’t have any issues.

I feel like all the forum regulars who got Rivendell and Barad Dur at launch got this as well haha. But our number is definitely dwindling, this forum was crazy hot when Rivendell came out, same with Barad Dur. Didn't go to the Lego store this launch but I remember how crazy the lines were for the first two icons sets))))

[McMurder_them_softly]

Got both Rivendell and Barad Dur upon release (the latter was my most recent LEGO purchase), but the price, set design, and GWP just don't do it for me for the Shire. Glad everyone who wanted it was able to get it! I really am hoping for a Helms Deep. That is the top one for me. 

[Altair1]

As many, I would be extremely disappointed if they stopped the revival of the LOTR theme and did not do Minas Tirith next year... After a long phase of depression and therapy I would probably go back to the MOC of the White City I had started years ago and try to finish it, but it would not be the same :-( 

[Balrogofmorgoth]

Now would also be the perfect time to add a normal wave of sets every year in addition to a D2C

[hikouki]

Rivendell was such a blockbuster and is really a very tough act to follow. Barad-dur was great, but it mainly appeals only to serious fans. As much as the Shire is a smaller and more “cheerful“ set, I do think the appeal overall will not be as wide as Rivendell. So perhaps Lego is taking a “break“ and maybe they will not release anything next year? And then maybe release one in 2027? There’s obviously a lot of other locations and sceneries that they can do and should do. Maybe priorities now are just going to be a bit different. I do very much hope the line continues.

[Blazej_Holen]

13 minutes ago, hikouki said:

Rivendell was such a blockbuster and is really a very tough act to follow. Barad-dur was great, but it mainly appeals only to serious fans. As much as the Shire is a smaller and more “cheerful“ set, I do think the appeal overall will not be as wide as Rivendell. So perhaps Lego is taking a “break“ and maybe they will not release anything next year? And then maybe release one in 2027? There’s obviously a lot of other locations and sceneries that they can do and should do. Maybe priorities now are just going to be a bit different. I do very much hope the line continues.

I hope that Lego will continue with LOTR either under ICONS lineup or under separate themed lineup. It would be shame to cancel it again. The more I think about possible future sets, the more I am convinced that Minas Tirith wont be next release. Helms Deep is possible as a large ICONS D2C set. Its doable in minifig compatible scale with decent amount of minifigs (like 12-16: Trio of heroses, Haldir, Theoden, Eomer, Gandalf, Gamling, 2-4 random soldiers and few Uruks + 3 horses top). Or they will continue with Fellowship with smaller “Shire-like-size” sets such as Bree, Amon Sul or Mines of Moria playset… or even Amon Hen diorama and such. 

Minas Tirith can wait and to be honest, I cant see them make it unless it is micro or nano scale. Perhaps I am wrong and maybe after 1000 USD Death Star, they will be more brave and bold with sets above 1000 price tag. All in all I hope for nect surprise… :) 

[RichardGoring]

8 minutes ago, Blazej_Holen said:

...The more I think about possible future sets, the more I am convinced that Minas Tirith wont be next release. Helms Deep is possible as a large ICONS D2C set. Its doable in minifig compatible scale with decent amount of minifigs...

I think Lion Knights' Castle is retiring this year? If it does, that opens up the option of Helm's Deep. If it's still available, it feels like it would compete somewhat and they might delay it further. The other issue they'd face is similar to what's happening now. LKC was regarded as one of the very best sets ever. Helm's Deep has a lot of similarities, so would they be able to recapture the magic of LKC with it, or does it just invite unfavourable comparison?

[Black Falcon]

7 hours ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

I’m worried about this too. In an interview they said this “completes the trilogy of sets”. Very concerning words

I would just take it as marketing talk. It was the third big Set in the Icons theme and someone from their marketing team probably thought that it would be fitting. 

6 hours ago, Balrogofmorgoth said:

Yes, as worrying as statements like that are, it could be that these three sets were planned from the beginning, and perhaps after seeing the performance they have begun planning more. Hopefully the inflated price of Bag End doesn’t make it flop. But from what I’ve heard it’s still selling like crazy

I think the question will more be how it will sell in the future, if it does well on release but afterwards the sales are bad, that won´t help the theme - but aside from that, just one bad selling Set doesn´t have to mean they will shut the theme down, if Rivendell and Barad Dûr did really well.

[Ferder]

For anyone wondering how the depiction of the interior of Bag End in 10354 compares to Bag End in 79003 and how either of those measure up against the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, I've compiled a selection of images along with the Bag End Floor plan so we can imagine all the possibilities of what could have been.

 

The interior of the 2025 Lego set depicting Bilbo's Study, the Entrance Hall and the Parlour. The placement of the Parlour in relation to the Entrance Hall is correct, though Bilbo's study has been placed on the opposite side of the Entrance Hall relative to where it is seen in the film. Its placement replaces the Spare Room, which is referenced in the floorplan but is never seen on-screen in the films.

Edited April 3 by Ferder

[hikouki]

1 hour ago, Ferder said:

For anyone wondering how the depiction of the interior of Bag End in 10354 compares to Bag End in 79003 and how either of those measure up against the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, I've compiled a selection of images along with the Bag End Floor plan so we can imagine all the possibilities of what could have been.

 

The interior of the 2025 Lego set depicting Bilbo's Study, the Entrance Hall and the Parlour. The placement of the Parlour in relation to the Entrance Hall is correct, though Bilbo's study has been placed on the opposite side of the Entrance Hall relative to where it is seen in the film. Its placement replaces the Spare Room, which is referenced in the floorplan but is never seen on-screen in the films.

Hope that somebody takes note of this and makes MOCs!!!

Because I know Lego probably won't follow through with any more sets of this...

[MAB]

14 hours ago, TandNbricks said:

Thinking about the Trilogy statement, LEGO probably wrote that message this past year as they prepped the marketing. I would imagine that with all the new IPs and increased D2Cs, they might not have a lotr set in the first half of 2026. Again, they probably already have all of 2026 planned out but sometimes the teams don't talk to each other. Hopefully it's not the end, plus the book nook kind of disqualifies the statement of the collection of 3.

Not really, as the book nook is not a large ICONS set. We have also had Brickheadz retail sets but those are not counted in the three.

Edited April 3 by MAB

[RichardGoring]

4 hours ago, MAB said:

Not really, as the book nook is not a large ICONS set. We have also had Brickheadz retail sets but those are not counted in the three.

The Brickheadz are part of the Brickheadz theme though, whereas the book nook is part of the Icons theme.

But the really important thing to remember is that LEGO makes the rules, and then change the rules, and they're not really rules, and not even really guidelines, as they don't follow them anyway. Except when they do. But then they change them again.

But do you know who does get into defining the rules and following them precisely? Us on Eurobricks! 

[sonofasubmariner]

14 hours ago, Blazej_Holen said:

Minas Tirith can wait and to be honest, I cant see them make it unless it is micro or nano scale. Perhaps I am wrong and maybe after 1000 USD Death Star, they will be more brave and bold with sets above 1000 price tag. All in all I hope for nect surprise… :) 

I think Minas Tirith is very doable, if you think of how they approached the other sets. You would just focus on the Citadel area:

• White tree and courtyard would have to be there (maybe they would pull a Deku Tree and allow you build either dead or flowering again).
• Citadel structure with throne room, food table for Denethor and tower attached containing a palantir (with print of Lego hands?). Maybe the hallway where Pippin and Faramir had their heart to heart.
• Then pick a couple of scenes: Houses of Healing, the beacon (with a function to light it), the space where the Witch King confronted Gandalf just before Rohan arrive, Houses of the Dead (I would not have thought this a possibility, but now we have a Lego murder scene with the GWP so...).

That all feels more than doable, given all the details they packed into Rivendell. Its not the whole city, but maybe you can throw an outer wall or gate at one edge to give a play surface for armies (I'm thinking of the scene where Gandalf talks to Pippin about what it's like to die).

[Altair1]

If they do make Minas Tirith, I really hope it is the whole city, not just a playset with a couple scenes. In spite of what some people say, after seeing the beautiful existing MOCs, I am convinced it is possible with about 10,000 pieces. And I would have no problem with paying up to 1,000 Euros for it (barely the price of an iphone, if you think of it, and you get to keep it for ever!)