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You could sent a handwritten letter in green ink.

No, the pricing for some parts even though they look similar to others can be a bit random. You can occasionally see very different prices for printed 2x2 tiles, for example.

And we have some people saying "this is available" without any region information at all. Saying what region or country they are in helps people to know whether the part is likely to be available in their region. And some saying things are not available when others say they are. Again, if no location info is in the profile this can confuse things. People in different regions are contradicting each other as they have access to different systems. Like those heads in the table football set. Putting a location helps make it a little clearer.

It would be a good idea for anyone saying such and such is available to have a proper location (country) in their profile, or state this when posting. Different regions have access to different parts.

I don't mind the old plastic ones. But then they can be removed easily if you dont want them (without scrubbing the print off)

Not much of interest for UK yet. The tiles fro Galaxy Explorer are there, but not enough other parts to justify an order.

It depends how they classify it. If it is an ICONS set, then the set itself will be filed under ICONS, with a link to it from the LOTR entry in the shopping menu. And if under a LOTR theme, then yes it will be filed under that.

That flexible square is a nice one, I hadn't seen that before. It seems many of the illegal techniques exist to get non-90 degree angles or continuous curves and not surprisingly find applications in round / cylindrical / non-square towers. They are illegal in the sense that they are not recommended as they can damage parts. Although like in real life, there are different scales of illegality. Some you can get away with fine, whereas others are more likely to lead to cracks.

This is what I see when I enter lego.com, and then select Shop > Themes, then Lord of the Rings and the click on the Gandalf and Balrog brickheadz. It doesn't say Home > Lord of the Rings > Gandalf the Grey and Balrog. Repeat that with any other Brickheadz set, no matter what license (or not) it is from. To me that suggests that LEGO stores all the Brickheadz sets under the Brickheadz theme, no matter what other logos are on the box. The LOTR menu item is there to help people find what they want, and is just links to products within other theme(s) that fit the license. It is similar but even more apparent with Disney (or Star Wars). There is actually a current Disney theme with sets in it. But click on a Disney Brickheadz set and you get taken to a product stored under Brickheadz, not under Disney. That (along with the numbering) is a clear indication that Brickheadz are Brickheadz first, and any license second.

Apparently 71% of the audience is over 35. So yeah, if LEGO do anything for RoP presumably they will aim at adults. But I think they knew that from the original sets. Currently, 46% of reviews on amazon are 5 star. That is a lot of people that enjoyed it. Of course there is also 44% that are 1 and 2 star reviews, often with complaints that they deviated from the source material. It is a very bimodal distribution but not surprising since some people want to be entertained whereas others want them to stick to Tolkien's writing.

Brickheadz. The numbering of them (both collector numbers and set numbers) indicate they are part of brickheadz. According to the themes in their web shop, they also still continue to have a theme called Creator Expert, despite a press release from three years ago saying they were to stop using that branding. LEGO® Creator Expert Toys These LEGO® sets are designed for true adult building masters. From stylish home décor sets like LEGO® flowers and plants to massive, instantly recognisable world landmarks from all over the globe, there's something for every builder and collector to enjoy. There's even a range of classic vehicles that pack in realistic designs and make for great display pieces for fans of any age, or great toys to play with. If you're looking for a challenging – and rewarding – build then the LEGO® Creator Expert range is sure to offer something unique that'll put your creative skills to the test. Why? Because for people that are used to searching for Creator Expert, it is easier to find them using that menu entry. Even though that theme officially ended some time ago. Things can appear under different menu items but look what happens when you blick on the Gandalf and Balrog brickheadz aftrr eentering hrough the LOTR tab. What theme do you see then? Home > BrickHeadz > Gandalf the Grey™ & Balrog™

I doubt it. The other Disney animal characters have tended to be quite accurate but not traditional LEGO style.

On the website that is a way of helping buyers find products from a specific license. Frozen also has its own entry in the shopping menu, under which there are Minidoll based sets, Duplo sets, keychains. Same with Mickey Mouse. Are these LOTR sets that happen to be brickheadz, or brickheadz sets that happen to be LOTR? The commercial website can list them as both. But I think most major websites list them as Brickheadz first and LOTR as a sub-theme. They are also numbered as part of the Brickheadz theme.

I guess the Robin Hood and Prince John might be useful, depending on how much animal fur they have on them. I find the Disney charaare a bit too cartoonish. I had a lot of hope for Hercules as a Greek soldier army builder but they didn't look right.

I sold my vintage Black Falcons for a decent price and replaced them with new. But I don't use the modern printed legs, I prefer plain ones for the traditional look. I'll do the same as other factions become available. I also replace the yellow skin with fleshie too, it gives a nice Neo classic look.

Yes. Different size but same idea.

Maybe that is because the thread has not been posted on or edited in over 13 years. There are plenty of up to date builds with threads with pictures you can search for and look at.

I don't. If they screw up, I tell them. I will also re-use the padded envelope so that is a bonus too and doesn't get wasted. I don't really buy many clear pieces from PAB, so scratches are not an issue for me.

I wonder what way (if any) they want to take D&D. Will it be fairly static looking big models of subjects from D&D or will it be smaller builds and figures that can be used while playing D&D. Both would be good for fantasy castle LEGO fans. Although neither really needs D&D. I wonder if there would be some push to get D&D players to use minifigures or brick built beasts within gameplay.

They already did 3 out of 4 in Monster Fighters without needing the license.

Mickey and Minnie kept selling out fast every time they refreshed stock. All three LOTR BH are in stock for UK and Europe. It might be supply issues for North America. You never know if something sold out due to high sales or low stock.

You can even flatten a lot of smaller ones and store them in one big unflattened one. It is the big ones that tend to have the value.

For me, it depends what it looks like. I might, I might not. But then the same is true if it is minifigure scale too. If it is just the Fellowship and a few others and the minifigures are no better than the existing ones, I'd skip it.

For minifigure accessories or specific parts like battery boxes for smaller lipo batteries where LEGO do not make anything similar, I have no objection to using third party moulded parts or 3D printed parts. But for regular system parts, I don't really see the point. LEGO has so many parts these days, if you need to design a new part to get a design to work, then it needs a redesign.

I'm not a fan of the dioramas. Mixed up scales, some minifig scale, some microscale, too many parts wasted in the base. I doubt they'd add battle packs if all they were doing was dioramas as there wouldn't be anything to add them to as dioramas are complete displays.