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Because you are comparing sets that are not close to each other. Like I said one is licensed Ninjago is not and the gardens is not the same style of build as Rivendell. I was asking because you are complaining about price and I was just wondering if you have bought anything around 500 dollars. And once again you are comparing Ninjago on price and that can have a discount where these sets won't. That's fine that you think it's overpriced but it really isn't when you compare it to other licensed sets of that size or even like I said MK sets are really overpriced by your standards then. And if you spent $400m dollars on Hogwarts realistically what is a 100 more for this set? I'm not saying you can't compare lego sets at all but at least compare ones that are on the same level.

I disagree that this set is only a little bigger than fruit flower mountain. I have fruit flower mountain and I think will be much bigger than that. And once again why are people comparing it to Ninjago city gardens that is an unlicensed set and isn't even close to the detail in this set. I have a question for you did you buy the lion knights castle? And if not what is the largest set you own? I don't see this at all as Hogwarts legacy is really popular and the ones that are leaving the franchise are being replaced by new fans. As for the fan bases of both HP and LOTR they are definitely different fan bases and LOTR has always been popular in it's own right. HP really blew up and still has a strong fanbase but I think LOTR/Tolkien fans made a strong statement about the ROP and that will have no bearing on the popularity of LOTR because we can still read the books and watch the original movies. HP may have a issue for a little while but I don't think it's going to kill the franchise.

After watching Ashnflash's video the other swords are Arwens sword from the movie and it looks great.

I'm assuming your talking about the blond one. I guess it is a female looking at the pictures now I thought it was going to be one of the 2 blacksmiths from the scene in ROTK but I guess not. I think that they are Arwens sword. But that's just a guess at this point. I think the set is great and can't wait to get it. I find the discussion over the price weird when you look at themes like the Monkey kid and especially any licensed stuff. The price seems fine to me. I think the set has some great details. The new fern piece is wonderful. All the new molded weapons are great. The roof looks great with all the different colors like the movie. I really like the design and the playability of the set.

Yeah all those leaks look good I just hope some of those are real even if they come out later this year or next.

It's a preliminary image and was said to be used to gauge interest so it may not even be a set and the minifigs wouldn't be finalized anyway. As for MMV there were only crownies and villagers. If this does come out people will be really excited for this and will sell well by the way people have been wanting more village type sets. I think it would look great next to the castle and even the 3in1 castle would look nice thrown in together too. But like I said these wouldn't be the finalized minifigs anyway.

Yeah I hope that set is real and with the viking village coming out this year also who knows they might throw a goat in that set to. My wallet is going to be non-existent this year with all these sets coming if they are all true.

What about the medieval market with the goat? I hope that set is real it looks fantastic.

It's a preliminary image it's not the final product. We will see soon enough if these sets are real.

Sorry to hear about your grandfather well wishes to your family. I like the archways and the front of the main tower has a nice design. I wish Lego made a molded eagle or falcon piece like the lion piece you have in the middle that would be great for so many builds. Nice build overall.

That's Ok. I thought you meant the actual lion knight torsos. Those green torsos are still from the lion knight castle set and are great for civilians. Hoping soon the actual lion knight torsos show up to bolster my lion kinghts army.

Wonderful build. I really like the landscaping. The trees and plants look great in addition to the rockwork. The buildings have nice designs. That is a big Mitgardian army.

Yeah the big figs were different colors. The minifigs only came in one color. As for the olive green and sand green thing if you think they clash to much just make them a different tribe or clan of trolls and problem solved. Yeah I was thinking that mouthpiece part just screams WOW orcs. I mean lego does have a license with blizzard so you never know. But I doubt they would do WOW.

Where is the lion torso that's the handmaid torso.

I actually don't mind it at all as it gives my troll army some variety and actually there would be slight variations in color in a real world application. I do agree on the printed cape thing but that can be easily covered up with other capes or armor. Agree and like I said gives the army more variation. Just look at the orcs in LOTR there are variations in their coloring and size, armor, etc.

To be honest a lot of the Ninjago dragons are not asian inspired the Skeleton dragon looks fantastic. The New Ice dragon is great. Kai's lastest red dragon the wyvern one is another great build and all look western in style. The newest version of the Hungarian horntail is one of the best dragons they've made. This one looks nice but I like the ones I mentioned better than the one in the D&D model.

No Gondor wasn't in it's glory days but still not neutered like they were in the film and I'm only assuming he had to do that because he didn't have the budget or time for practical effects to do it justice so he added the army of the dead killing everyone. I think that's also why they didn't include Tom Bombadil and the Barrow wights as that would have made the first movie extremely long. I know they have to remove some things and add others to translate it to the big screen. I still feel like the LOTR and Hobbit trilogies immersed us into Middle Earth way better than ROP did. The music, settings, visuals all were better even though the Hobbit was highly flawed it still felt like Middle earth. I really hope lego does give us some Gondor scenes and figs this time if they are continuing the license.

Agree but it will come down to who they put in charge of the set and what they can use as parts.

To be honest they took a lot of liberties as a whole and even said so in interviews to the point of saying that since Tolkien didn't say it doesn't mean it didn't happen. That's basically how they have explained everything that's not in the written material.

Yeah like I said I could write a book with all the weird decisions they made. As for the identity of Sauron

Nice. It really is a fun build with some great details in the castle itself. Happy building.

That's interesting hoping it's better than the live action we have gotten this year. This is supposed to be the golden age of fantasy in media but has fallen flat. The only live action I have enjoyed so far is House of the Dragon.

Just my opinion here but ROP was terrible. The acting was really bad except for maybe Elrond and Durin. Galadriel was unbearable to watch for my own liking. The fight scenes were choreographed badly. There were to many plot holes and not enough explanation of story lines. Plus there was no real sense of time and space in the show. There was a lot of bad things in the show it did have some good visuals though. I just think it really missed the mark on a lot of things and won't go into great detail here as that would take forever to explain. Jackson's films aren't perfect either they left out some things and put things in. My main gripe with the films was how they cut Gondors mighty armies down so much in ROTK that they looked so weak. All that being said ROP just didn't feel like middle earth to me. If Lego does ROP sets I really hope they also do some from the original trilogy and the Hobbit. Hopefully we do get some more Middle Earth sets soon. That's great. She really was unbearable to watch. With that being said fantasy has really been bad this year with ROP, Willow and the Witcher Blood Origin. The Witcher Blood Origin might be one of the worst shows I've ever seen and Willow isn't far behind with ROP right there with them. I really hope the Dungeons and Dragons movie is better but I won't hold my breath. So far DOTA dragons blood and other Anime have been way better than any of the live action stuff. The only live action i've liked this year was House of the Dragon.

Did you get the name Glorfindel from LOTR inspiration? The building looks great. I like the colors used and the texturing of the walls is nicely done. The snow looks fantastic here and really is the standout part of the build for me. Great job.

Yeah brick warriors has some nice stuff. I like the paladin sword, some of the helms are nice. The elven sword and dragon sword are also good additions to any army.