TheDoctor

We got a new faceprint for Smeagol in The Shire GWP. The designer said he wanted the new Orc print to be reminiscent of the original Orcs from the 2012 sets with their face piercings.

He does ride bareback; you can't put a saddle on the chieftain of the Mearas!

They're actually pretty much in scale with Grond and the outer walls; Grond is huge in reality. It's the Orcs that aren't in scale with Grond.

Definitely have to Bricklink a few of those siege towers to accompany Grond!

Yeah, it's a shame they're green and look pretty much exactly like the Barad Dur Orcs. Would have been nice to get some Nougat or Dark Tan variants. (I always associate the green with Moria Goblins) We also didn't get a teaser like we did for the other sets, if the full reveal is today...

The shire last year: Box leak - March 8th Full reveal - March 25th Release - April 2nd So it was only revealed a week before the release! (which I still think is crazy, and means another 3 weeks for Minas Tirith reveal)

New summer leaks coming in thick and fast, it's only a matter of time...

Haha, I agree., this thread seems to run on speculation and wishlists. Just setting yourselves up for disappointment.

Very surprised the video is still up! They may as well just do the reveal now, seeing as it's being discussed on large YouTube Channels and Lego News sites...

It's still on r/LegoNewsAndRumours and it still looks spectacular! Wow, what a set, I'd have no problem if this was the last set they release to round-off LotR. Great value too, hopefully the rumoured price doesn't change.

I was actually thinking they'll use the square hole on the back of headlight bricks for the various windows dotted around, given the likely scale of the build.

@VBBN Hoping for a Mod to review the recent (or not so recent request in my case) requests for a name change, please

If they didn't do that with the Flagship Death Star, doubt they'd do it again for this. At least we'll be getting a slow trickle of leaks over the coming weeks

Yes, I remember that. It's the reason that larger sets have separate internal boxes, not to break up the build, but to add structure to the box and stop the bottom falling out! Pleased they're going 'all-out' on the set though, a final swan song for the LotR theme. (Still reckon we'll get some Hunt for Gollum sets later too)

This is a bit of a no-brainer now we have wireless charging, surprised it hasn't happened yet. Be interested to see which set Palpatine comes in... (Still crazy that we don't know exactly what these things are going to do yet)