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I feel that for the time the LOTR playsets were quite impressive design wise. Most still hold up quite well.

I would love some hobbit sets too. I expect Helms Deep and Orthanc to be next. After I could see some hobbit sets if the sets are still selling well.

Those were 14 years ago. They’re over $600+ on the aftermarket. Lego should absolutely make another helms deep as it is much more iconic compared to the other locations you listed.

Right but last time they didn’t sell well at all. They lived on clearance.

Finally got around to buying the balrog set....full retail price too. I did however not build the original set, instead I built this amazing alternative build from rebrickable. Very structurally sound and fun to put together! VERY happy with the results, I put mine next to the mines of moria. This is what I wanted when I first heard rumors of the set. I highly recommend. https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-244278/a_miles/10367-balrog-and-gandalf-alt-build/#parts

That time went 13 years ago. I don’t see Lego giving LOTR a chance of playsets ever again. Those sets were on clearance for what felt like most of their lifetime! It’s a shame but nothing we can really do about it. Either we get these D2C and gimmick sets or nothing at all. I prefer the former. Did you enjoy the build? I’m guessing by your excitement that you did))

Agreed! I might build a moc one from rebrickable this year, I'm getting too impatient

I'm not too surprised. Barad Dur came 15 months after Rivendell, which would be around December of this year or early next year. I have full faith we will be getting a flying dutchman eventually, do not fear!!

Oh oops thought Rivendell and Barad Dur had similar designers slipped my mind.

I’m sure the designers that pulled off Rivendell and barad dur can easily pull this off. Even the shire being the weakest is still a great set with a bad price.

Rivendell was never rumoured to be microscale. Yes the design team considered it but as a leak it was never microscale. Mostly people in here being doomers as usual)) Hard disagree. Barad Dur did an amazing job at both Two things I have been thinking about. 1. I don't think we have the full figure list. I was an adamant critic of the original black pearl rumour that featured no barbossa, come on now how ridiculous would that have been! Then pintel got added to the list and then removed. Because of this I am hesitant to criticize the current figure line up. 2. Microscale exterior, minifigure interior is perfect. Rivendell is a very unique scenario that isn't limited in the ways barad dur and minis tirith are limited. Barad dur was an amazingly fun set with the play features being really cool and I still mess around with them quite often. The play feature in the Shire is also very neat and fun. A microscale display would be INCREDIBLY boring. Wow what a waste of a set it would be. Interiors and seeing the figures interact with the sets adds so much charm and character. Makes me very glad they are going with this approach and not a boring microscale build that has honestly made lego star wars very very bland. Here's to helms deep to next year!

Doubt that's the full list. Doubt it It was a story post!

According to TandNbricks minis Tirith will be the largest LoTR set ever. WOW Insane considering how huge Rivendell is

If the release is January 1st as I recall it should be within the next month or so. Someone with more knowledge than me can correct me if I'm wrong)

Welcome! I would believe it, they rarely post incorrect information, I for one don't remember the last time they have! If they say it isn't modular I believe them.

The superior maroonedmarin one has that too

Mine is still in process….

In what way? I don’t see it

Those two don't seem to be in the inventory at least not on BL

This was 14 years ago now. That doesn't matter to Lego. We also had a shire and a rivendell back then. They most definitely are missing, it is very clear that the past waves do not matter, and they shouldn't! A lot of people clearly want those sets and Lego sees their crazy markup. The general consumer has no clue what the Gray Heavens is. Next few sets should absolutely be Helms Deep, Moria, etc if we want to keep this theme alive.

I really doubt that is the full list! This is the Black Pearl all over again. No Barbossa in original figure list, which would have been ridiculous. More figures will come surely, Lego is not that dumb

With the minis tirith figure selection being leaked I assume it's a partial amount. 3-4 soldiers? Doubt that's for a smaller set. Barad dur had 4 unnamed orcs, similar amount. I assume a Barad Dur treatment will happen here as well, microscale-ish exterior with some space to pose figures behind walls and then an interior that's detailed. My guess. 600ish range. We will have to see though. Hope Helms Deep is next. And we already had a shire and rivendell)) Helms Deep is much more iconic than the rest in my opinion and they seem to be doing the most iconic locations first. But the more LoTR sets the better!

Silent Mary is a fantastic ship. QAR can be modded into a better ship as I linked above, I would personally keep the Dutchman figures from the Pear. London escape is a childhood favorite of mine but that one isn’t as beloved as the others. I would personally keep most of these and build them. Gorgeous ships (apart from the old Pearl)

I highly recommend! It's a solid 8.5/10 for me. To access the interior you have to take some things off the deck, and in my case the cabin doesn't always sit super flush but that could very well be a me issue On display it is gorgeous and actually looks like a proper pirate ship unlike the original 4195! Agreed! Gibbs is the worst offender in my opinion, the old one is my third favorite figure of all time!

I like it! But I feel like the old hat still fits that old figure style well enough. I actually prefer all the old figures. That 2010-2013 style of real life figures (LoTR,PoTC,Lone Ranger, Prince of Persia, HP) has that realism that I just loved. The new figures don't scratch that itch.